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Here are some pictures from the collection of Wessex racer Mark Hoppe starting with some shots of his own cars from when he raced in the Juniors in the early eighties.
This is Mark's Austin 1100 Class 1 car which he shared with his Dad Colin. When the Southern League joined NASA they brought their popular Class 1 with them. It's their fault!
This is Mark's very first race at “Bullbarrow Raceway” near Sturminster Newton in April 1982. Mark says Juniors and Ladies raced together in those days.
This picture of Mark and his Class 2 is from a photoshoot at Sherborne Castle for the Western Gazette in 1988 to publicise the Nationals held nearby.
Very unusual but suprisingly quick and competitive - this is Mark's Class 3 Capri
Racing with the Stroud club, this is Mark's quick class 5 crossflow Metro
A couple of seasons racing with the Evesham club followed with this class 2 which took Mark to a 2nd place in the 94 Nationals at Llandow. The car was sold to Ryan Griffiths
Terry Cox's Lotus twin cam Renault 5
Roger Newbould's BDX Imp in the pits at the 1982 Nationals
Here is Bernie a year later with the blower fitted and some new Castrol sponsorship. It didn't bring him any luck though...
A shot of the business end of Bernie Edgeley's NS20 Class 7 Mini pickup in 1982 before the supercharger was added
Dave Robins' fantastic flying class 3 Anglia at the Isle of Wight Nationals
Maurice Cox's Class 7 Pinto Imp at the 83 Knutsford Nationals where it got the best prepared saloon prize.
Nick Cleal's Lancia twin cam engined class 3 at the IOW Nationals.
Mark Perrott takes an unexpected trip into the fence at the IOW Nationals
Rob Talbot in his Bob Brain Developments Class 2 Escort. Rob went on to be a successfull circuit racer in Mini 7's and TVR Tuscans
Dales racer Mick Metcalfe after a spectacular roll in class 6 at the IOW Nationals
Pete Harber leads Paul Gillard and Mike Stephens in another close class 2 battle
Rob Talbot leads 'SkodaMan' Mike Stephens, Tyrone Morgan and Kevin York at Bristol South's Winterbourne venue
Ludlow's Mark Layton was very successfull in class 2
Always sideways Gareth Large heads Terry Porter at Winterbourne
Some shots of the startline at the annual Llandow tarmac meeting circa 1991
Terry Brown's ex Emyr Jones Metro with a Cosworth Turbo fitted, at Hednesford Hills oval. Terry won an epic battle with Simon Bentley that day
Steve Mundy's similar Metro which at this time still had Renault Turbo power. Steve later put the Cosworth Turbo engine from his Rallycross Supercar in it and eventually sold it to John Gaffney.
Grant Victory has kindly given us access to his photo collection of 30-odd years. He dropped off a big box of photos and slides which we are in the process of scanning in, but here is a great shot to go on with of Welsh Legend Meurig Davies in his Class 7 BDA Anglia.
This must be the oldest car on the site! Possibly a Ford Pilot V8? Does anybody want to put their name to it?
Racing with the Pembroke Hell Drivers - this was a typical front engined special in the early seventies driven by the late Henry John. Picture taken at the first meeting Grant ever attended at Park House near Tenby.
John Dawe's V8 Karmann Ghia lines up at the 78 Nationals at Radford's Hanbury venue
This is a class 6 Mini Clubman pickup for Martyn Tinker - 1978
An early 1300 special for Yorkshireman Dave Illingworth
Another shot of Bruce Campbell's 6 wheeler in the pits
This unusual looking possibly mini based special took 2nd place in the 78 1300 specials class according to our results. The driver is Y271 Ray Greenbank
R200 Alec Trow's V6 Beetle sits next to the Anglia of eventual class 6a champion Meurig Davies' Anglia
Another shot of John Briggs' tidy Jaguar
Paul Waldron's local knowledge keeps him ahead of the Boss
Peter Williams leads Jeff Hogg at the 86 MAP Open when Evesham raced in the next field at Dodwell
An early bike engined special for Norman Ross
Dave 'Bumble' Fenwick leads Wynne Evans. Both in Stillettos (not the ladies shoes)
R164 Mick Malins was a regular at MAP tracks in the 80's. Here he is passing Bumble's stricken Imp at Dodwell Farm
BC9 Gareth Thomas leads a gaggle of class 7's into the pits corner - MAP Open 1987
TA4 Nigel Davies (The 'ND' in ND Signs) leads the British Junior Championship final 1987 which he went on to win
End of season class 7 action at Birmingham Wheels on shale
Paul Fackrell at Brum
Hank Bown leads Bryan Waterhouse
Hot Rod Enterprises racer Martin Claydon in an ex Grasby class 8
Paul Watson's Class 3 V8 Manta
ST6 John Vine in a mental looking 6 wheeler special with Rover V8 power
TD400 Derek Cross
P6EM Claire Cottrill
One of the earliest Down Autograss cars to travel to the mainland DA69 parked next to Lyn Powell's class 9.
WR3 Alan Wilson. Anyone know the theory behind this bizarre exhaust system??
E151 Tommy Morrison's very tidy class 9 special. Roger Bown and Lyndon Phelps in background
95 Nationals winner Gerald Ford with his 8 port Clubman
Paul Fackrell's all conquering class10 with the nationals winning Chevy fitted
The aftermath of a violent roll for Leewood racer Vinny Gibbons Hereford Bull class 10
Pete Summers was a familiar face at MAP during the 80's with this V6 Stiletto.
