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Many of you will have seen and enjoyed some of Alan Holland-Avery's photography in The Long Lost John Woolfe Racing Archives and The Dennis Priddle Collection elsewhere on this site. PARLIAMENT SQUARE, LONDON SW1, 14 MAY 1972 |
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SANTA POD RACEWAY, 31 MAY 1971 |
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Just under a year before the above pictures were taken and Clive's ride was a very different car indeed. Second Revolution was the name and here it is getting a bit crossed up at the Pod. |
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Those of us of a certain age who witnessed all this know that Clive Skilton's arch rival was Dennis Priddle. This is Dennis in the John Woolfe Racing Hot Wheels-sponsored rail and unless I am very much mistaken it looks as if Alan was using his motor drive for these two shots. |
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Staying with Top Fuel Dragsters for a moment, this is Tony Densham driving Santa Pod Raceway's very stylish Commuter slingshot. |
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John Siggery leaving on the green in the injected Geronimo dragster. |
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Is it a dragster or a competition altered? |
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My thanks to Nick Pettitt for identifying this car as Ken Cooper's Bazooka II flathead dragster. |
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'King Harold' Bull launches his diminutive but incredibly fast 998cc BMC-powered Stripduster rail off the line. |
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Time for some competition altered action. |
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Kevin Pilling has his 'race face' on as he launches his 440 cubic inch Dodge-powered altered. |
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This is Ian Garbutt in his High Fever Fiat Topolino-bodied altered. |
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The Page brothers' team went on to achieve great things but even they had to start somewhere. |
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The late Ed Shaver drove this B Modified AMX and was part of the Hot Wheels Drag Racing Team. The car was powered by a 390 cubic inch V8 lump with a Carter 4bbl carb. |
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Nick Pettitt to the rescue again, this is Chris White's TVR which he called The Screaming Blot. |
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SANTA POD RACEWAY, 30 AUGUST 1971 |
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Move forward three months and Alan was back at Santa Pod to record this super shot of Dennis Priddle launching the Hot Wheels fueller with perhaps just a little bit too much clutch. |
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Oh dear! Disaster struck for Alan Wigmore at the August Bank Holiday meeting when he rolled Itzaviva at the top end and completely totalled the car. |
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