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Re: Bootsie
PostPosted:Fri Dec 16, 2016 2:03 pm
by ukdrn
As promised some fascinating build shots of the Hellbender Jet Car.
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Images: Allan Herridge.
Next up test shots.
Re: Bootsie
PostPosted:Thu Dec 22, 2016 7:10 pm
by ukdrn
Going back a bit Pete Crane told me it wasn't him driving. I asked Jason Phelps and he has informed me that this was a guy called John Mills. John was a painter and good friend of Chris Filsell. SPR had more cars then drivers back then so they were looking for some (unreal) The deal with John never worked out and the car become the Rain City Warrior.
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Re: Bootsie
PostPosted:Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:47 am
by herb andrews
Johns featured on here a fair bit, he painted a range of FC's and other race cars at his Pro Paint North shop in Stockport, including the roadrunner he raced.
Re: Bootsie
PostPosted:Fri Dec 23, 2016 10:59 am
by ukdrn
herb andrews wrote:Johns featured on here a fair bit, he painted a range of FC's and other race cars at his Pro Paint North shop in Stockport, including the roadrunner he raced.
Thanks Herb, I know who we are talking about now.
Re: Bootsie
PostPosted:Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:00 am
by ukdrn
Hellbender gets brought down to the track for some testing.
I love the way it's chained down to the start line
Thanks to Allan JNR for all these images.
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Re: Bootsie
PostPosted:Wed Dec 28, 2016 12:14 pm
by ukdrn
Car testing with body panels fitted.
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Re: Bootsie
PostPosted:Wed Dec 28, 2016 12:19 pm
by ukdrn
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Ski's on Vampire would have been interesting.
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Re: Bootsie
PostPosted:Thu Feb 16, 2017 1:43 pm
by ukdrn
The Santa Pod traveling road show goes to Zandvoort
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Allan gets ready for a blast in Vanishing Point.
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Very friendly reporter.
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Re: Bootsie
PostPosted:Sun Feb 19, 2017 9:00 pm
by torment
awesome pics there jon,really captures the golden years of jets.
Re: Bootsie
PostPosted:Tue Apr 11, 2017 8:16 am
by ukdrn
A bunch of timimg tickets starting with Allan 's drive in 'Vanishing Point'. He recorded a best time of 4.84 seconds, with a terminal speed of 233mph, to make him Europes quickest ever drag racer and the first European driver to go under five seconds
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