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British Drag Racing Magazine Features

PostPosted:Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:15 pm
by ukdrn
There have been many great articles over the years so why not start a new thread to show a few
and give people some more information.

Starting with Ray Hoare by Tony Beadle.
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Re: British Drag Racing Magazine Features

PostPosted:Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:56 pm
by Millevanille
Ray looks like a mug shot for a serial killer in the first shot. I always found him a helpful gentlemen, and liked him a lot.
Is he on the forum, or does anyone know of his whereabouts?

Re: British Drag Racing Magazine Features

PostPosted:Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:28 am
by crazyhorses
The girl on the left is Gail Markus - a Dutch girl we employed as Miss BDR&HRA. The girl on the right was Miss Scotland at the time but I can't remember her name.

Re: British Drag Racing Magazine Features

PostPosted:Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:38 pm
by the_lovely_liz
Come on now Brian - that's not the question Millevanille asked (tut) :lol:

Re: British Drag Racing Magazine Features

PostPosted:Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:58 am
by Millevanille
Exactly Elizabeth! trouble with these ex-commentators, learnt everything he knows about drag racing from Stu Bradbury!!
Tim

Re: British Drag Racing Magazine Features

PostPosted:Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:08 pm
by the_lovely_liz
Probably never even saw the cars on the start line - just had eyes for the 'totty' :)
and you are right tim - Ray was 'Old School' - a perfect gentleman.

Re: British Drag Racing Magazine Features

PostPosted:Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:15 pm
by crazyhorses
Yeah but we were good at totty in the '70's. Ray was a nice guy though.

Re: British Drag Racing Magazine Features

PostPosted:Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:11 pm
by ukdrn
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Re: British Drag Racing Magazine Features

PostPosted:Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:03 am
by jaytee
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Re: British Drag Racing Magazine Features

PostPosted:Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:04 am
by harefield99
I think it may have been in the article posted above, but anyway I remember reading somewhere that the twin headlight arrangement on Houndog Vega "followed the trend in the US" Can anyone recall this set up on any US race Vegas? pix would be great.