You may remember Melvyn Record. He was a Santa Pod photographer who took a job with NHRA's National Dragster in the late 1980s, then worked at Sears Point Raceway, now is Marketing VP at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
He has just emailed me with the following enquiry. If anyone can help, I'm sure it would be appreciated.
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"I was wondering if you might be able to help me with some detective work? I have a friend, Michael, in Berkeley, who has restored a Lotus 35 that was built in 1966 and in the early '70s was drag raced by MG (Maurice) Thomas. Michael is looking to learn more about the history of the car; we think we have a photo of the car in an old book about the Brighton Speed Trials but, unfortunately, there are no details.
"I personally started going to Santa Pod in 1973 and remember seeing a variety of Lotus raced there and at the the various NDRC tracks that operated in the 1970s, but having sorted through my fading photographs I can't find a shot of this particular car.
"Any suggestions on how my friend might be able to learn more about the car? "
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He has just emailed me with the following enquiry. If anyone can help, I'm sure it would be appreciated.
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"I was wondering if you might be able to help me with some detective work? I have a friend, Michael, in Berkeley, who has restored a Lotus 35 that was built in 1966 and in the early '70s was drag raced by MG (Maurice) Thomas. Michael is looking to learn more about the history of the car; we think we have a photo of the car in an old book about the Brighton Speed Trials but, unfortunately, there are no details.
"I personally started going to Santa Pod in 1973 and remember seeing a variety of Lotus raced there and at the the various NDRC tracks that operated in the 1970s, but having sorted through my fading photographs I can't find a shot of this particular car.
"Any suggestions on how my friend might be able to learn more about the car? "
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