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Post by Autopete55 on Mar 25, 2007 11:27:12 GMT 12
 There has been some talk on Moro in the discussion thread re:his 3rd Place at the Wellington Champs. Has anyone got any photos and stories from the old boys past racing??? He was in Mods when they got started in Palmy and not too far off when they got going in Stratty.He had some great times in not so great cars and some real bad times in great cars so would be nice to piece some history together. Cheers in Advance, Pete
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Post by jrodz on Mar 25, 2007 11:31:45 GMT 12
Yea he had some great cars over the years the first being the ex Newton Gordge 21s which he race as 1p which I think was Blue one season then black then white. I will have a look when I get home from work I have some somewhere ;D
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2007 0:40:42 GMT 12
Pete might remember this, I seem to recall Moro had three biggish prangs in 3 weeks in the 1p car, all in the pit turn area. Russell Hobman had pix of them. I'm fairly sure that 2 of them involved Brian Climo and one was on his own
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Post by Autopete55 on Mar 28, 2007 6:26:30 GMT 12
I was racing my TQ in the area over that time and saw all 3 of those crashes and can honestly say this is what got me keen on the Modified class.
I know it sounds strange but the cars went faster than anything I had seen before and for a guy to step out,repair and come back and do it all again said something about the cars,class and the gusto Moro has.
Took me about 6 years to get into a Modified but once it happened I never regretted it.
Am searching for some Moro photos at present.
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Post by jrodz on Mar 28, 2007 19:19:20 GMT 12
Here whay I wonder I thought I had more but cant fine them. Sorry about the B&W program photo its not the best this is the ex Newton Gordge car that was painted black with red/yellow stripes, I think this was his 2nd season in this car the season before I think it was blue  Same car the next season but White  |
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Post by jrodz on Mar 28, 2007 19:22:19 GMT 12
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Post by xneilx on Mar 28, 2007 22:10:10 GMT 12
here's a pic i took, would have been in the 84/85 season at Stratford, if my memory serves me right it was at the race meeting that Ian Easton turned up with his sprinter (auck cars were supposed to be there but never turned up), was running with the mods, Newton Gordge had the bullit, Murray Gordge had the white Mirage body machine and others were Pete Ray, John Rae, Merv and Mark Julian, Neil Cowley, Neil Hosking etc, Murray Gordge tipped his car over while trying to catch Easton  |
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Post by jrodz on Mar 28, 2007 23:07:02 GMT 12
I always thought it was a cool looking car, Neil I think this is Muzzas crash from that meeting?  |
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Post by xneilx on Mar 29, 2007 8:00:51 GMT 12
well it certainly is the car alright
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