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12-21-2011, 03:49 PM
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Aust Cobra Racing History
Can anyone help me with my records
In the Aust Tourist Trophy 1965 at Lakeside two cobras were entered. One by Shelby America CSX3002 driver Ken Miles the other by Ron Thorps Bargain Barn driver Ron Thorp. The 427 retired due to upper suspension problems(did its last lap on three tyres and one halibrand I can't remember or find where the 289 finished. The race was won by Ian Geoghegan in a Lotus23B
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12-21-2011, 05:45 PM
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CSX3002 "Carroll Shelby's Racing Cobra" by David Friedman and John Christy page 169 Anyway it was a bloody quick car and was pushing First and second before it blew a tyre I have no record of the 289 chassis no
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12-21-2011, 08:12 PM
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Guys, definately COB 6033 ex Ron Thorpe. John Blandon had it in Adelaide 'till 5 or so years ago. Now at Bowden's in QLD.
Can't help with placing in the race though.
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12-21-2011, 09:13 PM
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That's the one
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12-22-2011, 12:57 AM
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Peter I understand your warning but it is ron thorpes car No 69 that I'm interested in as I have heaps of info on Ken Miles.Maybe the fight that developed on the hill at lakeside during the race has many of us oldies distracted
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12-22-2011, 01:02 AM
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Told ya TNF was good... took them < 60 minutes. See my original reply for the answer.
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12-22-2011, 01:41 AM
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Thanks to all greatly appreciated Jeff
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12-22-2011, 03:18 AM
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Can anyone help me with my records...The race was won by Ian Geoghegan in a Lotus23B
Thanks Jeff
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Jeff, I'm not certain but Pete Geoghegan may have been in the 23, not the 23B. I saw the 23 only a few months ago. |
12-22-2011, 03:26 AM
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I still think that one you guys should do that book on "Cobras in Australia". How many are there at this stage?
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12-22-2011, 03:46 AM
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Jeff, I'm not certain but Pete Geoghegan may have been in the 23, not the 23B. I saw the 23 only a few months ago.
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Ian "Pete" Geoghegan !?!! I think it might have Leo. I would have thought that Pete might have been a tad too big for the Lotus..........well okay 2 tads ! 
 If I remember correctly Leo spent much more time in a LoTus than his slightly larger Brother
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.I think it might have Leo..n
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NNNNNNNo, iiiiiiit's dddddddefinitely PPPPPPPete (no offence intended)
He wasn't always Big Pete and Leo was mainly in the open-wheelers by then.
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12-22-2011, 03:19 PM
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Ffffaaaiirr eeeennough ! Either way he sure could steer a car !
That pic musta been before he discovered you could buy Paddle Pops by the box and you COULD eat 1/2 a doz meat pies in a sitting! 
I think his best ever line to a journo was the classic Bathurst quote re the electrical problem when his Falcon stopped on Conrod Straight !!
Funniest line ever I reckon ! LOL
It's a shame that he got his life messed up later on though 
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12-22-2011, 09:03 PM
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Peter I'll agree to disagree about the 23b.An interesting memoir of the qualifing race was Geoghegan and Gardner abreast through Shell corner trying to hold off the cobra As the Maserati crossed the finish line the biggest blowup of an engine I've ever seen as the crank gave way and Gardner coasted to a holt in a trail of oil. Through good driving and possibly luck Miles steered the cobra through the lot and went on to come second by about seconds
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12-22-2011, 10:42 PM
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Really enjoying this thread....
Peter...
Thanks for the links earlier...
Looking through the "Personal Photos of Australian Motor Racing 50s to 70s"......and I found an awesome photo of one of our current Club members... Digby Cooke.
He's "Done it all" over the years on all the major Australian tracks...including Bathurst of course....
We think he's a LEGEND !
Jeeeeezus.....I get excited when I get ONE wheel in the air... ONYA DIGBY !
He's not slowing down much yet either....He and wife Gwen still come to everything he can...and has some awesome cars to play with.....and LOVES RED ONES !!!
JAG XJ13 replica...
The Ferrari....
and the Porsche.....
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12-22-2011, 10:46 PM
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Jeff, I'm not certain but Pete Geoghegan may have been in the 23, not the 23B. I saw the 23 only a few months ago.
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Might have been the 23B....
Is this any help?
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12-22-2011, 10:54 PM
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Warren - you just beat me to it, but I did state I wasn't certain.
The photo of the black 23 was probably Lowood in '63 when he also won. I had trouble seeing over the side of my pram in those days so I usually followed the races by listening to the exhaust note!
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12-22-2011, 11:25 PM
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I think the 23B had a slightly wider chassis to accept the ford 1.5 &1.6.
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12-22-2011, 11:49 PM
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Here are a couple of rough images of the Fair Deal Torana (Digby?). They come from the shoebox collection of Stephen Fryer who owns and runs the ex-Lionel Ayres MRC (a 23B replica built by Bob Britton of Rennmax fame)... Small world.
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