Marcos Maniacs

----- Original Message -----

From: Laurie Sellers

To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 5:54 AM

Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Introducing Laurie Sellers

Thank you Christian
I had a look at the www.marcos-cc.de website and you are correct.
If you look at the pictures for "Oldtimer GP 2003" my car is the
Blue one in image number 010.jpg
Regards
Laurie

--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Christian Fey" Fey@w...> wrote:
> Hello Laurie,
>
> gratulations to get this car. I think I know this car from the
> entries on the "oldtimer Grand Prix" at the Nürburgring in the
last -
> at least two years - and I will find some digital photos from the
> pits perhaps as well as from the track. As far as I remember he
> brought the car to the grid as well to the "Eifel-Klassik" on
> the "old Nürburgring = Green Hell".
>
> Some of the pictures of the "OGP 2003" are published on the now 3
> months old "german Marcos website". Also you find on this website
a
> link to a Marcos fellow from Luxemburg who took pictures from this
> year "Zolder" Oldtimer Grand Prix.
>
> You find the website under: www.marcos-cc.de
>
> I wish good luck and lot of success with this very competitive
Marcos.
>
> CF-1700 GT
> #5552
>
>
> --- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Laurie Sellers"
> wrote:
> > Hello fellow Marcos enthusiasts,
> > My name is Laurie (Laurence) Sellers. I am 54 and live in Sydney
> > Australia.
> > I am the proud new owner of a Marcos 1800 GT chassis number 4026
> > which is currently on the high seas making its way to Sydney
from
> > England. I recently purchased the car from Mike Bennion who has
> owned
> > and raced it in Europe for the past few years. The car was
> originally
> > prepared by David Methley with all the good stuff to full FIA
race
>; > spec.
> >
> > Up until now I have been racing a 1960 MGA in Group Sa, which is
> our
> > class for Production Sports Cars up to and including 1960. The
MGA
> > has a racing log-book with competition history going back to
1982
> and
> > it has a very successful track record. I typically race against
> other
> > MGA's, Elva Couriers, Sunbeam Alpines, Triumph TR3As and a
Jaguar
> > XK150.
> >
> > Despite the fun I have had in the MGA, I felt ready to move into
> > something with a much better power to weight ratio. I have often
> > admired the Marcos 1800 GT belonging to Roger Ealand who is a
> racing
> > friend, ex UK but now residing here in Australia. Roger, whom
many
> of
> > you may know, has owned his car for quite some years and has had
> > several well-documented successes in it. I couldn't help
noticing
> how
> > often Roger was at the pointy end of the field. The Marcos
> qualifies
> > for Group Sb racing which is our class for Production Sports
Cars
> > built between 1961 and 1969. There are other options of course,
but
> > after doing extensive research I felt that the Marcos would be
the
> > best all round choice. Apart from the fact that I just love the
> shape
> > of it, it has one of the best specifications and one of the most
> > interesting histories of any car of the period.
> >
> > Decision made, it was Roger who recommended that I speak with
David
> > Methley, and David who put me on to Mike Bennion and the deal
was
> > done.
> > I have not seen the car in the flesh yet, but have quite a few
> > digital photo's. Obviously I can't wait for it to arrive, which
> will
> > be at the end of October. I will need to do a little bit of work
to
> > it to bring it up to the required standard of the Historic
Sports
> and
> > Racing Car Association (HSRCA) of Australia, but that only
involves
> > some minor additions to the trim…..such as a passenger seat!.
> > My plan is to race it in all HSRCA events next year starting in
> > January, so it will become a regular competitor at Eastern
Creek,
> > Oran Park, Wakefield Park, Winton and Phillip Island Raceways. I
> will
> > find myself competing against Roger at some of those meetings so
it
> > will be fun to have two Marcos's now running around the
Australian
> > raceways. Although I expect there will be a big gap between us
for
> > quite a while as I get used to the car and try to match Roger's
> very
> > quick lap times. I will post an update now and then to let you
all
> > know how things progress.
> > Best regards
> > Laurie Sellers
> > Chassis # 4026



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