Mallory Park Circuit

[Huckaback Photo]

Spent the weekend at Mallory, it was our Lotus Cortina National show and also some good racing on the Sunday including Pick up Trucks, BMW's and many Classics.

I decided not to take my Lotus on the circuit but to photograph our Club Members cars on the track instead, Mallory are great they allow us to do some laps during the lunch break from the racing.
unlike some parts of the country we had a heatwave.

hope you enjoy some of my images.

Martin (Huckaback Photo)

http://www.pbase.com/huckaback_photo/image/45113743
http://www.pbase.com/huckaback_photo/image/45113767
http://www.pbase.com/huckaback_photo/image/45114222
http://www.pbase.com/huckaback_photo/image/45113285

More images at
http://www.pbase.com/huckaback_photo/mallory_park19605

Also If anyone likes Lotus Cortina's
http://www.pbase.com/huckaback_photo/lotus_cortina_2005

[Moppie]

Pink is the perfect colour for an MGF!!!!

Some very nice shots of the Lotus Cortina's, or though I hope that wasn't a genuine one which has had its top cut off :(

Im impressed there are enough in the UK to form your own club, they are a very rare car here, most of the owners belong to Club Lotus, along with about 100 odd Lotus owners, of the maybe 250 Lotus cars now in the country.

[Huckaback Photo]

Moppie
Thanks for the comments.
the LC with the top cut off is a Genuine car so few of these were built. they are called
Crayford Lotus Cortina, that being the company who did original conversions back in the 60's and 70's.
I have owned a Mk 1 LC since 1972 thats where my interest in classic motorsport comes from.

Martin (Huckaback Photo)

[eos-rob-uk]

Martin, got some of a LC at the vintage test day last month at Croft

here

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bateman.family/Croft-cars/car-index.htm


RoB B

[Huckaback Photo]

Hi Rob
Thanks for that I just had a look at the LCs on your site I like file no 1108.
I use a lot of my stuff for our club magazine, they are always looking for anything about our cars.
Thanks again
Martin (Huckaback Photo)

[eos-rob-uk]

Cheers glad you like it, me and another guy had just finnished at sunny out and put camera's away when the LC lost it, spun 3 times and nearly hit the barrier 3 feet from us. is'nt it always the case.

RoB B

[KennyG]

I used to tow my Mini Cooper rally car with a Lotus Cortina. Both are now saught after classics but back then they were unreliable, rust prone and I was glad to get rid of both. In hindsight.......

[Huckaback Photo]

Ken
It sounds like your interest in motor sport goes back a long way.
I always think its an advantage to know the sport your photographing, sounds like you did a bit of
competition driving.

We don't see many Lotus Cortina's pulling much these days, our cars are fun to drive and were some of the fastest cars on the tracks in the 60s, the circuit racers today are even quicker. and good entertainment to watch and photograph.
Cheers
Martin Huckaback Photo)