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Classic Motorsport talk & slide show
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15-02-2013 9:04pm#1Classic Motorsport Evening
Following the success of their earlier events, the Limerick Classic & Vintage Car Club are holding another Classic Motorsport Evening on Friday March 1st at the Kilmurry Lodge Hotel Limerick at 8pm . This is near the University of Limerick and just off M7 junction 28 .
Featuring;
- Rosemary Smith, the first lady of Irish motorsport, back by popular demand to share more of her adventures. First hand accounts of the Tulip Rally, London-Sydney Rally, the Circuit of Ireland etc., racing at Dunboyne, the Irish Land Speed Record and much more.
- Irish man Jim Gavin is coming specially from the UK to talk about his career in motorsport. To include doing the Circuit of Ireland in a Ford Consul, the 1968 London Sydney Rally in an Escort and drag racing the twin engined 'Twinny' Mini special. Jim was also involved in the Deep Sanderson (mid engined mini-powered sportsracer) Le Mans effort of the 1960s and organising many of the long distance rallies of the 1970s. Hear about pulling a drowning Escort from the river Ganges with a 100 year old elephant and rescuing Stirling Moss when lost in the Sahara during the 1974 World Cup Rally. Jim also pioneered ride - on lawnmower racing.....Unmissable!
Lots of photos & slides never seen before.
Entry only 5 euro , all proceeds to charity.
For more details;
O87 61O3173
O87 8174991
A few tasters ;
Rosemary Smith with her Hillman Imp at the Alpine rally
Deep Sanderson "Twinny" twin mini engined drag / sprint racer
Deep Sanderson sports racer at Le Mans 1963
Sad Citroen DS at 1968 London - Sydney rally
Mini Moke aka "The Coke Moke" competing in 1977 London - Sydney rally , Ayers Rock in background.
Lawnmower racing in UK ,pioneered by Jim Gavin
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