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Racing History of Car 100033 Sebring 12HR 1960 The car had just been sold to Duncan and rather than going for a local event he entered the Sebring 12 Hour race, as can be seen from the following picture the car is in standard form and was driven to the track and raced. Duncan with co-driver Malcolm Woodward finished the race in 34th place and was placed 7th in class. The car had rear disc brake problems, which resulted in the car after finishing the race having a change from the original axle to an MGA which is still has today. When we restored the car we found that it had a slip diff and uprated springs. So Duncan was improving all the time the car. When you look at the car pictures from 1960 to 1963 he changed the wheels, the windscreen, the side screens. Added rollbar, anti-tramp arms and also anti-rollbar. Which is impressive. The only addition we have done from the work carried out is documented in the restore part of this website. The following picture came from www.barcboys.com and shows the Daimler in the middle with No.26. The second picture is the start actually happening, again from the same website.
Duncan in the second picture was jumping into the car at the start, in the picture above you can see him waiting on the other side of the Track
Now some pictures that I aquired from sellers on E-Bay. The car was chasing the Ac Bristol in the front, if the brake problem had not occured I believe Duncan would have been much further up the field in the end. But still a great result.
the next picture I have just aquired showing Duncan's car being worked on in the pits having the Spark plugs being removed. The work being performed was just to a standard car, nothing special at this stage. We found the hole in the door from the light being fitted.
The next picture below, is a great shot, showing how people got right next to the track.
SCCA CAREER
(1960-1963) 1961 - NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP C PRODUCTION 1962 - NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP C
PRODUCTION Duncan did not enter many races in 1962 so finish 4th in the points table at the end of that season, still not bad for such a very limited entry. 1963 - NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP C
PRODUCTION Photos during SCCA races
Source: Photo from 1960 at Cumberland and clearly it shows the rollover bar. www.barcboys.com
Source: The above photo shows Duncan and his wife taking a victory parade. Showing the car had
after Sebring been converted to Steels from wires, this was due to brake failure. Near the end of 1960 it was
converted back to wires. The rollover bar had been introduced and the aero screen, less than a few weeks
after Sebring.
Source: The above picture came from Stan Simm. Great shot showing 100033 on steel wheels, between colours. Also just in front behind the red car is another SP250 racing at the wheel was Beeson Martin
Source: The above picture is from 1960 at Marlboro, showing Duncan going off
the track. Also through the dust can be seen the external battery charger point that the car has still
today.
Source: Nice picture I purchased off ebay, showing Duncan, again different wheels and another Daimler in the back.
Source: The above picture is from 1961 at Bridgehampton, showing lined up.
Source: Duncan overtaking a Morgan at Marlboro Raceway
Source: Last race picture that I could find, many thanks to Tom Bigelow for allowing me to share this picture The following have been provided by Terry O’Neill based on research he
performed. 1962 – REGIONAL AND DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP C
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