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Aberdeen & District MC Hill Climb

Fintray, 19 Aug 1973

ResultsTime 
1 Gray Mickel 1.6-litre Brabham BT35 [44] - Ford twin cam
(see note 1)
30.75s 1st in class
2 Agnes Mickel 1.6-litre Brabham BT35 [44] - Ford twin cam
(see note 2)
32.17s
3 Richard Courtney (1100cc racing car) 1-litre Vixen VB1 - Imp
32.28s 1st in 1100cc racing car class
4 Harvey McCaig (1100cc racing car) 1-litre Vixen VB1 - Imp
33.49s
5 Malcolm McQueen (FF) 1.6-litre Lotus 51 - Ford
34.13s
6 Peter Chamberlain (1.0 Spec Saloon) 1-litre Hillman Imp - Imp
34.57s 1st in 1000cc Special Saloon class
7 John Whyte Mini Cooper S
34.87s 1st in class
8 Charlie Munro Vixen VB5
34.88s
9 Ricky Gauld (Special Saloon) 1.3-litre Mini Cooper S - BMC
35.21s
10 Bill Smith Lotus
35.28s
Qualifying
Qualifying information not available

Notes on the cars:

  1. Brabham BT35 [44] (Gray Mickel): Husband-and-wife hillclimbers Gray and Agnes Mickel (Glasgow, Scotland) bought a new Brabham BT35 for hillclimbs in 1972. It was fitted with a Hart twin-cam and first appeared at the Kinkell Braes hill climb in March 1972. Retained by the Mickels for 1973 and used in British and Scottish championship hillclimbs, acquiring a Hart BDA engine some time during that year. The car was advertised by the Mickels in November 1973 and was bought by Jim Campbell (Bothwell, Scotland) 1974 who raced it until 1978. It was then used by Chris Dowson (Pershore, Worcestershire) in hillclimbs in 1979 and 1980. Fred Edwards (Warboys, Cambridgeshire) bought it in 1985 and used it in Monoposto and HSCC events until 1991 but it was then unused until bought by David Irwin (Evergreen, Colorado) in 2001. Irwin still had it in 2004. It was restored by J&L restorations and had moved to Don Roose (Bainbridge Island, Washington) by 2005. Advertised by Roose in 2007. Sold to Allen Nicholas (California) in December 2009 and used in west coast historic events. Sold by Nicholas to Peter McLaughlin (New Hampshire) in December 2014 but not raced. Sold to David Smoker (South Australia) in April 2016.
  2. Brabham BT35 [44] (Agnes Mickel): Husband-and-wife hillclimbers Gray and Agnes Mickel (Glasgow, Scotland) bought a new Brabham BT35 for hillclimbs in 1972. It was fitted with a Hart twin-cam and first appeared at the Kinkell Braes hill climb in March 1972. Retained by the Mickels for 1973 and used in British and Scottish championship hillclimbs, acquiring a Hart BDA engine some time during that year. The car was advertised by the Mickels in November 1973 and was bought by Jim Campbell (Bothwell, Scotland) 1974 who raced it until 1978. It was then used by Chris Dowson (Pershore, Worcestershire) in hillclimbs in 1979 and 1980. Fred Edwards (Warboys, Cambridgeshire) bought it in 1985 and used it in Monoposto and HSCC events until 1991 but it was then unused until bought by David Irwin (Evergreen, Colorado) in 2001. Irwin still had it in 2004. It was restored by J&L restorations and had moved to Don Roose (Bainbridge Island, Washington) by 2005. Advertised by Roose in 2007. Sold to Allen Nicholas (California) in December 2009 and used in west coast historic events. Sold by Nicholas to Peter McLaughlin (New Hampshire) in December 2014 but not raced. Sold to David Smoker (South Australia) in April 2016.

Sources

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