DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ON HERE WAS AT THE ARMOY COMMUBUTY CENTRE LAST THURSDAY NIGHT, BUT IT WAS BRILLIANT AS I MENTIONED ON HERE BEFORE I NEEDED SOM HOD PHOTOS OF BIG FTANK, MERVIN AND JIM DUNLOP BECAUSE THERE IS A PROJECT OMNT TO COMMEMORATE ALL OF THEM.

WELL THE WELSH REPROBATE ELWYN ROBERTS WHO SEEMS TO HAVE DESERTED US REALLY CAME UP WITH THE GOODS HE SENT ME ON LOAN TO COPY OF THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FILE THAT THE MAKER OF THE FILM THE ROAD RACERS HAD SUBMITTED TO THE BBC, IT HAD THE PROPOSED TITLE " RACING FOR SECONDS" ON THE FRONT.

IT CONTAINED PHOTOGRAPHS NEVER PUBLISHED BEFORE, ON THE THURSDAY DAVID WALLACE CAME OVER TO PRESENT THE NIGHT AND EXPLAIN HOW THE FILM WAS MADE, THE WHOLE FILM WAS WAS WITH SOME OF THE CUTTING ROOM STUFF, HE WAS AMAZED TO SEE THE FILE I HAD REFERRING TO IT AS THE MISSING LINK.

IT RURNS OUT THAT BIG NORRIE HAD BORROWED IT AND IT HAD NEVER BEEN RETURNED, WHEN MCN MOVED FROM KETTERING HE HAD PHONED SELWYN TO TELL HIM TO COME DOWN AND SEARCH THROUGH FILES AND PHOTOS THAT WERE GOING IN THE SKIPS AND SELEYN FOUND THE FILE, I SHOWED THE FILE TO BIG FRANKS BROTHER MELVYN THE MORNING THE MORNING I RECEIVED IT AND HIS OTHRT BROTHER ON THE NIGHT THEY WERE AMAZED THAT THESE PHOTOS EXISTED 32 IN ALL BILLY KENNEDY HAS NOT SEEN THEM YET.

THE NIGHT WAS A BIT MOVING FOR SOME OF US WHO THESE BOYS WELL MERVINS YAMSEL EXACTLY AS HE HAD RACED IT WAS THERE.

THANKS SELWYN DFAVID WALLACE HAS THE FILLE FOR COPYING, I WILL RETURN IT AS SOON AS I HAVE IT

Wow, what wonderful stuff!
That "wee flm" is an epic, so atmospheric.
I have a good friend who comes to visit us in Andover about once a month. He is a good 10 years younger then me and too young to remember those days.
We always make time to watch the film together.
He has now bought his own copy, but we still watch it!
So many cracking moments, mostly from big Frank!
Trying to eat his breakfast with a Mecano set on his hand.
Then while being strapped up by the nurse, she says "you wont be racing on the weekend" Franks reply "och, yer'll never know"
The impromputu practice in the lanes.
The commentary!
"Theres a wee dog on the course. If you value yer pets......!"
But mostly for the magic of those days and the courage of the men.
Wonderful wonderful film...

I think a book on the Armoy Armada would be a good idea.

I also felt sadness when Norrie was mentioned..


MV

I HAVE ALL OF THE PHOTOS ON DISC. FRANKS BROTHER IS GOING TO COPY A LOAD OF DISCS, JAQUELINE KENNEDY HAS IT AT THE MOMENT, A CLASSIC OF THOSE DAYS IS A FARMERS LOADER WITH THE SHOVEL STUCK RIGHT UP IN THE AIR FULL OF BODIES WATCHING THE ACTION, WHEN I GET THE COPIES I WILL HAVE TO GET SOMONE ON HERE WHO KNOWS HOW TO POST THEM TO HAVE A DISC.

THE MATE WHO PICKS ME UP TO GO TO THE MONTHLY MEETINGS ON THE ARMADA PROJECT, I DON'T DRIVE AFTER DARK WHEN MERVIN KNOCKS ON THE DOOR AND SAYS HELLO MRS McCANN JOHNS GOT SOME LEATHERS FOR ME WISPERED IN MY EAR, THATS ME MAM THERE I NEVER GOT THOSE LEATHERS BACK BEFORE MERVS BIG ACCIDENT.

REMBER THAT UNNOFICIAL PRACTICING , HAD A LITTLE SQUIRT MYSELF WITH CHARLIE WILLIAMS DOWN FROM FRANKS AND ALONG PAST JCS BUILDERS YARD TO JOEY'S BACKYARD AR BUSHSIDE AND BACK, JOEY WAS A GREAT ROAD RACER BUT HE SURE WAS NO GARDENER.

There is book in this?
I do hope somebody picks up the chalenge.
Please?


MV