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Track action scene, start of Race Nine, left to right:  Car Number 80, Lister-Jaguar (John Bekaert, driver), Car Number 47, Jaguar C-Type (Gordon Lee, driver), Car Number 1, Jaguar D-Type (Gerry Ashmore, driver), Car Number 79, Aston Martin DB2 (Bill Wilks, driver), Car Number 23, Aston Martin DB3S (John Dalton, driver), Car Number 68, Jaguar C-Type (Peter Sargent, driver), Car Number 89, Aston Martin DB3S (Mike Bond, driver), Car Number 71,  Jaguar XK120 (A. Semenov, driver), Car Number 32, Aston Martin DB2/4 (D. Howard, driver), Car Number 61, Jaguar D-Type (J. B. Rodger, driver), Car Number 91, Aston Martin DB2/4 (Lyndon Sims, driver), Car Number 27, pre-war Aston Martin 2-litre Speed model (John Freeman, driver)

Martini Trophy Meeting Brands Hatch

  • Title Martini Trophy Meeting Brands Hatch
  • Source George Phillips Photograph Collection  
  • Description Track action scene, start of Race Nine, left to right: Car Number 80, Lister-Jaguar (John Bekaert, driver), Car Number 47, Jaguar C-Type (Gordon Lee, driver), Car Number 1, Jaguar D-Type (Gerry Ashmore, driver), Car Number 79, Aston Martin DB2 (Bill Wilks, driver), Car Number 23, Aston Martin DB3S (John Dalton, driver), Car Number 68, Jaguar C-Type (Peter Sargent, driver), Car Number 89, Aston Martin DB3S (Mike Bond, driver), Car Number 71, Jaguar XK120 (A. Semenov, driver), Car Number 32, Aston Martin DB2/4 (D. Howard, driver), Car Number 61, Jaguar D-Type (J. B. Rodger, driver), Car Number 91, Aston Martin DB2/4 (Lyndon Sims, driver), Car Number 27, pre-war Aston Martin 2-litre Speed model (John Freeman, driver)
  • Years 1959  
  • Date 1959-04-25
  • Photographer George Phillips  
  • City Fawkham  
  • Country England  
  • People Bekaert, John   Lee, Gordon   Ashmore, Gerry   Wilks, Bill   Dalton, John   Sargent, Peter   Bond, Mike   Semenov, A.   Howard, D.   Rodger, J. B.   Sims, Lyndon   Freeman, John  
  • Marque Lister   Jaguar   Aston Martin  
  • Model Lister-Jaguar   Jaguar C-Type   Jaguar D-Type   Aston Martin DB2   Aston Martin DB3S   Jaguar XK120   Aston Martin DB2/4   Jaguar D-Type   Aston Martin DB2/4   Aston Martin Speed Model  
  • Vehicle Markings Race Number 80, Race Number 47, Race Number 1, Race Number 79, Race Number 23, Race Number 68, Race Number 89, Race Number 71, Race Number 32, Race Number 61, Race Number 91, Race Number 27
  • Event Martini Trophy Meeting Brands Hatch Race Nine  
  • Venue Brands Hatch (England)  
  • Race Data Race Nine was the Martini Trophy Race, John Bekaert driving Race Number 80, a Lister-Jaguar, finished first in the 15 laps race, Gordon Lee driving Race Number 47, a Jaguar C-Type, finished fifth, Gerry Ashmore driving Race Number 1, a Jaguar D-Type, finished third, Bill Wilks driving Race Number 79, an Aston Martin DB2, finished seventh, John Dalton driving Race Number 23, an Aston Martin DB3S, finished second, Peter Sargent driving Race Number 68, a Jaguar C-Type, finished fourth, Mike Bond driving Race Number 89, an Aston Martin DB3S, finished sixth, A. Semenov driving Race Number 71, a Jaguar XK120, finished unknown, D. Howard driving Race Number 32, an Aston Martin DB2/4, finished unknown, J. B. Rodger driving Race Number 61, a Jaguar D-Type, finished eighth, Lyndon Sims driving Race Number 91, an Aston Martin DB2/4, finished unknown, Unknown driving Race Number 27, a Frazer Nash Mille Miglia, finished unknown.
  • Identifier 2006-001PHIL-1959-b1_21.0_0022
  • Original Format black-and-white negatives  
  • Rights Copyright has been assigned to The Revs Institute. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection.

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