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Curtis Jacobson
Portland Oregon
(4577 posts)

Registered:
10/12/2007 02:16AM

Main British Car:
71 MGBGT, Buick 215

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Historic, Authentic, and So Very Radical!
Posted by: Moderator
Date: October 13, 2010 12:58PM

http://www.britishracecar.com/MikeAdams-MG-MGB/AlPease-1964-FD.jpg
Al Pease drives a victory lap after the sports car race that supplemented the 1964 Players 200, at Mosport.
He repeated that victory in 1966, defeating George Eaton in a Shelby Cobra and Horst Kroll in a Porsche 904 GTS.
Pease also won back-to-back Canadian National Championships and was voted "Driver of the Year."


Frankly, many enthusiasts have a rather narrow view of what MGB racecars looked like in the mid '60s.
"Factory" endurance racers were intended to look nearly stock. This article shows the other side of the coin:
Al Pease's Supercharged 1962 MGB: the most successful MG in Canadian racing history
(The article describes the car's history, including its extensive and meticulous restoration by Mike Adams.)


http://www.britishracecar.com/MikeAdams-MG-MGB/MikeAdams-MG-MGB-A.jpg http://www.britishracecar.com/MikeAdams-MG-MGB/MikeAdams-MG-MGB-B.jpg

http://www.britishracecar.com/MikeAdams-MG-MGB/MikeAdams-MG-MGB-C.jpg http://www.britishracecar.com/MikeAdams-MG-MGB/MikeAdams-MG-MGB-D.jpg


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Fred Key
West coast - Canada
(1365 posts)

Registered:
05/14/2010 03:06AM

Main British Car:
I really thought that I'd be an action figure by now!

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Re: Historic, Authentic, and So Very Radical!
Posted by: DiDueColpi
Date: October 14, 2010 03:18AM

This is just such a totally cool car. It's nearly 50 years old and could still put the hurt on a lot of newer cars. It was built in an era that was more concerned about performance than money, note the miss matched rims. Image mattered but was not the primary driving force. I might be romanticizing some but I remember more innovation and integrity in the racing of yore. You put your guts on the asphalt and your soul in the car.The new stuff is fun and fast and I love it, but I tire of the "formula". I guess this car just stokes the old fire and makes you want to do it all over again.

Cheers
Fred


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David Witham
Warwick UK
(115 posts)

Registered:
06/12/2008 11:20AM

Main British Car:
MGB 1974 and MG ZT 160 turbo 2005

Re: Historic, Authentic, and So Very Radical!
Posted by: djw090
Date: October 14, 2010 06:26AM

It is interesting how they have gone to town on reducing the weight of some parts but not others. Was this a function of the class rules it raced under or is there hidden weight reduction. Perhaps the shell took a trip through an acid bath!
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Phillip Leonard
Kansas City
(395 posts)

Registered:
02/03/2008 04:12PM

Main British Car:
1992 MG RV8 Rover 3.5

Re: Historic, Authentic, and So Very Radical!
Posted by: Phillip G
Date: October 14, 2010 06:44PM

MG racers,

Accolades to Mike Adams for racing & restoring and Curtis Jacobson for presenting this historic MGB to all sports car racing fans ! The efforts of the many years of British Morris Oxford Garage racers are finally and firmly established by the Al Pease Super B.

do keep them on the track

phillip g


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Mike Adams
Regina, Saskatchewan
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Registered:
10/16/2010 10:45AM

Main British Car:
1962 MGB supercharged crossflow 1800

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Re: Historic, Authentic, and So Very Radical!
Posted by: MGAdams
Date: October 16, 2010 11:39AM

What can I say except thanks, Curtis does a great job when presenting a race car. I do intend to keep racing the Super B as long as I can ... already started plans for next season, first race at Infineon in April. The Super B has had many interesting scraps since the resurrection, nothing like the back in the day battles when Al Pease campaigned the car, but fun none the less.

Mike Adams

2006 Edmonton Champ Car GT support race
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Dave Craddock
Redford,Michigan
(359 posts)

Registered:
12/20/2008 05:46PM

Main British Car:
72 MGB V6 3.4

Re: Historic, Authentic, and So Very Radical!
Posted by: Preform Resources
Date: October 18, 2010 08:40AM

Al also had a Lotus 23 that Jim Clark drove in the 62 Players 200
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Mike Adams
Regina, Saskatchewan
(3 posts)

Registered:
10/16/2010 10:45AM

Main British Car:
1962 MGB supercharged crossflow 1800

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Re: Historic, Authentic, and So Very Radical!
Posted by: MGAdams
Date: October 18, 2010 09:39AM

Attached photo of Clark, driving the Pease Lotus 23.

Mike Adams
J.Clark in Pease Lotus 23_en.JPG



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