Kop Hill Climb 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.

A shot from last year's Kop Hill Climb. I would have liked there to have been a bit more space around the car. But, you only see the cars coming out of the trees and bushes at the last split second so it is not always possible to achieve better composition. Well, that's my excuse and I am sticking to it :-))

I really don't have much of a clue as to the make of this car! But, looking at photos taken by other photographers at the event I am wondering if it could possibly be a 3-litre 'Fronty-Ford Indianapolis' from 1924 :-)

Without marshals there wouldn't be motor sport and the Kop Hill Climb would not have taken place. I thought it was a good opportunity to try some candid shots :-) I would also say that, in my opinion, lady marshals are more photogenic than their male counterparts :-)

Rolls Royce Silver Ghost

Added to Soundtrack Weekend www.ipernity.com/group/362993 Here comes another vague link for ‘Soundtrack Weekend’. Taken at the Kop Hill Climb the car in this shot is a 1930 ‘Morgan Jap 3-Wheeler Aero’. ‘Morgan’ is also the surname of one of my fave country singers. So, that is the link :-))) With a pedigree dating from 1909 Morgan three-wheelers were, from the outset, highly competitive machines. Announced in 1928 the Aero Super Sports was top-of-the-range and certainly the fastest model with an 80mph top speed. The JAP engine was the choice of the connoisseur. From Wikipedia - “Loretta Lynn "Lorrie" Morgan (born June 27, 1959, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American country music singer. She is the daughter of George Morgan, a country music singer who charted several hit singles between 1949 and his death in 1975. Lorrie Morgan charted her first single in 1978, although she did not break into the top of the U.S. country charts until her 1989 single, "Trainwreck of Emotion." Since then, she has charted more than 25 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, with three number one hits: "Five Minutes," "What Part of No" and "I Didn't Know My Own Strength." She has also recorded more than 15 studio albums. At various points in her life, Morgan has been married to three different country singers: Keith Whitley, Jon Randall and Sammy Kershaw. She has sold over 6 million records worldwide.” "Stuck on You" was written by Lionel Ritchie. Listen/Watch here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y_Jh-54VM0

Time for another candid :-) This is Sam Bayly from Bucks TV. Watch an outtake from Bucks TV's coverage of the Kop Hill Climb back in 2010 :-)) www.buckstv.co.uk/buckstv/outtakes-latest-btv4ca5c7aa9b7b6.html

Kop Hill Climb 2013

'Haurel & Lardy' tackling the 'Hill'..............."Another Fine Sweep"...........on one occasion they didn't quite make it to the top and had to go back to the Start :-)) I would have liked this to have been just that little bit sharper. But, I could say I was trying out icm I guess :-))

It is of no particular relevance but I did upload this shot to that other site! From www.speedhunters.com/2013/01/napier-railton-car-feature/ by Jonathan Moore - “There are some cars which have the power to completely captivate all of those around them just by their mere presence. No sound. No fanfare. Car people just know when there’s something special around. Heads turn, a crowd gathers. Jaws hang open. I know of few cars that have this power more than the astonishing Napier-Railton, a car which is 80 years old. I think this is one of the most beautiful, imposing cars ever made. And then you hear the 24-litre aero engine running: grown men weep, children gasp, angels sing. The aero engine at the heart of the Napier-Railton is the sound of a thousand storms. It’s the sound of… victory.” Normally, everyone stays behind the barriers but not so when the Napier-Railton appeared in the Start area!!! Shortly after taking this shot she burst into life some 6 feet from where I was standing...........................“the sound of a thousand storms” and then some :-))) Watch/Listen here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJWsLtXrZw