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1963 BELLE VIEW #233.
Dad racing at Belle View manchester in 1963. The car was self
built..(with a few friends) outside in the open often welding bits on whilst the snow was falling...... this would have
been around xmas of1962. The car was powered by Jaguar 6cyl with a little work done to the engine (some trick cams).Dad's
seen here entertaining the crowds with his usual Hi- jinks !
1985 BELLE-VIEW...F1
Below is the second F1 I drove #180, an ex John Lund #53 car seen
here some 22 years after the picture above was taken, also at belle view manchester. I couldn't belive that I was
on the raceway racing against some of the "Great" drivers I had watched from the other side of the fence for some 20 years. They included Stuart Smith,Mike Close, Len Wolfefden, Ray Tildsley and
Frankie Wainman. First time out I was placed 2nd at Bradford (shale) and then a
win at Aycliffe (tarmac) followed 3 meetings later.
JACK LORD SNR. # 777 ( BELOW ).2002
The last self built v8 stocker from the lordy snr. stables. Raced with
some success before it was passed on to Alex Chapman #134 who took it to GOLD. A flat bed chassis with indipendant front
suspension and 4 linked rear end.
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Ace # 234 ...( BELOW ).2008/9
The latest car from the "234"race stables ...based on an
american dirt stocker, its powered by an all alloy buick v8, race cam and headers and a 4 barrel holly, this engine gives
out about 250 bhp ( guess ). The colours of "Team R3tart" now adorn the inside of the car whilst still "ACE" logo on the other
side...similar to the 555 F1 Grand Prix cars from a few years back.There will be a new picture here soon as "ace"
has won the 2009 warton stock car championship and by doing this has put the lordy name in the history books...as
we are the first and only brothers to have won the
" TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP" title in
wartons 35 year history!
CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING CAR 2009/10.
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Lordy # 80 (below ).2006
This pinto powered southern stocker took me to 3rd in the
points and 2nd in the silver top championship in the 2006 season. The car was powered by a 2.1 pinto (ford), it
had an unknown cam, standard valves and a single carb.....and was without doubt the best handling car i've ever driven. The
car is now in the hands of "Luggi" aka Anthony Holgate# 133 and is powered by a durotech ford!
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CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING CAR 1996/97 (
below ).
This car was a rebuilt brisca/outlaw car from the "Lordy
#777 snr" stables. When aquired it was powered buy a ford pinto...So then it was decided that a big V8
Buick engine was to be shoe horned in and fitted with a big cam, headers and a "Carter " 4 barrell race carb, this was
done to great effect. It had in-board suspension and took me to victory in the '96 Silver Top Championships at Warton Raceway(
the first none ford to win). I bought the car from dad in 1997, raced it to good effect at a few meetings and sold
it midd season to" Dave Lythgoe" #240 an ex banger driver. It's very similar to "ace's" car at the top of the page
as it was also a copy of an american dirt car........ just 13 years earlier!
This years car 2009 (above)
The last car to enter the " Lordy 777 " stables will
be the ex Johnny Clarkson stocker...built in the late 90's early 2000, not sure of this date. Once again it's powered
by the "Buick" V8 and featuring a double chassis similar to my championship winning car of 96. It has been owned by a
few people since Johnny#5 So it's had an extensive re-build during /09, including a re-think on the cooling
system, spring and axle settings and a total electrical rewire. By championship day it was on the boil and gave
brother jason a run for his money ...I was leading for most of the race after battling from grid place seven only
to be side lined with four laps to go...a great race.The car was eventually bought from dad at
the end of this year and will be contending the 2010 season...........
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