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David Riswick is the head honcho at John Woolfe
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Baretta Funny Car |
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This Chevrolet Baretta funny car was purchased from Lil' John Lombardo who had blown the body off it whilst testing a new fuel system. As a result, and very happily, it fell into the clutches of Dave Riswick and John Woolfe Racing. It is seen here burning out at Avon Park Raceway aka Long Marston and Shakespeare County Raceway. |
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A new paint job but still piloted by Norm
Wilding and still polluting the Warwickshire countryside around Avon Park. |
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Steve Green's V8 Cortina |
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During the 1990s John Woolfe Racing sponsored a Rover V8 street altered class and nailed their colours firmly to the mast of this Mark I Ford Cortina driven by Steve Green. This was the killer car in the class and nearly always brought home the bacon. |
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You can see the colours a bit better in
this shot! |
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Steve
Green leaving the line at Santa Pod in his characteristic wheels-up
fashion. |
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Construction of an all new car was therefore put in hand starting with a Pro Stock style chassis built by Jon Webster of (then) JMW Performance Construction. |
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In this picture the fibreglass body panels have been fitted showing the chopped roof, raked back windscreen, side skirts and a new nose job. |
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The body has had a blow over and this
profile shot emphasises just how low and mean the car looked. |
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Other Pictures |
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There are lots more pictures yet to
come of the different cars sponsored by John Woolfe Racing over the years in
addition to those already on the site. But the JWR collection contains many
pictures of other cars and I thought I would bring you some of them now. |
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Roland Pratt and the Hillbillies team are
great names in the history of UK drag racing. This is their Fiat Topolino
bodied altered burning out at Santa Pod Raceway. Team member Mike Derry is
standing on the extreme right of shot. |
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Kevin Pilling driving his Pure Seven altered has done a leaving job on the Hillbillies car in the background. This picture was taken at Blackbushe. |
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Swede Gunne Back used to campaign an impressive Corvette called Frighten Chicken before moving up to this Camaro which he called More Frighten. This picture appears to have been taken at Silverstone. |
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The Stone family of father Dennis and son Dave are legendary names to all us old gadgers. This is where that legend began with their Opus One competition altered. This looks like Big Daddy Dennis Stone driving (and losing!) in this race against Hush Bloo at Blackbushe. |
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Caution! Do not play poker with this
man! |
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Gary Goggin in his pro stock Camaro looks to be well beaten in this race with Kevin Pilling's Satan's Toy at Santa Pod Raceway. |
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Thom Marshall, manager of the JWR shop at Staples Corner in London in his 340 Barracuda. This picture was taken at an NDRC meeting at North Luffenham in 1971. |
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Full marks to Peter Quinn for getting this
incredible shot of Houndog 7 with all four wheels well and truly off the ground
in this heart-stopping moment for driver Owen Hayward. I should think there was
quite a bit of work to do on the car after this! |
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Shootin' Ed Shaver driving the Mark Stratton built rear engined Castrol-sponsored Vauxhall-bodied funny car in his quiet and unassuming way. |
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And after all that excitement what could be nicer than to relax and catch up on the latest news from the strips. |
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Tony Nancy either prising himself out of or lowering himself into his beautiful rear engined Top Fuel Dragster. |
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