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As usual you and the old girl as one, sadly not for long enough which was a shame but I saw you got some silverware. The old girl is still good to watch ,sounds great. Sorry I missed you before I left but didn't want to bug you on your wind down after the race. Really nice to meet all of you and one day I hope to see you again. At least Mike got 6 laps in . No race 2 for you then ? Thanks for subscribing to my channel.

Looks like a ton of fun, a very basic clean racer !

Looked very slippery

Hi Tony , nice to finally meet you yesterday and yes it was really cold. You and the car went well looked good on a superb track. I'll look out for the race coverage which I know got cut short .

Superb!! Could listen to that all day long!

Well done Tony, looked and sounded great other than the miss below 4k, but sounds like you sorted it :)

Nice race Tony shame you lost ground with the misfire. Looked hard to handle in the closing stages with such a fast track and corners but you and the car are as one . Can't wait for race 2 !

Chugging into full rich. Very odd. TPS/sensor/map site problem. Apart from that, sounded great, driven great, so nice to see.

Shame about the misfire/whatever that was, but great to see you in action, especially with baby Bertha at the beginning.

Hi Tony it looks like you are down to race at Cadwell 27th/28th April 2024 is that correct ? and if so I will try to be there .

Good result from yourself and the car . keep the vids coming

Fantastic, proper old racing car and beautifully driven

THE TRANSPEED FIRENZA!!!💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 Oh, the memories!! Isn’t this the car that was on that TV drama series with Pete Baldwin’s BDA Mini? Love it!!!

The late Brian Jones the voice of Brands Hatch may he be resting peacefully forever missed.

I'd be very interested in the number achieved, and the spec on the engine. More details please Sir.

Tony now looking like his dad, Jack with whom I competed in hillclimbs & races in the late 60,s early 70,s.I believe his old Cooper S has been recommissioned & raced again which is great!

My 2nd car when was 18, 1800 single zenith carburettor Firenza. Next car Magnum.

Brilliant racing car the Firenza, remember seeing Gerry Marshall on the limit with these in the 70,s at Brands, and enjoy seeing them just as much now

Can't stand people posting fake cars. Pathetic

Brian's stentorian voice was the backbone of every race at Brands for so long.

Noice.

W hey! That was fun!

Thankyou so much, brought back memories of my dad and me in his HC magnum estate, going to Thruxton and Brands watching the Firenza's and HS Chevette's.

Remember a magazine around 1975 with a pic of firenza droopsnoot , an absolute stunner, great shape of car even now 🙂

i remember Transpeed based in Hove many years ago

Sounds sweet, and great driving too

I remember watching Gerry Marshall's Baby Bertha back in the day, seeing your car brings back memories 😊

Very nice driving 😃👍

You are trying hard there ....great !

Scary on slicks 😲

Nicely avoided.

i have followed this car for many years, and it is so great to hear it again in 2023 weel done tony

Reminds me of the Big Gerry Marshall onboard with commentary when he was in Baby Bertha 7-8 and in to top.

Nice one Tony it's good to see the big American bricks being passed by a little mini. Which do you prefer front or rear wheel drive ?

Lovely car mate. I wish I’d kept mine now….20/20 hindsight is a wonderful thing.

The Cortina was close to hitting the crashed IMP and Anglia - they were slow with the yellow flags there

Wow ,that was exciting..Is that 1070 Cooper s as in 1964 spec or plus 1275 cc? Hairy moments from Andy Jones at Paddock..

Excellent video John, thanks for a great race, the 4 of us had a good dice. Looking forward to the next one.

awesome batttle ! really enjoyed thanks for posting 👍🏁

Oh mate - You've got the skills! That was brilliant! Good job dispatching that #85 Nova - it looked about as stable and in control as my Ex!!

Lucky lady bet she enjoyed that .😁

You got better and better!

Superb Tony

Hi Tony , the old girl does good again with you at the helm . Looks and sounds great as usual.👍

Saw your cooper S in my recommended and have thoroughly enjoyed watching your video's, please do upload more.

Balls of steel on the brakes, fantastic. 2:14 what a fantastic double overtake by the red and white livery. 4:41 lovely setup for the pass. 5:30 closed in on him so much into turn 1, made him hug the inside by getting next to him by being better on the brakes turn 2 and executed turn 3. Simply lovely.

What a joy to watch, thanks for sharing. I'm wondering, how much HP do these mini coopers have? They're like souped up go karts without the grip, I love it.

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Nice to see you out again Tony . I take it the actual race is to follow soon. I will get to see you at some point in the future. I went to the BTCC at Donington Park this year but it's not as good to me now and would rather have been watching your race !!

try get a Chevrolet Firenza Can-Am using the 5-liter (302ci) V8 from the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, less tuning, more power.