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Category: Into the Gauld Mine

Into the Gauld Mine

Nostalgic Stories, Historic Audio Interviews
and Memorable Photography from Graham Gauld

A DAF Idea?

By Graham GauldDecember 1, 2019December 1, 2019 Categories: Hide from News, Into the Gauld Mine Leave a comment

With everyone talking about the new technical plans for Formula 1 in 2021 I was reminded of some of the unique ideas that have found a place in motor racing and single-seater racing in particular. When thumbing through some old photographs I came across these of a Brabham Formula 3 car with a belt-driven automatic…

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Sir Jackie Stewart at the opening of the Jim Clark Museum in Duns. ( Photo by Peter Nygaard Grand Prix Photo)

The Jim Clark Museum

By Graham GauldOctober 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Categories: Hide from News, Into the Gauld Mine Leave a comment

My links with Jim Clark go back a long way, sixty-four years to be exact when on a cold March morning in 1955 at a bleak airfield near the tiny village of Drem outside Edinburgh, I met him for the first time. The Edinburgh University Motor Club were able to use the old runway to…

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Ulysse Delsaux at the wheel of his Chevrolet in the NASCAR European series

Racing with Aspergers

By Graham GauldOctober 2, 2019October 3, 2019 Categories: Hide from News, Into the Gauld Mine Leave a comment

Amongst the many visitors to Duns for the official opening of the Jim Clark Museum in Duns were Emmanuel Delsaux and his son Ulysse who had driven over from France specifically for the opening as Jim Clark is one of his son’s heroes. Ulysse, who has just turned 22, is racing in the NASCAR European…

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Keith and the Spanish Aristocrat

By F1 GPDCAugust 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Categories: Hide from News, Into the Gauld Mine Leave a comment

There have been many articles written not only about the charismatic Marquis de Portago, who died tragically with his co-driver Edward Nelson in the 1957 Mille Miglia, but also the 250GT with which he won the Tour de France Rally in 1956. De Portago had a few difficult moments with Enzo Ferrari in their early…

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Goodwood 1960. Peter Arundell is in the foreground in his Elva Junior with Mike McKee in his Lotus 18, Jim Clark (Lotus 18) and Trevor Taylor ( Lotus 18)

Remembering Mike McKee

By Graham GauldJune 1, 2019June 1, 2019 Categories: Hide from News, Into the Gauld Mine Leave a comment

I recently wrote a News item on the web site regarding the passing of Jim Russell. I referred to the fact that the late Mike McKee, who raced Lotus 18’s alongside Jim Clark, Peter Arundel and the like in 1960, had become very friendly with Jim Russell. Mike had been encouraged to start racing by…

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Host to the Grand Prix Drivers Club General Assembly in Imola was Giancarlo Minardi. (Photo Peter Meierhofer)

Imola and Minardi Day

By Graham GauldJune 1, 2019June 1, 2019 Categories: Hide from News, Into the Gauld Mine Leave a comment

The General Assembly of the Grand Prix Drivers Club is always a fun occasion where the members can get together, usually in pleasant surroundings, and enjoy three or four days doing various things. This year, thanks to Club member Giancarlo Minardi, we were invited to Imola where he had arranged his Minardi Day which coincided…

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A general view of the Panini museum just outside Modena with some of the rare and original Maseratis

Into the Gauld Mine April 2019

By Graham GauldApril 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Categories: Hide from News, Into the Gauld Mine Leave a comment

Ever since I first visited in 1960 I have always enjoyed Turin. Back then I had just taken over as Editor of one of the oldest motoring magazines that still existed, Motor World, founded in Scotland in 1899. By 1960 Motor World was the second oldest motoring magazine in the World still in publication –…

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Murray Walker

More on Murray

By Graham GauldFebruary 1, 2019January 26, 2019 Categories: Hide from News, Into the Gauld Mine Leave a comment

Back in October last year I welcomed the news of Formula 1 commentator  Murray Walker’s 95th birthday and remarked on his long time as a motor sport commentator. Note that I said motor sport for Murray was reporting on all forms of motor sport long before he became famous as a commentator in Formula 1….

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Sir James Scott Douglas, left, with his C type Jaguar and a youthful Graham Gauld photographed at Castle Combe circuit in 1953

The Scots Aristocrats

By Graham GauldDecember 1, 2018December 1, 2018 Categories: Hide from News, Into the Gauld Mine Leave a comment

Throughout the history of European motorsport, the aristocrats and the titled were the true pioneers. They were pioneers mainly because they were the only people who had the money to indulge in this new and gentlemanly sport at the dawn of the 20th century and they embraced racing with great enthusiasm. A number of them…

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