Modsports G4

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Mystic Blue

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56 posts

195 months

Monday 11th August 2008
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A photo I took a few years back of Mike Chittenden in a Modsports G4.



Edited by Mystic Blue on Sunday 1st May 14:47

dandarez

13,440 posts

290 months

Monday 11th August 2008
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Welcome, by the way, Mystic Blue.

What else do you have?

Mike Chittenden was very successful in Modsports in the G4 (teamed up with Fred Taylor) in the 80s.

Did you know just how extreme their G4 became?
They competed in Thundersports and at this time the car had an 'enormous' wing on the rear!

SimonV8ster

12,700 posts

235 months

Monday 11th August 2008
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So who was John Digby then ?? He had a bloodly fast G4 as well didn't he ?? He also competed in Modsports in the 80's. Very successfully as well if I remember correctly.

Just found a photo of it going around Druids. I'll try and scan it in and post it up shortly.

Also found a picture of a very pretty G15 that was for sale at the same time by one of the 'Woods' brothers. Think they were racing a G15 at the time in Modsports.


Edited by SimonV8ster on Monday 11th August 22:36

Mystic Blue

Original Poster:

56 posts

195 months

Monday 11th August 2008
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dandarez said:
Welcome, by the way, Mystic Blue.

What else do you have?

Mike Chittenden was very successful in Modsports in the G4 (teamed up with Fred Taylor) in the 80s.

Did you know just how extreme their G4 became?
They competed in Thundersports and at this time the car had an 'enormous' wing on the rear!
I knew Mike and Fred (and Rupert Flin) quite well during the 1975 Modsports season but lost touch soon after, although Mike did rebuild the engine from my Elan Sprint a few years later. I don't think I have much more Ginetta related stuff and it's a pity I didn't take more photos as I went to the factory and met all of the Walklett brothers.

Edited by Mystic Blue on Sunday 1st May 14:50

dandarez

13,440 posts

290 months

Tuesday 12th August 2008
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SimonV8ster said:
So who was John Digby then ?? He had a bloodly fast G4 as well didn't he ?? He also competed in Modsports in the 80's. Very successfully as well if I remember correctly.

Just found a photo of it going around Druids. I'll try and scan it in and post it up shortly.

Also found a picture of a very pretty G15 that was for sale at the same time by one of the 'Woods' brothers. Think they were racing a G15 at the time in Modsports.
Yes, Digby was also very successful, winning . He started in the G4 in 81 after some success in a Davrian modsports. In fact, he won the BRSCC modsports championship in the G4 in his first year. By 84 his car was showing it's wounds so the car was rebuilt and looked slightly outrageous with its new modifications, but it went superbly and he took 2 championships that year.

SimonV8ster

12,700 posts

235 months

Tuesday 12th August 2008
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Didn't manage to scan my photo in so took a photo of my photo ! Probably not the best quality but we'll see how it goes, took when I was a lad in the early eighties -

See photo kindly enhanced below -



Edited by SimonV8ster on Wednesday 13th August 16:51

h4887

278 posts

247 months

Tuesday 12th August 2008
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John Digby's car is the one previously raced by David Mercer, more recently seen in a Spice, and also I think by John Wilmshurst

Geoff

Mystic Blue

Original Poster:

56 posts

195 months

Tuesday 12th August 2008
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Nice... I tidied it up a bit - hope you don't mind...



Edited by Mystic Blue on Sunday 1st May 14:49

SimonV8ster

12,700 posts

235 months

Tuesday 12th August 2008
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Good stuff, thank you !! thumbup

Maybe we should start a seperate thread on Ginetta photos ?? scratchchin

h4887

278 posts

247 months

Wednesday 13th August 2008
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Here he is again


Geoff

SimonV8ster

12,700 posts

235 months

Sunday 17th August 2008
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Another of John Digbys car at Brands Hatch -


nicktowe

38,487 posts

231 months

Sunday 17th August 2008
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Is it just me..or are they ugly?


SimonV8ster

12,700 posts

235 months

Tuesday 19th August 2008
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Maybe its just the fact that they have modified bodywork that makes them look a bit ugly ?? Agree some of them look a bit OTT but then that was MODSPORTS !!

h4887

278 posts

247 months

Thursday 21st August 2008
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Another shot of John Digby

Geoff

h4887

278 posts

247 months

Thursday 21st August 2008
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And the same car when owned by David Mercer

Geoff

Markh

2,781 posts

282 months

Sunday 31st August 2008
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Sorry to hi-jack, but anyone know where I could get some pictures from Thruxton of some modsport etypes,circa 1970?


cheers Mark

ThePunisher1984

4 posts

190 months

Wednesday 21st January 2009
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Hi, my names Rob Digby,

Sod the pictures, i have the real thing sat in the garage wink

Edited by ThePunisher1984 on Wednesday 21st January 20:43

dandarez

13,440 posts

290 months

Thursday 22nd January 2009
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ThePunisher1984 said:
Hi, my names Rob Digby,

Sod the pictures, i have the real thing sat in the garage wink

Edited by ThePunisher1984 on Wednesday 21st January 20:43
Are you a relation to John? Or even to a Matt Digby who had(?) a G27?

ThePunisher1984

4 posts

190 months

Thursday 22nd January 2009
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Yeah im Johns son and matt is my brother and it was MY G27 wink

SimonV8ster

12,700 posts

235 months

Thursday 22nd January 2009
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So whats happened to the car in recent years then ?! Is it still being used ? Or has it been put into retirement ?