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Chevron B24
Manufactured: 1972-73
Engine: 4998cc
Configuration: mid-engine
Driver: Derek. Cook
Class: Formula 5000/Libre over 1600cc
Date taken: 1974 at Chicane, Croft
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Chevron B24
Manufactured: 1972-73
Engine: Ford 4998cc
Configuration: mid-engine
Driver: Tony Dean
Class: Formula 5000/Libre over 1600cc
Date taken: August 1973 (lower) and1974 in Paddock, Croft
Image Copyright: John Aston
Tony Dean held the official outright lap record in this car at 61.2 seconds, 103mph/165kph. Tony drove Formula 5000 internationally and raced a lot in America and Europe. He is the person in racing overall on the right of the top picture. The picture below was taken on the same day and shows the other B24 owned by Tony. Is the little lad in both pictures Richard Dean?
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Chevron B24
Manufactured: 1972-73
Driver: Richard Simms
Engine: Chevrolet 4998cc
Configuration: mid-engine
Class: Formula 5000/Libre over 1600cc
Date taken: 1975-76 at Main Straight, Croft
Richard Simms Took up motor racing in 1967 in a Lotus 11, moving on to drive an MG Midget over the following two years. During the 1971-2 seasons he raced a Chevron B19 in Special GT races, acquiring a Chevron B23 sports car, and international racing experience, for the 1974-5 seasons. Another Chevron was raced in Libre events during the 1975-6 seasons, this time it was the ex-Tony Dean B24, Formula 5000 car seen here. Next season, 1977, he moved to Special Saloons with a 1300cc BDA escort, but with a season plagued with problems he changed to the Martini sports car based, Cosworth FVC engined, Skoda S110RS. A second, Chevron B26 based, Skoda was raced during the following years; this car started with the old FVC engine from his previous car but was later replaced by a much more powerful Cosworth BDG. Richard was runner up in the Northern Special Saloon Championship in 1980 and also took a class lap record at Aintree with a speed of 103.0mph (165.8kph)
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