Motor racing memorabilia including signed items, Comprising: a SASOL Jordan Yamaha poster, double signed by the team drivers, Stefano Modena and Mau
£180 - £220
Motor racing memorabilia including signed items, Comprising: a SASOL Jordan Yamaha poster, double signed by the team drivers, Stefano Modena and Mauricio Gugehlmin, 1992, and a Koss racing poster, signed by Tommy Byrne and Peter Gethin-signed 1971 Italian Grand Prix report and Yardley B.R.M. press pack, his ink signature on the page preceding a profusely illustrated 10-page 1971 race report and circuit review within the Marlboro Grand Prix Guide, 1972 Edition Kreuzer, Zurich, soft cover 264 pages, the press pack for the launch of the P160 car, dated Wednesday 17 February 1971, the notes entitled: 21 Years On - B.R.M. In 1971, The B.R.M. Formula 1 Car, V12 Engines and Type 161 Gearbox, Yardley Team Drivers: Pedro Rodriguez, Jo Siffert, Howden Ganley, John Miles, Background to Yardley And Motor Sport, Yardley's Grand Prix Exploitation Plans For 1971, B.R.M. Theme For Yardley Motoring Safety Contest, with eight b&w photographs, three of the P160 Formula 1 car, one of each driver and one of 'The Yardley Hot Pants Girls', all held in a Yardley Team B.R.M. folder, with a Rubery Owen Director's business card; Jody Scheckter signed 1977 Christmas card, Wolf Formula 1 and McLaren memorabilia, the Christmas card bearing his ink signature and the personal dedication 'To Sailor, thank you for all your help this year', a 1977 Wolf Racing Team card signed 'pp Walter', a 3½ by 5in. colour photo of him in the 1977 Wolf F1 car, plus a photocopied three-page 1978 Autocar article mentioning 'Sailor', plus a Corgi Mettoy model of the Yardley McLaren M19A in which he made his 1972 end-of-season F1 debut, in its original box; and Stefan Bellof and Derek Bell signed 1984 Silverstone 1000 Kms programme, the two Porsche team driver signatures in ballpoint pen upon the race results page of the large format, 52-page official publication, including inserts of a twice-folded John Bartlett-Steve Kempton Lola T610 Goodmans Sound sponsor poster and similar sticker, plus some race admission tickets 1971 was a tragically turbulent year for Yardley Team B.R.M. Peter Gethin joined them following the death of Pedro Rodriguez that summer and then won his second race for them, the Italian GP, by the closest ever F1 winning margin of 0.010 seconds, a race that with his winning speed of 150.755mph is still the second fastest F1 race ever run. Jo Siffert was later killed in the last race of the season at Brands Hatch. Signed at the Peter Gethin Performance Driving School at Goodwood during the 1990s. Canadian businessman Walter Wolf purchased Frank Williams' F1 team at the end of 1976 and with his financial support the team was able to sign Jody Scheckter from Tyrrell as its driver. Surprisingly they won the first Grand Prix of 1977 and two further victories ensured second place in the World Drivers Championship. Jody Scheckter eventually became World Champion with Ferrari in 1979. Although Bellof and Bell won this event the previous year, they only finished 10th in 1984, yet Bellof still went on to become World Endurance Champion. That year the German also moved into Formula 1, but his career was then cut tragically short when he died in a huge accident during the 1985 Spa 1000 Kms.