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We bet the Porsche driver was not amused – but the crowd loved it!
The English sportscar in the clip is a 1935 Riley Imp. For nearly 20 years the car was owned by the Dutch Rally driver Willy Oosten from Amsterdam. He used his Riley for many rallies and races during the 1950s. Among them the Whitsun races at the Zandvoort circuit. At that time, races in The Netherlands often had a Le Mans start.
Willie Oosten's cheeky start with his 1935 Riley Imp
Willy liked bending the rules a bit making him always being first off the grid. He managed this by fitting an outboard starter switch so he could start the Riley while he was still climbing behind the wheel. The pre-selector gearbox, which included a centrifugal clutch, was already engaged in first and second gear pre-selected. Once behind the wheel he only had to press the accelerator pedal to move off quickly in first gear. A quick dab on the gearbox pedal shot the gearbox in second, not to be beaten by anybody for a long time!
We bet the Porsche driver was not amused – but the crowd loved it!
Clip sent in by Henrik Schou-Nielsen from Denmark.
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lunedì giugno 10th, 2019
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Henrik Schou-Nielsen
10 Giugno 2019, 14:08
I still have Oosten´s hand throttle which he had fitted behind the steering wheel opposite the preselector lever. It is a super car and with the Sprite engine fitted from his Kestrel Sprite it remained a very competitive car for many years. His Kestrel, though, had to make do with the original Nine engine!
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Kieran White
10 Giugno 2019, 11:13
The benefits of the Riley traffic clutch, preselector gearbox and a hand throttle.
Engine can be idling, 1st gear selected and engaged, as you jump in the car hit the hand throttle and you are away.
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Engine can be idling, 1st gear selected and engaged, as you jump in the car hit the hand throttle and you are away.
Bill Coates
10 Giugno 2019, 10:39
Love it! Brought a smile to my face first thing on a Monday morning; thanks for sharing it
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