Post by administrator on Dec 3, 2009 16:56:31 GMT 1
This is an email I have received from former V8 stock car driver Ian Skinner which mentions midget cars, Walthamstow Stadium and Staines Stadium. It reads:
On 3 Dec 2009, at 15:47, ian skinner wrote:
Hello John
Mr Skinner here sorry I haven`t been in touch,but last night there was a Bob Hope film on with Lana Turner then this morning I found the pictures from 1948 signed by some of the drivers when my dad was a mech for them,which I thought were lost.
Then tried to find a map showing where Staines Sadium was and come across another Pathe News from 1948 showing 2 midgets blasting a area which I thought was in the U.S.A,played it a few times then noticed that one of the people in this clip was my Dad and it was filmed in the car park outside Walthamstow Stadium.
The area the car park between Chingford Road and North Cr just behind the Crooked Billet pub,plus at the start of this clip it shows a car being pushed out of a garage and on `Yanks in London`1948 Haflinger has a picture of some midgets outside a barn ,that barn is at the start of the clip look at the windows above the door.
This has been a weird 24 hours and can`t put into words how I feel and would be nice to hear from you trust you are well.
All The Best
Ian
PS You can see the front of the Stow in the background, try and scan the pic`s for Mr D Kipling now, also mech for John Hoole (786) remember him and my Godson Chris Stearn (86) racing in the Rebels Team Skinner (Frank Williams started small) can`t keep away hope to meet one day soon
On 3 Dec 2009, at 15:47, ian skinner wrote:
Hello John
Mr Skinner here sorry I haven`t been in touch,but last night there was a Bob Hope film on with Lana Turner then this morning I found the pictures from 1948 signed by some of the drivers when my dad was a mech for them,which I thought were lost.
Then tried to find a map showing where Staines Sadium was and come across another Pathe News from 1948 showing 2 midgets blasting a area which I thought was in the U.S.A,played it a few times then noticed that one of the people in this clip was my Dad and it was filmed in the car park outside Walthamstow Stadium.
The area the car park between Chingford Road and North Cr just behind the Crooked Billet pub,plus at the start of this clip it shows a car being pushed out of a garage and on `Yanks in London`1948 Haflinger has a picture of some midgets outside a barn ,that barn is at the start of the clip look at the windows above the door.
This has been a weird 24 hours and can`t put into words how I feel and would be nice to hear from you trust you are well.
All The Best
Ian
PS You can see the front of the Stow in the background, try and scan the pic`s for Mr D Kipling now, also mech for John Hoole (786) remember him and my Godson Chris Stearn (86) racing in the Rebels Team Skinner (Frank Williams started small) can`t keep away hope to meet one day soon