Mahraja of Gondal's Surtees TS11 - Team-BHP

khanak · 13th February 2008, 09:07

Built for 1972 season. Jackie Epstein's Speed International Team (UK) for Gijs Van Lennep (UK) 1972 (won championship); as ShellSport Luxembourg for Clive Santo (UK) 1973 (not seen after R5 Brands Hatch 23 Apr 1973) - Willie Wood (UK) 1973: raced at R16 Zandvoort 30 Sep 1973 ... bought from Chris Oates (Notts) Johnty Williamson (UK) March 1974 and fitted with 5.7-litre Chevy: used in sprints 1974-1976. Sold to Mike Gue Jan 1977 and then sold to the Maharajah of Gondal (Gujarat, India): raced by Maharaj Kumar Ghanadityasinhji of Gondal at the 'All India GP' at Sholavaram circuit at Madras (now Channai). The Maharajah won in 1978 and 1979 but retired with engine problems in 1980. Fitted with a new 5.7-litre engine from the US, he won again in 1981 and won a preliminary race in 1982 despite the presence of Vijay Mallya's Ensign N177 MN08.The Surtees also won races in Calcutta and Bombay but details are not available. The car is presently the proud possession of Yuvaraj Kumar Himanshusinhji (Crown Price of Gondal). My great thanks to Aniruddh Kasliwal and Ashish Doshi for helping me with this car and to HH Maharaja Chaitanyadev Sinhji of Wadhvan and Yuvaraj Kumar Himanshusinhji.

Source - OldRacingCars.com | F5000 | Surtees TS11

liv2drv · 13th February 2008, 09:46

Thats got some amazing history... good to know about things like this in India. When was the last time she was used...is she taken onto any raod/Track at all?

straight6 · 13th February 2008, 11:57

It was there at one of the speedruns in Bombay.

khanak · 13th February 2008, 12:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by straight6

It was there at one of the speedruns in Bombay.

In that case Im sure someone has some more pictures of her. If anyone has pictures please post them here.

Does anyone know if VJM's F1 car is still in India?

gt_mustang · 13th February 2008, 13:40

thats a beauty

nice to know that we in india also have a nice racing culture and history

iraghava · 13th February 2008, 14:00

Khanak - The best person to ask for more info would be the person that the writer has thanked first in his article, Aniruddh Kasliwal aka Kasli on the forum! I'm sure he has more pictures & details about this car.

Kasli, you reading this?

straight6 · 13th February 2008, 15:10

I remember that in that speedrun it was there only for a demo run. They took the rear tires from his Corvette and put it on this for the run. It is extremely noisy!

Rehaan · 13th February 2008, 21:39

Pics from speedrun 2006 in Mumbai :

(Im sorry but i dont know who took these pictures, they were all saved on my computer from TBHP / Picasaweb etc...)

And here is a video (in the thread that probably has some of the pics i just posted)

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motor-...tml#post183203 (Official Thread :Mumbai Speedrun '06 report, pics, video!! Time-sheets on Pg 4 & 10)

cya
R

agspins · 13th February 2008, 22:01

good machine with interesting history behind this machine...BTW Himanshu Gondal of royal family also owns a Dodge Ram truck (has read somwhere)
Any pics?Anybody..

khanak · 14th February 2008, 03:58

Whats up with those tyres?

Rehaan · 14th February 2008, 04:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by khanak

Whats up with those tyres?

Straight6 has mentioned it in his post.

If you watch the video in the link i posted, its running with the corvette's fatty fatty tyres.

cya
R

khanak · 14th February 2008, 04:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rehaan

Straight6 has mentioned it in his post.

If you watch the video in the link i posted, its running with the corvette's fatty fatty tyres.

cya
R

I read that, but why wouldnt it just run on its regular tyres? I guess availability is a big issue here.

Rehaan · 14th February 2008, 05:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by khanak

I guess availability is a big issue here.

Yeah i guess so.
If you look at the tyres in the first pic of this thread, i doubt those are cheap either! And to have those on a car that mostly just sits around and rarely makes use of all that rubber probably just didnt make sense.

cya
R

Benson · 14th February 2008, 09:38

does anybody have more pictures from Gondal collection specially corvette & camaro..

straight6 · 14th February 2008, 13:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by khanak

I read that, but why wouldnt it just run on its regular tyres? I guess availability is a big issue here.

Even with the Corvette tires, he didnt really rip it. I'm guessing that its so powerful that it would have easily lost traction with those tires as well. There is no way it will run on regular tires!

13th February 2008, 09:07	#1 (permalink)
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,278 View My Garage	Mahraja of Gondal's Surtees TS11 Built for 1972 season. Jackie Epstein's Speed International Team (UK) for Gijs Van Lennep (UK) 1972 (won championship); as ShellSport Luxembourg for Clive Santo (UK) 1973 (not seen after R5 Brands Hatch 23 Apr 1973) - Willie Wood (UK) 1973: raced at R16 Zandvoort 30 Sep 1973 ... bought from Chris Oates (Notts) Johnty Williamson (UK) March 1974 and fitted with 5.7-litre Chevy: used in sprints 1974-1976. Sold to Mike Gue Jan 1977 and then sold to the Maharajah of Gondal (Gujarat, India): raced by Maharaj Kumar Ghanadityasinhji of Gondal at the 'All India GP' at Sholavaram circuit at Madras (now Channai). The Maharajah won in 1978 and 1979 but retired with engine problems in 1980. Fitted with a new 5.7-litre engine from the US, he won again in 1981 and won a preliminary race in 1982 despite the presence of Vijay Mallya's Ensign N177 MN08.The Surtees also won races in Calcutta and Bombay but details are not available. The car is presently the proud possession of Yuvaraj Kumar Himanshusinhji (Crown Price of Gondal). My great thanks to Aniruddh Kasliwal and Ashish Doshi for helping me with this car and to HH Maharaja Chaitanyadev Sinhji of Wadhvan and Yuvaraj Kumar Himanshusinhji. Source - OldRacingCars.com \| F5000 \| Surtees TS11 __________________ Adhish आधीश् ஆதிஷ் ادهش adhish.wordpress.com __________________

13th February 2008, 14:00	#6 (permalink)
iraghava Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,445 View My Garage	Khanak - The best person to ask for more info would be the person that the writer has thanked first in his article, Aniruddh Kasliwal aka Kasli on the forum! I'm sure he has more pictures & details about this car. Kasli, you reading this? __________________ There is a very fine line between "Hobby" and "Mental Illness".

13th February 2008, 21:39	#8 (permalink)
Rehaan Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay / New York Posts: 7,660	Pics from speedrun 2006 in Mumbai : (Im sorry but i dont know who took these pictures, they were all saved on my computer from TBHP / Picasaweb etc...) And here is a video (in the thread that probably has some of the pics i just posted) http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motor-...tml#post183203 (Official Thread :Mumbai Speedrun '06 report, pics, video!! Time-sheets on Pg 4 & 10) cya R __________________ The memory of you will ride by our side forever. Last edited by Rehaan : 13th February 2008 at 21:43.

13th February 2008, 22:01	#9 (permalink)
agspins BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: DL-3C/MH-31 Posts: 229	good machine with interesting history behind this machine...BTW Himanshu Gondal of royal family also owns a Dodge Ram truck (has read somwhere) Any pics?Anybody.. __________________ *Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense*

14th February 2008, 03:58	#10 (permalink)
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,278 View My Garage	Whats up with those tyres? __________________ Adhish आधीश् ஆதிஷ் ادهش adhish.wordpress.com __________________

13th February 2008, 09:46	#2 (permalink)
liv2drv BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Delhi-Goa-London Posts: 333	Thats got some amazing history... good to know about things like this in India. When was the last time she was used...is she taken onto any raod/Track at all?

13th February 2008, 11:57	#3 (permalink)
straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,009	It was there at one of the speedruns in Bombay.

13th February 2008, 13:40	#5 (permalink)
gt_mustang BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: hyd Posts: 118	thats a beauty nice to know that we in india also have a nice racing culture and history

13th February 2008, 15:10	#7 (permalink)
straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,009	I remember that in that speedrun it was there only for a demo run. They took the rear tires from his Corvette and put it on this for the run. It is extremely noisy!

14th February 2008, 09:38	#14 (permalink)
Benson BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 55	does anybody have more pictures from Gondal collection specially corvette & camaro..