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 Post subject: Aaltonen on ice
PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2014 7:26 pm 
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Does anyone remember seeing a photograph of Rauno Aaltonen driving an Aussie Mk2 S around markers at an ice rink when he
was here on a BMC promotional tour, circa 1970? I think it was in a book, but might have been in a long-lost magazine.
I've looked in lots of the obvious books like "Minis Down Under", but can't remember where I saw it.


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 Post subject: Re: Aaltonen on ice
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The Mini ice dance was cut from The Italian Job...its on the DVD

Which rink? Prince Alfred Park (Sydney) outdoor?

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 Post subject: Re: Aaltonen on ice
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Thanks 9YaTaH,
I have seen that film clip from the Italian Job - most likely filmed in England as some of the
car scenes were.
No, what I remember was a single car on ice and it was taken in Australia.


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Hopkirk and Makinen did some skidding demos on water at Zetland and Sandown in 1964.


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBycDg_irbE

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If it is of any help I remember when Brian Culcheth was out here for the 1970 Southern Cross rally he did a promotion driving a Cooper racing against an ice skater on a rink.


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Thanks to 9YaTaH, MINImal effort & jimb - It's been great looking at all these old films/videos.
jimb might be right - the photo I remember didn't have any skaters but they might still have been there. I still thought it was
Aaltonen... and it's never been reprinted, like many other famous photos.


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for some reason the Macquarie Centre rink keeps popping into my head....

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