Baypark

[Allan]

Years ago we'd all be at or heading for Baypark for the Easter meeting. How times change and how I, along with many others, miss the "good old days".

[ERC]

In the UK, it was Mallory Park - and for most public holidays.

[Roger Dowding]

Years ago we'd all be at or heading for Baypark for the Easter meeting. How times change and how I, along with many others, miss the "good old days".

Went to Baypark a couple of times in the 1970's - not sure if the Easter or Christmas / New Year meeting..

The First meeting Programme, and as we know the event was postponed because of the weather into early December .. see stamp on the Programme [ December 3rd ].
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[jellywrestler]

only raced there once, remember getting $15 prizemoney for a third place in sidecars, think we did better in the preliminary race but no prize money, got a few programmes from there
Baypark Raceway

1968 SUN NOV 17TH
1968 SUN DEC 29TH
1969 SAT OCT 4TH SIDECARS NO BIKES
1969 SUN NOV 16TH
1970 THURS JAN 1ST
1970 SUN NOV 1ST
1971 SUN APRIL 11TH
1972 MON JAN 3RD
1972 SUN OCT 22ND
1972 SUN DEC 31ST
1973 TUES JAN 2ND
1974 SAT 18TH MAY
1974 DEC 31ST ROUND 3 MARLBORO SERIES
1978 SAT FEB 11TH NATIONAL MOTOR CYCLE RACE MEETING
1978 SAT-SUN DEC 30-31ST
1979 UNDATED NZACU POINTS
1979 SAT SEPT 29TH
1979 SAT DEC 29TH
1980 SAT DEC 13TH
1980 SUN DEC 28TH
1981 SUN DEC 6TH DUNLOP 1 AND 3 HOUR RACES
1982 OCT 3RD
1982 OCT 17TH
1982 SUN DEC 5TH DUNLOP 1 AND 3 HOURS
1983 FEB 12-13TH SOME NZSBK
1988 SUN AUG 28TH
1992 18-19TH APRIL
1992 DEC 5-6TH BEARS NORTHERN THUNDER

[jellywrestler]

Went to Baypark a couple of times in the 1970's - not sure if the Easter or Christmas / New Year meeting..

The First meeting Programme, and as we know the event was postponed because of the weather into early December .. see stamp on the Programme as a collector of programmes it's always cool to see something different that i've not seen before like the updated stamp, that's pretty cool.
did they have bikes at that meeting Roger?

[Oldfart]

Nothing at Mallory for Easter Ray!

[jellywrestler]

something similar but different

[928]

yep, mallory on good friday, then brands hatch practice on sunday, race monday when i used to follow f5000 in the 70's

[Milan Fistonic]

as a collector of programmes it's always cool to see something different that i've not seen before like the updated stamp, that's pretty cool.
did they have bikes at that meeting Roger?

No bikes at the first meeting but they were there three weeks later on December 30, 1967. There was a 10-lap Junior Grand Prix and a 10-lap Senior Grand Prix for the Open Bay of Plenty Championship

[bry3500]

https://www.progcovers.com/motor/baypark.html

[Roger Dowding]

something similar but different

" jw " Was in our local Library at Omokoroa Western Bay of Plenty Council today to collect a book that one of the guys who works there was repairing for me .
He was interested in the book " Up to Speed " the Ron Roycroft story and mentioned his Father use to grass track Race and also Hill Climb in a car 1960's 1970's and his Uncle is Cliff Kingston a Motorcycle Racer who entered events in the Bay in the 1960's - 1970's.
Cliff Kingston was the NZACU Road Race Championship 250 cc Winner in the 1967 - 68 Season.

In a publication about Tauranga Motorcycle Club he is mentioned as one of the " Notable Champions and Titleholders " which includes Dixie Dean Ken Mudford [ off Waiheke TT races fame ] Andrew Scrivener and others.

Image from BoP Photo News

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The photo led me to a series of photos of the Glenvale 100 at Baypark in 1970. and a certain Jim Palmer with Brian Scobie and others.

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More photos from the event will post on another thread about Baypark - when I re-find it.

[Roger Dowding]

An Overseas Entrant Jim Smith in his Australian Rover P6B V8. - image from a magazine - Milan Fistonic archives.

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More to come about the car - not sure where to put them yet !.

[Roger Dowding]

In Matamata on the weekend and needed some cheap stuff from a " Dollar / $2 " shop for the house.
in the " Dollar Store " on Broadway, Matamata there are huge range of Tin signs, - reproduction - Magnets, Petrol and Car Logo signs and magnets - all sorts of Motoring memorabilia.

In the front window was this.

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Wonder if " Allan " was at the meeting.

I attended several meetings at Baypark in the 1968 early 1970's period but cannot remember which ones.

Didn't buy the sign at $35 but did get a couple of " Pegasus " Magnets, one a " Mobilgas " and other " Pegasus Motor Oil "
They will go with my 1950s sign " PLUME " with the Pegasus - Flying Horse on it.

[Allan]

Yes I was there and the year before.

[Milan Fistonic]

This is the list of events at that meeting.

Sorry but I am not allowed to add that attachment.

I'm about ready to give up on this site.

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[Roger Dowding]

This is the list of events at that meeting.

Sorry but I am not allowed to add that attachment.

I'm about ready to give up on this site.

Despite my permissions stating this:


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When I try to add an attachment I am told I do not have permission to perform that action.

After being locked out for months this is almost the last straw.

Milan,

Hopefully " Psopho " [ Nic Hart ] or Steve Holmes can fix that for you.

You may need to Log Out fully and Log In again
- I had issues when the site reappeared a couple of weeks ago and had to do just that. I have saved my " Log -in " so when I open TRS I am set up to be automatically logged in.
At times though need to Log in again as can only " View " the site.

[Psopho]

Have just been messaging Steve and he's given the go ahead to upgrading the site which will resolve the issues we've all been having. I'll communicate more details in due course once we have the plan in place but something to look forward to.

I have a test site up and running showing the upgraded forum if anyone would like to try it out. Private message me here or on Facebook.

Cheers,
Nic

[Roger Dowding]

Psopho, have just seen your post 08/08/2025 only today - 14/08/2025, so working for some and not others.
Great it is back,
Now to find stuff to post - I have some.

Cheers,
Roger

[Roger Dowding]

A couple of photos of Peter Hanna, one of the promoters and a leading light for the track, waving the flag at the end of the last meeting 15 - 16 April 1995,

NZ Herald - Newspaper image Ken Hyndman archives.

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Allan Dick archives - Classic Autonews. photographer not known

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The First " Official " meeting and the last - the Programme Covers, December 1967 and April 1995,
The last Programme says 30 years, that is because planning / construction started in 1965.
John Climo archives, now in my collection along with a couple of 1970's Programmes.

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