Just A Mix Of Pics - Ray Green Collection

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Deeks usually on Evilbay. But not at the moment

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Lotus BRM
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Part of the Steve McQueen display
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Probably the most successful of all ERAs - 'Remus' (R5B - 1936) demonstrated here by Ludo Lindsay. His father the Hon Patrick Lindsay with characteristic red shirt, was a huge crowd favourite. Winner at Goodwood 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2008 and 2009.
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Love the Javlin Ray...

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Me too Bruce. I really don't understand why NZ is so anal about exterior trim for a CoD, when even in period, people often dispensed with bumpers. Try sourcing a front bumper for one of those or the hockey stick trim for a Magnette. Does the lack of a bumper suddenly make them race winners? Great to see this car out on track and one or two other rarities, in the 1958 Sears trophy Race.

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Me too Bruce. I really don't understand why NZ is so anal about exterior trim for a CoD, when even in period, people often dispensed with bumpers. Try sourcing a front bumper for one of those or the hockey stick trim for a Magnette. Does the lack of a bumper suddenly make them race winners? Great to see this car out on track and one or two other rarities, in the 1958 Sears trophy Race.

In HSC I allow the period cars without bumpers. If they raced in period without them that’s ok.
My Alfa 105 does not run bumpers and nor do the other 105’s in our class.

Somebody please bring out a Javlin to race.....

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Exactly Bruce - but read the CoD documentation (as I'm sure you have) and MGCC for the Manfeild event always had a separate question on the entry form about bumpers! Like I did, you presumably allow what is sensible.

As posted before, the UK allowed modifications to older saloons, even though limited, but our local series prefers them standard. Watching those Austin Westminsters being drifted was a real joy, but bog standard they definitely were not!

The Javelin would be a great addition to our grids, as would Riley 1.5's and many others.

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As a separate grid for MG we are lucky. We can run the tyres like the Hoosiers and Avon Bias. The fabulous Broadspeed Escorts and Nazer Escort are bumperless.....as you know all our cars have CoD’s In HMC and HSC.
The HMC car Regs are very strict and is really a controlled class and with the HSC cars it does work for us and each car is treated as an individual and the grid is varied.
HSC now have 3 Mk2 Jaguars and I hope all 3 will be out at the Taupo GP in January. We are working hard on that older group and have interest from some Mini and Imp owners. The 64 FIA Falcon Sprint will be out for next season to add to that group.
It’s all work in progress Ray and I just love the older Saloons you put photos up of.
Hopefully the owners of the older cars will bring them back out.

Cheers

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I find the trim issue an absolute irony. Many times during the 70's I was told by officials that they wanted the trim to be removed as it could pose a danger, and that was at very low level.

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Ironic indeed. Even more ironic is any insistence on original trim that contains foam. Having spent many working days at the foam manufacturing facility, then owned by a well known racer, the fact that the raw foam store was windowless and had no sprinklers, with staff forbidden to smoke within 50m, should say something. In the event of a fire, the fire brigade would be unable to extinguish it and would merely protect any adjacent property. The fumes given off are also toxic.

If we seriously think that one well meaning marshal with a single extinguisher and a driver with their own extinguisher, would be able to put out any internal car fire involving foam trim, then I'm afraid they'd be very disappointed.

Another four from the Sears Trophy group. Initially, this wasn't even on the programme and it took ages to get any information about it. For my money, one of the best grids of the whole weekend. They should keep it on the programme as it isn't as though they don't have space to park them or a tight timetable.
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St Mary's Trophy race - part 2, Sunday. Owners driving. Anglia driven by Theo Paphitis of ' Dragons Den' fame.
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Past winner
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Note the cramped driving position...
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[Paul B]

Nice Astons Ray. Such a nicely proportioned car. Big bucks now!
Cheers

[Roger Dowding]

Time for a Roger fix...
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Note the cramped driving position...
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Healeys Built for Speed not Comfort ..

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An interesting ride back to the start !!

A Brian Skudder photo ;
A Northland Hill Climb, Puhipuhi 1956 !! .
The Buckler is Jim Boyd in the Mark 6

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The Studebaker fell foul of the paperwork brigade and wasn't allowed to run in part 2 of the St Mary's Trophy on the Sunday. It had correct paperwork for some countries but apparently there was something amiss for this meeting. For goodness sake. It is a non-championship meeting so what was there to be gained by banning it?

As one of our FJ drivers was telling me, there are petty rules that make competing internationally a total nightmare. The FIA demands or approves one sort of wheel nut and some countries have a different rule, making the FIA ones illegal... Having to carry two set of wheel nuts?

If there is one thing that really gets up my nose it is banning cars that infringe some minor technicality, especially so in what is supposed to be an amateur level of the sport and more so when it isn't even performance related. When you have paid good money to attend a race meeting, it is usually to see the cars on the track.

Banning them for spurious reasons denies not only the drivers and crew, but also the paying spectators.

Quite why they cannot run (and it applies in NZ too) and be given an opportunity to correct what is wrong for a future meeting, is surely the best way of dealing with it, just as long as it isn't a genuine safety issue as opposed to a paperwork problem?
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Morgan SLR in the past winners parade. I always rated this as one of the best looking cars of the era.
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Hamill - another Goodwood regular
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The ex Donington TecMec is another rare car that is good to see out on track and going well.
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First time I have seen two Triumph Italias at the same event. The silver one is a regular at Goodwood, but the first time I have seen the blue one.
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[Grant Ellwood]

The Studebaker fell foul of the paperwork brigade and wasn't allowed to run in part 2 of the St Mary's Trophy on the Sunday. It had correct paperwork for some countries but apparently there was something amiss for this meeting. For goodness sake. It is a non-championship meeting so what was there to be gained by banning it?

As one of our FJ drivers was telling me, there are petty rules that make competing internationally a total nightmare. The FIA demands or approves one sort of wheel nut and some countries have a different rule, making the FIA ones illegal... Having to carry two set of wheel nuts?

If there is one thing that really gets up my nose it is banning cars that infringe some minor technicality, especially so in what is supposed to be an amateur level of the sport and more so when it isn't even performance related. When you have paid good money to attend a race meeting, it is usually to see the cars on the track.

Banning them for spurious reasons denies not on the drivers and crew, but also the paying spectators.

Quite why they cannot run (and it applies in NZ too) and be given an opportunity to correct what is wrong for a future meeting, is surely the best way of dealing with it, just as long as it isn't a genuine safety issue as opposed to a paperwork problem?
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Morgan SLR in the past winners parade. I always rated this as one of the best looking cars of the era.
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Hamill - another Goodwood regular
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The ex Donington TecMec is another rare car that is good to see out on track and going well.
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First time I have seen two Triumph Italias at the same event. The silver one is a regular at Goodwood, but the first time I have seen the blue one.
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The group I run with up here - SVRA (Sportscar Vintage Racing Association) is very good with allowing you make corrections for the next meeting while allowing you to race in the current one unless it's a serious safety issue.
I was allowed to run the A40 with some non-conforming parts but had to update for the next event. Sensible!

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ERC and Grant,
this is the problem with a lot of motorsport. people a racing the rules instead of the cars. goes all the way to F1.

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Emmanuele Pirro aboard one of several super fast Lotus Cortinas.
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The famous Rob Walker Lotus 18 driven by Stirling Moss to wins at Monaco and the Nürburgring 1961.
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Sorry that so many pics are from right to left, but only the Elite get to be on the inside of the track at the chicane... Fighting a setting sun limited the opportunities late in the day too and I was way too tired to walk around the back of the track late afternoon.

As you can see from pic #1 in this set, early morning meant long shadows too - 8:00am.

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Who would have thought that a Ferrari 250, nicknamed 'the Breadvan' would inspire or spawn Ford Anglia copies?
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As stated earlier, I sadly missed seeing this group out in practice and their race. Drat.
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Seen outside the Ibis Budget, Portsmouth, my bed for four nights, Ronart, over from Holland.
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Humphrey...
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[John McKechnie]

#2522-
Wonder if they have the correct Royal Blue colour on the ex Jim Boyd Lola T70?

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Haggeman Sutton Special
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Somewhat surprisingly, the Lotus 16 beat the later rear engined cars to win the Richmond & Gordon Trophies. One of my favourite race groups as it did indeed cover that transition from front engined to rear engined GP cars. Glad I am of an age to remember it. Only one Ferrari contested the race.
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Another from the Rob Walker tribute parade.
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I'm still sorting deleting and filing, two months later...

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This Maserati and the ERAs looked very similar.
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It is still a 'Mix of Pics - even though so many are from just one meeting. If nothing else, I hope it shows the real diversity of vehicles present - but this set for the Jaguar fans.

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In the sunshine 7:15am....
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The Costin Lister Jaguar GT. Love this car.
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Michelotti XK 150 - just to save you asking.
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I haven't done a count, but I believe there were far more Jaguar engines on tack at Goodwood than any other, by a considerable margin - and boy, did some of them sound sweet!

[Paul B]

Hi Ray,
I found this on the net, you may be interested:
https://www.rcnmag.com/fresh-finds/wooden-wonder-1967-marcos-1600gt

Cheers

[Oldfart]

Hi Ray,
I found this on the net, you may be interested:
https://www.rcnmag.com/fresh-finds/wooden-wonder-1967-marcos-1600gt

Cheers

No bids and closed!

[Paul B]

Its still for sale, and the price has dropped.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/273531153471?ViewItem=&vxp=mtr&item=273531153471

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Buyer would still need to spend a lot of time and money to get that finished! Beginning to consider selling mine...

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The suit is a giveaway - another from the Rob Walker parade.
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[Roger Dowding]

As at now 5;47 pm make that 17;47 .. NZ DST .. you have a group of Sevens " 727,772 " Views.
Congrats Ray and of course I am still steeling your stuff [ with apologies to NZI and their - anti - Aussie Ads..

Can't do this without a Healey photo - from my " Old Healey Mate " Mark Donaldson founder early President and now President again [ after many years ] of the AH Club of NZ ..
His 100 Six MM [ on the right ] at the Concours at the gates of the Sunken Gardens Cornwall Park. **
** Make that the entrance to Ellerslie Race Course ** Must have been an early Healey Club Concours !!

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Mark Donaldson's other car a BN2 1956 AH 100 - which he still has

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took me so long was 727,782 by the time I found the photo !!

[John McKechnie]

Roger...that b/w pic where you say Concourse at Sunken Gardens , Cornwall park.
That location pic is Ellerslie Racecourse going by the ornate pillars and Members Only signs.

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You must be right John. Members Only sign is the giveaway.

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Roger...that b/w pic where you say Concourse at Sunken Gardens , Cornwall park.
That location pic is Ellerslie Racecourse going by the ornate pillars and Members Only signs.

John McK - you would be correct .. a wee error on my part, now corrected - Cheers
The Intermarque Concours was held at the Sunken Gardens Cornwall Park though in the late 1970's - from this guys memory !!

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This Mercury Cyclone is owned by Kiwi, Roger Wills, but driven here by Gordon Shedden, the 'pro' driver for the two part St Mary's Trophy Race. Roger drove it on the Sunday which is 'owners day', but Steve Soper was also running Sunday....
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Compare this with #2539. #12 with wires and #18 with Dunlops.
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Another Kiwi connection. The A35 from the St Mary Trophy race 2016, with Paul Radisich, now for sale.
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[khyndart in CA]

Thanks Ray for all your photos as you have something for everyone and today you have posted two of my favorites.
A 1965 McLaren M1 B # 18 and a MK 1 Austin Mini Cooper S # 1.
Please keep them coming.
Cheers, Ken H.

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Thanks Ray for all your photos as you have something for everyone and today you have posted two of my favorites.
A 1965 McLaren M1 B # 18 and a MK 1 Austin Mini Cooper S # 1.
Please keep them coming.
Cheers, Ken H.

Ken H

I agree and even better Ray lets me "steal { borrow } his photos especially of Austin Healey's

Now here is an oddball for you all a NADA Federal Spec Rover P6B 1972 model LHD with British Plates - now in NZ..

The owner says " This car was ordered from the rover factory and picked up at Solihull by Kansas customers. Toured Europe and shipped to New York in 1972. She is a genuine 1 previous owner car with 36000miles on the clock. I can confirm that the 1st owner was not an airline pilot but indeed a farmer. "

The new owner - an interesting story this, [ small world NZ ] His name is Edward Winchester and about 20 years ago [ 1997 ish ] his father bought an SD1 Rover - a rather special Twin Plenum Fuel Injected model a Walkinshaw modified version of the Vitesse from my Uncle Edward Dowding [ Ed Dowding passed away this year 2018 at 98 - as mentioned on the NSCC thread ] I think now Edward Winchester has the SD1 and there is also a Rover P4 in that family

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Plenty more to come... In fact, I'm still sorting and filing from Goodwood. My methodology is to download from the cameras ASAP - even that takes time these days at a big meeting! Then from the laptop, where some initial work might be done when travelling, they are all backed up on a portable hard drive, before being copied to the PC. This retains most of the originals.

The next stage is to quickly try and dump the obvious failures (and at times, there are a fair few), then number all pics. Year, month, day, sequence. That isn't too onerous, until you discover later that you put 219, instead of 218 for the year for a batch of 150 or 200, meaning a fair bit of backtracking...

The next stage is to do a sort by a) Road going Brits b) Road going others c) race Brits d) race others e) sundry. This is an essential step to break down the numbers, otherwise smoke emanates from the hard disc as it struggles to cope with the sheer volume...

At the same time, every single pic may be cropped to eliminate too much background - often this is just to concentrate on the car even if it means cutting off the heads of some people! I crop fairly quickly but it still means going through every single pic. Sometimes there needs to be a bit of colour adjustment, or contrast adjustment.

On then to splitting by make to slim down the volume in each folder even more and in some cases, also by model. Where there are several examples of the same model (E type Jaguar or AC Cobra for example) split again by individual cars.

Then it is case of discarding those that are slightly out of focus or obvious duplicates. Only then is it possible to file them in a library, sometimes naming the files by make, plus the copy and shrink a selection for TRS and upload later.

Having been added to the library, the whole library has to be backed up to a portable hard drive on a regular basis - and needless to say, that takes longer and longer each six months.

This is inevitably a long drawn out process but when viewer(s) grizzle about a lack of captions they have no idea just how much work has already gone into getting them to TRS. That is also without backtracking and scanning 1,000's of slides and negatives which is even slower.

Thankfully, I know that several are regular watchers on here and pop in almost daily to see what has been added. As always, if anyone does have a query about any photograph posted, if I can answer it I will. So thanks for the thanks! Time is also spent supporting several Facebook pages, including Donington, Alta, ERA, BRM/ORMA, British Classics, Nottingham Sports Car Club.

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This Maserati influenced car is in fact an AC Ace-Bristol.
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Crowd favourite Nick Swift - note the number plate...
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[khyndart in CA]

Ray,
Nick Swift seems to put on a great display of driving in his Mk1 Morris Cooper S at Goodwood every chance he can.

Thanks also for your description of putting in these photos as we all lap them up and just take it for granted so your explanation is well done and I only have a small understanding to what you do for us day after day. Just as I get back to work after my lunch break and I hear over my shoulder "Hyndman, what are you looking at ?"
(It's all your fault Ray but please don't stop !)

Ken H

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Sorry Ken.... Not really

Early morning - before the champagne quaffers had invaded the place.


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Attitude! Not cornering on rails with the driver hidden.
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Ditto - attitude.
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Derek Bell demonstrated the Eagle V12 on the Friday. Not sure why there was only one car on the track, when there were so many others that could have been out there. I know, I'm like an LP record with the needle stuck in a groove, but paying spectators need something to look at between races other than dead tarseal - and the same goes for races with small grids.
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When even a 300mm lens is useful! Hispano Suiza in the GRRC members area, taken from the opposite side of the track, then cropped. With improved image sizes on newer cameras, what would be consigned to the bin, because the subject is too small, can be cropped and still give an acceptable image for the computer. Ditto when scanning slides. Many of those that were in the reject pile have been successfully scanned.
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[Kevin Hirst]

You must be right John. Members Only sign is the giveaway.

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Love the A90 Ray, same as the one I owned & raced.

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I was talking to Andy Culpin of RaceFX only yesterday. Not so long ago he was keen to build an A90 for competition but opted out, as there was no suitable class for it in NZ. We both feel that there needs to be two classes within the same grid for these old saloons, standard and period modified. The A90's at Goodwood were just so impressive, but standard they were not!

Goodwood partially overcomes the speed differential problem by having all races by time, rather than laps, so at least everyone gets a decent run.
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From the Steve McQueen display
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Today's post totally disappeared... Will try again.

Just in case you haven't seen the Chelsea thread, the event planned for this Sunday has been cancelled.

ERA R14B - first time I have seen this ERA.
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Scirroco BRM
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Not every pre 1966 car could be deemed elegant.
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[Paul B]

And how about this Morris Marina? Does it still exist? Run?

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Graham Park I think it was, its mentioned in the Lost Cars thread, ran with tinted windows and I think from memory on that thread it was burnt out at Baypark?[/QUOTE]

I am fairly sure this car is still alive & running and was at Manfeild MG race meeting last weekend with Historic Sport sedans with John Mckechnie's group, It runs a mid mounted V8

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Cripes, that is going back a bit! The car (Marina V8) was shown in its current guise on this thread, at Hampton Downs at least a year ago.

[John McKechnie]

Graemes car did have a fire at Baypark, but..bacon and sausages were close at hand so not a bad.
Car is visually unchanged externally since first built, but I noticed a spelling mistake on Saturday.
AND...MG at Manfeild was ,once again an absolute brilliant meeting, if any one has any pix, please post here

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Yes Ray, I dont know what happened, when I looked at your latest post, TRS placed me at where the Marina was, so I commented, thinking it was a latest. Then realised it was old, I tried to look at your latest post and TRS kicked me out. Anyway its all good car banter!
Thanks for the pics!
Cheers

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Yup. TRS was playing up yesterday Paul, so not at all surprised! I had problems too.

John, please start another thread for Manfeild pics, as I don't think this is the right thread for other people's collections. An occasional pic from elsewhere is no big deal, but please, not a heap of them.

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Shame - several cars ended up on a tow rope or the back of a truck. No accident this time, just an early car failure so I didn't manage several pics of this fine car.
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My first and 3rd vehicles were Austin Minivans... The second was a hot 850cc Mini saloon that I sold to get married, hence down to Minivan 2. When the marriage failed, I bought back the hot Mini, before graduating to a 998cc Mini Cooper... Had Minis ever since.
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Only 346 pics still to file...

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Sean Dunaher's 1938 Maserati 6CM won again, (it won in 2016) driven by Calum Lockie, again, after a race long battle with Mark Gillies aboard the 1934 ERA R3A, owned by Dick Skipworth.
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ERA R5B - 'Remus'
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Here we go again. All today's attachments posted 9:13am disappeared... Attempted reload 2:15pm. Nothing happening on first attempt...

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LDS Climax
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Early morning dew on this Bristol - 7:15am, before the track gates opened at 7:30am. Obviously left there overnight.
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Late afternoon sun on the Austin Healey, probably 6:45 PM but I hadn't set that camera's clock onto UK time... Silly mistake - again.
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At last, I have finished the filing from the trip - well, almost. A batch of what I classify as 'sundry', such as people or scenic pics still to lock away, but several are in the pile still to upload to TRS.

However, there are still about 450 in the folder for uploading to TRS!

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A sundry mix from Goodwood
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Matt & Duncan Ricketts with my Dad's model of GP1 I presented to them. Duncan's wife Karin, was presented with an award at the annual ERA dinner last week.

"Very many congratulations to Karin Ricketts on being awarded the Francis Howe Trophy for contribution towards the preservation of the ERA marque."
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This is one of the two queues at 7:15am...
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Not sure what the male equivalent is of the Girls of St Trinians.
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1958 World Champion, Mike Hawthorn - the first Brit to take the title after 18 years of the F1 World Championship.
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Note the pranged Iso Bizzarrini in the distant background.
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The Connaught is being lapped here by the eventual winner (26) and second place (10). It shows very well the three stages of car development during what was probably the most interesting era of F1 (for me anyway). The transition from rather cumbersome to more aero dynamic front-engined cars to rear engined.
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Formula Junior Stanguellini.
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One queue at 7:22am...

At least there was enough space here to park a large Buick. Not sure how you'd ever negotiate some of the car park spiral ramps and park in a single space.
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Mark Blundell driving Kerry Michael's Lotus Cortina in St Mary's Trophy practice, part 1, for the 'invited drivers'.
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ERA R9B
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Devin Chevrolet - but not in the programme... As is often the case, it took some research to find out what it is.
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Cooper 500cc from the winner's parade.
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Phew! Took some time to find out that this was a Type 51 Cooper Climax! Few images of it racing on wire wheels on Google and as the programme merely listed the cars in the parade, I wasn't sure whether it was a T43, T45 or T51...
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A dew covered Ferrari this time!
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I joined the cubs (again) with an E Pace this week, so I am very much focussing on - as JC calls them Jaaags…

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[Roger Dowding]

REC, This TR4 " 415VC " is that one of the trio built by Triumph for rallying and initially taken to Canada for a Rally there ?
I really like it and when I had mine and we were re-building it, wanted those front guards with the cut outs and other modifications.
Now trying to find the Oxford Diecast of the car !in 1;43 scale.

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To go on this ; DF4958 the 1967 TR4A IRS with Overdrive and Surrey / Targa roof - hard and soft tops -
BMC BOY did some of the panelbeating for me - to get the new ' remanufactured 'guards to match up with the bonnet that I shipped back from Eugene Oregon [ Foreign Parts West ].
In the end car was just rebuilt in 1983/84 and sold in mid 1985 - to help buy a house ..the things you did !!.

1979 before the accident and rebuild
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1984 after the second [minor ] accident after the first rebuild prompting more repairs..

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I missed a shot of the Foden coach in the background.
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Willys
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[Roger Dowding]

I missed a shot of the Foden coach in the background.
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Pic 5 about to be borrowed, Ray, cheers Roger D

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No need to re-post the whole lot Roger! Happy just to get the acknowledgement when they are used elsewhere.

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Andy Priaulx at the wheel of Steve Soper's Lotus Cortina
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These old BMW motorbikes were most impressive in the Barry Sheene Trophy races. not as sharp as most pics, but probably worth showing.


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[Roger Dowding]

No need to re-post the whole lot Roger! Happy just to get the acknowledgement when they are used elsewhere.

Cheers Ray - you do !!

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[Spgeti]

Love that Austin Ray...

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Me too Spgeti!
I'm seeing red this morning... Must be something to do with the brand new scanner I bought yesterday morning, but had to be returned in the afternoon as the slide/negative film scanner head didn't move...

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As is often the case, the pilgrimage to Goodwood is more often than not, to see cars we'll never, ever see in NZ. Sure, many cars are regulars, but more than one visit is always worthwhile.
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The ex Rob Walker Facel Vega.
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A heavily cropped pic taken from the Lavant straight looking across to St Mary's. This is where the long lens would have been useful, but bear in mind all other pics were taken either with a pocket compact or a 300mm lens.
The Bugatti here is leading the eventual second place ERA.
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Andrew Jordan at the wheel.
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Alton Jaguar - yet another of these great Jaguar powered 1950's sports cars.
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The little chap holding his helmet, one of the Settringham Cup, Austin A40 pedal car competitors, looks longingly at the Jaguar... Know the feeling kid, know the feeling.


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Tiff Needell
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The Jordan colour scheme - winners parade A40.
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From here, you can see the length of fencing on the inside of the track from where my 'left to right' pics were taken, on the exit to Lavant. It was a lot of walking each day to get different vantage points, and although there was often time between races (too much time usually...) it was rather hard on the old feet and ankles to keep tracking back and forth, hence the day 1 pics, starting at Madgwick and going clockwise.
By day 3, I just stayed at Woodcote, but the crowd was about 6 deep so I clung to my position and stayed there all day until I'd had enough! The section from Woodcote, across to the start/finish line and Madgwick is the busiest part of the track for spectators and from the Chicane onwards, many bring along folding chairs and plonk them up to the fence. They then either disappear for a while - which is fine, or stand up when the race is on, so that two people standing in front of their chairs take up the space of four people!
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From the Steve McQueen display
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Theo Paphitis, from the TV series "Dragon's Den", 1650cc Ford Anglia
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[Spgeti]

http://www.theroaringseason.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=58809&d=1543099910

This shows variety. I would very much like a grid to match this. Anglia, Mini, Alfa, BMW and Jag. We have them all in HSC but not always in the same space on the track.

[ERC]

Agree Bruce, but as we seem to be getting swamped with high powered V8s and extremely fast and highly developed Ford Escorts, I suspect that there may be a disincentive to enter the fray with slower cars. I had hoped that by having the ERC Series in two speed groups, that we'd get swamped in the slower group, but that hasn't happened. We have the variety and even the numbers, but we can't even get the variety to the track on the same day, let alone the same portion of the track!

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'Humphrey' again. I sold some ERA memorabilia to the UK and added some extras which the recipient appreciated so much, he has sent me a copy of the ERA Magazine 'Hearsay'. Wow! What a production that is. Full colour on glossy high quality paper, 88 10" x 8' pages and with a stiff cover. Great info on some of the cars running today and also historical stuff. I might have to stump up for an ERA Club membership.
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More from the Steve McQueen collection.
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Not sure where the rear screen blew out - or who did the black tyre mark!
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Another from the Steve McQueen display. In the background, the motorbike must be a Nottingham manufactured Brough Superior, still carrying a Nottingham number plate.
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Duncan Ricketts let me sit in this car, the unique ERA GP1 - and what a struggle it was getting in past that enormous steering wheel and the gear selector, into a very cramped cockpit.
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This Maserati sounded a bit off colour so another that didn't survive the weekend.
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One of many celebrations of any Goodwood weekend is significant anniversaries, so this year, not only was it the 1958 Jack Sears Trophy race for saloon cars, but also 70 years since the Jaguar XK120 was launched. It will be interesting to see what they celebrate in 2019, as 1959 saw the Motor Show announcements of the Mini, Triumph Herald and Ford Anglia. The Mini was celebrated at Goodwood in 2009.
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Jaguar recreation by Jaguar
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As it happens, an all Brit set... (yes, I call Cobras British, despite the US engines.)

Ludo Lindsay with 'Remus', one of the most raced cars of all time, in the winners parade. It was also the first race winner at the 1998 inaugural Revival meeting and even competed at the first Goodwood meeting in 1948. The car has won no less than 6 races at the Revivals. The car was raced for many years by Ludovic's father, the Hon Patrick Lindsay - usually wearing a trademark red shirt!

The car is now owned and raced by Charles McCabe who also owns the BRM P25 shown in post #2591. What a great pair of cars to own!
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John Coombs entered Jaguar Mk1 driven by Charlie March.
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Another 7:20am photograph...
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Amazing how many cars weren't in the programme and this was one, carrying the David Purley and LEC signage.
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Oldfart is apparently having problems viewing the images - in this thread only. The site stalls. It occasionally stalls for me, too, but is anyone else having problems? Maybe I have clogged the system and need to start a new thread?

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This is the last pic I took at Goodwood 2018, but not the last to be uploaded. This was 3:40pm on the Sunday and there was still a fair bit of racing going on, but I was totally bushed! Next time, if there is one, I may just do the Friday and stay to the bitter end.

Note that full harness belts are allowed in the UK...
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but...

"As it stands harnesses which only show FIA approval are not eligible for the UK MOT (WoF) test unless the vehicle presenter can prove (documented proof) that the standards marked on the harness meet or are equivalent to BS 3254: 1960 or BS3254:Part 1 1988.

After reviewing the FIA's documents for harness standards VOSA concluded that the British Standard was not met. More information was requested from the FIA but this was not forthcoming.

It is not yet clear what the shortcomings are without reviewing the BS documents."

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The ex-Dan Gurney BRM P48, going very well too. Magnesium body built by Hall & Hall and owned by Robs Lamplough. The programme has him down as the driver but this may be Ben Mitchell.
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A great scrap between these two, but the Maserati won.
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Not to be confused with the other Rob Walker 250SWB, this is the one where Stirling Moss, whilst racing in the TT(?), was listening to Raymond Baxter's radio commentary, hence the radio aerial.
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Kiwi Roger Wills at the wheel this time.
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Sadler
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The car parks at the end of the day are interesting, even for post 1966 cars driving past.
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[Remi110984]

This last one was a 275 GTB evocation on modern wheelbase. I don't know who builds it.

[ERC]

I checked on a UK database Remi, and it comes up as 1994 Ferrari. I was confused, as I thought it was a replica or recreation, but the UK no longer have a 'Tax Disc' on the screen, so it is often extremely difficult to establish what a car is.

I have got to the stage of effectively publishing a permanent disclaimer to the effect that any picture taken in recent times, may or may not be the real thing, a recreation or a replica. In NZ, it is generally quite easy, but in the UK or where you can't get close enough to have a good look, I can only make a best guess.

There were several 'AC Cobras' around with period number plates, but that is no guarantee of anything. Even on track, there are known recreations/replicas such as the Lancia Ferrari D50 - but they are never marked as such in the programme.

Even now, someone is building up an ERA out of genuine spares, so as they only built 17, one was destroyed, Tony Merrick created a recreation - AJM1 so there were still 17. That one is always entered as 'AJM1'

Even back in the late 1930s, the works were always swapping chassis, repairing chassis, supplying engines from 1100cc to blown 2 litre, so building one up from genuine spares means that very soon, there will be more ERA's than were built in period. Also in period, you got an ERA or two that was converted from B type to C or D type.

We already have R4A and R4D, plus R12b and R12C ("Hanuman 1 & Hanuman 2").

[Remi110984]

Found out it is a Bamford 275, based on the running gear of a Ferrari 456 GT.

[ERC]

Thanks Remi. So at least it is still a Ferrari!

Another real mix...

I love one offs almost as much as some of the iconic cars, whether they be single seaters or sports racing cars - or even sportscars. The JBW Maserati again. A car that was often in the Mallory Park programmes, but I have no recollection of ever actually seeing it in period.
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[928]

that taxi in the pictures above, was it a test car for australian series. looks about the right age

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Just quick break from Goodwood. TACCOC's Christmas meet on Sunday.

David Metford
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Paul Madeley's Porsche Turbo first time out, second lap!
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Neither the Arrow Wheels nor Muscle Cars/Saloons could muster 20 cars, which is a shame, especially with TACCOC's lowered entry fee.

Bruce Manon's Escort now has a new home and it looks as though Bruce may have joined those of us who have hung up our race helmets.

[John McKechnie]

Looks like 2 Camaros have also got new homes.

[Spgeti]

Looks like 2 Camaros have also got new homes.

Yes both the Ex USA A-Sedan Camaros have new homes.

Glenn Allingham purchased the Ex Roger Williams 69 Camaro and Ritchie Malam purchased the Ex Steve Elliot 68 Camaro.

This was the first outings for these cars under their new ownership.

[Milan Fistonic]

Glenn Allingham gave the car a good workout - recovering from a spin

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[Spgeti]

Glenn Allingham gave the car a good workout - recovering from a spin

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Love that photo Milan. May I use it please for HMC/HSC FB Site and our Newsletter etc.

Cheers
Bruce

[Milan Fistonic]

Go for it - just like Glenn

Here's Sean McCaughan finding his way through the smoke

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[Spgeti]

Go for it - just like Glenn

Here's Sean McCaughan finding his way through the smoke

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Thanks Milan, and I have now heard the story about it........

[ERC]

More from Sunday:

Rogan's seatbelts were out of date, so was turned down at scrutineering...
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Neil forgot his helmet and missed practice...
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Michael's Crossle.
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Often there is a car in the car park I haven't spotted before.
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[Michael Clark]

Great shots Ray

[ERC]

Back to Goodwood - still a few to go.
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At 5pm, pre 1966 cars as far as the eye can see. Who knows what treasures there were hidden amongst that lot? Far too tired by then to walk up and down the rows, having been on my feet for the best part of 10 hours, carrying the camera and backpack.
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Their Scarab failed so they nipped home and brought the Cooper Bristol instead!
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RGS Atalanta
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Scarab sports racing.
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Evidence of Austin vs Austin.
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[Spgeti]

Bit of damage on the two Austin’s....

[John McKechnie]

Real steel here Bruce, not later Allegro thin gauge.. Would have taken a fair hit to do this

[Grant Ellwood]

http://www.theroaringseason.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=59093&d=1544820678

Any info on car #66?

[ERC]

Hi Grant. A big thank you for that request, as it helped me sort another query that had been bugging me.

Car #66 is a Cooper T66 entered and driven by Syd Hoole.
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That led me to consult the race programme and do a google search on a car that I had previously labelled a Cooper, but couldn't find any matching images, despite a lot of research. I was confused by the fact that it was running on wire wheels. Turns out that it wasn't a Cooper at all, but the 1960 Walker-Climax Tec Mec Tipo 10 - tested by Moss but never raced. I wouldn't have discovered that, had you not raised the query and wasn't even aware of the car prior. I am overjoyed when a missing piece of a jigsaw puzzle is found (I'm a simple soul at heart...).
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[Allan]

What engine is in the 66 car. Looks to me like some kind of V8.

[khyndart in CA]

Allan,
That is a Coventry Climax V-8 engine from the 1.5 liter Formula One era.
( " Introduced in 1961 amidst some criticism, the new reduced engine 1.5 L formula took control of F1 just as every team and manufacturer switched from front to mid-engined cars. Although these were initially underpowered, five years later average power had increased by nearly 50% and lap times were better than in 1960. The old 2.5 L formula had been retained for International Formula racing, but this didn't achieve much success until the introduction of the Tasman Series in Australia and New Zealand during the winter season, leaving the 1.5 L cars as the fastest single seaters in Europe during this time. The power range was between 150 hp (112 kW) and 225 hp (168 kW)."
(Wikipedia info.)
Check the size of these pistons.
( Ultimatecarpage.com info. )
Engine Specs: Engine
Configuration Coventry Climax FWMV Mk 3 90º V8
Location Mid, longitudinally mounted
Construction aluminium alloy block and head
Displacement 1,495 cc / 91.2 cu in
Bore / Stroke 67.9 mm (2.7 in) / 51.6 mm (2 in)
Compression 11.5:1
Valvetrain 2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed Lucas Fuel Injection
Lubrication Dry sump
Aspiration Naturally Aspirated
Power 195 bhp / 145 kW @ 9,500 rpm
Torque 160 Nm / 118 ft lbs @ 8,000 rpm
BHP/Liter 130 bhp / liter.

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1963 Cooper T66 Climax (Ultimatecarpage.com photo )
Number F1-2-63

(Ken H )

[Allan]

Thanks for that Ken.

[ERC]

Stuart Morley's Stingray was shared with Derek Bell. Morley driving here I think.
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[khyndart in CA]

Wonderful photos Ray.
Your Connaught photo reminded me of the January 11th 1958 NZGP field at Ardmore.

"The two 2.5-litre Connaughts bought by Bernie Eccleston after the break-up of the small privately-owned concern were driven by Roy Salvadori and Stuart Lewis-Evans who, like Scott-Brown, was to lose his life later in the year. The Connaught had been developed over a period of six years around a basically Lea-Francis motor, conforming to the current Formula I requirements at the time the cars came to New Zealand. It had always been at a disadvantage in power, but had carried the flag for Britain while the BRM underwent its lengthy gestation and the Vanwall was being developed.
The most notable win was in the Syracuse Grand Prix of 1955, and of the two cars Salvadori was driving a Syracuse model, B3 - actually the ex-Marr car rebuilt and re-engined, and Lewis-Evans, B7, the wedge-shaped Connaught Dart.
(Sergent.com.au information.)

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(From the 1958 NZGP programme )

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(Ray Green 2018 photo.)


(Ken H )

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[Roger Dowding]

That Bentley a Gurney-Nutting lowboy ?? - cut down roof - Beautiful - stylish YES !! thanks Ray ..

[Andrew Metford]

Just quick break from Goodwood. TACCOC's Christmas meet on Sunday.

David Metford
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This car is now for sale. Full details here http://www.theroaringseason.com/showthread.php?2481-1971-MK1-Escort-Classic-Race-car Not hanging up the helmet, details in due course.....

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David is too young to be hanging up his helmet Andrew! Look forward to whatever emerges.

A bit of seasonal Christmas red...
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...and a bit of seasonal green - of course. I'd be thrilled to bits if Santa parked any of these in my garage, red or green.
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Fred Davies Special
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After the Plymouth ploughed into the chicane, the Jaguar acquired a bit of ground effect.
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An opportune time to wish everyone who pops in here on a regular basis, either to look or comment, the compliments of the season.

Many thanks to those who add missing information or correct errors, your contributions are very much appreciated.

At this time of the year, I make sure everything is backed up (I do back up regularly anyway) and clear some of the crud out of the computer and just remind everyone else to make sure your files are backed up on a separate device. We aren't away for Christmas so I may continue posting now and again and at this stage, I haven't even decided what events to go to in NZ in 2019.

I do miss the annual January HD Festivals of old and doubt that I'll make Taupo, but some day, I do intend to do another South Island event, having called briefly at Teretonga some years ago - and got soaked!

Cheers everyone - and I hope Rhys has managed to get back in to see the posts!

[Roger Dowding]

An opportune time to wish everyone who pops in here on a regular basis, either to look or comment, the compliments of the season.

Many thanks to those who add missing information or correct errors, your contributions are very much appreciated.

At this time of the year, I make sure everything is backed up (I do back up regularly anyway) and clear some of the crud out of the computer and just remind everyone else to make sure your files are backed up on a separate device. We aren't away for Christmas so I may continue posting now and again and at this stage, I haven't even decided what events to go to in NZ in 2019.

I do miss the annual January HD Festivals of old and doubt that I'll make Taupo, but some day, I do intend to do another South Island event, having called briefly at Teretonga some years ago - and got soaked!

Cheers everyone - and I hope Rhys has managed to get back in to see the posts!

ERC, and best wishes to you and yours, have just PM'd Ken H and John Mck as I could be a " maybe " for Taupo.. and " Caffeine and Classics for the end of January seem like a starter for me - Will take the almost 30 year old MX5 [ 1991 model ] - well they made the first NA series in 1989 so should qualify - just borrow a Rego sticker of an older car ??.
Take care all of you

Cheers

Roger D.

[chaindrive]

Thank You Ray for your daily fix. These have kept me out of The Home For The Bewildered. Luv Em. All the best to you and yours.

[khyndart in CA]

Thank you Ray for keeping this forum so interesting.
Where would we be without your massive amount of inputs as I know the amount of work you must put into it all every day.
As I am a day behind here in California can I start celebrating Christmas for two days ?
Cheers to all,
Ken H

[John McKechnie]

And Ken, I hope Santa rewards you for being such a good boy with all the most enjoyable information you post here.
Still find it hard to believe you find time to also hold down a full time job and marriage, find fishing time with the son-in-law,roasting chestnuts etc

[Allan]

Thanks Ray.

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Tiff Needell's mount on a piece of string.
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Real racer... Mark Gillies R3A
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Wannabe racer... Anon ERA GP1
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R5B - Remus, one of the most successful and most raced cars of all time, with the Grist Alfa alongside.

As we all know, many of the historic cars racing today seem to be so much quicker than they used to be, so 'Remus' is no longer the front runner it once was, but amazing to see these 1930's cars being driven so well and sounding glorious.

Had they been electric powered, along with all the others on show or racing at Goodwood, does anyone sincerely believe the meeting would be a virtual spectator sell out?
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A bit of a surprise to see a front engined car beat the rear engined cars, but a great ding dong battle between these two.
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Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Bugatti, Alta, ERA. All totally distinctive in looks and noise.
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Last post of the year and I'm still only up to September...

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Happy New Year everyone!

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2:46PM Sunday
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[Steve Holmes]

The front-engined Ferraris - still my favourites.

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I'm really enjoying these Goodwood photos Ray. Keep them coming!

Out of interest, who is entered in the #1 Ferrari in this post?

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Ferrari driver is the owner, Tony Best. I'm getting near to the bottom of the Goodwood pile now... Just thirty to go.

The sister Jag to CUT7 also showing signs of a minor altercation. Is this the result of sharing with pro drivers I wonder or was it the owner who dinged it? As it happens, the same co-driver in both cars.
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Two of a kind...
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Two of a kind, again...
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And another two of a kind.
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Three of a kind
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As you may have noticed, one of the major joys of Goodwood - certainly for me, is the total absence of wire netting catch fences. Yes, they have had accidents, but I'll do a catchfence-less track any day of the week. Every Goodwood photograph was taken from areas accessed by the general public. No tabard or privileges here and the maximum lens used was 300mm. Most statics were taken with a pocket Canon.

Some of the inner paddock shots wouldn't have been possible without the assistance of HRC's Tim Hill. Thanks Tim. Deeply indebted to you.

[Steve Holmes]

Ferrari driver is the owner, Tony Best. I'm getting near to the bottom of the Goodwood pile now... Just thirty to go.

The sister Jag to CUT7 also showing signs of a minor altercation. Is this the result of sharing with pro drivers I wonder or was it the owner who dinged it? As it happens, the same co-driver in both cars.
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Often times its the co-driver (pro driver) who creates the damage, but on this occasion I think it was the owner. He hit the rear of the slow-starting Ferrari 250GTO in front of him off the line. The Ferrari was out almost on the sport.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpdJcDs3g0g

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Having had 750,000 views and probably slowing up the system, time for a continuation thread before I get a message from Steve to back off! Maybe Rhys will be able to get back in again?

I haven't quite finished with Goodwood 2018, but this first post is from the 'reserves pile' and has a query.

Donington July 1980
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For Roger. Pukekohe November 1985
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Now this one pic has had me baffled for ages and I have spent hours trying to pin down the date. This is where young Terry S has absolutely no idea as to what goes into some of these posts. According to the pic, this is carrying car number 14, but having tracked all Whenuapai programmes in my possession, there is no Datsun Z carrying #14.

I'm, now pretty sure it is 1987, but the race programme has car #14 down as Grant Bowring in a Buckler DD2. The only thing I can think of is that it maybe car 54.
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Kenny Smith 1989
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Domain Hillclimb 1998
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Hampton Downs 2013
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[Steve Holmes]

Well you wouldn't get any complaints from me Ray. I was looking forward to seeing you top 1 million views.

[Roger Dowding]

Well you wouldn't get any complaints from me Ray. I was looking forward to seeing you top 1 million views.

Ray, there you are, could keep the original thread going. I am jealous as my 6 threads, Dunedin, Early Pics Pukekohe, NSCC, a couple of small ones [ Lakeside 2015 ] MX5 and of course the Austin Healey one - I have only got to a bit over 1/2 a million, so keep going.

May have to get Steve to merge the recent postd to " Just a Mix of Pics #1 ".

Cheers, and thanks for the Healeys, Frank Karl in the first AH pic, the Red over Black car am unsure whose !!:cool:

[ERC]

* This refers to me starting up a new thread, thinking I was clogging the system, so that new thread has now been merged with this one, but there was only one set of pictures.

[Steve Holmes]

OK, I'll carry on with the other thread then! About time I sent Steve another contribution. Please email me the bank account number again Steve.

Hi Ray, many thanks!

I've now merged the new thread into the existing one. Let me know if you want any of these last posts removed.

[ERC]

Cheers! No need to delete posts Steve. I hope that Rhys has managed to get back into this thread as he was having issues.

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Back to Goodwood 2018...

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[Oldfart]

Well, I get into some pages, this one is OK so far, the previous one I get about 3/4 of the way down and then see half photos and the "spinning wheel of death" before the site stalls out with the normal message "this site can't be reached".

[khyndart in CA]

Rhys,
You are not alone with this issue. I have been in the middle of an input and it wipes it all away which is frustrating but after 20 to 30 minutes it seems to be back to normal. It has been doing this for at least 3 months to me and I thought someone didn't like my material or because we are from the Waikato or something ! At least know it is not Ray's thread, perhaps it is " the Russians "..
Ken H.

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It happens to me too. Can't get back in again at all for a while.

Quick flick back to 2016 - to slim down the reserves folder! Not my favourite race group as once the Lotus 23B trounced all and sundry, all other under 2 litre sports cars looked much of a muchness.
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Chelsea 2016.
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Incidentally, for those who enjoyed the Chelsea Hillclimbs, the MGCC have invited the Vintage Car Club to the Otaua HillClimb early March - the event previously run by the Austin Healey Club. I might see if I can wangle a pass for that, but before then, February 2nd/3rd is the Leadfoot Festival which I always enjoy. We'll do our usual expedition on the Sunday but there are moves to travel down in GT's this time...

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Goodwood 2018. Virtually no cars that I haven't shown before, just different locations.
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Winner's parade again. ERA R3A, currently seems to be the quickest of those still running regularly. Winner in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2015 Goodwood Trophy. Pretty impressive for a 1934 car.
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Evening draws on... Although this is outside the circuit, you still need an admission ticket to get into this area.
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The Rob Walker parade assembles.
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Love the variety of cars in the Jack Sear's race.
59641

[ERC]

59645

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[ERC]

Last batch from Goodwood 2018, though there might be one or two that escaped being posted and may pop up again in the future.

I knew it would take time to post a fair selection from so many taken, but hopefully, I have covered a representative selection to give you a taste of what the Goodwood Revival is all about. Hopefully, I'll get back there again some time but may only do the Friday, but let's wait and see.

Plenty of AC Cobra's at Goodwood - possibly too many!
59650

No excuses for ERA R3A - again...
59649

Plenty of Jaguars and all the E Types were very impressive.
59651

59652

Not everything is exotic. This Standard convertible could well have been my Godfathers - as it even has a Nottingham registration!
59653

Final pic has to be an E Type...
59654

[Paul B]

Fantastic viewing Ray!, I just love looking at Goodwood anything. As you commented earlier the variety is great to see.
Cheers

[ERC]

Some for Chaindrive maybe? From the UK trip.




This case of models was in the Morgan factory
59658

A classy Daimler pedal car at Sparkford (Haynes Museum)
59659

An interesting set of three showcases of models of cars raced by Stirling Moss - and bear in mind his career was effectively only from 1948 to 1962.
59660

59661

59662

A slightly larger scale Ferrari P4
59663

[Roger Dowding]

Brilliant Ray,

Love those models .. as you say for " Chaindrive " Tony L..

As for those E-type's " Spark " made the three " Cunningham Team " Jaguars for Le Mans 1963 - 5114 WK race #14 - your photo, I have 5115 WK race #15 in 1;43 scale. and there was a third car.

[ERC]

I'm slowly (very slowly - and painfully at times) working my way through the mounted slides to try and first of all check the dates, the quality of the scan (remember, some were a bit duff) then renumber using my usual year, month, day configuration, but now just adding the slide collection number, rather than trying to sort out the sequence number. What this does is now enable me to check on the digital images and tell whether or not they were scanned from film strips (negatives or photographs) or slides.

So far, I have only worked my way through 150 mounted slides!

Sticking with my heading of 'A Mix of pics', you'll now get a mix of older stuff and up to date pics.

Couple of older ones...


Ardmore 1989. Can someone please confirm the make of car? Presumably a fibreglass body on more mundane underpinnings.
59664

2002 Pukekohe - McRae September 22nd
59665

Brendon Hartley and Kenny Smith?
59666

2004 - Talon
59667

2018 Caffeine & Classics
59668

2018 Grimsthorpe Lancia
59669

[chaindrive]

Luv that model collection........................Thanks for showing..................Tony (chaindrive)

[Ray Bell]

The white car seems to be BMC A-series based. Wheels and back axle at least.

[Roger Dowding]

The white car seems to be BMC A-series based. Wheels and back axle at least.

Ray [ Bell ] and Ray [Green ] the body is a Hawke /Jarvie body - were used to clothe Ford 10 [like Howden Ganley's Dad's car ] and other chassis.. They were used on a Buckler or two as well " Oldfart " may know more.
Agree with Ray B that the wheels do look BMC - ish ..

59688

The Ganley Car - from Howdens book and seen elsewhere.. described as a Ford 10 Special - also known as a Hawke Ford

59689

Have the Ardmore 1989 entry list somewhere - now to find it ??

[Oldfart]

I don't know that white car specifically, it could, however, be a car that was recently on the market here in the UK as having "solid NZ race history" except the seller would not respond to my requests for me to go and have a look. The description mentioned OHV ford components, maybe a later build?

[Roger Dowding]

" Incidentally, for those who enjoyed the Chelsea Hillclimbs, the MGCC have invited the Vintage Car Club to the Otaua Hill Climb early March - the event previously run by the Austin Healey Club. I might see if I can wangle a pass for that .. "

" wrangle a pass " I presume from " Her indoors " Arfur Daily = George Cole, or " She who must be obeyed " Rumpole - of the Bailey " = Leo Mckern ".

It would be great if they did attend, would put cars back in the event as originally staged by AHCC from 1983 to 1990.

VCC cars like this would be there, I hope..
Understand in recent years the cars have been more " Rally " and various moderns Subarus Evo's etc..

a few details as posted on MGCC webpage
Edit from my Austin Healey thread :

" The MG Car Club have invited the Waitemata Branch of the Vintage Car Club - the Chelsea Hill Climb competitors to their HillClimb at Maioro Road, Otaua - the event founded by the Austin Healey Car Club of New Zealand in 1983.

Details from the MGCC calender are brief, as follows

" Sunday, March 10

Otaua Classic Hillclimb "

Ray and the Ralph Watson BSA Special around 1985 !!

59693

and as always a Healey - Frank Karl 3000.

59694

[ERC]

Down At Hampton Downs for a couple of hours yesterday. No race programme available...

Back to the recently scanned - sorry about some of the poor quality, but photoshopping just one item takes for ever.

Patsy Burt, McLaren at Shelsey - from an old negative of Dad's
59697

Mallory Park 1970. Some one off sports cars there!
59698

ERA R5B, Remus at Silverstone 1977
59699

Donington Museum, I think, June 1987
59700

MGCC Kerns Rd Hillclimb 1989
59701

Glen Thompson 1991 Whenuapai
59702

[ERC]

From Hampton Downs Friday - Bathurst Legends meeting.
59703

Watch out for cowboys...
59704

59705

59706

59707

59708

[ERC]

This original MG BV8 (many are uprated 1800cc cars) was a crowd favourite when we had a speed bar and Harley Norager getting black flagged and drive through penalty for beating it, worked well. But over time, so many cars beat the bar, that holding up the race numbers at the start finish line was impossible, so the bar had to be changed. Later, cars were excluded from the series and shifted into the original Arrow Wheels Series, run by Derek Atkinson of V8 Morgan fame.

When that series folded, those faster cars had nowhere to run and although it wasn't a universally popular decision, we changed the speed bar yet again, otherwise Bruce Manon's Escort, Andy Turpin's XJS Jaguar, Racing Ray Williams Turbo Porsche and others had nowhere to run at race meetings, where each race group had its own structures, unlike meetings of old where the organisers just put cars into classes they deemed appropriate.

The car has now returned to the ERC Series with Dave Mallin running it in the Arrow Wheels section of the ERC Series. The sponsorship from Arrow Wheels rolled over when Tracer and Leisuretime owners had moved on, with their sponsorship, to be replaced by AES (Auckland Engineering Supplies).

Whenuapai 1994.
59712

Pre Targa 2002.
59713

Taupo October 2003. Note the MGB to the left - repainted from #2682/6 for Barry Hare after a spell as the Budapest Pickles liveried car.
59714

Goodwood Festival of Speed June 2004
59715

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59717

[ERC]

Back to 2018 to the reserves folder...

July Caffeine & Classics
59735

59736

59737

59738

59739

Grimsthorpe
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[ERC]

Hampton Downs Friday.
59776

59777

And some older ones also from the laptop... Apologies if they have been shown before. Mistrals.
59778

59779

Great meeting at Teretonga 2005 but lousy weather! Very well organised meeting - especially the lack of delays between races (opening the track crossing as soon as the last car passed the flag), next grid sent out not long behind the race tail enders. Why have they never done that at Pukekohe or Hampton Downs - assuming the track is clear of course?
59780

59781

[ERC]

Grimsthorpe Castle speed trials - final batch.
59795

59796

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59798

59799

My last visit to the now closed Donington Museum. This closure still saddens me - a lot.
59800

[Roger Dowding]

" And some older ones also from the laptop... Apologies if they have been shown before. Mistrals. "

ERC, those Mistral photos - would like to " borrow " them, to go with the Adverts and other pics i have and have acquired - as part of my " Specials " and Limited production cars, " Bucklers "etc.

59801

Cheers Roger D.

P S - Am planning to be at " Caffeine and Classics " for the January [ Auckland Anniversary ] weekend Sunday event
It is on my NZ Classic Car calender, and on my schedule too - with the 28 year old MX5 and its 71 year old driver = 99 that should be a big enough number !!.. Staying in Milford on the weekend, so, sooo close !!.
Will partly make up for missing Taupo !!

[Roger Dowding]

Teretong 2005 Re ; " next grid sent out not long behind the race tail enders. Why have they never done that at Pukekohe "
Ray they used to do that at Club Circuit meetings, real " quickfire " racing and great fun .. the Club Circuit they would let the cars finishing their use the full circuit [go through to Railway and the back straight ] to return as the next grid was near the normal circuit start finish line.
Made for good racing and more " Bang for your buck both drivers and spectators ".
Here a F-Ford F-VW and other single seaters and specials wait to go on to the Club Circuit - around 1968..

59803

[ERC]

Should be at C & C Roger. Either hiding round the corner with the SUV - unless I have the Marcos on the trailer, or if I get a WoF for the still unfinished MG Magnette, maybe that.

[Kevin Hirst]

Should be at C & C Roger. Either hiding round the corner with the SUV - unless I have the Marcos on the trailer, or if I get a WoF for the still unfinished MG Magnette, maybe that.

Hope to be there with celica convertible or mx5 or both.

[ERC]

A few more from the UK 2018.

Donington then Gaydon. Another oddball in what was supposed to be a collection of single seaters...

59885

ERA GP2 apparently since returned to the owners, with many pleading for it to return to the track.
59886

There was a time when there were several Lotuses at Donington I think this might have been the only one left in August.
59887

59888

On to Gaydon
59889

59890

[Roger Dowding]

Ray, more good photos love the Group 44 Jaguars, would love a model of the E-type Roadster to go with my #40 Le Mans Racer in the picture..

See you Sunday .. and Kevin H too ..
Am also planning to go the " Greerton Vintage Fayre " in March [ 16th ], Nigel W is looking to be there too !!

[ERC]

More from Gaydon

The real thing!
59896

59897

Rover-Alvis. What might have been - though this prototype is a bit tatty!
59898

Lego Mini!
59900

Another prototype Rover
59901

The Jaguar collection is large, but Jaguar/Land Rover are really getting stuck into the whole classic scene with recreations and restorations.
59902

[ERC]

Thanks to Milan publishing in the Programmes and Entry lists thread, some of the pile in the undated Pukekohe pile can be dated - eventually.

Working through the older slides when I can and occasionally, I'll slot in a recent scan or two. Not always the sharpest images even with the new scanner - but as I keep reminding everyone, it is a Mix of pics...

Mallory Park July 1970. Often a Eureka moment with slides as you recall even the weather conditions can put slides at the same meeting, so a previously 'undated' pic can be dated.
59971

59966

MGCC pre Puhoi Hillclimb I think with Geoff Broadhead plus Jacqui and Derek Prior. My first MG Montego (sadly involved in my only road accident, written off by the insurance but rebuilt by a panel beater; Geoff's well campaigned MGB Sports; Derek's mint MG Metro Turbo.
59967

Back to 2018 and the Haynes museum.
59968

59969

September Caffeine & Classics
59970

[ERC]

1973 British GP meeting. Once again, not in the race programme but I'm guessing Aston Martin.
59978

1980 Donington
59979

2002 Goodwood Festival - Tony Brooks
59980

2018 September C & C...
59981

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59983

[Roger Dowding]

September C and C .. Ross C in HL3000 .. hope he gets to January 2019 C and C .. a few of us from TRS will be there !! ..

[ERC]

As Geoff Bonham's funeral is next Wednesday, I have to go down to HD to collect what was his MGB, so might leave that on the trailer and bring it to C & C on Sunday.

From a 1939 Black & White slide, not negative. Dodson's Maserati


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October 6th Pukekohe
60036

60037

Good to see Kelly Archer's Rover out again, but in the Classic Trial, rather than ERC races.
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[ERC]

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60088

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60090

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This Austin Healey now for sale.
60092


By the way, those going to Hampton Downs for their Gasoline & Caffeine meet need to know that the TRS (the other, lesser TRS...) meeting is on. I can highly recommend the meat pies from the external HD café - if there are any left. Might pay to get in early if you intend to eat.

[ERC]

One of these gentleman said "People will be asking 'Who are the two dudes with Clark Proctor?'..."
60158

Friday practice. No race programme/entry list available - again...
60159

Apparently I didn't get a Bathurst Legends programme either - as there wasn't one. Very disappointing. Even a one page entry list would be useful. Is this the end of race programmes? I hope not.

[Milan Fistonic]

Quote: Apparently I didn't get a Bathurst Legends programme either - as there wasn't one. Very disappointing. Even a one page entry list would be useful. Is this the end of race programmes? I hope not.

I was more then disappointed about the lack of a programme. They were giving out the 8-page handout that came with the NZ Herald earlier in the week but all that had was an event schedule - no entry lists.

I made a point of picking up results sheets which have all the relevant details of number, driver and make. If they are of any use to you Ray, I will send you scans or I could post them here.

[ERC]

Thanks Milan. As my focus is really on the cars, easy enough to identify most of them. I do have a transponder and can access results, but my long time grizzle there is that it lists drivers - but not cars!

https://speedhive.mylaps.com/Events/1623564

[ERC]

Scanned old stuff again...
Shelsley Walsh 1967 - the 7 litre E Type Egal
60171

Not the best of pics, but a bit of a rarity now - 1970 Mallory. Mini engined Landar
60172

Brands Hatch April 1971 - Lister Bristol
60173

Car is well known, but I could be wrong with the date. I have it as December 10th 1989. Happy to have that confirmed or corrected.
60174

Lotus Elan at a TACCOC practice day. Not sure if Tony Herbert owned it back then, but it was later painted white.
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Fast forward to 2018...
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[ERC]

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C & C December 30th
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[Roger Dowding]

" Car is well known, but I could be wrong with the date. I have it as December 10th 1989. Happy to have that confirmed or corrected. "
That would be the Ganley - Lotus Eleven - now back with the Ganley's - with Howden ..

[ERC]

1973 Silverstone
60231

1982 Curborough. Alan Staniforth, Terrapin.
60232

Godin de Beaufort's Porsche when displayed at Donington. 1987
60233

2002 Goodwood FoS
60234

60235

2018 Pukekohe. Geminis - but not identical twins...
60236

[ERC]

From the archives again.

Healey 1985 Ellerslie
60269

Donington Museum 1987
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Ellerslie 1991
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Festival of Speed 2002
60273

Auckland Domain Hillclimb 2003


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[ERC]

Just a Leadfoot taster - Sunday.
Millen family
60324
No idea what this is but I'm guessing a special! The badge was an adaptation of 'Stutz'? Surtz, but running on 4 SU carbs.
60322

That man Dalton again
60323

Another McNair family member. 1969 Smith Spyder Mk 2 - running a two stroke.
60325

[ERC]

Evening - sorting Leadfoot. Daytime, scanning and dating old slides.

December 9th 1989
60352

60353

Whenuapai 1990
60354

Ellerslie 1991 (I think).
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Whenuapai 1993
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Whenuapai 1994
60357

[khyndart in CA]

Ray,
Who is in the Piako Freighters Ltd. car # 44 ?
That must have a Morrinsville area connection.
(Ken H)

[Roger Dowding]

Ray,
Who is in the Piako Freighters Ltd. car # 44 ?
That must have a Morrinsville area connection.
(Ken H)

Ken H , just gave you a good comment, some guy has bought a Healey and said doesn't seem to like Moss .. is in the USA do not know where exactly .. Could be a plonker .. can,t use the W word .. off your way tomorrow .. sadly to see a mate in Hospital .. but going close to Kiwitahi ..

[Milan Fistonic]

Ray,
Who is in the Piako Freighters Ltd. car # 44 ?
That must have a Morrinsville area connection.
(Ken H)

That's Terry Richardson from Morrinsville in a 2-litre Turbo Escort.

[Milan Fistonic]

Evening - sorting Leadfoot. Daytime, scanning and dating old slides

Whenuapai 1994
60357

164 - Andrew Thorne - 1961 Sunbeam Rapier
13 - Noel Taylor - 1968 Ford Cortina GT

[Bruce302]

Great photos Ray, Thank you, brings back some good memories.

Bruce.

[ERC]

Thanks Bruce. Still have a fair few Whenuapai pics, as apart from 1984, I flagged there to 1991, then again in 1993, when the car was being restored. The remainder I was racing, so the opportunities to take pics were somewhat limited.

Thanks to Milan and trawling through the race programmes I have, plus matching up slide film markings (after dismantling the slide), dating some is not exactly a speedy job.

Andrew Thorne also raced a Sunbeam Alpine. Big lad, small car.

[ERC]

1987
60361

1989 Ardmore
60362

Vern Reeves 1989 Pukekohe
60363

60364

1993
60366

[John McKechnie]

52...should be Paul Torckler.
14... #2709.....should be Graham Crawford in the ex-Roadways Commodore.

[Roger Dowding]

164 - Andrew Thorne - 1961 Sunbeam Rapier
13 - Noel Taylor - 1968 Ford Cortina GT

Thanks Milan - the Sunbeam, I thought Owen Faussett originally .. Then I see the photo of the earlier model #159 That is more like Owen's Car

[nigel watts]

1989 Ardmore
6036260384

[ERC]

I was flag marshalling Nigel, and was stuck on that rather boring flag point both days! You must not only have been close, but snapped at exactly the same time, judging by the passenger. Amazing. At least your pic is sharp, as usual...

Unlike Pukekohe, where on a two day meeting, we'd often be moved to a different post, Ardmore was a hugely restrictive two days on the one post. We didn't even have enough of us to have a stand down time either, so that I could get a different viewpoint, so I was a little annoyed that all my pics are from exactly same spot and on a straight. Never even got to the paddock.

However, I should be grateful that at least NZ flaggies weren't banned from taking pics when they weren't actually on the flags, but were incident crew. The UK were much tougher in that regard.

Post #2709 1 & 2 was December 9th, #2716 3 & 4 was the following day. Our flagging location is one of the many means of dating the pics.

[ERC]

Leadfoot 2017... A bit more in focus.
60395

1970 Prescott. 'Spotty Smith's' TVR
60396

Road registered supersaloon, the Pope Magnum Aston - recently restored and offered for sale in the UK.
60397

Anyone else remember the aftermath of this act of total stupidity by the Bentley driver? Whenuapai 1998
60398

Festival of Speed 2002
60399

Taupo October 2003
60400

[Roger Dowding]

" Anyone else remember the aftermath of this act of total stupidity by the Bentley driver? Whenuapai 1998 "

Ray thanks now I remember the date - The Bentley " Team " arrived with a huge transporter and " Gothic " dressed entourage.
How the car passed scrutineeering with the studs along the bonnet middle, I do not understand.
He did big 360's creating huge smoke and car slammed right into him as driver could not see.
They had to use a Pick-Axe to open the boot to shut of the electrics and everybody cheered that, but slammed his driving .
Believe the owner / driver was never invited to another " Classic "meeting.

[ERC]

More from the scanned recently pile. Lost count of the number of hours spent/wasted this last couple of weeks logging/dating/sorting cleaning the slides. Where would we be without spreadsheets?

Donington 1979
60411

Donington Museum 1987
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60413

Western Springs 1990
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Manfeild 1997
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Goodwood FoS 2002
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[ERC]

January 19th, just for a change - as my buddy had free tickets...
60417

60418

60419

60420
And I say you need a more literate sign writer... Waikaraka Park where getting decent pics from the public enclosure is just about impossible.

[ERC]

Saturday practice August 1983 Le Mans
60457

Western Springs 1988
60458

Ellerslie 1991
60459

Western Springs 1992
60460

MGCC event - December 1992 I think, but not sure. Derek's MG Metro Turbo
60461

Taupo March 2003


60462

[ERC]

September 2003
60463

Congratulations to Liam Lawson. Pity the Sunday Star Times never mentioned the TRS series at all. Won't be renewing our subscription and sent an email to the paper expressing my disappointment that they can publish large opinion pieces on rugby in the off season, but never cover motorsport. I don't think Brendon Hartley got a mention last year either, certainly nothing ever about the practice times or grid places.
60464

Must support ITM...
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60466

Leadfoot
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[ERC]

Now a tricky one...

The Bennett Austin A40 was in the programme for the Whenuapai 1992 meeting #40. It was not in the programme for the 1994 meeting - but there was no other car carrying #40 either.

Stripping the slide, the film number doesn't equate to 1992, but does equate to 1994! So can anyone confirm that the car raced at Whenuapai in 1994?

Maybe I should ask Janice Holmes if she still has the original spreadsheets for TACCOC race meetings, or, as I suspect, were most meetings pre Excel days.

60468

[Michael Clark]

Ray, a lot of publications published stories about Brendon if there was a wiff of him getting sacked. I was amazed at how infrequently any of them ever had the author's name attached.

You also asked if anyone had seen the crash at Whenuapai involving the Bentley - one of the worst things I've seen on a 'race track'

I seem to recall that was the year Mika Hakkinen came along.

[Paul B]

Thats a great shot of the Bennett A 40 Ray, There is a lot of body work to get it looking that good. Very cool machine!
I hope you can find out if it raced in 1994, maybe one for Milan?
Cheers.

[ERC]

Just for a change, a trawl through the people folder!
1977, Silverstone. Barry Sheene interviews Niki Lauda, chomping on a block of Toblerone, watched by boxer Henry Cooper.
60498


1989 another shot of Denny Hulme and Prime Minister David Lange. (Steve used the earlier one I posted in his Ford book.)
60499


1996 Goodwood Festival, Phil Hill
60500

2011 Howden Ganley
60501

2016 Sir Jackie Stewart at Goodwood
60502

2016 Jochen Mass
60503

[Grant Ellwood]

60504
Now a tricky one...

The Bennett Austin A40 was in the programme for the Whenuapai 1992 meeting #40. It was not in the programme for the 1994 meeting - but there was no other car carrying #40 either.

Stripping the slide, the film number doesn't equate to 1992, but does equate to 1994! So can anyone confirm that the car raced at Whenuapai in 1994?

Maybe I should ask Janice Holmes if she still has the original spreadsheets for TACCOC race meetings, or, as I suspect, were most meetings pre Excel days.


60468

Ray and Paul

I've worked on this car for a couple of years, didn't realise until a week ago that the nose was removable....
Could have saved myself a few skinned knuckles if I had taken a closer look at the fasteners holding the nose in place.
Perfectionist Peter Bennett had painted the fastener heads the exact shade of red as the rest of the body and they escaped my attention during several front end jobs where I wished my arms were about 12 cm longer, reaching through the nose to access various parts.

[Spgeti]

Are you building an Anglia Grant ?

That is one cool photo of the A40 with the nose off.

[Paul Wilkinson]

" Anyone else remember the aftermath of this act of total stupidity by the Bentley driver? Whenuapai 1998 "

Ray thanks now I remember the date - The Bentley " Team " arrived with a huge transporter and " Gothic " dressed entourage.
How the car passed scrutineeering with the studs along the bonnet middle, I do not understand.
He did big 360's creating huge smoke and car slammed right into him as driver could not see.
They had to use a Pick-Axe to open the boot to shut of the electrics and everybody cheered that, but slammed his driving .
Believe the owner / driver was never invited to another " Classic "meeting.

I was standing right in front of that incident. While not the worst accident I've seen, it was certainly the most irresponsible and avoidable. The race officials have to take some of the blame though as he was out of control from the get-go. We were all waiting for the big moment - hoping that a black-flag or the end of the race would come first.

Read this article for his version.....

https://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/90706683/an-end-to-a-devilish-obsession

[ERC]

I hadn't realised that he had the Rolls Royce with the plate 'BROKE', which I seem to remember running at the Ardmore 1989 meeting.

[Grant Ellwood]

Are you building an Anglia Grant ?

That is one cool photo of the A40 with the nose off.

Hi Bruce, I will start work on the Anglia after we get back on our feet after repairing the damage from the two hurricanes
last September and October. Probably take most of 2019 to get back to normal!
I'm mulling over building a replica of the Dave Simpson car although I'd rather have a genuine shell to start with.
Meanwhile I'm still trying to get the A40 to another iconic track ( besides VIR) this year, possibly the Laguna Seca round late in the season.

[Spgeti]

It has been a while since I last saw the Simpson Anglia and I understand restoration has started. I believe that tha car is being restored to its last guise as Goodlass ran it.
We had David Simpson as our guest at the Taupo Historic Grand Prix and I understand that Jamie Goodlass who owns the car called in and talked to David.
Unfortunately I missed him as I was tired up with other things which was disappointing that I missed him.
Must put it on my list of things to do and go and see what progress has been made.

Keep us up to date if you are going to Laguna Seca this year.

Regards
Bruce

[Grant Ellwood]

It has been a while since I last saw the Simpson Anglia and I understand restoration has started. I believe that tha car is being restored to its last guise as Goodlass ran it.
We had David Simpson as our guest at the Taupo Historic Grand Prix and I understand that Jamie Goodlass who owns the car called in and talked to David.
Unfortunately I missed him as I was tired up with other things which was disappointing that I missed him.
Must put it on my list of things to do and go and see what progress has been made.

Keep us up to date if you are going to Laguna Seca this year.

Regards
Bruce

Bruce, thanks for the info, I don't want to do a replica of an existing car so will do more research. Hopefully can find a rough original of one of the missing Allcomers Anglias - Nazer, Sprague, Radisich or others, and restore it to the original spec.
I'm not sure if the Bryan Faloon Anglia is available but that would be perfect for me given my history working with Bryan.

[Spgeti]

I haven’t seen the owner of Bryan’s car at the vintage swap meets for several years.
The Sprague Radisich Car is the Simpson Car.
No idea if the Nazer car even exists.

Sorry Ray on sidelining your thread.

[John McKechnie]

Nazer body was written off when Jack bought it, he had it straightened
Barry Algie told me he used the body on his stock car in late 60s.
This is a dead end.

[Roger Dowding]

I was standing right in front of that incident. While not the worst accident I've seen, it was certainly the most irresponsible and avoidable. The race officials have to take some of the blame though as he was out of control from the get-go. We were all waiting for the big moment - hoping that a black-flag or the end of the race would come first.

Read this article for his version.....

https://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/90706683/an-end-to-a-devilish-obsession

Paul, makes an interesting read - he will fit in well on the Gold Coast - It is full of wiErd people !!
New the entourage was from Wellington but didn't know the name. the 666 Man ..

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[ERC]

Like Nigel, can't upload some pics at the moment.

These pics from C & C and Leadfoot, no problem, but a F5000 pic from 2004, no luck at all.

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60554

One of my favourite Q cars.
60555

Ray Williams kept it on the grey stuff this year!
60556

60557

Paul McCarthy on the attack.
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[ERC]

After 10 attempts, it finally gets uploaded...

2004, March 27th.
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[nigel watts]

Morning Ray. On Steve's advice I opened a new thread and uploading now works a treat - no delays and no hang ups.

[John McKechnie]

Great.....always a pleasure to see what you have for us Nigel.

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Well done Nigel. My hiccup seems to have been sorted (see picture above). I have been busy for three or four hours most days just trying to pin down slides, for accurate dates. Thankfully, pre digital days and pre transponders, there was only one car #14 at the meeting. Trying to establish what year the late Geoff Manning's #24 Volpini was taken, isn't so easy! One or two TACCOC regulars managed to bag the same number at each and every meeting.

Sometimes, the film number isn't much help as I used to buy 5 rolls at a time and park them in the fridge, but they wouldn't be used in strict rotation, so the same film number could be used two or three years down the line. Does it matter? Tell that to a race engine builder who takes more care than a backyard mechanic. It matters to him.

Such fun...

A Germanic set.
Curborough October 1982 - may have been my last UK event before heading for the sunshine.
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Whenuapai 1992.
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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2002
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Pukekohe 2002 - Racing Ray Williams of course.
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...and again at the popular Domain Hillclimb, 2003. Killed off by the greedy council.
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Paul Cook's BMW, Pukekohe 2003, later purchased by Philip Adamson and raced by Mal Clark at Hampton Downs. Bernie's Broadspeed GT replica parked just behind.
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cont'd
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Now got a touch of the Nigel's. Couldn't upload... Another attempt later.

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Phil Josephs has abandoned the Rover Tomcat and chickened out with a BMW… May be more reliable, easier to maintain etc, but we seem to be continually drifting away from the older classics, even those not so old, in favour of commonality, reliability and ease of maintenance.
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Will I make it to February's C & C in a classic? I have started fettling the Marcos, but it won't be ready or be legally on the road by the looks of it. Right hand rear brakes have oil contamination... Left side linings are cracked - but I have at least managed to fire it up after a long lay off. Magnette V8 needs a WoF.

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A few from Leadfoot
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Nice to see a Heron in the car park
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Somewhere under there was a Hillman Hunter
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Bevan skipped the Cobra this year.
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German, British, Italian and French.
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Knee deep in old slides...
My first car, later bought by my Dad when I graduated to a modified 850cc Mini saloon. Note the roof had been painted using the 'Stirling Moss' approved system. Cost about $15GBP from memory. This was probably taken under Dad's ownership.
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I'm guessing the dates here but possibly September 1970
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Curborough October 1982 again
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Pukekohe December 1989
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1991
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1993
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2019
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