Hi Roger, I tried that but any enlargement became too fuzzy to decipher. any input welcomed though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roger Dowding
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Hi Roger, I tried that but any enlargement became too fuzzy to decipher. any input welcomed though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roger Dowding
I gather the circuit changed a lot over time, here are three variations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldfart
1954 the Initial NZ Championship Road Race, Easter Monday April 1954.
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Start / Finish on Fryatt St, left into Halsey, right into Jutland left Wickliffe over the bridge onto Ward then kink into Burns left into Willis then right onto Fish left into Rattray and to the Start Finish.
1961 Festival Road Races Saturday January 28th 1961. a very different course.
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Not much detail just names for the corners from the start ascent to the kink then descent to the Glen - hairpin, then curve around to kink at Service Station another kink at Kensington School the Railway to a sharp left at Tramshed corner, back to Start / Finish
1965 The Final Road Races - prior to the Revival meeting in 1984 from Scott Thomson's book " Racing Round the Houses "
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A better map the course runs around the Railway Yards.
Here is a description of the course from Scott's book.
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Hope this is some use ;, and good to put the information here on the thread.
Car 60 is 1964 Capella. Along side I think is 'Jilly' Cooper- Dave Sillcock, then (18) The Citroen Spyder owned by Ralph Smith probably with family member driving .Front row near is Gee Cee Ess, then my Ex Palmer 1960 Lotus 20B with my brother driving along side me in my 1955 BCM Special (16) and the Ransley Riley with Malcolm or Eileen McMillian. Chris Read, Arrowtown.
My 1955 BCM Special with Dave Mills talking to Malcolm McLeod in the pits. Note the old cross plys and they were original cases with retreads of some soft compound rubber. The 1 3/4 carbs are off Ernie Sprague's Zephyr when he put side drafts on. Still in my ownership and still 2250 cc Vauxhall motor. Chris Read,Arrowtown.
Cooper Vincent 'Jilly' definitely Dave Silcock. Dave had it going soooo fast everything was wired shut otherwise it would shake to bits. He won the WN street race leaving behind a huge array of English F 2 cars.....Listers, Cooper Bristols, Lotus.......go Dave..
Frangipani?? Holden based
Sam in the DIno replica, then my BCM and the Gee cee Ess.@60m Zepryr Special along side the BillMorris ERA.
A while ago on another thread someone welcomed me to the "Rivet Counters Club" not that I minded!
However for a Christmas special quiz - 'What is different about the rivets on Sam's Dino body with all of the real ones built.
Chocolate fish for the first correct answer.
Minor correction, the first race was in January 1953, so the map of the 1954 races is for the second event.
The programmes from '54 and '61 provided to me by Bruce Dyer " Spgeti ", thanks Bruce.
As a result of " Oldfarts " query I am re-reading the Scott Thomson book [ booklet ] " Racing Round the Houses " the story of the Dunedin races published in 1983, which I bought at the 1984 Revival event.
A lot of my stuff has done the Ken Hyndman trick, shifted house many times in Auckland and then across the ditch to Sydney NSW and then in 2011 to Bellara, on Bribie Island, in Queensland, north of Brisbane City.
Then in 2017 sat in storage in Brisbane for 3 months then 9 months in Te Puna Storage, and now - since April 2018 - back in my clutches in Omokoroa -with all my other treasures..
Difference between Sams Dino body and the real Dino's were that Sams glass body actually had them molded into the glass when flopped from the mold...
Cheers
Lyndsay
That is very correct - story I was told that Sam dropped little portions of glass onto cardboard and once hardened sorted into correct sizes. Easy then to bond to the body and a perfect rivet head is born!
The year he was racing in Dunedin was about the same time he was refused entry into Australian Historic races.
Have found a series of Photos from the 1982 event, which I went to as support for a couple of Healey Drivers Frank Karl and Chris White, think Cameron Mackay may also have run there. a pic to follow ;Quote:
Originally Posted by Roger Dowding
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working on Frank Karl's Healey at the Motel
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Frank Karl with Nell and Mark Donaldson
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More to come around 30 odd, so good some not so, but worth preserving..
a few more shots the pits area - getting ready to run.
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Sports Cars and others The Nash / Austin Metropolitan obscures the Phil Ganley Austin Healey Sprite, now fully restored by previous owner Brett " Faminz " Young after he re-aqcuired it many years ago
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1951 - The first meeting ??
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1954
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No inflation in those days three years later and still One Shilling !!
If you want the details of competitors from these just let me know !!.
And if anyone has the Reunion programme's please add to the thread.
A couple more views of the field getting ready.
a mix of 1930's to 1950's cars ..
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More of the cars in the Pit Paddock areas, where it was easy to get up close ; a mixture of types
Maserati
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Northland Special of Fred Courtney - who passed away in recent years
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Austin Seven " Rubber Duck " believed to be the ex George Smith 1930's , later George Sellars 1942 - 46 ish, then Ron Roycroft car by 1948/49. Car now fully restored by Grant Cowie a Kiwi living in Australia.
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Car described in Graham Vercoes book as " Studebaker Indianapolis Replica " remember it being described as the Chry - Baker, Chrysler chassis and Studebaker Straight Eight engine of around 5500 cc
Ray Disher was unfortunately killed in the car a few years later.
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and what would my photos be without a Healey in the collection *** correction Des Spillane's Healey 100.
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The note on the photo says Chris White - now corrected in the text as advise by Des - interestingly Chris White lived " just up the road " at Wanganui [ Gonville actually ] and owned a White 100 [later Blue over White " NE354 ".
My racing shots were terrible too far away and blurry so about 40 shots not worth sharing
This is the first page of the entry list for the 1982 Ohakea Reunion. If it is readable I'll scan the other two pages.
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This should be a bit clearer.
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Pages 2 & 3
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Milan, thanks, If I had a programme it has gone, given away or just lost after so many house moves, If you don't mind I will save them to my archives / photos etc.
Found this on Wikipaedia an article on International Racing colours, could it be the same car The ERA [ different race # 9 ].Attachment 32419Quote:
Originally Posted by Roger Dowding
very small pic,
Allan Dick publisher of motoring magazines since the 1960's and more recently " Classic Driver " has been asked to write a book on the History of the Club - here is his post on Facebook;
" THE HISTORY OF THE OTAGO SPORTS CAR CLUB.
The Otago Sports Car Club (Inc) was founded in 1948 and was one of the charter members of the newly formed Association of New Zealand Car Clubs — today MotorSport NZ. As such is is one of the oldest and more important clubs of its kind in the country.
It played a pivotal role in re-establishing the sport in New Zealand after World War 2 and creating an operating organisation.
In 1953 the club was courageous enough to stage street race racing with the first round-the-houses meeting to be held in New Zealand and through the fifties the city was an important part of the national motor racing scene.
Today, the club is a major player in the world of rallying (the Otago Rally sets standards for all other clubs) but remains active across the other aspects of the sport as well.
The OSCC was a crucial part of my life through most of the sixties and becoming Editor of the club magazine, Wheelspin, in 1963 was the impetus that started me on what I am still doing today.
I have been asked to put together a history of the club from the establishment in1948 to the present day.
Early records are very sketchy and much of the early stuff has been lost and, of course, most of those early pioneers are no longer with us.
The book will not be a long, detailed history, but rather written and photographic snapshots of events, people and places from 1948 right through to 2015.
So, please search your scrapbooks, boxes in the garage, photo albums for anything you think might help with this project.
Photograph is of one of the club founders — Harry Hedges — in his MGTC raising dust at an early hillclimb where crash helmets were not obligatory. Sadly, Harry died several months ago at a grand old age, still loving his cars and his whiskey.
I will be establishing a Facebook page devoted to this as well as a direct email address, but in the meantime please contact me at adnztoday@gmail.com.
And please spread the word. "
I have added some of the fronts of the programmes that were given to me by Bruce Dyer [ Spgeti ] and front of the 1984 Revival meeting added by Steve Nisbett [ gd66 ].
I am sure many of you will have photos, new clippings and pieces of history of the club.
as Allan says - please spread the word,
cheers
Roger
the photo
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The Officials.
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The Race schedule ; only 3 races one for each Class
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The Race entrants - 3 classes
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The Main Race NZ Championship Road Race .
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Thanks to Bruce Dyer for the programme - have shared the full programme book with Allan Dick to assist with his Otago Sports Car Club History project.
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Originally Posted by Roger Dowding
The first few pages ; pages are in pairs 2-3, 4-5, etc..
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More to follow, when i get a moment ..
Like the adverts too !! ..
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Motorcycles ;
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the cover. back and front ;
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Thanks again to Bruce Dyer .. interestingly I posted these on Fb, and Digby Paape, remembered going as a young fellow,in 1961, his father Godrey Paape, was a stalwart of the Otago Sports Car Club in the 1950's .
In post #62 one E Sprague in a Morris Minor, capacity 1172cc Ford 10 power?
Oldfart, Rhys, I see the Morris Minor entry for E Sprague, with the 1172 cc engine , the one above is 918, the old side valve, later they were 948, " *** A " series, and I think the first OHV ones were the 803 cc same as the Austin A30, would have to look it up.. Grant Sprague may be able to shed some light on the car..Quote:
Originally Posted by Roger Dowding
Roger 948 was A series, B series was the bigger as in MGA, Morris Oxcarts etc. OHV Minor was 803 nominally, the next progression was ??
A bit of BMC engine information at this site.
http://www.mg-cars.org.uk/news/news498.html
Rhys I meant A series think the " B " series came from the 1220 cc in the early Austin A40's, must check it out !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldfart
Thanks Ken H, I was sort of correct.. the " B " series did start in 1200 cc I always thought it was 1220 for some reason, and have corrected the A versus B series mix-up a typo really, as owned about 8 A series and only 1 B series BMC cars.. Austin Mini 4, A40 Farina 1, , Austin Healey Sprites 4, and finally B series MGB GT.. thanks to Rhys too !! .. my proof reader hates motoring subjects so goes on strike !!Quote:
Originally Posted by khyndart in CA
Bruce Dyer has now [ January 2017 ] sent me photos from around Manfield
correction Taupo around 1998 -
of various sports cars, Bucklers, Fiat Targa, Mallock U2, and others Ralph Watson BSA Special and a Kieft single seater, have posted the Bucklers on the Oldfart Buckler thread.. will post a lot of the others here :
Lots of other cars in the background of the photos, the Humber 80 Special background RA4 photo, Riley Special, behind the Fiat, the a Ferrari beside the BSA
Fiat Targa
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The Ralph Watson BSA Special
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The Hec Green RA4 [ Vanguard !! ].
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Hi Roger, the circuit photos were taken at the club track at Taupo, not Manfeild. Circa 1998 I think. It was the same weekend that Garry bought the Buckler 90 from Dewar Thomas.
Bruce thanks, will correct that and realise that Ross Hollings took photos at a similar meeting, that I though was Taupo, turned out it was Pukekohe .. where does / did Garry live at the time ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Spgeti
Moving away from Dunedin and the original theme of this thread, " Dunedin Street Races ... 1984 " have included other information from old programmes and events.
Graham Woods, from Canterbury has posted a couple of pages from programmes with connections to Austin-Healey's and Bucklers.
Graham has few photos of George Lawton and his cars, George at one time had a Healey 100/6, mentioned in one programme as well as a Cooper Bobtail, George was on the " Driver To Europe " scheme in 1960 along with Denny Hulme; George ran the Healey in the 1958 meeting and the Cooper in 1959, a much traveled man, was was from Whangarei
this is Georges 100/6, which I was unsure whether it was a 100/6 or an early 3000, now I know ;
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Teretonga meeting, February 1958 the are errors in descriptions of the Healeys, as the 2639 cc ones are 100/6, 100 - Six not 100S, the Graham Pierce car was a 100S, as featured in the latest NZ Classic Driver magazine, and the J F Grieve, could have been another 100S [ 100/4, 100M's and 100S were all 2660 cc with the 100S have a different head with inlet / exhaust ports on the opposite side of the motor to the original 100/4 ( A90 ) , thanks Ken H for helping me when I got that wrong a while ago
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and from Waimate in 1959
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The A "Arthur" Kennard Healey - Corvette, was a well known car in South Island motoring circles and even got to Ardmore, according to Jim Short. The car has been rebuilt and an artcile on it appears in an issue of NZ Classic Driver, one that I missed;
Ken H, these programme pages should go on your " Old programmes memories .. etc " thread
I have just joined this site after searching the net for anything about the 1984 Dunedin Street Race. It was me that drove the Pontiac Bonneville. I still have the car and after a hibernation of more than 20 years it is being resurrected. Pictures to come. I am not sure where those pictures of the street sprints are from but in January 1984 for the race competitors the Saturday was taken up with a hill climb at Bethune's Gully. I wonder if maybe the locals had the street sprints as entertainment because there was very limited spectating at the hill climb. I have some pics of the event and I will have to resize them to suit this site.
I entered for the 1986 event but did not make it as the new, bigger, engine was not ready in time. I subsequently did the 1986 and 1987 Queenstown Sprints, the 1987 Wigram Wings and Wheels, and the 1989(?) Lyttelton Street Race. I was a regular at the local drag strip as well.