Ganley Festival - Hampton Downs January 2015

Very nice work.

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Nigel - could you please post any ERC series pics, if you have any, on the ERC thread?

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Nigel - could you please post any ERC series pics, if you have any, on the ERC thread?

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Ok, will do

Brilliant photos Nigel...what camera etc? (don't tell me it's your I phone or I'll throw my Nikon away). Well done anyway and thanks for posting them.

PS: to GD66: it's not a tribute car, it's one of the last survivors of that era together with Rayden's ex Jim Richards 102 Escort, and both are registered NZ Historic Cars.

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Originally Posted by Jaydee

PS: to GD66: it's not a tribute car, it's one of the last survivors of that era together with Rayden's ex Jim Richards 102 Escort, and both are registered NZ Historic Cars.

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I think you're referring to the Halliday Escort? Defiantely one of the highlights for me.

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Originally Posted by nigel watts

Yes I did, and thank you. I thought, when I asked for a pass in the morning, that they were going to decline my request. But when I mentioned that I post my photos to the Roaring Season, they were happy tp issue me with the pass. Thanks again.

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Great to hear you used The Roaring Season as leverage to get a pass Nigel. Sounds like this site does have its uses afterall!

To everyone who took the time to post photos and info from the NZFMR the last two weekends, I'd just like to say a huge thanks. Its really been a joy to follow, and the photos are just incredible.

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Brilliant photos Nigel...what camera etc? (don't tell me it's your I phone or I'll throw my Nikon away). Well done anyway and thanks for posting them.

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My pleasure Jaydee.
At the moment I'm using a Canon 7D with a Tamron 150-600 zoom. With this combo I can see the whites of their eyes!!

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Originally Posted by RacerT

Hi Ray
It was never stated that 50 cars would be racing. The promotional material specifically said there would be 50+ cars at the Festival. This is what was achieved. 26 cars were racing, 10 were on display in Hamptons and 17 were in demo's at lunch time and in the afternoon session.
We initially believed that we would top 60 cars, but the upcoming Monterey F5000 racing in August 2015 kept a lot of the overseas cars as we came nearer to commitment time for the Festival. Hopefully the BRM V12's, Ferrari V12 and the 3 seater F1 cars helped to compensate. As organisers, we apologise if you believe you were short changed. As always, we do our best! Regards Tony Roberts

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RacerT,
I have to take your side on this one - people expect too much a lot of the time ..... to have 26 F5000 cars racing is amazing, and would not happen anywhere else in the world ..... Really good to see your M10A high-wing is running, and quite a few McLaren's now in the field of cars.
Best wishes,
Peter Russell

Note to wifey. I need a 150 - 600mm lens... Brilliant pics Nigel. You have a very good eye for a photograph as opposed to just a snapshot.

I was particularly taken by this:

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8659/...f24fe816_b.jpgIMG_5754 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7410/...00538759_b.jpgIMG_5377 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7318/...12b38bd9_b.jpgIMG_5806 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7365/...394b5eba_b.jpgIMG_5819 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8673/...72f4fe9f_b.jpgIMG_5382 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8581/...0521673c_b.jpgIMG_5810 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

...I wonder which shed it was found in....

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7560/...2bd2a4df_b.jpgIMG_0131 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7501/...ff535f1f_b.jpgIMG_0332 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7580/...aaedceb4_b.jpgIMG_9229 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8634/...b47aed2c_b.jpgIMG_9383 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8630/...726db5f9_b.jpgIMG_9467 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7522/...34fba308_b.jpgIMG_8234 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

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...I wonder which shed it was found in....

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Yoshimi Katayama's shed as I understand! Quite a feat to spirit a car of this level out of Japan, and I'm pretty excited to see (and hear!) it run.

Few more randoms... I haven't really gone through them a lot, with plenty of other commitments requiring priority sorry!

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7488/...1ecc94cd_b.jpgIMG_8851 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7486/...98c62eac_b.jpgIMG_8605 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8682/...a82735ca_b.jpgIMG_8697 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7555/...0f1b73b0_b.jpgIMG_8655 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8599/...62af118b_b.jpgIMG_8523 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7582/...40099730_b.jpgIMG_7511 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

Yes, warts, bangs, dents, bumps, welds and bodges and all...Rob Halliday even got underneath and pointed out his repair work from 1974...

Brilliant pics...

Now I am throwing my Nikon away...more great photos and thanks

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Few more randoms... I haven't really gone through them a lot, with plenty of other commitments requiring priority sorry!









https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7582/...40099730_b.jpgIMG_7511 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

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For a man that has probably done more laps of HD than everyone else put together, I was distressed to see Tony Roberts still struggling at the hairpin and eventually spinning up. Tears welled in my eyes and I tried to suppress a sad smile when my 7 year old son then said...."Dad.....maybe that big chev has just got too much power for an old man to handle"

Don't worry Tony! I suitably disciplined him by buying him a 2 scoop ice-cream!

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For a man that has probably done more laps of HD than everyone else put together, I was distressed to see Tony Roberts still struggling at the hairpin and eventually spinning up. Tears welled in my eyes and I tried to suppress a sad smile when my 7 year old son then said...."Dad.....maybe that big chev has just got too much power for an old man to handle"

Don't worry Tony! I suitably disciplined him by buying him a 2 scoop ice-cream!

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Ha ha ha, brilliant!

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For a man that has probably done more laps of HD than everyone else put together, I was distressed to see Tony Roberts still struggling at the hairpin and eventually spinning up. Tears welled in my eyes and I tried to suppress a sad smile when my 7 year old son then said...."Dad.....maybe that big chev has just got too much power for an old man to handle"

Don't worry Tony! I suitably disciplined him by buying him a 2 scoop ice-cream!

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[B]Hi Crunch. Better to be an old racer, than a middle aged spectator![/B]

Touché...

The entire production run of Lola T430's was at Hampton Downs.

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And a few tasty powerplants.

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[B]Hi Crunch. Better to be an old racer, than a middle aged spectator![/B]

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At least you said middle-aged! :rolleyes:
Lets change the venue to a back country road, the deep resonance of a turbo 2 litre 4WD and the sharp cackle of the anti-lag shattering the early morning silence. Sheep casually glancing towards the approaching dust cloud with a blue blur at the apex of this example of high technology battling the non-sanitised venue of the real world...scattering gravel like autumn leaves.....suddenly the middle-aged competitor relaxes for a brief second to wave to the old aged spectator, before continuing to master the laws of physics at 200kph with the skill of a matador.

He stands there agog, stunned by the bravery... in a cloud of dust with the morning sunlight piercing through like the three pronged spear of Maserati, reaches for his phone...waits for the connection and slowly smiles...
"Chris, Tony here...do you want to buy my McLaren? Yeah; I need to sell it so I can buy a rally car...it's real motorsport " :cool:

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Originally Posted by timbo61

The entire production run of Lola T430's was at Hampton Downs.

http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/...psnbralzez.jpg
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I understand Dave Abbott owns the two red ones, who owns the white one?

I'm not sure, but the on-track commentators said that all 3 cars reside in Christchurch.

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[B]Hi Crunch. Better to be an old racer, than a middle aged spectator![/B]

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Being a middle aged spectator, I can still work my way up to being an old racer. God knows, the amount of money I've spent attending motor racing events on both sides of the ditch, even as a spectator, I could probably afford an almost half decent MGB to go racing in.

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At least you said middle-aged! :rolleyes:
Lets change the venue to a back country road, the deep resonance of a turbo 2 litre 4WD and the sharp cackle of the anti-lag shattering the early morning silence. Sheep casually glancing towards the approaching dust cloud with a blue blur at the apex of this example of high technology battling the non-sanitised venue of the real world...scattering gravel like autumn leaves.....suddenly the middle-aged competitor relaxes for a brief second to wave to the old aged spectator, before continuing to master the laws of physics at 200kph with the skill of a matador.

He stands there agog, stunned by the bravery... in a cloud of dust with the morning sunlight piercing through like the three pronged spear of Maserati, reaches for his phone...waits for the connection and slowly smiles...
"Chris, Tony here...do you want to buy my McLaren? Yeah; I need to sell it so I can buy a rally car...it's real motorsport " :cool:

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hmmm.. Maybe you should set your alarm to go off a little earlier than it did today

All this from the Navi seat, that's why 'the middle aged man' can wave.

Well written though.

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I understand Dave Abbott owns the two red ones, who owns the white one?

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Believe it's THE Stewart family of Chch.....

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Originally Posted by crunch

At least you said middle-aged! :rolleyes:
Lets change the venue to a back country road, the deep resonance of a turbo 2 litre 4WD and the sharp cackle of the anti-lag shattering the early morning silence. Sheep casually glancing towards the approaching dust cloud with a blue blur at the apex of this example of high technology battling the non-sanitised venue of the real world...scattering gravel like autumn leaves.....suddenly the middle-aged competitor relaxes for a brief second to wave to the old aged spectator, before continuing to master the laws of physics at 200kph with the skill of a matador.

He stands there agog, stunned by the bravery... in a cloud of dust with the morning sunlight piercing through like the three pronged spear of Maserati, reaches for his phone...waits for the connection and slowly smiles...
"Chris, Tony here...do you want to buy my McLaren? Yeah; I need to sell it so I can buy a rally car...it's real motorsport " :cool:

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Bloody Gravel Munchers!!!!

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For a man that has probably done more laps of HD than everyone else put together, I was distressed to see Tony Roberts still struggling at the hairpin and eventually spinning up. Tears welled in my eyes and I tried to suppress a sad smile when my 7 year old son then said...."Dad.....maybe that big chev has just got too much power for an old man to handle"

Don't worry Tony! I suitably disciplined him by buying him a 2 scoop ice-cream!

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Racer T Bone? (Nearly)

Nearly. U.S. visitor Travis Engen in his Lotus 23 was able to take avoiding action and duck inside the Corvette.

Biggest buzz, ever, sitting in the middle of a rolling start for Group C Cars. When those lights go out, the adrenaline, the sound and vibrations are something I'll never forget.

These cars were and are a very special part of 'modern' motorsport history. Great to see one here and hats off to Warwick for taking it on. I guess you all know its sister car won Le Mans in 1991 and here is Jonny Herbert doing a lap of honour in it at Le Sarthe in 2011. I was there and you have to imagine the sound. Great car, great driver, great team.

JD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81zh...yt-cl=84924572

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Biggest buzz, ever, sitting in the middle of a rolling start for Group C Cars. When those lights go out, the adrenaline, the sound and vibrations are something I'll never forget.

These cars were and are a very special part of 'modern' motorsport history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81zh...yt-cl=84924572

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Would be great to see a Group C Porsche at next year's festival

Would be even greater to see an Aston Martin... (Winks at Jaydee...)

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In the meantime for Shoreboy 57, here's a photo of yours truly giving Ziggi ('they don't like it up them Mr Mannering") Brun in his 962 a hurry up at Brands some years ago. It was about as close as I ever got to the back of a Group C Porsche (I got him at Clearways on this lap and then the engine let go pretty spectacularly at Paddock Hill bend - "Ron" wasn't happy with me).

The other one are the two Aston Group C cars at Snetterton. I think Ray Mallock is in the Nimrod so I must have been in the EMKA. Fabulous bloody things but how someone drove them for 24 hours, I have no idea. The understeer on the EMKA in particular on tight tracks was totally knackering.Attachment 27501