Before, that was the 82 Dakar, seems he was fine at Bathurst in 79, fine at Pukekohe but dunes were too muchQuote:
Originally Posted by 928
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Before, that was the 82 Dakar, seems he was fine at Bathurst in 79, fine at Pukekohe but dunes were too muchQuote:
Originally Posted by 928
so, no black stuff to fall off and he gets lost
Black stuff he was on his own, Dakar had navigator?? :)
you mean there are 2 nohopers in the world?and the got into a cor and drove off into the desert? really?
John Osborne and Wayne Huxford arguing over the same piece of track at the 1986 NZGP meeting.
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John Windelburn's Special TransAm after an incident at Rothmans.
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Dick Johnson at the 1985 Benson & Hedges.
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Nissan Sport 500 - Pukekohe - Feb 2-3 1985
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Great memories there Milan
I owned the Fiat 130TC up until 25 months ago. It now lives in Melbourne
I see the spectators flocked in to see these fine examples from the Rootes Group being put through their paces.
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I remember you having the car but I didn't realize it had competition history.
The car
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The drivers
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I had two - one that I bought in 1987 and was my road car, and then the ex Group A car that I bought in 2004 with the intention of going classic racing with it because I never imagined I'd find a Formula Ford big enough. But when I did, the Abarths became surplus to requirements.
That were great little cars though.
Pukekohe prices must have been steep back then as well, they appear to have been fleeced.Quote:
Originally Posted by Milan Fistonic
Uncle Tom's Rovers were in the wars in this race.
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Yeah Jac Mac, the sheep were looking for a drover, not a rover ......
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Originally Posted by Milan Fistonic
You or any one else got any photos of black Commodore number 15 in background.
These people have driven the fire/rescue cars for along time at meetings and are still doing it. they do a great job and spend all their spare time at the tracks doing this so others can play and enjoy, as I said, they do a great job.Quote:
Originally Posted by Milan Fistonic
PS These guys also had great fun against each other back then, they had there own little 'war' going on, think there was a red and white Avenger as well.
The only other shot I got and it was in the background again.
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Didn't Ross Tebbs have something to do with that #15 Commodore Rod? I think Hornsby Earthmovers may have sponsored it?
Rod was the pilot unless im mistaken
It says "E T Hornsby Earthmovers" on the rear of #15. Could look for a programme maybe. Never know what I might find.Quote:
Originally Posted by fullnoise68
Stu
The Hillman Hunter is Tom Scott, He owns / runs TAS Automotive on the North Shore. Great guy.
The Hillman Hunter in post #252 is Tom Scott, he owns / runs TAS Automotive on the North Shore. Great guy and a real character.
Tom drives the safety / FIV car as mentioned, and his wife Anna and daughter Debbie run things "behind the scenes". The Scott family has done so much for motorsport in Auckland over a long period of years, and I've never seen them without a smile on their faces.
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Originally Posted by stubuchanan
The 85-86 Yearbook has the drivers of number 15 as Wayne Parry and Rod Grimwood. They finished 26th on 141 laps.
Thanks Milan, yes that's right. Tucker Hornsby and Garth Thompson helped sponsor me in drive. We were not running too bad until about 2 hours from end when I arrived at the end of the back straight and there was a horrible sensation of the brake peddle going to the floor in a hurry and a cloud of smoke out the left side. I was looking straight at the right hand door of the coin and bullion car with Mr Hulme driving, I spun the car to try and avoid him and luck (management) had me going behind him onto the grass. Recovered and into pits where crew (Robert Connell) some how removed the caliper which had split and was red hot, then replaced with another, quick bleed and back out. We lost about 8-10 laps I think and the caliper melted into the pit seal. I actually won a couple (3) trays of cans in a bet with another person who reckoned I would not lap him, 1st time one finger, then 2nd time two fingers which was the norm from the friendly chap.
Thanks Milan for photo.
Could the Avenger driver be one of the Langleys, Neville or his son?Quote:
Originally Posted by JAFA
Correct JAFA. The senior Scotts have now moved from the Shore to Pukekohe. The block of land on which TAS used to sit (Rawene Rd, Birkenhead) along with the buildings on several neighbouring plots are being demolished for a block of apartments. Debbie's family are also heavily involved in the running of the meeting (including husband Martin) and do a fantastic job in all weathers. We'd be lost without them all. Martin and Debbie are also ITM people so it isn't too difficult to see where much of the ITM support for motorsport comes from.
Ross Tebbs has a bit to do with ITM and has motorsport in his veins, ITM is a fairly big family.
The #15 Commodore looks very similar to the car Steve Ross, from Dunedin, raced in Sports Saloons in the 90's. Same colour, same wheels. The big deal at that time was that it was a genuine GpA car. I believe that he still owns the carQuote:
Originally Posted by Milan Fistonic
I believe it went to The Bristows over in Hawkes Bay, but don't know what happened to it after. I think they may still have it.
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That Cooper-Vincent of Dave's is a beautiful car. Wonder if he still has it.
Could this be the one Allan Mason campained in the Nissan Mobil [I think 1992 ] We lent him an axel at WellingtonQuote:
Originally Posted by spinner32
Mark, no I'm pretty sure the Mason car was the Bowkett Sleepyhead bed VK, converted to a VL.Quote:
Originally Posted by mark powell
Not the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by spinner32
The car rod drove was a VHSS updated to VK, and last seen in the hawkes bay. Some one may know its ware abouts but its MIA.
Steve ross car started life as The Bowkett, Sleephead car. and was built by roadways, went on to be the pink purple billington car and did another bathurst in 1987 (16 laps) with graeme crosby, and billington. Went onto dave barrow, and a few others then steve ross. It was in our shed for a few while, and is now in Sydney, and i understand its close to finished, being rebuilt in VK bathurst 1987 livery.
Roger- can you please refresh my memory here - early 90s Graeme Crawford also had a white genuine Roadways Commodore, remember him running it at Puke and Whenuapei, (think he said it was a Grice car?) he took it to bits, what happened to that.?
Crameme cameron, Yip also a roadways car. We spent quite a bit of effort trying to track this. It was the car Grice beat HDT at the 85 adalaide gp, and won (I think) at mount fuji. It was stripped of mechanicals. I have tracked the bits. The body is MIA, but i think its in Aust, Im not saying any more "online" :) as im still working on thisQuote:
Originally Posted by John McKechnie
Yes it was stripped, and for no good reason. Although the mechanicals have gone to a good home.Quote:
Originally Posted by rogered