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Ralph Watson Special Engineer Supplementary Edition”, Now Available.
An additional 15 pages and now 189 A4 pages. A modern book, solidly spiral wire bound with substantial covers for easy lay-flat reading. A quality Kiwi product which will surely outlast anything glued up in China. A transparent protective front cover is included and this can be turned over to the rear to form a folder for notes or whatever.
Full price, $34.50. GST included. N.B. $6.00 of which will be donated to The Roaring Season. Courier/postage will be charged extra at cost. The remainder of the mark up is reserved for the safe keeping of the Watson rotary aero engine and artefacts displayed in Wanaka, as is referred to within the book.
Market value? A well worn copy of the 2005 edition is/was available from the Dead Souls Bookshop, Dunedin, at $128.50. LOL A decade ago hungry book shops sold the original edition for $45.00 and more!
There is no desire to profit from the printing of the book, all of the text, setting up and graphics from which the book has been printed, have been produced personally. Hence the very reasonable price and the included donation to The Roaring Season.
Send the writer a personal message Including RS user name, a valid email address, name and postal address and you will receive an invoice showing a bank account number and on payment books will be dispatched by Courier/Post.
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The Ralph Watson Lycoming Special - sports car
Trevor, thanks for the extra information.
I must order your book,will PM my Email address to sort out details - away from home base at the moment.
The cars exploits were well documented in the Magazine " Sports Car Talk "published by the Sports car Club of New Zealand in the 1980's . I believe most of the information came from Ralph Watson.
My copy of that magazine was given to me, and I have lent it to Steve Holmes for his recently published book.
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These and the rest of the article was put on TRS on one of my threads - need to see which one either Pukekohe or the NSCC thread !!
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Manure B S and other terms. and Thanks Trevor Sheffield.
Trevor,
I am pleased, make that delighted to receive your Book. Will be a great read. I have read pieces from your
" link " which sits on my top bar of my laptop to go to at any time.
As I have mentioned I much prefer ' call me old fashioned ' maybe " Oldfarted too " to have a paper version of what i am reading, easy to flick back and forth, put bookmarks or notes where ever I want.
Trevor I also agree with you and the real " Oldfart " about manure [ have been guilty of incorrect information myself - and appreciate being corrected, and learning the truth ] and your comment copied below;
" N.B. By vivid contrast, I have just purchased a copy of "Historic New Zealand Racing Cars" and am happy to congratulate Steve Holmes for producing a truly professional and attractive publication. "
I have also purchased Steve's book so much reading to do.
Bought yesterday as well is the latest issue of Classic Driver, with a good tribute to Wal Willmot and also an article on Waimate - 1959 - 1966 both by Allan Dick - had read about it in the Book[let]
" The Racing Years 1959 - 1966 - the History of the Waimate 50 " by the South Canterbury Car Club which I was kindly given by Spgeti a few years ago, to accompany my Dunedin Street Races book[ let ] by Scott Thomson and the Otago Sports Car Club from 1983.
With Trevor's great book and Steve's my NZ Motorsport Collection has had a bit of a boost - looking forward to more.
As an aside - I think Trevor should write a bit about his own racing exploits - maybe a story on TRS.
Meanwhile as part of the aside ;
Here is Trevor in his competition days ;
From one of my books " 30 years of Grand Prix - Ardmore - Pukekohe 1953 - 1983 "
From 1964 I understand ;
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The full page from the book :
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1965 from the Gold Leaf Three Hour Race - Peter Bruin photo BMC BOY archives.
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The Ralph Watson Lycoming Special - sports car
A photo of Charlie Bensemann driving the Lycoming at Tahuna. the 1971 Beach Races.
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Will have to read through Trevor's book so see if any more information on the car at that time.
Charlie had run the Stanton at earlier [ 1960's ] Beach Races.
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Charlie Benseman and the Lycoming Special
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Oldfart
That photo from Tahunanui still shows the signage from Jim Boyd motors so I'm guessing not too long after being sold?
Good spotting " Oldfart "Rhys ..
Does get a mention in Trevor's Book - just read about it last night ..
" 02/01/71 ... DR Filter Cup, placed second. Nelson Provincial Championship, placed 3rd "
" 09/01/71 ... NZ Champioship, third. Invitation Scratch race, placed first "
" Driver in the above beach races, C. Benseman ".
Ralph Smith notes in the book
" It is believed that Don Peddie had purchased the car in Wellington from Jim Boyd by way of part exchange for a Jaguar XK120 ".
There is further comment from the Book " The Tahunanui Beach Motor Racing Years of the Nelson Car Club, 1949 - 1977 " by Mike Stephens.
This book : Cover only provided by Graham Woods - who has an amazing archive of NZ Motorsport History
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Ralph Smith notes that Charlie had rebuilt the Lycoming for Don around the time 1970 ..
Trevor thanks again for your book - it is getting read and re-read - everytime another photo or details appears.
Car was also driven by a John Wiffen in 1968 - the " Bridge Pa quarter mile sprints FTD at 14.4 seconds - 24/10/68." comment abridged..
Car was rebuilt again in later years after 1981/82 - was definitely finished in early 1984 .. by then under Ralph Smiths ownership.
My own photo of the car at Dunedin in January 1984.
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Otago Daily Times photo the same event.
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More reading to do - and more photo's to find !!
Tahunanui Beach Race History
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Roger Dowding
Good on you Rhys - apparently was available form the Club and through a Book Shop in Nelson - guess I will have to chase down a second hand one..
Mine came by post from the (?......) Bookshop in Nelson. Well written and well set out. Unlike one or two other local histories.
Stu