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Haig Citroen Special - 1956 another photo.
Interesting field of cars in 1956 .. NZ Championship Beach Race ..Pines Beach Thanks to John McDonald for the archive photo.
The Haig Citroen, driven by Vic Blackburn - also seen here the Ransley Riley, and a couple of Austin Healey's
- I think Arthur Kennard ** in the front row - this would be before the V8 was fitted, but the bonnett has been fitted with louvres.
Back row the Duncan Rutherford Lycoming left next to the famous #77 Special now owned [ since 1965 ] by Peter Leversedge - would have been driven by Bill Harris at this time [ note from Peter L ] and a Midget style car,another Special, and a Healey
Front row the Haig Citroen, ** Arthur Kennard Healey, Ransley Riley, another Midget style car - not sure about the " single seater " on the right - front row - looks familiar .. with the white painted snout !
some notes are from Peter Leversedge John McDonald and others.. from the South Island Motorsport and Old New Zealand Motor racing facebook pages.
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The Dunedin Circuits 1954, 1961 and 1965
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Roger Dowding
I gather the circuit changed a lot over time, here are three variations.
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.
1965
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Hope this is some use ;, and good to put the information here on the thread.
The 1965 circuit again - this is from the Vintage Car Club Otago Branch book written /edited by Scott Thomson
The image above added again - brings them to the same Page.
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Jw - hope it helps, and I am pleased the thread is being used.
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Dunedin Street Races in 1969 Motorcycles
Those Railway lines through the middle of a corner of the track in 1969 - caused some problems.
Graeme Staples photo of the corner.
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Graham Stoot and another rider on the corner - the lines causing a problem.
Graeme Staples archives photo
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Dunedin 1958 a couple of corners and an entry list
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Originally Posted by
Roger Dowding
Jw - Graeme - thanks for that image - have seen a couple of photos of the 1950's /60's version of the Street Circuit where the surface changes dramatically and is rather bumpy.. must see if I can find them .. and repost !!
Not the Railway lines but the exit from a bridge in 1958 - The Sports Car Race with change of camber
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another corner with a Morgan in the sandbank while a couple of 500cc single seaters and a Cooper go past.
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Both photos from Jim Bennett archives - his brothers were racing Morgans at the time.
one photo appear in the Scott Thomson book " Racing Round the Houses "
- published by the Vintage Car Club of N. Z. Otago branch in 1983.
It credits the photo entitled " down we come " of the three sports cars of R J Blackburn ( Mistral ) Lawrence in the middle car and Edmiston in the #44 Morgan to the " Star 1958 "
The second photo is the Edmiston Morgan #44
Entry List for the Sports Car race
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Car #50 must have been a late entry - as not shown.
A good collection of Healey's in the Race George Lawton in his 100/6, Graham Pierce in the ex Seabrook Fowlds Ross Jensen 100S that is still in New Zealand, Arthur Kennard in the recently [ 1957 ] repowered Healey 100 - now the Healey Corvette R B Langley in a Healey 100 - is that Doc Langley ?. M Stewart in another 100/6 the 100 Six cars would have been quite new then- introduced in 1957.
Have put Jim Bennett and Graham Woods as credit for the entry list- part of both Guys archives.
There was another part of the track in the 1950's where the road was for a few yards [in old money ] metal then back to seal which caught a few out -now to find the photo !
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Dunedin Festival - Fryatt St Sprints 1964 and the Track 1959
This from " Dunedin Photo Review " - which must be like the Town Photo News publications like " Nelson Photo News ".
Graham Woods found this piece and the source led me to a Website on Museums of New Zealand.
I could not find the actual Magazine on the site.
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Map of the Track 1959 and details of the event. from OSCC Wheelspin Magazine - courtesy Graham Woods.
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Must get back to the Jim Bennett story and his FURI cars. its been a while.
The Dunedin and other events, photos and stories thread ..
wrote this comment a couple of years ago on this thread;
" Further to September 2018 - Am going to use this thread for photos and news that doesn't fit into the Austin Healey or Northern Sports Car Club thread- will cover Specials and other events I come across that should be shared..
Roger 17th December 2018 ".
Have gathered more photos from Matamata, Waharoa Mt Maunganui, Northland events and was thinking of a new thread but -perhaps I should get this one renamed and used for " Lost Events " " Specials " that as mentioned don't fit with the AH or NSCC stories.
Also somewhere to put photos from Caffeine and Classics, Greerton Vintage Fayre and other shows I get to
Best get Steve Holmes or his Admin guys to retitle the thread - the photos don't really fit with lost race tracks !
--- " Dunedin 1984, other events, Lost Events and Specials and Shows "
perhaps.
Have started to post the Matamata photos on this thread and will follow with the Waharoa Grass Track races too !!
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Matamata Street races - 1964 - 1965
The Scott - Given archive photo's - apparently the negatives were with Kenny Smith who gave them to Myles Hicks as he has the " Ruddspeed 3000 " Austin Healey, which was the Austin 4000 Healey by the time of the Matamata events. Car #34 in an entry list I have and #28 in the photographs
Here are the first set. #31 - #37 [ #34 missing ? ]
Saloon Cars - the Start
Front row - Anglia #44, #71 Mini, #85 Anglia
Second row - Mini and Mini
Then Anglia Mini A40 and at the back, Mini and A40 ?
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Sports cars - the Start - under the Bardahl Banner.
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Ford Consul 315 - Classic #36 D Jurie
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Zephyr, De Soto Colin Lumsden and a couple of Anglias - Cleaver Motors corner - where Alan Boyle took his photos - photos to follow
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Small capacity Saloons the start A40 Devon and VW in front - under the Bardahl Banner - 1965 as look like new plates Aluminium letters Black background !
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Humber 80, Fiat 1500, Anglia and Mini - Cleaver Motors corner [ says Hillman on the photo now corrected on the original scan ].
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Photos may be from different years as Start Line is different - see first two photos.
The Daimler in photo 2 stated as Trevor Sheffield - I need to verify this.
Will add details later as cars are identified from entry lists and note the year of the race(s) - have added some detail today 22/08/2020
More to come [ around another dozen - plus a couple more pages of entry lists from Keiron Guinness - who still lives in Matamata. He and his family were neighbours of my nephew who now lives in Brisbane - that small world again.
Reposting the Alan Boyle photos too - Alan was in the Showroom of Cleaver Motors.
Details added from comments recently by Rhys " Oldfart " and Kevin Hirst - whose Uncle took the photos as we have now discovered.