The date for the 50th celebration has been down for about 3 years. Scope being the main 1st up.
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The date for the 50th celebration has been down for about 3 years. Scope being the main 1st up.
Ken at least we had a quick beer this time, next time we will sit and have a box and you won't have to leave early and drive home. Was great to catch up, always hard to chat and stop some times when...
Na did
nothing to this one, it was showing bit of wear and tear from weekend fun. Actually had Mk3 after this that blew most things away, it was a real sleeper. Guys reckoned engine had more ticker...
I know the history of that car. did B&H and Lyall Martin and Robin Irving bought it and played with it for awhile, even let me have a go, and it was then tidied up and had engine swap (one in it was...
Ken, are you going to be at La Guna Seca Rolex this year. be great to catch up, we there both weekends, so hopefully see you and have that beer at last. This has been a great thread, lot of good work...
Well it just keeps going on, I may be negotiable to supply electrical tagging, fuel spill kit (real monty), New helmet and HANS device along with written instructions on when, where, and how you...
Couple photos of bars as discussed and front of car.
It looked mean and was fairly mean in this style, last before it "disappeared". Sat at North Shore Automatics for along time, and then went walk about. Glad it was found and gets second chance at...
Kens photos have jigged my mind,
Mike I did talk with couple of people at La Guna last trip who had known him. interesting conversation and they did not know that he had come out to NZ. I will be...
Awesome history and research, thanks Ken. Keep them coming.
Did you ever meet or see "Skip" Scott (Robert Livingstone Scott) in the sports cars. he drove for Ford couple times. Drove an assortment...
Good looking as well Ken, pity you weren't with me, we would have emptied the stand.
And think that is Don Halliday in Datsun beside Breenan, Warrens car was blue.
Kerr raced his car in Sports...
Mustang is Rex Findlay, beside Rob Kennard is Dave NcNaugton (with my spare wheels and tyres), behind Rob is Brennan, beside Brennan is Steel in Nissan and on angle up track is myself. pretty sure...
This is superb, photos awesome and great write up and history. Look forward to it.
That Mercury is a neat bit of gear, grunt city.
I am going to get back to this and history of parts from Trans Am, where they went and where they ended up.
But more importantly, I recieved an email this week from Lindsay Willis with some...
run in 3 class's. looking for info.
Know who won 2.5ltr couple times. Good little Escort
Second couple times to Jigger in the Ex Findlay Datsun, it was quick and he was quicker. Good times, good...
#7 the "Yella " thing tossed arod and they found another engine on a farm about 50 mile away. went and got it, what a mess, cleaned best as, transfered parts and got going. not fast but going. this...
#61 Think you will find it is Ron Kendall in the skoda, actually positive it is.
Ron prepared these cars and had occassional drive. Was quick as well. Actually leed the Waiuku rally after couple of...
John, have you taken note of the size of Kevin (Hirstys) hands. one of them around your ear and he could race, do what he liked. just a thought.
One with Anglia is Club Curcuit Puke. photo from Barry Lee i have tried to tidy as it has crease through middle of it. other is at hillclimb.
most probably because it has 'historic' cars as in F5000. they don't have meetings at Puke where original GPs were run. The GP has been all over the place of late. The theme was Historic F5000 which...
49608Ray, try and do it, believe me it is a different place and you can get right beside the cars, meet the people, they real friendly and love to chat with Kiwis. Great photo opportunities all...
Remember the first festival, cars from all over the world there in the huge marque. would have been 90 to 100 million bucks worth just in the big marque. Juniors, F1, Can Am, F5000, sports cars, and...
Goody, catch up time
F5000 pits no 16 Brett Willis and team Willis. be great to catch up.