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    The three Twin Cams brought in for motorsport...

    The three Twin Cams brought in for motorsport purposes were the Jim Carney car, The Ward / Simpson car, Tony Batchelor / Gary Sprague car.

    I think that there was a 4th one brought in shortly...
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    Taupo Motorsport Park Ltd is under pressure and...

    Taupo Motorsport Park Ltd is under pressure and by all accounts TMP shareholders turned down an offer of less than $4 million for the place, mind you it is about $6.5 million in the red. Scuttlebutt...
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    Donald's name came up in a conversation last...

    Donald's name came up in a conversation last night, I have been lead to believe that his pick up line when chatting birds up in UK pubs went something like " Do you have a car and does it have a tow...
  4. Thread: Lawrence Bruce

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    Correct in all your identification Grant but you...

    Correct in all your identification Grant but you left out Len Bennetts Mini Cooper in the background
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    Noddy fitted a Rocket box when he built up the...

    Noddy fitted a Rocket box when he built up the Avenger, suspect that it still has the original box and internals as until now I can not recall it ever giving any issues, guess the used by date has...
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    http://www.business.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages...

    http://www.business.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/1265135/documents

    Some interesting reading in here if one wades through it all and places a timeline of other activities and...
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    Mark, have you ever worked out how much time you...

    Mark, have you ever worked out how much time you would have lost in the pits if I had not come to your aid with a 20 litre container of water when you needed some and then a handful of welding wire...
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    History repeats eh Steve, The young ones starting...

    History repeats eh Steve, The young ones starting out just like the previous generations, long may it continue for even in our family we now have the 4th generation starting out in motorsport via...
  9. The back of the grid was when the car first...

    The back of the grid was when the car first appeared prior to the fitment of the torque converter tap arrangement. I do remember it doing rolling starts at Ruapuna way behind the field during the...
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    Have spent a number of visits with beer in hand...

    Have spent a number of visits with beer in hand and in the company of good people studying those two photos.
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    Were you still wearing your cowboy hat on your...

    Were you still wearing your cowboy hat on your big night out Grant?
  12. Thread: Anglias

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    Arrive at Craigmore, throw everything out of the...

    Arrive at Craigmore, throw everything out of the car including rear and LF seat along with muffler and leave it all with the girlfriend and picnic lunch. 50 -60 cars and 5 runs at the hill then...
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    Which system of measurement Jac, by that is it as...

    Which system of measurement Jac, by that is it as done by the world motorsport bodies where it is a set distance from the racing line under full power etc or is it by the method used by the various...
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    See you Buster, go well.

    See you Buster, go well.
  15. Thread: Early NZ Rallies

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    Crikey Ross you have done it again, stunning...

    Crikey Ross you have done it again, stunning shots and great memories
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    https://www.facebook.com/groups/793190637378550/...

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/793190637378550/

    This is a new facebook page that has drawn people and photos out of the woodwork, some fantastic stuff on there
  17. Thread: Early NZ Rallies

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    +1 Sure are some memories here, thanks

    +1

    Sure are some memories here, thanks
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    Pity we don't have long distance races like we...

    Pity we don't have long distance races like we used too. Easiest way to get brakes to last Steve was not to use them until you have to........

    Reverting to rallying, when I came back south and was...
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    Which is why you enjoyed spending so much time...

    Which is why you enjoyed spending so much time with them
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    The Doncaster, the Hibernian and the Queens could...

    The Doncaster, the Hibernian and the Queens could tell many a story too couldn't they young Mr Sprague.
  21. Thread: 2014 MSNZ AGCM

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    [QUOTE=rf84;41330]If you read my post Crunch, I...

    [QUOTE=rf84;41330]If you read my post Crunch, I was referring to MANZ banning competitors who raced at speedway, not MSNZ. This happened in the early 1970's. I was talking to two of those involved...
  22. Thread: 2014 MSNZ AGCM

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    Pretty magic Dale, your peers recognised you as a...

    Pretty magic Dale, your peers recognised you as a good bugger.
  23. Thread: 2014 MSNZ AGCM

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    Congratulations to all the forum members...

    Congratulations to all the forum members recognised with awards during the MSNZ awards ceremony last evening.
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    Sorry you are not going to be there Dale, I was...

    Sorry you are not going to be there Dale, I was hoping to have a bit of a catch up, never mind will find you at a circuit somewhere. By the way, a return flight from Auckland to Dunedin is a lot...
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