I totally agree John....I hate being called out in a handicap race....it just wrecks it......plus "one car" had a hic cup with a transponder and against my better judgement I had to wave the race...
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I totally agree John....I hate being called out in a handicap race....it just wrecks it......plus "one car" had a hic cup with a transponder and against my better judgement I had to wave the race...
I offered to Peter and Aaron if they removed the engine out of the BRM...I would rectify their cam shaft timing problem....free of any charge as well....have had experience on multiple valve engines...
Dan Slater was contracted to build the complex and beautiful chassis and the Kelseys did the rest. Goes well. Check Dan's work out if you get the opportunity.....(just like the late Peter Bruin's...
Excuse me....I did end up winning a race on Saturday in the Race proven VW Toe Rag!
Regards, Tony Rutherford
Guess who is driving the Model A Roadster???? Very famous car! This is a car that we built at North Shore Automatics that equalled the Standing 1/4 mile record for NZ.....12 sec! This is Johnny...
POST #42.......Just a late answer from this mate............quite late though. Sorry . Tony Rutherford.
Sorry mate haven't been on site for a while. Yes his name is Norm Shepherd.....he has moved out of Auckland and I hear he resides in Taranaki now. Unsure exactly where sorry. Hard case Ginga bloke...
Just a correction John......Graeme Parks in the Marina. (sorry to correct you mate but best get it right for everyone that knows Graeme....and thats a lot of people.) With respect of course and...
I sent an e mail today to this icon of our sport......it is probably best if you want to write him a quick note to do it now because I don't think he will be racing for too much longer. .. His...
I sent an e mail today to this icon of our sport......it is probably best if you want to write him a quick note to do it now because I don't think he will be racing for too much longer. .. His...
Looking good John.....was great to catch you up mate....always have time to talk about such things we love! See ya soon. Kind regards, Tony Rutherford
Close Crunch......you would be thinking of the MG Magnet. And maybe Magneta...? The colour magenta is based on a red......(just saying...)
Close Crunch......you would be thinking of the MG Magnet. And maybe Magneta...? The colour magenta is based on a red......(just saying...)
JT......John Thorby...bloody hard case critter he was....great competitor...we had lots of battles in my early years..until I leant to use single pulse turbo's as opposed to split pulse which was...
Yes his then wife Elvy used to beat him quite regularly.......especially when he was late home! They raced together in Escort Sport class and yip she did every now and the finish quicker! Cheers...
Yessss...or bit like Frank Matich top and tailing!! Ha ha ha .....Cheers, Tony R
Yessss...or bit like Frank Matich top and tailing!! Ha ha ha .....Cheers, Tony R
Would love to know what meeting the top photo of Bruce Anderson was......could this have been at an Auck Car Club Spring meeting and could he have been chasing a very fast (non turbo at the time)...
Yes Ray I have a couple of great stories regarding this fine icon of New Zealand motorsport. One of them goes a way back to the early 80's when he ran an Avenger in Shellsport!...(bet not many folk...
I will be able to confirm the date when Bryce drove Reg's Sunny because I had just been new to the sport and I had walloped him in all races...the last two were side by side handicap races where we...
Yes Brett came out ok and uninjured thank the Good Lord....after hitting a sheet of oil from another car he tagged the wall and the car sustained a minor amount of damage that will be attended to...
Well I was going to add........damn.....back soon, just going for a leak!
Hi ya Paul....ha ha ha ,,,mate I would pay $200 just to go see me drive a Ferrari 458 around this track. Plus another $200 just to listen to the music of that V12 F1 car.....Come along next weekend...
Ha ha ha love it.....John get a message to Barry and tell him that I will be looking in the mirror in case he "hooks up" off the line and let him know I am old school and will "hold my line" in case...
Very accurate John. I worked with Norm and Engine Rebuilders in Union Street Auckland when he had it as a road car with the flat head V8 in it....I may have already said this on another thread but we...