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wow, even the replicas are getting really expensive!!

and another, with a straighter attitude this time :)

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Interesting!I met Mike at the Hampton Downs festival of speed a year or two ago. Lovely guy who was happy to chat, and surprised to hear he spends half of his year in NZ. He really is a legend in...

went to friends place to pick up some parts today. He backed out his German firevan so that we could get at the storage area. Thought it was a good opportunity to snap a couple of pics of an early...

Yes correct, bought by MP in 1987, and it has been in NZ ever since. It has had a bit of a chequered history as far as some of it's owners go, and has been unused since recently. Was one of the...

yes I think you are right re Bathurst top speed. Problem was they had to rev the engine to make decent power, and the old Pinto with its spring clips holding the cam followers on just didn't like...

yes correct, Francevic also drove the ex- Rouse car in 1986.Not sure whwre the pic above was taken, but that is the car. Pretty sure the car ran in NZ for both 1987 Wellington street races, Phil...

It was built by John Welch, and in conjunction with X-Trac was one of, if not THE first 4WD rallycross cars. Mk3 Escort bodyshell, turbocharged BDA with around 600hp, it was pretty much the template...

Here is a track test of SV2 from back in the day:

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Hi Steve, not 100% sure, but I think the Miedecke car was the Rouse car that came over for the 1986 race, and retired after Rouse hit the wall on the pit straight.You can see above it is RHD. It was...

this one?

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g196/conrod1/JY7117.jpg

It has a fairly large capacity fuel injected V6 in it, of undisclosed origin. Goes rather well too ;)

Pic from the other side, the Masport van has a 302 in it :)
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spotted at Hampton Downs last weekend:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g196/conrod1/misc%20036.jpg

correct, 5 litre Gurney Weslake/ Ford. The whole rear end, engine, transaxle and suspension were taken from a GT40 race car and grafted into the rear of the Transit.
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I could not see a thread here, so thought I would post a few pics from our trip to the Phillip Island Classic held on the 7-9th of March. In our container were 2x BMW M3's, and 2x Formula Fords on...

Its okay if it was practice, word is that fires during practice are nowhere near as hot as the ones during a race:) Amazes me how many people still race without gloves.

Conrad

yep they still own both:)

I would love it if someone else would pay me to run my race car! But where is this money going to come from? Do you have an inheritance from a rich relation that you are going to share with the rest...

correct, it was a Schnitzer car:) Particularly nasty accident, in many ways.

Yes the original car, owned by a chap in Nelson who pilots a large fishing trawler, and drags it out at the occasional historic event. Drives it very well too:) He purchased it many years ago from...

I am with you on that one Terry, I have never heard of the guy, nor do I remember or know of two Wolf cars going to Australia! The reason I read this thread is that I thought "what the hell is a...

Wow, and SsanggYyongggs no less! Can't wait to see these racing :eek: I wonder whose amazing idea this was? The crowds will flock in their thousands, no millions to watch these beasts race, will be...

Thanks for the reply Ray.And noted re handicap system and the way you run the class.

Unfortunately my question was largely hypothetical, in as far as I do not have the funds nor the time to...

Hi Ray,

Perhaps he knew they would be killed off in 2016?!!

I am interested in YOUR view on the YB Escorts and their eligibility within classic racing, as well as the following scenario I...

I am sure Craig would have covered the engine failure with his comprehensive "concrete warranty";):

Race engine warranty: once it leaves our concrete, it is out of warranty