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    Parity taken too far, removes innovation and...

    Parity taken too far, removes innovation and invention from the sport.
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    Thanks for the comments. Just to add to the...

    Thanks for the comments.
    Just to add to the above is the question "Has Supercars gone completely overboard with the search for PARITY"?
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    Part of the problem as I see it, is that the cars...

    Part of the problem as I see it, is that the cars aren't "real" anymore. In the "good old days" we started with a real car and built it into a race (or rally) car according to the rules for the class...
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    Thanks for that Ray. I think the word that best...

    Thanks for that Ray. I think the word that best describes New Zealand's history in motorsport is innovation, in other words making do with what was available at the time, or having to adapt or...
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    Is Motorsport going the wrong way?

    Just a thought to start a discussion based on recent questions about classic racing.
    So you want to go racing in one of the controlled formulas. TCR or TA2 spring to mind. But here lies the problem...
  6. But no wire wheels.

    But no wire wheels.
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    RIP Dennis Marwood

    I see where Dennis passed on Dec 11. RiP Dennis.
  8. Was that a 1200 or a Bluebird?

    Was that a 1200 or a Bluebird?
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    Is the situation such, that there is so many...

    Is the situation such, that there is so many other things to do that are much less expensive than classic racing and as has been pointed out on previous occasions, the cars are now so rare and...
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    I agree with your sentiments Ray. One only has to...

    I agree with your sentiments Ray. One only has to look at the Targa events of recent times to see this. I well remember when Targa would attract 240 entries with reserves and is now less than 50...
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    Good luck

    Good luck
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    Roy Harrington RIP

    I see in today's Herald that Roy Harrington died 21/4.
  13. Thread: Baypark

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    Baypark

    Years ago we'd all be at or heading for Baypark for the Easter meeting. How times change and how I, along with many others, miss the "good old days".
  14. Do you need someone to take over the commentary...

    Do you need someone to take over the commentary from you?
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    Did John Cannon race in NZ in the early 1970s?

    Did John Cannon race in NZ in the early 1970s?
  16. Thread: Merry Christmas

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    Happy Christmas Ken. 997 or 998?

    Happy Christmas Ken. 997 or 998?
  17. Thread: Ray Olenius RIP

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    Ray Olenius RIP

    I see in today's Herald a death notice for Ray Olenius, a name I remember from some time back.
  18. Ron and Dave Bjerring were first cousins. Ron...

    Ron and Dave Bjerring were first cousins. Ron passed a few years back.
  19. Inflation was alive and well between 1951 and...

    Inflation was alive and well between 1951 and 1954 I see.
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    I hope you realise Roger that reproducing the...

    I hope you realise Roger that reproducing the programme cover so that the cigarette advertising is prominent is just a tade naughty.
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    I was there and well remember the incident.

    I was there and well remember the incident.
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    73559

    73559
  23. I remember a Ross Meekings 80s or 90s rallies in...

    I remember a Ross Meekings 80s or 90s rallies in I believe a Toyota Corolla.
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    Te Pirita and Dunsandel are in Mid Canterbury...

    Te Pirita and Dunsandel are in Mid Canterbury nowhere near Dunedin.
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    According to Vercoe some of the other names...

    According to Vercoe some of the other names associated with this car are:- Leo Geoghegan, Ken Smith, Peter Hughes, Mark Freeman, Bill David, Stephen Moyle, and Dave Sharp.
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