Wait For HD again George, i believe the boys will start turning up and understand why some will not run at Puke anymore. They have stuffed the track and turned it into a concrete wrecking machine. The noise will always be bigger (better) between 2 lines of concrete.
Never promised/committed but things are happening (slowly) but happening. Only to fill the field and wait for rain. Lotto and will be there next week.
Cheers George, on the day it will happen.
Sorry to hear this George. Sad that Puke has, on multiple fronts discouraged some to race 3, but totally understandable. Shows why HD remains so damned important for motorsport.
You've seen the passion on the Roaring Season for NZHSS and it was there for round 1 at HD. I don't believe that has gone. Are there opportunities for the RS community to help you get this class off the ground?
Well Shoreboy57 I guess if any body on RS knows any of the people on the previous lists I put up on here then perhaps they could put a rocket under them, but then I fail to see how they couldn't even get 1 car to the track when I got "3" and also helped my son and daughter with their cars. Anyway too late for R2 but if we don't get a 10 car field or larger for R3 then f---em I have a car for every V8 class running out there so I will just put my efforts into that. This bullshit wont interfere with my racing and they can just play with whatever it is they are playing with at the moment!!!
Keep the faith George those bastards may still have that cup over there at this time,but i still have faith the boys will get it next time so keep the faith boy.I understand why the hell would anyone want to put there car around that track that PUKE is today.Originally Posted by George Sheweiry
I have an update from Barry Algie, whom as most know does not have a computer, so I pass on info to you all.
The Monaro was missing part of the floor , right from day one. This piece goes at the back of the floor and goes up steeply toward the boot area. ,Goes on the tunnel and extends two feet to the left and to the right. I allready gave him the front of a donor to get his tow ute going, and I had this piece attached on another donor body laying around. he has been meaning to get this piece for a long time,, Told him I was cleaning up and throwing all this stuff out on Monday, so he came around this afternoon with hack saw, , hammer and chisel.( He also has finally got his road car going). Took about 2 hours but he now has it and can finally finish the floor. Still waiting for his tyres to arrive. Needs $900 for a radiator, $400 for a battery ( aeroplane one). The front fibreglass clip was buggered from sitting in the weather for 20 years and needed major work. He removed the offending upper piece, took a fibre glass copy of a Monaro one then glassed that into place. Not a slacker, just takes time to get there. Making no promises or commitments, just will be there when its ready, as its been a long time off duty.
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A bit like myself John ,when I get there I will get there ,it all takes time ,it all takes money ,a few years ago it was the only thing I had to worry about ,but not these days ,I'm not a slacker either
Good on yer Bob, you dont need to give any explanation, youve earned your wings many times over.
I will be naughty here- I wished Barry a very Happy Birthday- as it was on Thursday.
And no, birthday prezzies dont extend to radiators or aeroplane batteries.
You only need to look at a tractor parked under a tree [tyrs,brakes,hoses,pipe,radiators,clutches , sticky valves , stale fuel , rusted pumps, chassis & body rust. mind you your cars might be in a shed , but time & nature take a toll, I am not making excuses here for any one .
You all remember when 20 or 30 yrs ago you had fire in yr belly most of you won lots of races even championships , we dream of the glory days still.
But on a better note the ones here that do have the time & $$$$$ to restore their cars & get them out there will be very cool to see, & yes George good on you for doing what you are doing , you might just pull it off.
As for Puke, I still remember after a race I lined my car up for my trailor did a 1/5 spin to straighten it up on grass , a short grey haired guy [ex hitler ] from a past life dragged me up the com box , I thought I had committed murder or close to it , an other time my car was 2 inches over the line for a scratch race after winning two more short people with badges decided to dismantle yet an other point lead , this only ever happened there , same people same place., other tracks they would just push you back a little , but these people just keep pushing us away & some
Sorry for late reply George, been away from PC for a few days.... gotcha on the single replica rule clarafication.. not really for me , but others who might wish to do so..
On that note for anyone doing a replica of Clyde Collins Cortina, It never had a full Boss 302 engine that I am aware of, only a Boss Block with Windsor heads & IIRC stroked to 326 cu in ( pretty sure that motor was ex Red Dawson). That motor went to Frank Ryan/Bryan Taylor for the Capri Build. Clyde then fitted the SB Chev and then sold to John Beattie? from ChCh who then sold it to Bruce Bellis who ultimately fitted the Weslake 4v head Chev ( See info on this motor detailed elswhere by Paul Kirk). IIRC during John Beatties ownership the car was maintained by Alec Dickie via A(Alec) J(John) Automotive. Hope I have that right, Paul will no doubt correct me if he reads this!
Last edited by Jac Mac; 09-28-2013 at 08:58 PM.
From my experience is Australia, don't make it to anal about what had what on it in what bloody year.
You will end up like us over here. Only about 4 cars logged book real historic Group U Sports Sedans in the entire country.
Blokes just give up because people want to go on with crap about what went were.
Just get them on the track as we over here have hardly any on the track.
I have one sitting in the shed & have to race it in normal races at the moment.
Just my thoughts.
Gary Goulding
Yes I agree Gary, there is definitely a fear when creating these sorts of classes to go too far in either direction, rather than achieving a happy medium. While expecting cars to be 100% as they were in a specific year is taking things too far, on the other hand I wouldn't want to see a car that was continuously developed for another 10 years beyond the cut-off date be allowed to race in its more modern guise. I'd rather it was returned, in large, to an earlier period in its history that fits within the cut-off date.
Damn I hate reading this George...after you put your heart and soul into it.......Personally can't think why people are so scared of Puke in its new form after all I cant remember any of the drivers with those concerns ever coming off and hitting the banks of "Rothmans" as we knew it....(and I think this is the only area that would be of concern?) I didn't think by what I have read through here that all the drivers would be racing 10/10ths. The track is not any narrower than it was..in fact turn one is wider. I have done quite a few laps now of the new set up and hey once you know where to turn into the new part it's sweet..( although in saying that I did love the long back straight beforehand). Word has it that there is banter of moving two sets of tyres.... (yup thats all)...for a couple of meetings a year and not including the new turns 5, 6 and 7. Now I will wait with baited breath and see who turns up for your 3rd meeting at Hampton and see whether it really was a Puke problem or not. Just saying....Stick with it George..you got too many fans now mate. Sincerely, Tony Rutherford.
Hey thanks guys for the kind comments but the real losers here are all those neat old cars and the enthusiasts who remember them and were looking forward to seeing them. As I said it doesn't make any difference to my racing as I will be running my Trans am Camaro in modified this weekend but you would have thought those with cars for NZHSS would have taken advantage of someone who would stick their neck out for them. Dilligaf seems to pop into mind.lol
Got a phone call the other night from a very excited Graeme Parkes. He has tracked down the Marina and intends to do a full restoration of the beast. He said it is minus motor and box. I dont know what engine bits he has to rebuild it with but I think it was powered by a P76 V8 so if anyone knows of any bits for these lying about it might pay to drop him a line. Great to see an original car back with its original pilot !!
So I have notified all of the owners of Sports Sedans that I have been in contact with since getting this deal up and running that there are 6 of us that would like to run (Graeme Addis, Roger Davis, Dennis Running Adriane Dobbe, Robert Jack and myself ) at the shceduled round 3 at Hampton Downs November 10th and if anyone will be entering could they let me know as soon as possible because a week out from the event I would have to look at whether we had the 10 cars required as to whether or not we can the round. Unfortunately I have heard a rumor that another class is happy to take over our spots for the rest of the season if we cant get our stuff together by this round which would be a shame but then again I guess that is to be expected. I have to say that it was great to have a good run in a race car again at Puke last weekend as I haven't really done any circuit racing for about 2 years as I have been so busy (even if it was on 10 year old slicks haha)
Well George no one can say you are an SBW, when you give your word you give it, and do what you say you are going to do.So after all the hard work you and others have put in to getting this up and running,there is another class in the back ground happy to move in and take over bastards.Come on boys get your shit together i know the cost to get some cars up and running again can be on the high side and some may take some time to get some track time,bring them along on the day they are just as good to see in the pits as they are out on the track.What about the Custaxie George is the car going to have a run in your class or not,would be good to see it out there.
Last edited by CUSTAXIE50; 10-12-2013 at 03:48 AM.
Thanks for that Custaxie50 , my integrity is important to me. As for the others waiting to take our place well they are just guys who want to race their cars and after all its not just a god given right to be able to just form a class and expect to be able to race them when and where you like in fact its rather difficult and you have to have some good credibility to be accepted. Having already formed Production Muscle cars 15 yrs ago, and a road race series before that, and of course having been on the ACC executive gave me a small advantage. There are in fact several other groups who would like their own stand alone series. But anyway enough of that we still are the front vying class and the fat lady hasn't sung yet!! In fact I have had an email from John Dennehy who has the ex Halliday TC Escort and needs some gearbox bits to get him to the track. Is there anyone out there who can help him as that is the only thing stopping him from running at the next round, and that of course would make it 7 cars for the round. So if anyone can help please get in touch.
John Dennehy is looking for genuine ZF parts, he realizes a lot of people are re engineering the internals of these boxes but he doesn't want to compromise the authenticity of his collectible car so if anyone out there has some parts or a whole box then please let us know
Very disappointed to read the above. But I guess you can lead a horse to water........... I agree that George needs an extreme vote of thanks for putting his time, effort and money into this project only to see it languish for whatever reasons. The sight of those thunderous machines was indeed a sight to behold and I for one am chuffed that at least we saw some of them doing what they do best. The phoenix could yet rise again and while I don't have a race car I would be one of the first to go and watch. George, you gave it your best shot and I am sure there are members in TRS that are extremely grateful for your efforts. Many thanks and all the best.
Regards Dave Graham
That is beyond sad. I am not one of the people with an eligible car, but this was one of the most exciting classes to be promulgated. As is normal (it would appear) you get a lot of "promises" and it is very hard to walk the line between optimism and cynical. I suspect I will be likely to go the same place with our VCC class, but remain hopeful.
George, there are a whole heap of people who owe you a lot of thanks for trying.
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