Grant Sprague has asked me to post a couple of photos on this thread and the Pre 65 one. Here is a shot of him driving a 3.3 Victor on the Cragiemore hillclimb. The only mod was the put a set of 'Town and Country' tyres on the car and go hillclimbing. I understand that he was only about 18 at the time but I am sure he will add some notes.
I think that he set FTD or a class record on the day.
Thanks Mike ......Thanks ... for posting , most of my piks are fading & good to be here as part of NZ motoring history .. this pik was taken just south of Timaru ..... There was a class for over 3.0 litre & yes was a win , for that class at that time ..not to say I was any where near the quickest up the hill as various classes quicker than me , this car was just a beaut had a hankering for it as Ernie & Leo ran them a year or two prior at B & H .... it used to smoke the tyres big time lol ,,,, yep Ernie found some 2nd hand town & countries & said go for it ...... first run I ran off the road big time but got it right 2nd run ......... Steve has some piks of the XU1 & Anglias going up same hillOriginally Posted by kiwi285
Grant Sprague has asked me to post a couple of photos on this thread and the Pre 65 one. Here is a shot of him driving a 3.3 Victor on the Cragiemore hillclimb. The only mod was the put a set of 'Town and Country' tyres on the car and go hillclimbing. I understand that he was only about 18 at the time but I am sure he will add some notes.
I think that he set FTD or a class record on the day.
Grant Sprague has asked me to post a couple of photos on this thread and the Pre 65 one. Here is a shot of him driving a 3.3 Victor on the Cragiemore hillclimb. The only mod was the put a set of 'Town and Country' tyres on the car and go hillclimbing. I understand that he was only about 18 at the time but I am sure he will add some notes.
I think that he set FTD or a class record on the day.
Young fellas in mums shopping car, 'I'll look after it mum' yea right.
These things had serious grunt back then Grant, looks like this must be run 2 or 3 as looks good, no weeds hanging off it.
Bet Ernie sat back and chuckled when you boy's were playing, he was a wag with some comments at Baypark when we stood with him.
Last edited by Rod Grimwood; 04-17-2015 at 02:40 AM.
Ha ha Rod....... yea .. this was a very long right hander as you might see...it leads on to a long straight I went off at the end of that but no damage Ernie & Pumpkin were right there......Ernie never really said much was only a grin normally but one occasion he cuddled me at Taupo after a win & even Roly did the same at Manfeild lol, That was very special for me two greats expressing feelings like that.... That victor we bought off a car yard in Oamaru .....Dad paid for it & I paid him off in 6 months working at the freezing works & carting hey in the weekends , that funded the XU1 as well , great days Rod ... Then I meet you lol
An amazing array of cars challenge a 'mudplug' during Spring Invitation Trial 1973
What a hoot.. love the oxford & land crab ..elf & holden ...... all great fun they are having going hard out ......world champs in the making so cool
Some 1970's hillclimb photos for old times sake....
#70 - Mini Cooper S without grille is me.
. Thanks BMCBoy, only pic I ever have found of Brutus .-DG 2655
I am wearing my WILD WHEELS racing overalls-very trendy at the time.
Even though I had a Mini, was a Triumph Car Club member.
This hill climb was the day after the Race and Rally meeting at Western Springs on a Saturday night.
Last edited by John McKechnie; 04-16-2015 at 07:05 PM.
Picture number 6 looks like Murray Firth in his Norton Commando powered Firth Special ,built at his Orchard in Carters Rd Oratia
in the mid 60's.Raced this at Western Springs also.
Great thread Ross [ BMC BOY ] Cammick, cannot believe I hadn't seen it.. Did quite a few hillclimbs and grass track sprints over the years 1971 to about 1980, in a Mini, an Austin- Healey Sprite, Triumph GT6 and finally a Triumph TR4A, - ex Russ Abbott, who features in the Dolomite back in the thread.. Ross took quite a few photos of my TR4A competing, have a few results sheets too!! after all these years. must get them out and attache them..
Hi Roger. Your Avatar image looks like you in your Sprite competing in a hillclimb. Have you got a decent sized image of this that you can upload?
I see the Escort Mk1 , has the sponsor of ETC I did not know much about them until Steve Emson had them sponsoring his Pacific car & shell sports Datsun , is that company still there ? & YES love the photos very cool thanks for sharing
John B, Yes I have an Original of the picture - was taken at a Northern Sports Car Club Grass Sprint in 1974'75, at a farm in Woodhill, near the forest, not sure if it was Tom Grace's farm.
Will have to edit the photo as too large to post, can Email it to you though.
Glad to see the Cheetah back as your Avatar
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Here is the photo, taken by Dennis Green
And this is the Mini in 1971, at the same farm I believe, photo again by Dennis Green.
Here's one I just came across recently from Bayer's farm 1980 in the TR4
I will email you a higher res copy Roger
Ross, thanks, have several of your photos of the TR4 but not that one, running 60 spoke wires on the front - original and 72 spoke [ TR6 ] on the back, had two sets of wheels in the day 5 x 60's and 4 x 72's looks like a very narrow road, Where was it ??, have forgotten.Here's one I just came across recently from Bayer's farm 1980 in the TR4
I will email you a higher res copy Roger
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