Club Events - Hillclimbs, Sprints, Club Circuit, Grass Track, Trials, Rallycross, etc

[Roger Dowding]

Re-post the image Roger - the link isn't working.

[John B]

Image link working now Roger - thanks.

[Roger Dowding]

Image link working now Roger - thanks.

Like the action in the LHD V8 Rover P6, arm on window edge, Auto gearbox changed with right hand, very casual.

[Roger Dowding]

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Northern Sports Car Club had a trophy for best Sports Car competitor over the year, it included all events that they ran [ apart from National Race meetings, so Hillclimbs, Sprints, Club Circuit sprints and races, Gymkhana's and Trials, in 1975 these two were the contenders for the trophy, and ended up in a Tie, so both Drivers names went on the trophy, Rob Williams did most of the Speed events, and myself some Speed and all the trials.
I had met Rob while still at school through a school friend, and when I got my first car in 1967, a 1960 Austin Seven [ mini ], took it to Rob to get the demon exhaust modification, get one Massey Ferguson tractor muffler, available tax-free as agricultural equipment and way cheaper than a Cooper Muffler, Rob would knock the front and rear baffles out with a metal bar and weld the Muffler on, coning straight out the back, added lots of noise but no increase in the puny 34 bhp that the car had.

[Michael Clark]

Roger, is there a chance that that newspaper article could be scanned at emailed to me at clarkx@xtra.co.nz?

Thanks

[Roger Dowding]

Roger, is there a chance that that newspaper article could be scanned at emailed to me at clarkx@xtra.co.nz?

Thanks

Michael, the Cosseys article yes I have the original has yellowed with age but complete as seen on TRS. will send in a bigger format, as sent to TRS was reduced in size
cheers

Roger

[Michael Clark]

That is much appreciated Roger.

Cheers

[Roger Dowding]

Also people do track days instead of this.
Too much emphasis now on power instead of control.
Health and Safety plus onerous Council restrictions have stopped these public events.
I remember that they were difficult but fun., if you couldnt do the exercise properly then just light up the tyres.

John, need to reply, yep, If I got it wrong, you lost the good time so, Do you just drive to the end of the test or give it heaps, especially in a grass paddock, the more spins the better, was known as Roundabout Roger at one stage and actually finished in reverse in a " garage at the end of one sprint, hit the brakes on a hump and the Sprite did a 180 so finished back in first, still had a good time..

[Roger Dowding]

Ross Cammick photos again,The TR in action at Bright Road, Waiuku, Pukekohe Car Club Hillclimb, also running that day was the V8 powered Morris [ Leyland ] Marina, one of 2, originally in the BL team in 1800 cc form ; from the Heatway Rally registrations GC1 and GC2, ran

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[BMCBOY]

See below

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[Habu]

Thanks for posting BMCBOY!

Think the GTHO is George Shewiery. Bottom photo Warren Hull?

[BMCBOY]

Thanks for posting BMCBOY!

Think the GTHO is George Shewiery. Bottom photo Warren Hull?

Yes that is George, but not if that's Warren Hull - looks a bit like him though.

He used to rally a two door 120Y for a while.

[Habu]

[QUOTE=BMCBOY;47395]Yes that is George, but not if that's Warren Hull - looks a bit like him though.

He used to rally a two door 120Y for a while.

Cheers for that! Forgot Warrens car was a 120Y coupe and not a 4 door

[George Sheweiry]

Gees Ross, I should have known you would have a photo of the old girl from that Bright Rd event. Thats really cool. I came second that day only by a few tenths of a second to a full house BDA rally car Driven I think by Blair Robson. But I was pretty pleased as the old girl wasnt really suited to rally stuff. I remember Trevor Mclean had come down with me and I let him take the car down for a run up the hill but the officials wouldnt let him have a go!! Thanks for the great memories that photo stirred up Ross. Cheers, George.

[Roger Dowding]

Bright Road again, both Ross Cammick [ BMC BOY ] photo's this is from the 1979/80 Bardahl series event, not sure if the same one, remember the Marina V8 GC1 [ or GC2 ] was there and rolled at the top corner - near where these photos were taken

[Roger Dowding]

Same car Mclaughlins Road, same Bardahl series 79/80 Ross Cammick photo
Did the whole series, 10 events from memory, those were the days.
Take the car to my mate Rod after driving it home from work on Friday night, quick tune-up, and check, then off first thing Saturday, often with another mate John Rye as passenger - especially on the distant ones, distant from Mount Albert, Waikato, Franklin County etc, run all day, off to the nearest pub usually where the results were published, drive home, Sunday, tidy the car up for next weeks commute, then a week or fortnight later same routine. Never in the fast class, but a lot of fun and you tended to have guys doing similar times they were your challengers.

[Roger Dowding]

another Gymkhana Sprint - grass track near Waiuku. organised by Austin-Healey Car Club mid 1970's, photo by Ross Cammick. the car was originally a four wheel BSA saloon from around 1930, has the front and rear suspension /chassis parts cut off and a twin tube central section welded in, running a Ford 10 motor, back to front, with three brakes front wheels and hand brake. Owned at the time and for many years after by Lyle Chambers - Waitemata Vintage Car Club and AHCCNZ member

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Here is another photo of the car that day