Touring car support action from Warwick Farm. Allan Moffat battles Jim McKeown and Pete Geoghegan.
Touring car support action from Warwick Farm. Allan Moffat battles Jim McKeown and Pete Geoghegan.
These guys look happy! From left to right: Graham McRae, Teddy Pilette, and Frank Matich, who finished the Sandown round of the 1971 Tasman Series in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions.
More from Sandown, and Chris Amon powers his Lotus 70 home to fourth position, and first non-McLaren M10B.
Teddy Pilette in the Team VDS McLaren.
fantastic photos THANKS
that was my start in racing.VDS then took me to the UK .THANKS
[QUOTE=Steve Holmes;38908]First out of the gates is this simply stunning image of Jim Clark, sliding his gloves on, and getting ready to climb aboard his Lotus 49 at the Surfers Paradise round of the 1968 Tasman Series. This is the first of the Australian races of the 1968 series. Clark won the race from team mate Graham Hill.
we all were lucky to see these drivers back then,and to be that close to listen to them talk.I will never forget
Hi Graham, did you get a job with Team VDS while they were in NZ for the Tasman Series?Originally Posted by graham donaldson
2 of Kevin Thomsons photographs of Peter Gethin from Teretonga 74
More from Sandown, 1971. This is Graeme Lawrence in the ex-Chris Amon Ferrari 246T.
Frank Gardner in the Lola T192.
From Warwick Farm, 1971, this is Chris Amon in the Lotus 70, on his way to a 2nd place finish, behind Gardner.
Leo Geoghegan in the Lotus 59, followed by (I think) a Lotus 69. Not sure who it is in the 69 though, as no 69 appears to have started this race. This could be from practice, where David McConnell drove a 69 but failed to qualify.
This shot was from practice. Steve, as you say, David McConnell did not qualify for the Tasman race, but raced in a support race on the Sunday race day. Cheers, Rod Mackenzie.Leo Geoghegan in the Lotus 59, followed by (I think) a Lotus 69. Not sure who it is in the 69 though, as no 69 appears to have started this race. This could be from practice, where David McConnell drove a 69 but failed to qualify.
Last edited by launchpad; 06-19-2014 at 06:11 AM.
Its been a while since I updated this thread, but I recently received an email from Rod containing the following superb images, which I'm sure you'll all enjoy:
"Hi Steve,
It's some time since I sent any photos.
I was looking at some old pics for a new book from Full Throttle Publishing called Tasman Cup 1964 1975.
This one is even better than the F5000 book previously published.
However, these photos mainly of Chris Amon should whet your appetite for Tasman photos.
By the way, my website is now rodmackenziecollection.com
Regards,
Rod Mackenzie".
These are all from Warwick Farm, 1968:
Last one:
Steve, Thanks for posting the new photos of Chris Amon.
Rod Mackenzie.
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