Photos: The Keith Growden Collection

[Gerard Richards]

Roger Anderson BMW


Paul Fahey


Jack Nazer again


Coppins on pole , Fahey FVA Escort, John Riley, Jim Richards, Red Dawson, Roger Anderson, and more

Correction thanks to John - #42 last pic-Would be pole if it was smaller track.
Fahey would have pole if it was the long track April 5 1970, which he did-1.37.3, Coppins next-1.37.5

Hi Tony, this picture had very special memories for me as I am there with my father and younger brother in the photo leaning on the fence. I am 6th from left in yellow (aged 14) and my younger brother is next to me with father in check shorts and knee socks 4th from left. Wonderful to see. Was wondering if you might be able to send me a more high resolution scan of this image to my e-mail address at mairangiman@hotmail.com so I could make an enlarged print. I'd really appreciate that if you were able to, thanks Gerard Richards

[fullnoise68]

The Lemon and Paeroa Escort at the end of post#69 was owned by my father in law Barry Pointon, as Jim Richards was working for him at the time, and still was when he got the drive in Jim Carneys Escort later on.

[Oldfart]

Cool to see yourself and family Gerard, I was at the flag marshall post at the top of Rothmans! I soon moved to the South Island, posted there by the Education Dept. My first meeting at Ruapuna where I was helping out with the dummy grid, the driver of that Escort on the front row signalled me over and asked "What the hell are you doing down here?" Who said he did not take note of who was around? JR also had a bit of a chat as Speedway in Manurewa did a bit of work on family cars, as did P & R.

[TonyG]

Hi Tony, this picture had very special memories for me as I am there with my father and younger brother in the photo leaning on the fence. I am 6th from left in yellow (aged 14) and my younger brother is next to me with father in check shorts and knee socks 4th from left. Wonderful to see. Was wondering if you might be able to send me a more high resolution scan of this image to my e-mail address at mairangiman@hotmail.com so I could make an enlarged print. I'd really appreciate that if you were able to, thanks Gerard Richards

Hi Gerard;
Keith just alerted me to your request as I have been offline all day. A copy should be no problem but if you are ok with a short wait we will try to get you a decent copy as I had to do a fair bit to that one to get it to that stage. Keith is going to purchase a new scanner to do the rest of his photos and will be able to grant your request in better quality. In the mean time I will forward you a copy of what I have uploaded so you have a copy to look at in the short term.
Regards
Tony

[Gerard Richards]

Hi Tony
I really appreciate, you going to the trouble, to get me a higher quality scan of your pic of the grid at crowd with my father and brother at the April 1970 NZ Saloon championship round. Your photo captures the scene so well. You may be interested, on the first thread of my photos "Gerard Richards Collection Part 1", I have three pics from that meeting, all taken by my father from a similar place to yours. The April weather was so beautiful and warm. The big saloon race was spectacular and one of the powerful memories I have from our spectating spot in front of the stand by the fence on pit straight, was the bucking and back firing V8's under heavy brakes for the tight elbow bend a short distance down the road. A great day for young impressionable adolescents!

[Gerard Richards]

Hi Tony
I really appreciate, you going to the trouble, to get me a higher quality scan of your pic of the grid at crowd with my father and brother at the April 1970 NZ Saloon championship round. Your photo captures the scene so well. You may be interested, on the first thread of my photos "Gerard Richards Collection Part 1", I have three pics from that meeting, all taken by my father from a similar place to yours. The April weather was so beautiful and warm. The big saloon race was spectacular and one of the powerful memories I have from our spectating spot in front of the stand by the fence on pit straight, was the bucking and back firing V8's under heavy brakes for the tight elbow bend a short distance down the road. A great day for young impressionable adolescents!