I was driving the blue Buckler MK5 at that event and had a great time driving at a place I went to as a kid and one of the highlights was being on the dummy grid along side Stirling Moss.It was the kind of event that you had to pinch ones self to make sure it was for real. Thanks for posting these photosOriginally Posted by BMCBOY
A gentleman in Rotorua did work on Phil's car (GT40) amongst other toy's. Won't say more until clarify with him and he agrees.Yep chassis #, actually car had been re-chassied earlier after a major prang. I think that pic would be the guy ( name escapes me at mo ) who bought it off Phil Rudd ( Drummer AC/DC ) and carried on down thru NZ to compete in the SI classic meets before shipping the car back to his home base, I saw the car @ Dunedin Street race, should be some pics somewhere IIRC. Same car was featured in a NZ racing? magazine. Phil Rudd apparently took it to an earlier Ardmore or similar AK based classic meet as a spectator and overheard the guys on the gate say, oh just another bloody replica or words to that effect....if only they knew
This was a great meeting with amazing cars and motorsport people, a few of who have left for the big track in the sky.
This is the last batch I will put up of these. Seemed a shame that they were sitting around having never been seen before. Hope they were of interest to some of you - they certainly bought back some great memories to me.
Great pictures! I've finally seen a picture of my car on here, albeit hiding behind an E-Type...
Is there a site that allows you to monetise your shots? If there is and you have a decent shot of my Lotus, I'd be keen on ordering some prints.
Send me a PM with your email address Paul and I will have a look at what I took over that period, and send you what I can find. I tended to concentrate more on "classic" racing in the late 80's.
Cheers Ross. PM and email address sent.
A few shots from that day, not action but pits and dummy grid area. Captions on photos. The Italian, The Volpini of Geoff Manning # 22, Colin Waite's Stanguellini had race # 12.,
Last edited by Roger Dowding; 09-14-2015 at 04:04 AM. Reason: Volpini identified thanks to ERC,Ray Bell
Nigel,
This photo is not up to your standards but it does bring back memories of Len Southwood driving the Stutz with Prime Minister Robert Muldoon aboard at Pukekohe before the start of the 1976 NZGP.
( Ken Hyndman photo)
Back in the day Ken that large crowds attended race meetings
Interesting the lower shot, XK140 Porsche Speedster, and Healey 100, have posted a colour photo of Mark Donaldson in that healey with hands over eyes, must have been at the same time Nigel..
I do have an entry list that I could scan.
I was flagging for both days and sad to say, on a flag post that was on a straight and due to a different senior marshal, we were stuck on the one point all weekend, with no stand down time to wander. What should have been a photographic feast for me, was anything but, as we were too far from the track edge or a corner to get any decent pics. The one time in my life I actually regretted being a motorsport volunteer...
Our normal system was two flagging, one observing, two incident crew. If we had 7 or more, we took it in turns to stand down which at least gave us a bit of time to wander. These days, the poor marshals are out just about every weekend and they are often struggling to get two per post...
What happened to the Tuatara seen in post #13?
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ERC, the entry list, yes please, to my email " racerrog47@gmail.com "I do have an entry list that I could scan.
I was flagging for both days and sad to say, on a flag post that was on a straight and due to a different senior marshal, we were stuck on the one point all weekend, with no stand down time to wander. What should have been a photographic feast for me, was anything but, as we were too far from the track edge or a corner to get any decent pics. The one time in my life I actually regretted being a motorsport volunteer...
Our normal system was two flagging, one observing, two incident crew. If we had 7 or more, we took it in turns to stand down which at least gave us a bit of time to wander. These days, the poor marshals are out just about every weekend and they are often struggling to get two per post...
What happened to the Tuatara seen in post #13?
Will do Roger.
ERC, thanks, Appreciate your comments about being a Flaggie . aka - a Marshall, it should be so the guys that do the work which gets the drivers on and off the track, get some recognition.
I did a bit in the 60's - easier then, in some ways, but not so safe, stood in the huge concrete circle just before the elbow at Pukekohe long since gone, a bit scary but so close to the action. good memories.
Raced 2 cars that day,Lotus Elan Sprint and Mini Cooper 998cc 1964,very busy day ,but a lot of fun.Must had have money in those days !!
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