No 17 the single seater - Formula 500 or Junior, is that Allan Woolf ??. Great photos, thanks as could not be there,
No 17 the single seater - Formula 500 or Junior, is that Allan Woolf ??. Great photos, thanks as could not be there,
Yes that is Woolfey - still going great at 85. The car is the ex Ron Frost Cooper 500, but now powered by a Hillman Imp engine and transmission. You will remember Colin Waite competing in it at the Otaua Hillclimbs we used to hold years ago.Originally Posted by Roger Dowding
I managed to get down there for the Saturday this year - well run event with a good spread of cars and lots of spectators.
Very hot weather, but shaded areas if required - definitely worth the trip.
The cooper 500 was converted in the 60's and driven by Ian Cullen who i think was from Northland and the car was known as the Cooper imp.A great matchup really of motor and car,competed against it a couple of times i seem to recall.No push starts needed like the Norton and quite reliable,looked good to.
Thanks BMC Boy, guess there will be more photos, and good on Woolfey, he was my neighbour in Seabrook Ave, in New Lynn in the 1950's had a modified Ford 8 at the time which he was racing, well before the Vitesse or the Capri in the late 60's into the 70's. Alan helped me with amodified exhaust system on my 1967 TR4A, back in 1983, after BMC Boy had helped with some panelbeating.. small world in motoring.
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