Thanks to Mark Joblin who provided the results via Facebook page " Old New Zealand Motor Racing ".
The Mercedes retired
Thanks to Mark Joblin who provided the results via Facebook page " Old New Zealand Motor Racing ".
The Mercedes retired
The Boys in Blue, will be watching you
when the track looked like this ..
...and they may even catch you.
Indeed they will, cheers RayOriginally Posted by ERC
...and they may even catch you.
" Indeed they did " got caught on Highway 27 near Patetonga - speed camera 2 weeks before Christmas My own Christmas Present.
They say " 'tis better to give than to receive ".Not sure if a Traffic Ticket is considered a Gift.
Rothmans Book of New Zealand Motor Racing - the cover
Story of the track from the Rothmans Book - above
From the 1963 NZIGP programme
Auckland Car Club article
posted before, the track in 1963 - from the Rothmans Book
One question asked is who actually designed it, an individual or was it the the NZIGP people
Ron Frost, Eric Mallard, Ross Jensen ? as a group,with the constraints of the Horse Track,size of the total property and the fact that it was needed by early 1963, after being advised that Ardmore would not be available.
Further details indicate that the McLaren's, Les and Bruce had some input, Eric Mallard was involved in the project in a huge way but not in the design according to his son Mark Mallard
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Pukekohe Club Circuit and the Dennis Smith single seater ..
This is from Graham Woods, stuff from Motorman magazine and Graham's photo's
Motorman 1966 opening of the Club Circuit, do we still wish it was there ; Yes is my Vote
Article mentions the Dennis Smith Special - powered by an Outboard Motor. V4 of 1500cc .. amazing !!
Photo's of the car too quick and too fragile, I seem to remember !!
sorry about the size of the picture
Steve Holmes I need help !!
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I have a newspaper pick showing Jim Palmer in his Lotus 20 with Mr Parton -President Grand Prix organization- and Bill Stevenson-contractor-standing on the track after a test run
John, send it too me I will publish it here .. would be a great article to add .. PM me cheers Roger D
I recall someone saying the reason it crashed was because he didn't provide any proper air outlets for the radiator, so at speed, the pressure built up and tried to tear the nose off......Photo's of the car too quick and too fragile, I seem to remember !!
He also built a gorgeous sports car.
Which is now being rebuilt by Louis McNair, son of Rob who built the gorgeous Riley Moth and Grandson of Wallace. Louis has already built penny farthing, often seen at Leadfoot, boardtrack twin engine Villiers, a plane... Bantam racer... Very talented young man, with more than a bit of parental guidance and skill to draw on.
The single seater certainly had some aero issues, it wasn't nice looking at it from the bottom as it reared up around the kink on the back straight at Puke from a flag point!
I was dead keen to see it, as it had been featured in the Harold, so went out to Puke, but he had already binned it. Did it sound OK?
It sounded incredible, those megaphones were awesome, in the real sense of the word. Heaps of revs. Think of a racing offshore powerboat, but louder!
This one with Allan Woolf at the wheel - Manfeild 1992
Is that Dennis beside the car ? I am sure he had a beard at some stage.This one with Allan Woolf at the wheel - Manfeild 1992
Yes that is Dennis.
Here's a more up-to-date version of your photo taken at Manfeild in 1992The Boys in Blue, will be watching you
Love it Milan .. they get the best view !!Here's a more up-to-date version of your photo taken at Manfeild in 1992
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