Red Dawson's DeKon Chevy Monza 1001

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks Bry. Did Terry Marshall take that one?

[bry3500]

Thanks Bry. Did Terry Marshall take that one?

I shared that from this page - couldn't find a photo credit
http://www.scharch.org/Cars/Monza_Ra...aDeKon1001.htm

[Steve Holmes]

This is one Allan Dick posted on his Autonews page. I'd not seen it before and it captures the terrifying height the car reached.

[bry3500]

Wow - what happened exactly?

[John McKechnie]

Bry- saw it on TV at the time .
His car went suddenly off the track- the driver - hit a ditch ( I think) and rolled and just kept rolling.
It was shocking.

[bry3500]

Bry- saw it on TV at the time .
His car went suddenly off the track- the driver may have had a medical event- hit a ditch ( I think) and rolled and just kept rolling.
It was shocking.
If I am wrong or out of line here,let me know and I will correct this.

Cbeers John - I have never seen photos of that before

[Grant Ellwood]

Bry- saw it on TV at the time .
His car went suddenly off the track- the driver may have had a medical event- hit a ditch ( I think) and rolled and just kept rolling.
It was shocking.
If I am wrong or out of line here,let me know and I will correct this.

Hi John, I was sitting in the stand near the sweeper and saw that crash. My memory is pretty rusty but I think Red just over steered coming out of the corner and bolted off to the inside of the track where there were a few drainage ditches and nosed in and launched.
I also recall Neville Brickley having a similar incident coming out of the esses at another event. The Manfeild organizers did a lot of work to try to keep on top of drainage problems, just an unfortunate set of circumstances for those two drivers. I hadn't heard of Red having a medical event but I'm sure it's possible. Dennis Marwood and other contemporaries would mostly likely know but whatever the cause it certainly was a sad end to Red's career.

[bry3500]

After the rebuild - John Briggs

[Trevor Benton]

This is one Allan Dick posted on his Autonews page. I'd not seen it before and it captures the terrifying height the car reached.

I would be interested in who was involved & where the rebuild of Red`s DeKon Monza took place following the Manfield crash plus general details of the repair itself if known & how long it took.

Regards, Trevor Benton.

[Oldfart]

I would be interested in who was involved & where the rebuild of Red`s DeKon Monza took place following the Manfield crash plus general details of the repair itself if known & how long it took.

Regards, Trevor Benton.

Maybe Tony Lowe will chime in? He was talking to me a wee while ago about it.

[aussiemonza]

I would be interested in who was involved & where the rebuild of Red`s DeKon Monza took place following the Manfield crash plus general details of the repair itself if known & how long it took.

Regards, Trevor Benton.

Hi Trevor, the Monza was repaired by the Stone Brothers. I spoke with Jimmy recently and he remembers the job may have been given to them as they were one of the first to have a TIG Welder in NZ. Lee Dykstra also rembers sending some parts to NZ for the repair.

[aussiemonza]

I trust this won't upset too many people. Following a full examination of the Monza with Lee Dykstra and other members of the consortium, it has been decided to restore #1001 back to its first iteration as the car was presented at the 1975 August Road Altanta IMSA race, Horst Kwech driving.