For interest as an aside, Pauline Moffat (Allan Moffat's first wife) is now married to the Lee Dykstra mentioned here.Originally Posted by Steve Holmes
They have lived in Indianapolis since 2005. For 11 years she has been Executive Director of the IndyFringe Festival.
Another Monza at Bay Park. This time its John Briggs, across from Australia. This is the Bay Park round of the Open Saloon series that took place at Bay Park, Pukekohe and Manfeild during 1978/79. This is another DeKon Monza, chassis 1001, the first DeKon Monza built. It was raced by the DeKon team initially in 1974, and was leading on debut when it collided with a lapped car. It was repaired and sold to Maurice Carter, a long-time Chevy racer, who repainted it from the white with red and blue stripes as raced by DeKon, to red with white stripes.
Carter raced the Monza throughout 1975, and crashed the car a coupe of times before eventually selling it to Kiwi racer Red Dawson. It made its NZ debut at the same Bay Park event as the Moffat Monza.
Following Dawson's violent crash in the car in 1976, it was repaired and sold to Australia. I can't remember if John Briggs was the owner, or just the driver. Either way, it returned to NZ for the 1978/79 Open Saloon series, and can be seen here leading Leo Leonard in PDL II.
The Monza actually returned to NZ many years later, by this stage owned by Jeff Barnes. It was part of a four car squad of Australian Sports Sedans that ran a hugely competitive Trans-Tasman challenge again four top NZ Sports Sedans. The other Aussie cars included Bryan Thomson (Jaguar XJS), as well as Des Wall and Kerry Bailey, both with Chevy powered Toyota Supras.
Briggs again, this time at Pukekohe.
OK, next batch of pics. First up is Ralph Mossman in his Chevy V8 powered Viva. Looks like the windscreen has been busted out. Does this car still exist?
Motorbikes at Pukekohe, 1979.
Unfortunately not, Kind of thoughts of another for HSS maybeOK, next batch of pics. First up is Ralph Mossman in his Chevy V8 powered Viva. Looks like the windscreen has been busted out. Does this car still exist?
Grimmie- did Ralf run this against Aussies-Barnes/Walls/Thomson/Bailey when they were here ?
Or who were the Kiwis ?
Hi John I think it was a later generation of NZ cars that raced the Aussies. I recall Kieran Wills in the Mazda RX8, Kayne Scott in the turbo Merker, Don Grindley in the Olds Cutlass, and one other, maybe Rodger Freeth in the Nissan 300ZX?
Great video- I was there up on the hill with my son-didnt think it was 1991, thought more 89?
The NZ v Australia Tranzam Challenge was held in 1992. Two races were run at Manfeild, Bay Park and Pukekohe.
Manfeild
Bay Park
Pukekohe
This Ford Consul Sports Sedan has been featured elsewhere on this site.
John Osborne's Chevy V8 powered Capri OSCA racer at Pukekohe. This is the ex-Halliday car which later burnt to the ground.
Graham Baker versus Red Dawson at Bay Park.
Leo Leonard trimming the infield grass at Pukekohe in PDL II.
Peter Fitzgerald's Porsche at Bay Park. In Australia I believe it raced in the Sports Car championship, but in NZ it ran with the Sports Sedans.
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