That is far more horse power that all my vehicles added together...Originally Posted by Paul B
That is far more horse power that all my vehicles added together...
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The ex Craig Pullman XB GT Falcon Coupe pumping an astounding 820hp"
No wonder Ivan had a handling issue on acceleration as the diff was only putting all that power to one rear wheel !
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I seemed to meet friendly folks where ever I went.
Bruce Dyer (Spgeti ) introduced himself then took me to the Historic Muscle Cars & Historic Saloon Cars Group tent and met Dale Mathers, Mike Feisst, Greg Goudie and Bruce Dyer as shown with me in this photo.
Kevin Gimblett came over and discussed the Dale Earnhardt type painting and the number 3 on his roof etc. before taking his 1967 Chevrolet Camaro out in rather damp conditions.
A beautiful machine in my eyes. (In fact I was most impressed with all the preparation and presentation of the cars at Taupo. Immaculate. )
(Ken H photos )
Kevin Gimblett had good battles throughout the weekend in his Camaro # 3.
Getting away to a good start against Roger Williams who is in a 1979 Camaro # 12
Always great to see and hear Trans-Am / Muscle cars on the first few laps.
(Ken H photos )
Correct, Ivan said it had a Detroit Locker that was damaged and like you say Ken, when Ivan floored it down the front straight the car had an unmistakable noise only pertaining to an engine you would expect would be 820hp and of course the power coupled with the diff tossed the car sideways under the huge acceleration. It certainly was a sight & great show for the crowd."Quote Originally Posted by Paul B View Post
The ex Craig Pullman XB GT Falcon Coupe pumping an astounding 820hp"
No wonder Ivan had a handling issue on acceleration as the diff was only putting all that power to one rear wheel !
I would love to see this beast in action getting the power to the ground, it certainly would be a sight
Some of the cars in the HMC & HSC Class at Taupo.
Greg Goudie in his 1972 Ford Capri # 94
Natalie Campbell in her 1973 Ford Capri # 227
Glenn Allingham in his 1970 Chev Camaro # 50
Steve Elliot in his 1968 Chevrolet Camaro # 41.
Steve gets 2 photos because he was friendly to me and lives in the Katikati area where my brother also lives.
Tony Mexted in the PDL 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 fastback # 104 which also took Paul Fahey around on a demonstration lap to celebrate Paul's wonderful career of being the NZ Saloon Car Champion in 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972 Unlimited Class Champion, 1975 Saloon Car Champion and now such a nice gentleman who also seemed to be smiling all weekend.
(Ken H photos)
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Some more of the HMC & HSC cars at Taupo.
Dale Mathers in his 1969 Boss Mustang # 23 making a late arrival on the dummy grid beside Roger Williams Camaro # 12
This large and varied field led to some exciting racing throughout the races especially in the reverse handicap race with the winner being Greg Goudie in his 1972 Capri. (Which is for sale.)
(Ken H photos )
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I met up with a possible distant relative, Alan Hyndman, who drove his Triford 6 cylinder Special # 8 in the Formula Junior, Historic Formula 3 and Sports Racing Class and he had a fun weekend getting some 2nd and 3rd place results.
(Ken Hyndman photos )
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Nigel- this is a genuine RPO83 XA Coupe, has 81 on the side, and Fat City Racing on the screen.
This would make it Phil Schubert car.
Craig did own this, got it off the first owner, Jim Richards raced it at Manfeild.
Craig sold it to Phil ,who still has it, then got his yellow now black XBGT.
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Yeah it is Phil Schubert - brain fade on my part.
Back for some Formula 5000 photos.
Glenn Richards. 1975 Lola T400 # 99
Star F5000 driver of the weekend was Andy Higgins in his 1974 Lola T332 # 4
Mike Creswell from Tauranga was at Taupo for his F 5000 debut in his 1973 March 73A # 139.
Mike Creswell with his crew.
Mike Creswell in the white March # 139 getting the feel for it all as Aaron Burson in his blue 1973 McRae GM1 # 29 and Tony Gaibraith in his yellow 1974 Lola T332 # 88 go by as the rain started.
K Hyndman photos.
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This is one reason I never became a race driver as I would get confused just starting the race car !
1973 March 73A start up procedure.
(Hyndman photo )
The final F5000 race late on Sunday was over 10 laps..
(Ken H photos )
Ken Smith seemed to draw away in the first few laps but Andy Higgens in his Lola T332 # 4 was not letting him get too far ahead.
There were some good mid field battles throughout the race and at Taupo it is so easy to see most of the track.
(Ken H photos )
Andy Higgens passed Ken Smith and seemed to draw away easily. I am not sure what issues Ken had but it was an exciting race throughout.
Then after the race it was time to load up and head to Hampton Downs for the next F5000 race.
Tony Robert's 1969 McLaren M10A # 7
(That's the last of my Taupo pics. A personal fantastic weekend. )
Ken H.
How did you get time to take all these photos and gas bag at the same time ?.
Your still smiling.....
Great line ups on the grid in F5000, HMC/HSC, HSS and FJs
To be honest, when I saw the "Historic Grand Prix" I thought there might be other than F5000 (which I love). What happened to the 1.5 cars of the years gone, Formula Holden, Formula Pacific, et al?
Reece they only invited F5000, Heritage Touring Cars, HMC, HSC, HSS and FJ.
The bikes were a last thought but next year they are looking at vintage bikes in lieu of the modern which was a sponsors request.
The sponsor has a large collection of vintage bikes but were tied up with Phillip Island at the same time.
This was their second year at it and they are looking at expanding the grid for next year to include historic F1.
Rhys,
Perhaps they did it for me when they knew I was coming to Taupo as the last time I was around racing was in 1975-76 in F5000 !
Ken H
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