RA Vanguard

[khyndart in CA]

A week earlier they had raced at Wigram Airfield. January 25 1958
The RA Vanguard can barely be seen as the nose just shows at the far right in this photo of the start of the race.



SO sad that some of these drivers did not live to come back to NZ again. 1958 was a terrible year in motorsports for fatalities and the following 1959 NZGP almost had Mike Hawthorn compete but plans changed and he died speeding down an English road a week after Ardmore ! (If only !)



(Ken H)