Looking to Build 1/32 Slot Car Grid of B&H 500/1000, need grid info for 1968-78

[Milan Fistonic]

There was this 4-hour race at Levin on September 6, 1969. It was for supposedly standard production cars like those in the B&H races.

[Nashville Slot Racer]

Everyone, thank you for all your advice in helping me recreate a Golden Age of Kiwi Saloon Racing here in Nashville, Tennessee, USA (Home of Country Music, and the Nashville Superspeedway and legendary Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway since 1907) by recreating the Benson and Hedges 500 races from 1968 to 1978 in 1/32 slot cars. In fact, I plan to build a temporary four-lane Pukekohe layout each year with the key circuit features, like grandstands, Dunlop Bridge, stables, inner racecourse, billboards on the main straight, nasty dunnies, etc. (and rain if I could do it). I have also been collecting all the cars from that era, either in ready to run cars or specially commissioned resin bodies made, and I have far beyond needed for a full 42 car grid for my new club, although I am seeking a source of 1/32 bodies of the Chrysler Valiant V8 Regal (all pre-Charger Valiants that ran) and the Leyland P76. I have spent countless hours up into the wee hours each night pouring over all the car pictures and grids on the pages of The Roaring Season and peoples' comments, and saved pictures of the course background and features at the time in addition to specific liveries of body variants during the 1968-78 era.

If you don't mind indulging me further, if any of you fellow graybeards could advise me of other prominent New Zealand production-type saloon car races and the circuits used in the 1968-78 era, I would greatly appreciate it. I am not as interested in local club events as much as national events using similar New Zealand production cars, much like Sandown's relationship to Bathurst. My limited research suggests that circuits like Wigram, Timaru and Teretonga Park might be candidates from that era, but I would really appreciate any advice on production saloon races from that era that had some notoriety - I would like to expand my simulations to include other races to the B&H for my same saloon cars. Thanks!

[Nashville Slot Racer]

Thank you so much for this, Mr. Fistonic - its "just the ticket"! Upon perusal of the layout its not too imaginative, but yet I can reproduce it rather easily, and I will look for track landmarks in photos to add some authenticity and atmosphere. It looks like these events continued to be held until the track's demise around 1975.

If there are similar events at other venues during this era, I appreciate any further tips!

[Kiwiminor]

Was there the Glenvale sponsored race at Bay Park in the 1970's, and does anybody have info on that?

[Nashville Slot Racer]

I've started documenting the layout and looking for info on Baypark too now - thank you Kiwiminor!

[Milan Fistonic]

Here's the entry list for the 1970 Glenvale 100 at Bay Park.