Who What and Where?

[Chris Read]

Front row of the grid: 1 Bira (250F), 4 Gaze (3-litre Ferrari)
Second row 2 Whitehead (3-litre Ferrari), 3 Hunt (Maserati A6GCM/250), 77 Davison (HWM-Jaguar), 9 Palmer (Palmer Special), 6 Cobden (s/c Ferrari V12) plus Bira's OSCA

Chris - I don't think AD's hiding under another name here. He doesn't bother with internet forums (though I wouldn't be surprised if he's sneaked the odd look)

Well that clears that up for me...The HWM in the photo must be HW3 and not the Gaze/Horton/Clark car which I drove at Country Gents Wigram back in the late 80's....did it have a C/number?. Anyway what a blast with the big jag motor and no seat belts hanging on round Bombay and down the straight nearly forgetting to put it into 4th and still not getting to the rev limit at what I was told was 145MPH with my helmet strangling me with the windage (I'm 6'1" and stick up a bit). The drum brakes hauled it up like discs and into the L hander. All was ok for a while until I tried to clip the Squadron Leaders door mat (as you did) outside the last RH hanger corner before the hairpin. Up over the bump and it nearly tossed me out (remember, no seat belts).
What a blast and will always remember that race and no wonder Wigram remains my favourite. I drove the car later with its Alta motor fitted before it went ot Gillie but it was not the same. Chris Read Arrowtown

[jim short]

The HWM was owned by Avery bros,with a Cadilac mtr to start followed by several others.. Roycroft and Levis drove it.I looked at it at Glen Murry many times but to big a restore for me I even wanted the Bagnal Jag {man it was ugly} really anything with a Jag mtr.was my dream..Tony Gaze had the other HWM sports with a Jag mtr .the same yr Peter Whitehead had the Cooper Jag 1956 the only other HWM was the first yr.54 Tony Gaze single seat with Alta mtr then sold to Tom Clark

[Steve Holmes]

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Ok where, what cars and when. Bonus point for each of the drivers.
Photo courtesy of Auto News from.......nearly got me to give you a hint but only Alan Dick would know. Chris Read - Arrowtown.
Ps is AD a member of this forum lurking under a blog name? serious question.

Holy cow, what an incredible photo! Thanks Chris.

No, AD isn't a member.

[markec]

AD tells me he has an occasional look.

[MP54]

Any clue as to who this is? I know where and who took it, I think it was early 80's.

[Rod Grimwood]

Hint - where was it

[MP54]

Hint - where was it

Hey Rod, good old Baypark.

[MP54]

Hey Rod, good old Baypark.

This pic was taken by Rex Rattenbury's son Carl, following his fathers footsteps.

Pretty sure it was on the sweeper at Baypark.

[Howard Wood]

The why is pretty easy to guess, the failure of a composite wheel perhaps. Not an all together unknown event in the era.

[Rod Grimwood]

Thought it may have been, was it a red car (Hustler in the V8 Mk1)

Talk of Rex i need a contact if you have one. Cheers

[jim short]

It looks a bit like Kennards cortina but dont think he was no 28

[MP54]

Thought it may have been, was it a red car (Hustler in the V8 Mk1)

Talk of Rex i need a contact if you have one. Cheers

Hi Rod, I emailed Pat a of few years ago but can't find that address.





I was thinking it looks a bit like a mk1 escort but with box type flares.

Rod, if you get hold of Rex ask him about this pic as he was pretty happy that Carl had caught the action.

[Oldfart]

Lots of private info there! Might pay to check with them before posting this much.

[Rod Grimwood]

Rex would not mind, and thats why i need to contact him as he will have a container full of photos, and information.

Known him a little while, he still holds the Rally car lap record of Baypark, V8 Chevette. I believe he has the original car back. He is in Aussie.

[markec]

[woody]

Jamie A. Pukekohe.

[bry3500]

Haha ..the answer is in the caption, but I just had to post this

[markec]

I thought something from 1964 would have taken a little longer to answer, especially correctly.There were 2 Aislabie's in the results that day.

[stirlingmac]

Daryl son of Sam ...they lived round the corner from me...man I was so jealous of him having that kart.Think it was called "The NAC Flyer."

[David McKinney]

And the "what" is the ART Special (which might have been the BMC Special that day...)