The caption with the photo says it is the BMC special, for obvious reasons I excluded the text.
The caption with the photo says it is the BMC special, for obvious reasons I excluded the text.
Wasn't this racing at the Roycroft festival as the BMC special. Went damn well. Could have been a look alike though.
Hi gang OOPS yes that was A big hit, that car orignaly had A ford 10 E 93 A in it 4 speed DX Vaxhall box Singer 9 Diff, and was built in New Plymouth by Norm Dodunski .We put the 1500 BMC in it when the old ford was not fast enufh that car is now in England . When little brother bought the Cooper Holden of Ken Smith we named our team ART [ Aislabie Racing Team ] Jamie
Jamie, Seem to remember you in a similar sitting position in another car a few years later on front straight Puke when it rained and you got the BIG aquaplane on down front straight before the old pit road crossing and away she went, down track over start line and it looked slow motion (but was not) from were we stood and went for ages down the track-grass-then the wooden fence. Don't know how you felt, but i sH!& myself.
They were your cars, Jamie, but I'm sure I can remember a badge saying 'Auckland Racing Team'????Originally Posted by jamie
Morning Gang, yes the infamous red umbrella race good old Lurie got himself in such a fluster that he waved his RED Brolley as I soley slid of the track the slide was fin BUY THE STOP not cool.No dave it was always called the AISLABIE RACING TEAM dear old DAD hade the badges made in 1964 . Jamie
I should know by now my memory's not to be trusted
A couple with Paul Fahey and the Heron?
Johny Riley and Rod Coppins with Paul Fahey. Iwould say it could also be Fahey on the bike.
You guys are too sharp, pretending to be of fading memory, the accompaniment of advancing years, you've been conning us.Riley,Coppins Fahey at the launch of Ray Stones new tuning center in Manurewa.1964.
Fahey at the Ilse of Man 1956 on a Machless.
The first outing of the Ross Baker Heron.
Last edited by markec; 05-12-2012 at 02:11 AM.
Paul had two dnfs at the Isle of Man, but scored 2 points for a 5th in the Dutch TT at Assen that season.
The bike's a Matchless G45.
Sorry for being a couple of days behind the game, but is this the same car? A well-known journalist had doubts a year or two ago.
Stu Buchanan
Jim Boyd?
I withdraw any reservations I might have had
Jim Boyd, Buckler Mk5 or is it 6 (wheelbase being the difference) at Dunedin 1955
The original ownership papers for this car show the model as MkV/1, just looked!
As a slight aside, Jim drove this car with wife and son aboard on the "circuit" of events from Auckland and back. In front of the screen is a hatch and luggage storage which is where the tent, clothes etc went. Only maintenance is said to be valve adjustment, although other sources say the jets were changed for the race meetings.
Last edited by Oldfart; 05-12-2012 at 07:15 PM.
Its in the article as a Buckler Mk 1, in 1956 he was 3rd overall in the Dunedin street race, the photo was taken at the McGregor foundry corner.
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