Early NZ Rallies

[BMCBOY]

I found these the other day and thought you may find them of interest Steve

[Carlo]

I found these the other day and thought you may find them of interest Steve

That skinny kid with the long hair and the shades on looks a lot like someone I use to know. Little bugger had quite a bit of potential too.

[Steve Emson]

I found these the other day and thought you may find them of interest Steve

Now that is really weird! That photo of me and Peter Richardson, who was at Waimate with me and Dad last month. Firstly the overalls I am wearing (Which were ex Fittipaldi McLaren F1 overalls that Phil Sharp brought out with the Modus M4) are the very same ones we had in Waimate with us, for Dad to wear if required. He got stuck in them when the zip failed, and decided to forgo his ride in Carlo's escort with me in case he got caught out needing a toilet stop. Secondly the sunglasses I am wearing. Dad was only talking to me in Waimate about these amazing sunglasses that I gave him on the start line of one of the Benson & Hedges races. He was never a fan and did not wear sunglasses back then. I told him that in my racing in the rain, you can see better with sunglasses on. He tried them and has been raving about them ever since. Unfortunately he lost them.......................but the legend of these amazing glasses lives on. Very strange for a photo to surface with 3 Waimate 50 coincidences. I don't remember much about this rally except I think it was an Auckland Car Club event. I had not rallied for years and I won some trophy, possibly for the class win, when they realized I had entered under the Northern Sports car club, and so they said they couldn't give it to me. That was silly on my part because I was a member of both clubs.....................................

[Steve Holmes]

Now that is really weird! That photo of me and Peter Richardson, who was at Waimate with me and Dad last month. Firstly the overalls I am wearing (Which were ex Fittipaldi McLaren F1 overalls that Phil Sharp brought out with the Modus M4) are the very same ones we had in Waimate with us, for Dad to wear if required. He got stuck in them when the zip failed, and decided to forgo his ride in Carlo's escort with me in case he got caught out needing a toilet stop. Secondly the sunglasses I am wearing. Dad was only talking to me in Waimate about these amazing sunglasses that I gave him on the start line of one of the Benson & Hedges races. He was never a fan and did not wear sunglasses back then. I told him that in my racing in the rain, you can see better with sunglasses on. He tried them and has been raving about them ever since. Unfortunately he lost them.......................but the legend of these amazing glasses lives on. Very strange for a photo to surface with 3 Waimate 50 coincidences. I don't remember much about this rally except I think it was an Auckland Car Club event. I had not rallied for years and I won some trophy, possibly for the class win, when they realized I had entered under the Northern Sports car club, and so they said they couldn't give it to me. That was silly on my part because I was a member of both clubs.....................................

Wow, thats pretty weird!