The Barrie McBride Collection part 4

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The elusive Mr Griffiths in the BRP, actually under its own power, a rare occasion!
I can remember Rob Campbell of Hot Rod Magazine showing me a sponsorship proposal from Kaye Griffiths for the BRP Tasman trip, as I recall the intention was to win all the races and the series and for a huge amount of dollars Hot Rod Magazine could have some signage on the car. I guess a large number of proposal letters were sent to prospective Kiwi concerns, none appear to have taken up the offer, but I do understand Mr Griffiths departed NZ very quietly and quickly owing large sums of money around the country.

The incident at the Levin hairpin was in the Gold Star race at the International meeting after Bryan Faloon disintergrated the Climax engine leaving a large trail of oil and engine parts in the braking area. Spinners included Graeme Lawrence and Dennis Marwood fortunately without hitting anything.