Hi all, I'm a long time historic touring car racer and I have to thank Steve for directing me to this site. It's great to see that there are so many knowledgable people out there with the kind of information that you can not find in books. I am desperately trying to find information on the Beechy Nova and in particular when it was raced in South Australia by John Kay and Tony Bowden.
Ross Muller
I posted a photo of it when it was yellow at Bay Park, its in the Bay Park thread.
Don't wish to be a nark, but I don't recall Norm racing it at Bay Park in yellow, or wearing #3.
Yes, Norm's Nova was lhd, but when was racing Bridgestone were making motorcycles, not tyres. I think it's likely the yellow livery dates to the car's time in Sth Aust.
Norms car was not yellow out here. That light blue/green and then dark blue. I think that photo may be a ex speedway boy from Mount who raced one in Pre65 at start of series years ago. Or as GD66 say,s later on in Aus.Originally Posted by GD66
Last edited by Rod Grimwood; 06-07-2012 at 11:24 PM.
Ya dead right
Dave Sutton from only around 10 years ago from memory
The yellow car is an earlier model Nova to the one Norm Beechy had, and is a more recent 'historic type' race car.
Rog, was he older or younger brother of "Butch" (Pollock Cranes on cars) good guy, had some fun back then. (about twenty/thirty years ago)
Dave and Butch are the same guy. By the way, Rod, if you worked for Firestone way back then, do you know Peter Broom ?
Yes, but that was very long time ago. I was being smart with name (butch), knew him quite well back then also.
You are all correct, I didn't read the tag properly,it mentioned Norm Beechey but the photo is of a pre 65 car.
Took this at Calder 8/66 with broken front stub....
I'm amazed so little has come to light about the Beechey Nova after it was sold to Kay. It was still a pretty high profile car, and you'd think would have been a top gun at Kay's local track. It did get a photo in Graham Howards "Australian Touring Car Championship" book when Kay raced it at Mallala in 1969, but thats the only photo I've seen of it in Kays hands.
Hi Steve, I've managed to contact Tony Bowden who was the partner of the late John Kay and we have come up with some interesting findings which I will post at a later date
Thanks Ross, that is great! Good work. I'll look forward to hearing your findings.
Beechey Nova
I have some photos I took at Bay Park in 1968, i think.The car was a light blue from memory and it was #4. didn't he race there twice?
Thats right Steve, Beechey actually raced the Nova in NZ on at least two occasions, once when it was black, in late 1967, then in its ''68 colour scheme, as seen here.
Hey Steve, looking at the time that you posted this, do you do this site24/7?
This is the meeting i was at and took the photos.I will send or try to post on here.There is some great shots of Dawson,Fahey,Black or Coppins? and Beechey racing very close at the corner before the pit straight.funny thing though I don't remember the E type nor is it in any of the pics!
Aha, the Scott Wiseman E-Type.
Look more closely at the picture and you will see the aerofoil. A fairly liberal stretch of the rules for saloon cars.
Stu
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