the felday brm in post 439 has a lovely mechanic as well
the felday brm in post 439 has a lovely mechanic as well
I think she may be looking for the driver of the Mini Marcos in the background...
1989 Pukekohe, January 16th I believe.
Mechanics not so attractive.
Last edited by ERC; 11-25-2014 at 05:03 AM.
From 1997 - Taupo and Manfeild
Another mix - one from the UK for Dale and the rest from NZ;
Silverstone again
I haven't even tried to date this one yet or even identify the driver/car! Possibly December 1984?
Chelsea
We need more of this sort of car running!
Just for JAFA
Last edited by ERC; 11-28-2014 at 02:53 AM.
Another mix as I scan random strips of film...
[QUOTE=ERC;44049]Another mix - one from the UK for Dale and the rest from NZ;
Glad you're thinking of me Raybut very cool as I know lots of big American cars got raced in the UK but I didn't know any Javelins did, interesting. Dale M
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Silverstone again
[QUOTE=Kiwiboss;44080]Discussion and photo in this threadOriginally Posted by ERC
Another mix - one from the UK for Dale and the rest from NZ;
Glad you're thinking of me Ray
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Silverstone again
http://www.theroaringseason.com/show...ace-Cars/page3
1973 Tourist Trophy round 8 of ETCC, David Howes was entered in a Javelin (DNF).
http://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc...973-09-23.html
1972 photos can be found here (DNF)
http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/p%...lverstone.html
Last edited by Bryan; 12-01-2014 at 01:39 AM.
Back to NZ, 1985. If anyone can confirm the exact dates, I'd appreciate it. Racing either March or April - Woodhill Rally April.
Looks like Tony Roberts in the (leading) Alfa
Paul Adams- Toyota
Kevin Andrews, dropping the flag, (Northern Sports Car Club then) now Waitemata VCC!
Last edited by ERC; 12-03-2014 at 09:15 PM.
According to my old club records that is Tony's 1970 1750 GTV, rego FG8686. Number plates are great things ....
NZ GP meeting December 1984
#442 Red RX3 with yellow wing on rear, the wing was actually off my Escort, (Ralt RT1) On practice day I fizzed a motor (this was actually last time I ran the car) Car was on trailer and we were having a beer and discussing the demise of the trusty old Ford 2Ltr. When (sorry can not remember the guys name) came over and started talking about the wing and did it really do anything. I told him to 'try it tomorrow' and we unbolted it and gave it to him. He turned up on Sunday with it mounted in the boot. we just had a quick look and wandered up to the hill to watch. Well first time down the back straight about where the kink was a huge trail of smoke down to braking for hairpin. All clear over hill and then smoke trail down front straight. He backed off and went to pits. We shot over to see what was going on and he said ' the back wheels are rubbing' we had a quick look and they had moved the setting to what we would run at Bay Park (basically full on). We reset it to what we ran at Puke (layed right off for top end). Next race he still just had rub on back straight but it sort of showed it did 'work' and was not just a BBQ table for after. Obviously we also had different springs etc for different places but he was convinced it worked.
Rod, I could be wrong but I think his name was Shane Watson, he had some connection to the Frays and Chevron Sports Cars. I see in one of the other photos, post #448 a green LH Torana about to lap the rotary hoes!, is that Shane Windelburns car that Peter Meadows ploughed into in his Corvette just before the hill at the Grand Prix meeting. Ray (ERC) have you got many photos from that same meeting as that RX3/ Nissan photo, a pink MK1 Escort in the Sports Sedans?
Last edited by fullnoise68; 12-08-2014 at 06:57 PM.
#581 on the Historic Sports Sedan thread shows the same red RX3 (87) without Rods spoiler running with Barry Algie
I have a few more pics from that meeting but I can't recall a pink Escort - but when scanning, there is often stuff in the background that cropping shows up. Cost of film and processing being what it was, not to mention sending maintenance money back to the UK during Muldoon's pay freeze, thanks to an ex who flew off with my son, curtailed the number of photographs taken.Ray (ERC) have you got many photos from that same meeting as that RX3/ Nissan photo, a pink MK1 Escort in the Sports Sedans?
I also took a fair few slides over the years, but delving into that massive pile will be significantly more difficult to date accurately. Logging every single negative is bad enough as occasionally, a bit of detective work is required. Thanks to the good folk on here, some gaps have already been filled in. So far, about 7,600 negatives logged - and I am just up to the beginning of 1986! Motoring probaby accounts for between 40 & 50% of all pics taken on film, but with the advent of digital photography, the actual number of pics has sky-rocketed, but filing them digitally is a relative breeze.
Same car John, I think that`ll be the Grand Prix meeting which Rod and I would have run our Escorts in the Sports Sedans `Hansells Sun Valley?' The red Camaro in that photo may be Chris Toms from West Auckland, I think Mac Workman may have had something to do with that Camaro at the same time running his Commodore Sports Sedan.
I think the LH Torana in this picture could be the car that John Turner raced around this time It was black,Rod, I could be wrong but I think his name was Shane Watson, he had some connection to the Frays and Chevron Sports Cars. I see in one of the other photos, post #448 a green LH Torana about to lap the rotary hoes!, is that Shane Windelburns car that Peter Meadows ploughed into in his Corvette just before the hill at the Grand Prix meeting. Ray (ERC) have you got many photos from that same meeting as that RX3/ Nissan photo, a pink MK1 Escort in the Sports Sedans?
whereas the Windelburn car was a dark gunmetal grey You are correct that the Windelburn Torana suffered
some severe damage as a result of the lack of talent that Peter Meadows displayed at that Grand Prix meeting !
It was also attacked on the startline, at a Pukekohe club circuit meeting, by some of those rotary hoes Rod
Grimwood, of whom many people on here will have now heard of, rectified that situation by administering some
'bush justice' in the pits afterwards, which certainly raised an eyebrow or two
So then all the Old stories are correct, there is an all knowing and all seeing presence that gives out a terrible vengence when aroused
That Camaro was built by Lindsay Willis and for Chris Toms and I think Mack Workman was going to take it over but it did not happen and it went to Barry Search from Wellington who had been running a fairly quick Cortina Mk4 V8.
Bailey, shush. That's how rumours start. You got John going already.
Last edited by Rod Grimwood; 12-09-2014 at 05:34 AM.
Looks like early 1986 but would appreciate a confirmed date;
Once again, I don't seem to have a race programme for this event so the date is important. Maybe Graeme can help as it shows the Bucklers?
Paul Leuch talks, John Holmes listens.
Looks like decent crowd too.
Last edited by ERC; 12-09-2014 at 05:46 AM.
Think you are right with name Steve, he and his mates were a good bunch and the connection with the Chevron Sports rings a bell. got a photo of him, Vern and me at Puke somewhere.Rod, I could be wrong but I think his name was Shane Watson, he had some connection to the Frays and Chevron Sports Cars. I see in one of the other photos, post #448 a green LH Torana about to lap the rotary hoes!, is that Shane Windelburns car that Peter Meadows ploughed into in his Corvette just before the hill at the Grand Prix meeting. Ray (ERC) have you got many photos from that same meeting as that RX3/ Nissan photo, a pink MK1 Escort in the Sports Sedans?
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