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    Thanks Nigel. I wasn't sure if it was the same car or not. Obviously not! I have to say that I do admire drivers who can cope with such huge cars. I'm not a real fan of Americana as most will have realised by now, but there are exceptions and they tend to be the more unlikely competition cars.


    A DJ protégé?
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    Until I read the programme, I assumed this was a Beattie/Redline, but in the programme as "Thompson Special".
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    Reynard Formula Atlantic
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    Geoff Harriman's well campaigned Ralt RT20
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    Lotus 18 - with an interesting roll cage arrangement.
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    Tony Olissoff out in his Brabham, rather than the FJ or the Alfa Sud.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Milan Fistonic View Post
    This is the meeting at which Jensen demonstrated the 8CLT.

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    The Berg RT4 is in the colours and sponsorship with which it raced in the 1983 International Series but it had the number 4 for all the races.
    I have the answer Milan, as per the AGP photo, where he was #8, this would be on return.

    I have somewhere a photo from NZMN of the Deighton Wolseley at a Manfield long distance race

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    Last few samples from Saturday. One or two of these are currently for sale. I haven't relabelled these as yet, but I'm sure that shouldn't be too much of a problem for most.


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    Chris Watson's Gardos F5000 with some appropriate signage.
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    1- Mum Jen leading son Ben - Mossman family fun in HSS, last one home does the vacuuming !!!!
    2-Craig Horn- fastest non-V8 in HMC with quite a few V8s behind him, go Torrie go............
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    Plus one... Sorry John, I hadn't studied the programme...


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    Yep and with Dr John Eliott there next weekend the Terrific Trio Team Torrie will be complete, all wearing period correct Hot Wires.....may arrange a troika photo session for the Holden fans if asked.
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    As is often the case, late entries that appear on track but not in the programme, are a major frustration. I wonder if these drivers understand how much extra work and frustration is generated by entering late and not appearing in the programme and officials' paperwork? Far better for drivers to enter early and let the organisers know if they didn't finish a rebuild and have to withdraw the day before, as generally, they'll get a refund anyway.

    The programme is a major reference document, certainly for me - and no doubt others on the periphery, so trying to label photographs accurately is occasionally made very difficult.

    Although I recognise some cars or can even zoom in on a badge, there are others where I am not at all sure, so can someone in the Formula Ford fraternity please identify this first pic?


    Make of car please. I am guessing Titan?
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    I should have posted this earlier - James Watson (Chris Watson's son) also in the Formula Libre grid in a Swift DB4. James had a lot to do with setting up Hampton Downs and as I remember, produced a computer simulation of driving the track well before there was any sign of tarseal.
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    Car 10 is an Elden PRH 10 Formula Ford driven (I think) by Ron Wilkin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rf84 View Post
    Car 10 is an Elden PRH 10 Formula Ford driven (I think) by Ron Wilkin.
    Sorry RF84, car 10 (post #1222) is definitely Tony Olissoff's BT21 Brabham, wearing the Frank Williams insignia and was in the Formula libre grid.

    Ron Wilkin's car is red and carries #72.
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    Ray, got confused with numbers. I meant car no 8, (post #1228).

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    Until I read the programme, I assumed this was a Beattie/Redline, but in the programme as "Thompson Special".
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    I seem to recall this car racing in Australian Historics a few years back.
    Sure I saw it at Lakeside in the nineties.
    Any of you "dual Internationals" on here care to comment, and/or elaborate on its early history?

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    Not that I know anything about it, but it was a regular in Australian Historics.

    I always assumed it was a Lola copy.

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    I can't go back too far but it was owned and raced by Ray Kenny for quite a long time and it was bought by Barry Bates to replace his Lotus 15 that was sold to Rodger Wills in 2015. It is a copy of a Lola and was built by Hedley Thompson. Hence the name Thompson Special. It has a 1500 non crossflow Ford engine.
    Dale.

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    Thanks, Ray and Dale.
    It's a pretty little thing, as was the Lola.
    Which is why, I'd thought, too, that it was a Lola copy when I first saw it in Historics, but I don't ever recall it "in era".
    Perhaps it never raced at Lakeside or Surfers then, which were my primary haunts.
    Does anyone know its year of origin and period competition history?
    And Dale - is it now a New Zealand resident or just a sometime visitor?

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    A bit of variety from the Kenny Smith Festival, Hampton Downs January 2017.


    First practice session and it was a tentative Formula Junior group trying out the new long rack for the first time, not helped by a slippery track - yet no-one fell off at the infamous 'Double B*****d. Mike Sexton's Stanguellini.
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    Now and again, the colours just make the picture. Love this one.
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    1939 Chevrolet Coupe - the most historic of the Historic Sports Sedans.
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    Watching Michael Lyons (UK) was a real treat in practice as he was pushing the F1 Hesketh hard. As he already holds the lap record for the national track, (Lola F5000) I'd be most surprised if he didn't hold the record for the new International track by the end of this weekend!
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    One of the last F1 BRMs, Peter Burson (NZ) in P207
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    Andrew Fox is a welcome addition to the ERC grid with his Jensen Healey.
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    James and Chris Watson - Swift and Gardos
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    Nick Wilcox returns to the ERC fray with the ex-family MG Midget from years ago.
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    Graeme Park is about to return to the HSS fray - with a little help from Foggy - with the injured Adrian Dobbe in the background, who also recruited Foggy, to take over the driving duties in the Viva.
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    The Burson's other BRM - the P201. Who would have thought that these would both have ended up in NZ?
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    And Dale - is it now a New Zealand resident or just a sometime visitor?[/QUOTE]

    The car and crew are over in NZ for 6 or 7 weeks. They will return when the race meetings are done.
    Dale.

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    From Saturday. A fair bit of minor panel damage today in classes where it is least expected - but that is racing I suppose. Nice to catch up with one or two Roaring Season fans I'd never met before. Thanks for the kind words about this thread and great that so many seem to get some pleasure from it. Makes it all worthwhile.

    Won't be there Sunday but no doubt others will fill in the gaps. At the moment, there is a howling gale up here, just north of the Auckland harbour bridge (Saturday night), so I hope it all clears up to give those attending tomorrow a real NZ summer day, not a UK one...

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    These two cars are owned by local Formula Junior drivers...
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    Roger Herrick's 'Herrick A40 Special' - he let Neil Tolich run it in the parade. Triumphs all with bonnets raised, was not a good time to take a group photograph.
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    Just a Mix of Pics

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    Re ;Nice to catch up with one or two Roaring Season fans I'd never met before. Thanks for the kind words about this thread and great that so many seem to get some pleasure from it. Makes it all worthwhile.

    It is indeed worthwhile, all your photos, i was invited to the meeting by John Bennoch [ of SPR models fame ] but was already back in the Land of OZ, however, next time in Auckland must catch up, as we stay in Chatswood with family, and I believe you are just around the corner, as it were !!
    Keep up the great work

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