Just A Mix Of Pics - Ray Green Collection

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The 2017/2018 season is underway. Mixed weather Saturday. Wet Sunday. Shame. I only managed half a day, but thankfully, enough time to see most cars. Sunday, my hands were so cold, I thought I was back to an English spring day.

A couple of new additions. This Healey is up from Nelson - Saturday. The owner was present but wasn't the driver - this time. It only took to the track Sunday - in the wet - and was going well. I gather it isn't exactly bog standard.


Sunday wasn't the best day to be running a sports car. A very welcome addition to the ERC Series, one of several cars/drivers new for this season, with 74 paid up so far.

These two pics uploaded from the Laptop - not even on the PC as yet.

[Michael Clark]

Ray the BBM was on Trade Me - I haven't found out if it sold.

[Michael Clark]

I nicked-named the BBM 'Tory Canyon' - after it blew up in front of me at Manfeild a few years a ago. It was a big one and Ken eventually spun on his on oil at Higgins.

The nick-name was nicked from the Jo Siffert driven Cooper-Maserati in 1967 - can't recall who the author of the nick name was

[Andrew Metford]

The Sunbeam was eventually sold to Greg Bellingham of Tracer Interiors, then raced for a while by Todd Forsyth, but from memory, it suffered with cylinder head or gasket problems.
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This was originally ( maybe not original original ) owned by John Boyd, who worked around the corner from me in East Tamaki in the '90s, and he ran it at the Whangerai Street Race, and was a regular at Whenuapai, if my memory isn't failing me.

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1997 October Skidmark Parsons with a more typical on track presence.


2017 September 30th - the Hooters Vintage Series hopefully will grow. We need to see many more cars out on the grid. Old Fart will no doubt be pleased that they are running at a mainstream Classic meeting. These pics in the morning sunshine means it had to be practice.

A new vantage spot for me to give it a try, but this is with the access bonus of the pink tabard.






HRC's Tim Hill, part of the organising committee for the whole meeting.

[John McKechnie]

This was originally ( maybe not original original ) owned by John Boyd, who worked around the corner from me in East Tamaki in the '90s, and he ran it at the Whangerai Street Race, and was a regular at Whenuapai, if my memory isn't failing me.

John Boyd poured a lot of money into that car, owned for a short time.Guy who bought it from Boyd has owned it since back then.
You and your Dad met him with me at a HSS event some years ago.
Car just sits..............

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2009 with Todd Forsyth at the wheel.

[John McKechnie]

In this case,looking at the year- must be a different Tiger to the one I know

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It is not a Tiger John. It is an Alpine - 4 cylinder.

[John McKechnie]

John Boyd had a Tiger....so this isnt that Tiger...so John Boyd owned Tiger and Alpine?

[markson]

This is John Boyds Tiger .Markson

[John McKechnie]

Markson-Great for this pix.
Thats cleared that up John Boyd had a Tiger-#1775, and Alpine -#1768

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Manfeild Whittakers 1997.

One for you Andrew!

[markson]

That is correct John
John Boyd had a Tiger and at a later date, built this racing Alpine .Markson

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More from 1997 - Manfeild

Tom Scott - now seen behind the wheel of a safety car and father of Debbie Day.




Harley Norager's MG BV8 now owned by Dave Mallin. Harley was given a stop go penalty for beating our speed bar, much to the confusion of the race commentator and the delight of the crowd, as he steamed off again! Eventually, more and more people were breaking the speed bar and it was impossible to hang out all the number boards at the start finish line, so when we eventually split into two groups based on actual lap times rather than sports or saloons, it became much easier to manage.

Part of the issue I have with Manfeild is the somewhat limited positions from which to take photographs from the public areas. It gets a bit boring, but at least a repetitive photograph position is better than none at all.

[Neville Milne]

John Boyd poured a lot of money into that car, owned for a short time.Guy who bought it from Boyd has owned it since back then.
You and your Dad met him with me at a HSS event some years ago.
Car just sits..............

I visited with the (then) owner of this Tiger, sometime in the early 90's ( I think!!). Location was someplace just north of the Henderson area and the person I spoke with seemed to be the owner ( or part-owner) of a commercial vehicle sales outlet, in that part of town. My understanding was that the car was either part-owned OR prepared by another person who MAY have lived on the North Shore. In any event, that Tiger had some very 'trick' modifications that got my interest...not the least being, slight relocation of the front and rear susp. assys, in order to increase wheel-base and improve handling....at least that's what I was told.
The intention was to rebuild my Tiger to similar specs...but I took a different route.
I would be VERY grateful if anyone could put me in touch with the current owner and/or, point me in the direction of what may have been the car's competition history.
I still have my Tiger...it will be coming back with me to NZ and I am considering making it available to any young fella who might want to get into circuit racing but doesn't have the means. At 73 years of age, with metal hips, I am just a little past it myself.
It'll never be a front-runner, but it WILL teach a lot about car control and over-steer!!

[John McKechnie]

Neville- I think that person was Steve Ward who has a vast knowledge of Tigers.
Markson may be able to help you contact him.

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[markson]

Hi Neville.Yes the person in question is if fact Stev Ward who is a friend of mine ,if you like to PM me I can give you more info
Markson

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