Photos: The Gerard Richards Collection - Part 1

[Rod Grimwood]

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This is Paul Fahey and Red Dawson (ex-Segedin) blasting off the line in their Mustangs.

[/QUOTE Just wanted to accurately credit this photo of Paul Fahey and Red gunning there Mustangs off the line at Pukekohe in late '67. This photo was taken by Thorpe Studio's in Pukekohe. They were responsible for taking quite a number of motor racing images in the Franklin area from the mid 60's to about 1973.Many were printed in their monthly publication Franklin Photo News, which ran between those dates. These regional photo news magazines were published in many regions of New Zealand and most of them carried quite interesting segements on Motor Sport in their respective area's. The Roaring Season has illustrated a number of these pics from different parts of the country in a selection of the threads. These photo news mags are very interesting records of the grass level and international level of motor sport in N.Z. but they are now almost impossible to find.

Looking at photo to me sums it up, (please don't get this wrong) Paul Fahey the perfectionist, Look at car presentation, fit of helmet ect. "Red" the hard charger, and helmet sits on head, 'she's all good'. I loved watching Red Dawson and his hard charge on attitude, and he and Johnny Riley were favorites, but looking back now Mr Fahey was the pro. and showed the results.
PS have good look. Mr Fahey has shoulder harness, don't see anything over Mr Dawsons shoulders.