B&W Photos 1968 - 1970; From Baypark to Amaroo Park by Ken Hyndman

[Grant Ellwood]

Dec. 1969. Bay Park.
The Big Banger Saloon Car race gather before going out on the track as Bryan Faloon goes across in front in his Rorstan Climax.
He had one of the first "Bell" type helmets and when I asked him what it was like, he kindly let me try it on. He was a really nice man.
Note in the centre as Red Dawson puts his helmet on that his Mustang does not have a front spoiler on as it had previously. Is that due to the short straights at Bay Park and better cooling was needed for the hard braking ?
Can you you pick out the 3 "Cambridge Team" cars in this photo ?




(Ken Hyndman )

Ken, re your comments about Bryan Faloon's new helmet, a couple of years earlier when I was working as a very young mechanic on Bryan's Brabham BT4 I entered my Anglia in a clubby at Levin. Bryan had just bought a new Buco helmet and gave it to me for the day.
The races were run in reverse direction and I guess I was probably the first person to crash at Cabbage Tree corner on what would normally be the entrance to that bend, going at a good enough clip and head first into the safety bank. Besides totaling the car I also broke the helmet against the steering column. Can't recall how long it took to pay him back out of my apprentice wages but as you remarked he was a nice guy and never lost his cool the whole time I worked for him.

[Ross Hollings]

According to Carjam vehicle rego DG 8237 /John Riley went overseas in 1998.

[fullnoise68]

According to Carjam vehicle rego DG 8237 /John Riley went overseas in 1998.

To the Bowdens in Queensland, Ross.

[rogered]

To the Bowdens in Queensland, Ross.

They quietly vacuumed up all the good mustangs around that time, before us dumb kiwis saw any value in them

[khyndart in CA]

They quietly vacuumed up all the good mustangs around that time, before us dumb kiwis saw any value in them

I hope the "vacuumed up" vehicles ended up with a better fate than these two McLaren M 10 A s !
" M10 A / 05 ended up after accident damage as " crushed into a two foot square coffee table ! " Graham McRae's M10 A was / 06 and the " tub ended up in a children's playground and was eventually disposed of."

[khyndart in CA]

Dec 28 1969.
Ron Grable after winning the Bay Park International race for the second year in a row.
He looks a little uncertain of which way to go next.
He never had that problem when he was out on the track !



(Ken Hyndman )