Roycroft Trophy 2013

[GeebeeNZ]

Best Times from this years event

No. EVENT CLASS TIME NAME CAR
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22 R8 PRE 60 1m22.51 RALPH SMITH LYCOMING NZ SPECIAL
21 R8 PRE 60 1m24.48 ROB WILLIAMS ELVA FORMULA JUNIOR
74 R4 PRE 60 1m24.82 WALTER FINDLEY ELVA FORMULA JUNIOR
144 R4 PRE 60 1m25.30 CRAIG LAING BUCKLER DD2 CLIMAX
38 P4 PRE 60 1m25.59 PETER WHITE BUCKLER MK17 1600
50 R8 PRE 60 1m27.04 TONY HERBERT LOTUS ELITE 51 1460
89 R2 PRE 60 1m29.53 JOHN URE JAGUAR MK 7 3800
69 R5 PRE 45 1m32.55 DAVID BROCK-JEST LAGONDA V12 LEMANS
23 R4 PRE 60 1m34.13 BOB HISLOP AUSTIN HEALEY 2919
18 R8 PRE 60 1m34.18 ROB HERBERT LOTUS SEVEN SERIES1
165 R5 PRE 45 1m34.88 RAMON FARMER RILEY RANSLEY SPEC.
45 R11 TROPHY 1m35.08 PETER BENBROOK BUCKLER MK5 1172
15 R8 PRE 60 1m35.22 REX BENTHAM JAGUAR XK150 3400
5 P2 PRE 60 1m35.96 GRAEME BRAYSHAW COOPER MK8 FORMULA 3
5A R10 PRE 60 1m36.31 GRAEME BRAYSHAW BUCKLER MK5 1172
44 R2 PRE 60 1m36.74 DON SUCKLING FORD GCS 4200
37 P2 PRE 60 1m39.66 LAURIE CALLENDER JBS FORMULA 3 500
26 R7 PRE 45 1m39.75 STEPHEN ALDERSLEY AUSTIN 7 SPECIAL 750
84 R6 PRE 60 1m41.10 FRED COURTNEY NORTHLAND SPECIAL3.4
131 P4 PRE 60 1m41.41 ROGER HERRICK AUSTIN A40 SPECIAL
17 R4 PRE 60 1m42.34 STEVEN PAYNE MORGAN 4+4 SERIES 2
441 R8 PRE 60 1m43.51 STAN BENBROOK BAGBY SPECIAL 1172
30 R3 PRE 45 1m43.80 IAN WILLIAMS AUSTIN 7 SPECIAL 750
19 R8 PRE 60 1m44.12 GREIG TERRILL MORRIS SPECIAL 1000
58 P2 PRE 60 1m45.28 STEVE DAY BUCKLER 90 1172
8 R3 PRE 45 1m45.59 ALAN BLUNDELL JAGUAR SS 2500
42 R2 PRE 60 1m45.77 ROD BRAYSHAW MG TF 1250
14 R2 PRE 60 1m46.56 JOHN ADDY SPEEDEX SILVERSTONE
20 R12 TROPHY 1m46.78 LAWRIE POOLMAN MG C TYPE 750
51 R10 PRE 60 1m46.86 NEIL MOORE JOWETT JUPITER 1486
521 R6 PRE 60 1m47.75 GRAEME-JOE BRUNTLETT FORD 10 SPECIAL 1172
46 R4 PRE 60 1m48.63 TONY BUSHELL MG A 1500
39 R7 PRE 45 1m49.35 JOHN HANCOCK MG K1 1287
29 R7 PRE 45 1m49.74 KEVIN ANDREW MG J2 850
33 R9 PRE 45 1m51.57 PETER CARROL AUSTIN 7 SPECIAL 750
64 R7 PRE 45 1m51.93 GEOFF WILSON MG TC 1250
10 R4 PRE 60 1m52.16 MICHAEL WOODS AUSTIN 10 SPECIAL948
12 P2 PRE 60 1m52.87 RICHARD ANDERSON RA VANGARD NZ SPEC.
91 R7 PRE 45 1m54.18 RHYS NOLAN AUSTIN 7 SPECIAL 750
27 R11 TROPHY 1m54.27 RICHARD McWHANNELL AUSTIN 7 DIEPPE SPRT
49 R12 TROPHY 1m54.56 IAN BRADLEY AUSTIN HEALEY SPRITE
16 R6 PRE 60 1m56.39 FRANCIS KAY MG TF 1500
2 R7 PRE 45 1m56.67 EDDIE SIMPSON MG J2 1200
34 R3 PRE 45 1m57.48 KEITH COOPER AUSTIN 7 SPECIAL 750
66 R1 PRE 45 1m58.01 RYAN McDONALD CHEVROLET 490 2800
130 R5 PRE 45 2m00.16 HAROLD BOOTH RILEY 9 HP TOURER
36 R1 PRE 45 2m00.41 HAMISH ANDREW WOLSELEY HORNET 1271
7 R7 PRE 45 2m01.89 BRENDAN LAMAIN AUSTIN 7 SPECIAL 750
3 R7 PRE 45 2m03.60 MICHAEL STUART AUSTIN 7 EA SPORTS
11 R7 PRE 45 2m07.16 GERALD WATSON RILEY 9 SPECIAL 1087
6 P1 PRE 45 2m07.53 JOHN MILES AUSTIN 7 SPECIAL 747
5 R1 PRE 45 2m16.23 JOHN BELLAMORE STUTZ
28 R5 PRE 45 2m17.00 ROSEMARY PEARSON RILEY LYNX 1087
35 R5 PRE 45 2m25.61 MICHAEL GREIG RILEY 9 HP TOURER
28 R4 PRE 60 2m59.50 MAX RUTHERFORD JBS 500

[Powder]

My mechanic! Is this attracting youth enough?

She must have done a good job as the car was going well.

[Oldfart]

Car was going well, the driver is bloody slow though!

[ERC]

Car was going well, the driver is bloody slow though!

May I disrespectfully suggest suggest that letting the mechanic drive as soon as she is old enough, will probably see a reduction in lap times due to, ahem, power to weight ratio improvements?

Great to see the youngsters involved though.

Where were all the FJ's this year?

[Oldfart]

Where is the disrespect in that? Not only power to weight, probably skill too. Last week it was Anne Thompsons granddaughter driving down Millen Mountain.
FJs? They have excuses like SFOS having given them too much racing!!!!!!!

[RogerH]

Where were all the FJ's this year?

A combination of someone forgetting to let them know that they were providing a grid for them and some (minority?) elements within the VCC who still don't consider that pre 1961 FJs should be at the Roycroft meeting despite other pre 1961 cars being invited.

Hopefully it will be resolved before next year's event.

[nigel watts]

So who eventually won the Roycroft Trophy?
I departed after the second red flag so didn't see the race.

[Steve Holmes]

She must have done a good job as the car was going well.

Lookin' good Rhys!

[nigel watts]

[Oldfart]

So who eventually won the Roycroft Trophy?
I departed after the second red flag so didn't see the race.

You didn't miss a lot! Lawrie Poolman "won". Sad outcome for the car involved though and detracted from the meeting a huge amount. Thankfully cars can be repaired and no injury whatever.
Thanks for the photos guys, the point about power to weight ratio is well exhibited!

[ERC]

What car was damaged - and where?

Interesting comment Roger, given that most of us would rather see a large entry of varied cars than just three or four classes. FJ's are in the true spririt of this sort of meeting and I really can't believe that there are some people who object to a grid of FJs.

I presume that it is the generosity of Hampton Downs that supports this two day meeting? There is no way the normal costs would be recovered by an entry and entry fee of that size - which is far more suited to a one day meeting.

Like the painted on numbers Rhys. I have a couple of tins of signwriter's paint in the garage rescued from the days before that terrible vinyl stuff that either pulls off your new paint, or curls up and falls off when the backing gets wet...

[Oldfart]

Lycoming, turn 1 partway thru the final race.
I don't know where this about the FJs comes from. Their "co-ordinator" certainly knew about the desire to have the pre 61 cars there.

[nigel watts]

[nigel watts]

[GeebeeNZ]

They say timing is everything and after a faultless run all weekend my little Buckler Mk5 finally said enough as we were getting it off the trailer at home and the SU fuel pump stopped functioning. Luckily it didnt do it when Peter was threading through the field to second place in the Roycroft Trophy. A knock with the handle of a screw driver failed to bring it to life so it looks like a rebuild.
Nigel if you have any pics of that little blue no 45 we would love to see them.

[nigel watts]

Sorry GeeBeeNZ but I don't have any shots of No. 45 this year.

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