Thats a great picture!! lots of action about to happen, both drivers leaning forward, horsepower about to be unleashed and the PDL in pink just behind ready to pounce!!Originally Posted by Steve Holmes
Dale M
Thats a great picture!! lots of action about to happen, both drivers leaning forward, horsepower about to be unleashed and the PDL in pink just behind ready to pounce!!
Dale M
Too bad photos don't come with sound though Dale, you know the air would be filled with noise in this shot. To my mind the Sidchrome Mustang looked best this first year, with the subtle bubble flares and ground scraping stance. But of course its much more famous and best remembered in its later guise with two-tone paint and box flares.
I agree Steve, thats why i like this pic, the first year ofcourse Jim won the NZSCC and the mustang was still basically to FIA group 5 rules under MSNZ, then the following year it pretty much became a Sports Sedan and is probably most famous for here and in Australia, in that look.
Dale M
Castrol GTX time again, with Jim Richards in the Team McMillen XA GT Falcon.
Can someone ID this Charger driver?
Here is the AWA Escort, formerly a Ford Boreham Group 2 factory race car that competed in Europe. Its currently owned by Roaring Season member Chris Kitzen, who is restoring it, and looking for photos! I hope this helps Chris.
The story behind the two damaged Reidrubber Fiat 124s as reported in Motoraction.
The drama in this division came in the second heat. Michael Draper in one of the Reidrubber Fiat 124s was leading into Rothmans Chicane on the first lap, but spun in a cloud of tyre smoke on the exit. Most of the following cars missed him - but his team mate Bill Anderson in the other Reidrubber car didn't, hitting Draper's Fiat in the left-rear quarter panel. Draper tried to struggle on but pitted after a lap with a buckled wheel, while Anderson couldn't restart owing to geysers in the radiator. This left Ralph Emson to get through for his second win of the day, and as in the first heat Phil Henley was second.
That's Henley in car 34 on the outside of the front row in the grid shot.
As I said earlier, this is not how I remember that race. I just checked with Dad, and he said the same. He said he doesn't ever remember those 2 team cars being in front of him. Almost certain the report has some facts mixed up. The two cars did however collide at the chicane.
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