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[maxspeed]

Hi All - You sure have some great stories and pictures in here. Brings back a lot of memories.I have some photos and 8mm film of going to the Grand Prix at Ardmore with my dad. I raced in Canada and American with a Mk1 Lotus Cortina
in 1966 - was on Frank Matich's team for the 1967 Can Am series. Then came back to Auckland and raced a Supercharged Mk1 Cortina at Pukeohe and Bay Park in 1968/69. I have quite a number of photos from that period and will put them up if anybody is interested and when i work out how to do it.

[Rod Grimwood]

Hi All - You sure have some great stories and pictures in here. Brings back a lot of memories.I have some photos and 8mm film of going to the Grand Prix at Ardmore with my dad. I raced in Canada and American with a Mk1 Lotus Cortina
in 1966 - was on Frank Matich's team for the 1967 Can Am series. Then came back to Auckland and raced a Supercharged Mk1 Cortina at Pukeohe and Bay Park in 1968/69. I have quite a number of photos from that period and will put them up if anybody is interested and when i work out how to do it.



Good to have you here, please put up photos and info, if you get stuck email me, grimmie64@xtra.co.nz

[maxspeed]

Thanks for welcome Rod. I will try putting a photo up - I hope it works - It's the start at Pukekohe in 1970 I think. Just for fun I wonder how clever you all are by naming all the drivers. I have the program from that race so that makes it a lot easier. Have fun.

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[Grant Sprague]

Hey Welcome , I have been here a few months its like sort of coming home lol , a lot of past & present friends & petrol heads , I am yet to post some good pics. We have a bit on common , my big brother worked for Frank Matich F5000 on his way home from UK , had worked for Ronnie Peterson , & Freinds with James Hunt F3 while at March at Bicester. I also did a small stint with Matich operating his new wheel alignment his work shop [Tyres & Mags] where over the bridge in Cremorn North Shore. As for Lotuses , my first one was a mk 1 alloys panels etc [standard], a frame. then had two mk 's in London think I paid about 400 quid for each I removed engine & G/boxes & sent them back to Timaru, this financed my trips back to UK as well as some other cars I brought back, a 240 Z & a 350 scl merc........ Grant

[maxspeed]

Grant
With a name like that you must be related to Ernie - He was about my vintage.

[Grant Sprague]

Yep......... lol....... the youngest of 3 boys

[Steve Holmes]

Wow, welcome to The Roaring Season! Fantastic to have you here, and I can already see you'll be providing some great contributions to the site. By the way, those photos are superb!

[maxspeed]

Thankyou - But can you name the drivers !

[Rod Grimwood]

Re #3 I'll have a go at some.
Front Dawson Mustang, Left Coppins Mustang, middle Black Camaro, right Riley Mustang, nextline left Ward Lotus Cortina, Simpson Escort, Nazer? Escort, back left Goodwin Z-Car, middle Woolf Vitese, Name slips but think it is a super charged Cortina,(seen it on another thread)

[Grant Sprague]

Rod , talking to a chap to day that popped into the yard for a yarn , he is doing the panel work [re furbishing Reds old Mustang] Thomas Cook from Te Puke ......The owner has Pauls old bread Van ...... Hey read back [ scrolling up ] I guess was a little excited in seeing some one here that connected with lotus cars , matich etc , never meaning to over ride others , just so cool to be a part of the history ...................