Club Events - Hillclimbs, Sprints, Club Circuit, Grass Track, Trials, Rallycross, etc

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When I was supplying photographs for the Auckland car Club Bulletin in the 70's I attended lots of these events and there was always plenty of action.
So I thought I would post a few on here to bring back a few memories.

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Oh wow, these are just superb! Got more?

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[Rod Grimwood]

You have done it again Ross, brilliant. Mate this does have the mind ticking. Been There done that at alot of the events helping out on cars etc.

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Mike Marshall with "Daktari" the Renault 8!

[escorthvn]

Hi Ross,Please keep on posting more photos,great.Would you have any of a 105e Anglia AW757 in events in the Auckland area that I did in 1971/1973 period.Cheers Peter Bryan.

[225sloper]

This is great,keep going.

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Ross (or Steve?) Millen giving the Waikaraka Park Speedway Capri V6 a run by the looks of it.

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Ross (or Steve?) Millen giving the Waikaraka Park Speedway Capri V6 a run by the looks of it.

Yep it was the old Waikaraka car and it is Rod, remember we talked about and decided to see what it was like, and it was a handful.
#11 Rod also in buggy with F6 on screen, on the limit as not much more room to bank, he has come out of right hander and locked it all the way to there.

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[Rod Grimwood]

Loose Truimph coupe (B25) in same corner and state as Millen in buggy and drove as hard, believe it is Peter Hore (think thats how its spelt) had a workshop in Newmarket and was quick.

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Haugh?

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Peter Haugh

[Rod Grimwood]

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That's him, bloody hard case but nice guy, he new those things inside out.

[Roger Dowding]

BMCBOY, amazing stuff, Ross your camera always did better than mine ever did, so good to see the photos, more please, am growing the moustache to match the 70's ones of me, cheers R

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[David McKinney]

I worked out Doug Cross's MER, Ross, but what's the top single-seater?

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That's Murray Firths special David.

[David McKinney]

Thanks OF - one of the few disadvantages of not living in the Auckland area at the time:)

PS: and of being too thick to consider clicking on the photo...

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Alan Carter at a Grass Track Race somewhere near Kaukapakapa.


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[John McKechnie]

Is this Thexton the same one that raced in the Aussie V8s long ago?

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Is this Thexton the same one that raced in the Aussie V8s long ago?

Yes same guy - I see he is back rallying again in a Subaru Impreza WRX

[George Sheweiry]

Found an old photo of my first serious race car, the ex Francevic/Mcmillan Ford, back up car at a club circuit meeting at Pukekohe around 1974/75 parked alongside my XT GT. We used to park the cars on the full track grass verge in front of the main grandstand and it was a great little track especially for the learners that later after they let it go to ruin had to run on the daunting big track. People in photo are L/R my bro Clive (about 11 there) my brother in law Brian and sister Lexine, buddies Brian Boyle(Alan Boyles Nephew) Brett Haldane, Gavin Stroud, First wife Vivienne ("cringe") and the blond long haired yetty in the race suit is myself


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Here's a shot of Bob and John Couch (Sofa Brothers) moments before rolling over the finish line.

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There was an excellent entry for this televised event so teams could give their sponsors some good exposure

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[Jeff]

Superb photo's. Keep them coming please Ross

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[Ross Hollings]

Not Murray Firth,not sure what the car is ,Bob Firth built a special called the Rattlesnake Imp,[we called it the Rattle shake !!] Bit dont think its that.Murray,s bodies were much nicer.Rosco
Also i have some Kerepehi photos and results,will post them when i fiqure out how its done.

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"Peter" Bourne ;);)

[Shoreboy57]

Great images - seeing the Nylex Vinyl top cars brought back some memories. Not only of a terrific team but the fashion crime that was the vinyl roof

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I think there may have been a bit of time sitting around waiting for the TV people to get organised so I had time to photograph a few of the competitors.......

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[Ross Hollings]

Love all the facial hair and concentration.

[Bruce Sollitt]

Great images - seeing the Nylex Vinyl top cars brought back some memories. Not only of a terrific team but the fashion crime that was the vinyl roofTrue, but not quite the fashion crime of the Ashley wallpaper covered cars of Kevin Smith & Jim Robb.

[Rod Grimwood]

Those are great shots Ross, love the profile shots of the boy's sitting in the 'office'. Howdy still got his beard but different colour now and Cookie still looks the same ( well kind of), bump into them occasionally.

That 'cat' Blair Robson sitting in casual style of his back then.

John and Grant, what a pair of neat guy's, still think of them.

[ERC]

Great stuff. Loved the earlier set with a great range of cars. Sunbeam Alpine, MGBs, Triumph Vitesses and the later pic of the Dolomite Sprint with wheel arch extensions, various clockwork frogs etc.

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Above photo taken at club circuit 67/68, Minimax,[myself] Lola Ray Orlenious,Copper 500 Graeme Brayshaw,was a handicap race and the Lola was overtaking us for position.

[Ross Hollings]

2298222983Kerepehi Grass Track Meeting,still have results for this day if anyone interested,big meeting with Mary Carney,Margaret Duff,Jim Boyd,Ralph Emson etc

[Rod Grimwood]

2298222983Kerepehi Grass Track Meeting,still have results for this day if anyone interested,big meeting with Mary Carney,Margaret Duff,Jim Boyd,Ralph Emson etc


Ross what year was this, remember going down 1 day with Rod in the buggy and Steve gave the BMW a run, now that was different.

[Ross Hollings]

11/2/67, they do not show in the results,will try and put those up tomorrow.

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Here are results,hope you can read them.229842298522986

[Ross Hollings]

Couple of shots from Cossey,s Farm NSCC Hillclimb ,wet day ,FTD and new hill record at time ,date 3/12/67
Minimax 650cc Triumph Bonneville,car built by Max Rutherford.2298722988

[Jeff]

Wonderful photo's of Cossey's Farm. Once a superb event venue ( with a jump even ! ) , now a sealed road lined with houses.
I will take some photo's from these points of view over the xmas break and post for members who enjoyed the track in the day.
Thanks for posting these Ross

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Couple of shots from Cossey,s Farm NSCC Hillclimb ,wet day ,FTD and new hill record at time ,date 3/12/67
Minimax 650cc Triumph Bonneville,car built by Max Rutherford.2298722988

[Jeff]

Love all the facial hair and concentration.

Hi Ross , It would seem that facial hair and natty hats / outfits were the order of the day in the 70's :-)

In order to show a few people I have just roughly copied this short snippet of ( silent ) 16mm film of a night time service break for the Fiat and Masport Teams in the 1977 Radio NZ Rally.
Note the denim caps and other fashionable items worn ( love those Masport jackets though )
That's Jim Donald with the extra large sideburns working on getting the front wheels to point straight again.
Ari sure did a number on that poor car ! It's a tribute to the crew to have kept him in the event.
This looks like it's in a service station forecourt and it's probably the night before the Mystery Creek stage.
Although this is low - res footage at the moment I will have it professionally transfered in the new year


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wDpDr1pHHE&feature=youtu.be

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[Oldfart]

Great nostalgia, thanks.

[Ross Hollings]

Had a request to publish a photo of the Humber 80 Special,car is now in Brisbane Australia and being called a Buckler !!!Other photos that i found while looking for the above,top photo Graeme Brayshaw ,Cooper Norton Cossey,s ,Graeme still has and races this car.Middle photo the late Peter Bruin,Cooper Vincent 1000cc,looks like Bombay.Bottom RH in Minimax ,Bombay,on this day beat Boyds record in the Lycoming,them Jim went and knocked another 10th of a second to reclaim it,he always liked to go up last....just in case !!!23459

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[kiwi285]

Grant Sprague has asked me to post a couple of photos on this thread and the Pre 65 one. Here is a shot of him driving a 3.3 Victor on the Cragiemore hillclimb. The only mod was the put a set of 'Town and Country' tyres on the car and go hillclimbing. I understand that he was only about 18 at the time but I am sure he will add some notes.

I think that he set FTD or a class record on the day.

http://i62.tinypic.com/4uiazt.jpg

[Grant Sprague]

Grant Sprague has asked me to post a couple of photos on this thread and the Pre 65 one. Here is a shot of him driving a 3.3 Victor on the Cragiemore hillclimb. The only mod was the put a set of 'Town and Country' tyres on the car and go hillclimbing. I understand that he was only about 18 at the time but I am sure he will add some notes.

I think that he set FTD or a class record on the day.

http://i62.tinypic.com/4uiazt.jpgThanks Mike ......Thanks ... for posting , most of my piks are fading & good to be here as part of NZ motoring history .. this pik was taken just south of Timaru ..... There was a class for over 3.0 litre & yes was a win , for that class at that time ..not to say I was any where near the quickest up the hill as various classes quicker than me , this car was just a beaut had a hankering for it as Ernie & Leo ran them a year or two prior at B & H .... it used to smoke the tyres big time lol ,,,, yep Ernie found some 2nd hand town & countries & said go for it ...... first run I ran off the road big time but got it right 2nd run ......... Steve has some piks of the XU1 & Anglias going up same hill

[Rod Grimwood]

Grant Sprague has asked me to post a couple of photos on this thread and the Pre 65 one. Here is a shot of him driving a 3.3 Victor on the Cragiemore hillclimb. The only mod was the put a set of 'Town and Country' tyres on the car and go hillclimbing. I understand that he was only about 18 at the time but I am sure he will add some notes.

I think that he set FTD or a class record on the day.

http://i62.tinypic.com/4uiazt.jpg


Young fellas in mums shopping car, 'I'll look after it mum' yea right.
These things had serious grunt back then Grant, looks like this must be run 2 or 3 as looks good, no weeds hanging off it.
Bet Ernie sat back and chuckled when you boy's were playing, he was a wag with some comments at Baypark when we stood with him.

[Grant Sprague]

Ha ha Rod....... yea .. this was a very long right hander as you might see...it leads on to a long straight I went off at the end of that but no damage Ernie & Pumpkin were right there......Ernie never really said much was only a grin normally but one occasion he cuddled me at Taupo after a win & even Roly did the same at Manfeild lol, That was very special for me two greats expressing feelings like that.... That victor we bought off a car yard in Oamaru .....Dad paid for it & I paid him off in 6 months working at the freezing works & carting hey in the weekends , that funded the XU1 as well , great days Rod ... Then I meet you lol

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An amazing array of cars challenge a 'mudplug' during Spring Invitation Trial 1973

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[Grant Sprague]

What a hoot.. love the oxford & land crab ..elf & holden ...... all great fun they are having going hard out ......world champs in the making so cool

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Some 1970's hillclimb photos for old times sake....


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[John McKechnie]

#70 - Mini Cooper S without grille is me.
. Thanks BMCBoy, only pic I ever have found of Brutus .-DG 2655
I am wearing my WILD WHEELS racing overalls-very trendy at the time.
Even though I had a Mini, was a Triumph Car Club member.
This hill climb was the day after the Race and Rally meeting at Western Springs on a Saturday night.

[Ross Hollings]

Picture number 6 looks like Murray Firth in his Norton Commando powered Firth Special ,built at his Orchard in Carters Rd Oratia
in the mid 60's.Raced this at Western Springs also.

[Roger Dowding]

Great thread Ross [ BMC BOY ] Cammick, cannot believe I hadn't seen it.. Did quite a few hillclimbs and grass track sprints over the years 1971 to about 1980, in a Mini, an Austin- Healey Sprite, Triumph GT6 and finally a Triumph TR4A, - ex Russ Abbott, who features in the Dolomite back in the thread.. Ross took quite a few photos of my TR4A competing, have a few results sheets too!! after all these years. must get them out and attache them..

[John B]

Great thread Ross [ BMC BOY ] Cammick, cannot believe I hadn't seen it.. Did quite a few hillclimbs and grass track sprints over the years 1971 to about 1980, in a Mini, an Austin- Healey Sprite, Triumph GT6 and finally a Triumph TR4A, - ex Russ Abbott, who features in the Dolomite back in the thread.. Ross took quite a few photos of my TR4A competing, have a few results sheets too!! after all these years. must get them out and attache them..

Hi Roger. Your Avatar image looks like you in your Sprite competing in a hillclimb. Have you got a decent sized image of this that you can upload?

[Grant Sprague]

I see the Escort Mk1 , has the sponsor of ETC I did not know much about them until Steve Emson had them sponsoring his Pacific car & shell sports Datsun , is that company still there ? & YES love the photos very cool thanks for sharing

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Hi Roger. Your Avatar image looks like you in your Sprite competing in a hillclimb. Have you got a decent sized image of this that you can upload?

John B, Yes I have an Original of the picture - was taken at a Northern Sports Car Club Grass Sprint in 1974'75, at a farm in Woodhill, near the forest, not sure if it was Tom Grace's farm.

Will have to edit the photo as too large to post, can Email it to you though.
Glad to see the Cheetah back as your Avatar

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John B, Yes I have an Original of the picture - was taken at a Northern Sports Car Club Grass Sprint in 1974'75, at a farm in Woodhill, near the forest, not sure if it was Tom Grace's farm.

Will have to edit the photo as too large to post, can Email it to you though.
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Here is the photo, taken by Dennis Green

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Here is the photo, taken by Dennis Green

And this is the Mini in 1971, at the same farm I believe, photo again by Dennis Green.

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Here's one I just came across recently from Bayer's farm 1980 in the TR4

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I will email you a higher res copy Roger

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Here's one I just came across recently from Bayer's farm 1980 in the TR4

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I will email you a higher res copy Roger

Ross, thanks, have several of your photos of the TR4 but not that one, running 60 spoke wires on the front - original and 72 spoke [ TR6 ] on the back, had two sets of wheels in the day 5 x 60's and 4 x 72's looks like a very narrow road, Where was it ??, have forgotten.

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John B, Yes I have an Original of the picture - was taken at a Northern Sports Car Club Grass Sprint in 1974'75, at a farm in Woodhill, near the forest, not sure if it was Tom Grace's farm.

Will have to edit the photo as too large to post, can Email it to you though.
Glad to see the Cheetah back as your Avatar

But now you've changed your Avatar - it's no longer the Sprite.

[John H]

1964 Puke April Auckland car club program. Free to be collected in St Heliers Auckland. hatz@xtra.co.nz My first race in a mk 1 Zephyr but ready to bin it. :)

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But now you've changed your Avatar - it's no longer the Sprite.

John B, am going to change back to the Sprite but a different picture.. cheers at Mangere Town Centre, sealed Gymkhana 1974, pre Roll Bar .. Rollbar built by Reg Cook in Papatoetoe..

[Roger Dowding]

1964 Puke April Auckland car club program. Free to be collected in St Heliers Auckland. hatz@xtra.co.nz My first race in a mk 1 Zephyr but ready to bin it. :)

Don't bin it, and John, any photos of the Zephyr, ?? I am too far away to collect it, hopefully someone will, anything else to go ??.

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Rodger- I was also at this meeting in my Coopers S, I was working for Paine Motors, Mangere Branch at the time.

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Does anyone remember this Mini,Lotus-Cortina Motor grafted onto BMC Mini Transmission, I belive by Ted Thompson an engineer in Kumeu, this is at A Club Circuit meeting at Pukekohe around 1968-69, was a quickfire race meeting that was televised.

[Roger Dowding]

Rodger- I was also at this meeting in my Coopers S, I was working for Paine Motors, Mangere Branch at the time.

From memory so was Bryce Platt in a Torana XU1, thet spent most fo the time sideways, amazing what you could do in a public carpark, back in the day. this was an NSCC event. We must have met I am sure
- the photo is again by Dennis L Green

[Roger Dowding]

another Gymkhana Sprint - grass track near Waiuku. organised by Austin-Healey Car Club mid 1970's, photo by Ross Cammick. the car was originally a four wheel BSA saloon from around 1930, has the front and rear suspension /chassis parts cut off and a twin tube central section welded in, running a Ford 10 motor, back to front, with three brakes front wheels and hand brake. Owned at the time and for many years after by Lyle Chambers - Waitemata Vintage Car Club and AHCCNZ member

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Does anyone remember this Mini,Lotus-Cortina Motor grafted onto BMC Mini Transmission, I belive by Ted Thompson an engineer in Kumeu, this is at A Club Circuit meeting at Pukekohe around 1968-69, was a quickfire race meeting that was televised.
Was this the one that Kevin Masterton ran, could be in my car mags, will check.

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Don't bin it, and John, any photos of the Zephyr, ?? I am too far away to collect it, hopefully someone will, anything else to go ??.
email your address Roger and Ill post it to you plus some other items. Chrs

[Roger Dowding]

email your address Roger and Ill post it to you plus some other items. Chrs

John, have sent you a PM and an Email, address to send them to. cheers

[Jac Mac]

Was this the one that Kevin Masterton ran, could be in my car mags, will check.

Post 364 in the 'Lost Race Cars' thread, is this the same car?

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Post 364 in the 'Lost Race Cars' thread, is this the same car?

Jac Mac, unsure the Ted Thompson ran 13 inch front wheels and 10 inch rears, plus radiator out front, that one
is a mean Mini, however.

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Seeing Rogers photo of his Sprite in a Gymkhana led me to print a few fro a couple of events one of which was held at the St Lukes shopping mall carpark.

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[Oldfart]

I wonder if anyone from Motorsport NZ will look at these and see how healthy club sport events USED to be, before the powers took over and stuffed it.

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Also people do track days instead of this.
Too much emphasis now on power instead of control.
Health and Safety plus onerous Council restrictions have stopped these public events.
I remember that they were difficult but fun., if you couldnt do the exercise properly then just light up the tyres.

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MMMmmmmmmmm ..

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I wonder if anyone from Motorsport NZ will look at these and see how healthy club sport events USED to be, before the powers took over and stuffed it.
Our local club still run grass gymkanas & not too long ago ran these events in freezing works car park during off season, by contrast they no longer run standing quarter mile/ mile/ flying mile sprints on closed public roads, some gravel sprints & hillclimbs usually on roads used by local rallys., but entry to these usually requires rally car mods and virtually removes the average road car from events ( part of this appears to be a case of using a permit that only allows rally/competition cars ). Bit like you can race your average road car sans cage in a club members circuit race, but not in a sanctioned series event. We/I must be ever so lucky to still be topside!

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Ross BMC BOY, is that a young Chris White with the clipboard, ?? well remember Crombie John [ as we often called him, as how you completed your entry form ] that Mini " GM 799 ", was bought new from Seabrook Fowlds on the Friday and the first weekend John did the NSCC Castrol 1000 Trial, so the car was back at Seabrook's on the Monday for its first service. the said Johnh Crombie taught me a lot about Car Trialling, and we both attended annual conference for MANZ as it was, after being ANZCC, Association of New Zealand Car Clubs, that must have been around 1974 too !!.

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Bob White - a great stalwart of the Auckland Car Club. He ended up President for many years, but unfortunately passed away recently.
Chris White is in the Healey Club from Wanganui. Chris still campaigns his Jensen Healey and is still a quick peddler.
That Mini of Crombie's was evidently rarely washed from the day it was purchased - he drove in into the ground. He was a very clever guy and qualified as a Patent Attourney, but he preferred to build fibreglass kayaks and various other fibreglass car body parts. A real demon at Trialling and knew every trick in the book! After competing in so many trials he could usually look at the instructions on the start line, tell where the event was heading and predict where most of the traps were. Very interesting and eccentric guy. I'm sure there are a lot of stories about John around.

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Back in the olden days when the Wellington Car Club held gymkhanas they did not put cars into classes so a small car was the thing to have. Lots of young guys would come along with hot Minis etc, charge around like gangbusters, engines screaming, tyres screaching, hard acceleration then stand on the brakes, the full drama.
Then there was this family man who had a habit of turning up in his humble Triumph Herald station wagon. He'd unload mum and the kids and the picnic basket, drive around at a Nana pace and invariably take 1st place. Didn't seem right, somehow.

In 1971 I entered a gymkhana (in an Escort) in the carpark at the Johnsonville mall. A young bloke I'd never seen before was there in an automatic AP6 Valiant, lowered with widened chrome wheels, who caused a real uproar.
One of the excercises (for want of a better word) was an "open and shut the gate". This meant driving up to a traffic cone, stop, get out and shift the cone to one side, move the car forward, get out again and shift the cone back, then into the car again and proceed to the finish line. Quickest time wins.
Valiant man stopped a bit short of the cone , exited the car while it was still in "drive", ran ahead and grabbed the cone, stood aside as his car drove itself past, replaced the cone, ran after the car and jumped in.
Just about every one leapt up and down and howled in protest (but not me of course lol) The officials scratched their heads, tried to think of a rule that had been broken but couldn't and had to allow it. Maybe it was a common ploy at other clubs gymkhanas but it was the only time I ever saw it done at one of ours.
The same bloke entered the same car in the 1972 Heatway Rally. It did seem a bit ambitous - driving flat out over 2000km on mainly gravel roads in a lowered Valiant. One of my mates confidently predicted that even if by some miracle he managed to finish it would in distant last place. In fact, he did finish and well clear of last. I thought he did well.

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Likewise back in the olden days, when most small towns had an official car club, ours had an annual points championship counting every event. Going into the last event of the season 2 of us were tied on points. At that time I was driving one of the ex Heatway Skodas and it was not great on gymkhanas, specially as the other had a Mini Cooper. Desperation, so I borrowed my Mum's Daihatsu 360 and walked out at the end of the day with the points trophy, and that event too. Proves you can (could) drive any vehicle and enjoy yourself in those days.

[Roger Dowding]

Likewise back in the olden days, when most small towns had an official car club, ours had an annual points championship counting every event. Going into the last event of the season 2 of us were tied on points. At that time I was driving one of the ex Heatway Skodas and it was not great on gymkhanas, specially as the other had a Mini Cooper. Desperation, so I borrowed my Mum's Daihatsu 360 and walked out at the end of the day with the points trophy, and that event too. Proves you can (could) drive any vehicle and enjoy yourself in those days.

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[Kevin Hirst]

Likewise back in the olden days, when most small towns had an official car club, ours had an annual points championship counting every event. Going into the last event of the season 2 of us were tied on points. At that time I was driving one of the ex Heatway Skodas and it was not great on gymkhanas, specially as the other had a Mini Cooper. Desperation, so I borrowed my Mum's Daihatsu 360 and walked out at the end of the day with the points trophy, and that event too. Proves you can (could) drive any vehicle and enjoy yourself in those days.

AAH, so you are the reason we now have to use the same car for all points in the season Rhys, buggered it up for the rest of us you did, cheers.

[Roger Dowding]

Likewise back in the olden days, when most small towns had an official car club, ours had an annual points championship counting every event. Going into the last event of the season 2 of us were tied on points. At that time I was driving one of the ex Heatway Skodas and it was not great on gymkhanas, specially as the other had a Mini Cooper. Desperation, so I borrowed my Mum's Daihatsu 360 and walked out at the end of the day with the points trophy, and that event too. Proves you can (could) drive any vehicle and enjoy yourself in those days.

It was always " Run what you brung " at the club meetings, and in an attempt to impress a new girlfriend, instead of taking my Sprite to an AHCCNZ grass gymkhana / sprint, borrowed a Rover V8 from my Uncle, was a lot of fun but did not handle that well, could have been the driver I guess. This was in 1981, and I told my Uncle Eddie Dowding, who was Club Captain of Northern Sports Car Club, and a founding member, of the use of his car finally last year - he is now 95 and still loves cars.

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[Jac Mac]

LHD??
It was always " Run what you brung " at the club meetings, and in an attempt to impress a new girlfriend, instead of taking my Sprite to an AHCCNZ grass gymkhana / sprint, borrowed a Rover V8 from my Uncle, was a lot of fun but did not handle that well, could have been the driver I guess. This was in 1981, and I told my Uncle Eddie Dowding, who was Club Captain of Northern Sports Car Club, and a founding member, of the use of his car finally last year - he is now 95 and still loves cars.

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[GeebeeNZ]

http://youtu.be/gd0QB951pJc

For those of you who don't know what a Daihatsu 360 is. 26 Years ago I bought my 16 year old son one. I took him to a Fiat Club Gymkhana and he beat me. Such gratitude

[Roger Dowding]

Jac Mac, Yes Left hand as was bought new in Switzerland had Rostyle Chrome Wheels, and a fitting to put the spare wheel on top of the boot, beautiful tan leather interior and a Blaupunkt stereo with front and rear speakers, quite flash for the time 1970, NZ 3500's had steel wheels and chrome trims. Car was sold and replaced by a Walkinshaw modified Vanden Plas Vitesse SD1, in the late 1980's that had a most unusual fuel injection system, belive both cars are now in Christchurch, if still in one piece

[Roger Dowding]

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Article on Cosseys Farm Hillclimb, from memory written in 1967/68 has been posted before on a thread. Interestingly - " The " A Competitor is Rob Williams in his Ford V8 Coupe that featured in the Roycroft meeting, with Rob again at the wheel.

[Roger Dowding]

Bob White - a great stalwart of the Auckland Car Club. He ended up President for many years, but unfortunately passed away recently.
Chris White is in the Healey Club from Wanganui. Chris still campaigns his Jensen Healey and is still a quick peddler.
That Mini of Crombie's was evidently rarely washed from the day it was purchased - he drove in into the ground. He was a very clever guy and qualified as a Patent Attourney, but he preferred to build fibreglass kayaks and various other fibreglass car body parts. A real demon at Trialling and knew every trick in the book! After competing in so many trials he could usually look at the instructions on the start line, tell where the event was heading and predict where most of the traps were. Very interesting and eccentric guy. I'm sure there are a lot of stories about John around.

The Fibreglass Kayaks, Yes remember that called himself " Kayak Moulders " [ from memory ], we had several Austin-Healey CC members with Bugeye Sprites [ me included ] that needed new Front bonnets, [ the whole of the front of the car, as you know ] and approached John to make them, had a fairly good one lent to use as a mould, John gave us a price but needed to make 5 or 6 to make it worthwhile, at around $3-500 each, couldn't get enough takers to make it viable and the car was only worth about $1000, so the project did not proceed.

[BMCBOY]

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[Roger Dowding]

Here's a few more hillclimb photos I took mainly at Chamberlain Rd

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The Allard, I think is again Rob Williams, is K not a J, which had cycle guards, the day I did this grass sprint for NSCC in 1975, Rob in the Allard was in the same class Sports Cars, he won, I spun,

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[bry3500]

From the Nelson Photo news May 2nd 1964'''
Cool head and hands and the power from a Gypsy aircraft engine took Motueka racing driver Charlie Bensemann and his Stanton Special up Pig Valley hill climb conducted by the Nelson Car Club in the near record time of 39 sec - just 7 sec off the record he established last year. Neil Stuart, who was given best chance of fastest time, lost this chance when he ran off the shingly surface and plunged down a hill. (Pix by Merv Knowles)

[Roger Dowding]

Motorsport Day 1978 by Northern Sports car Club, was a combined events day that was a lot of fun as had a Gymkhana at the Clubrooms in Otahuhu, then a trial [ part one ] to Pukekohe Raceway, Club Circuit Sprints, then Trial [ part two to Cosseys Farm, for a hillclimb, the event was designed around two person crews, and in my memory a very good days motorsport.
No photo's here but some of the information - still have the Route Book with all the instructions and the results sheets. 28 January 1978.

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Guess this fits most of the events the thread covers.

Interestingly Brutus driven by a certain Rob Williams, was his Allard K type that Ross BMC BOY has pictured in this thread again at Cosseys Farm.
A few well known names in the Officials and the Competitors

[Roger Dowding]

Jac Mac, Yes Left hand as was bought new in Switzerland had Rostyle Chrome Wheels, and a fitting to put the spare wheel on top of the boot, beautiful tan leather interior and a Blaupunkt stereo with front and rear speakers, quite flash for the time 1970, NZ 3500's had steel wheels and chrome trims. Car was sold and replaced by a Walkinshaw modified Vanden Plas Vitesse SD1, in the late 1980's that had a most unusual fuel injection system, belive both cars are now in Christchurch, if still in one piece

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Here is another view of the car showing those Rostyle Wheels and lots of dust

[John B]

Re-post the image Roger - the link isn't working.

[Roger Dowding]

Re-post the image Roger - the link isn't working.

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[John B]

Image link working now Roger - thanks.

[Roger Dowding]

Image link working now Roger - thanks.

Like the action in the LHD V8 Rover P6, arm on window edge, Auto gearbox changed with right hand, very casual.

[Roger Dowding]

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Northern Sports Car Club had a trophy for best Sports Car competitor over the year, it included all events that they ran [ apart from National Race meetings, so Hillclimbs, Sprints, Club Circuit sprints and races, Gymkhana's and Trials, in 1975 these two were the contenders for the trophy, and ended up in a Tie, so both Drivers names went on the trophy, Rob Williams did most of the Speed events, and myself some Speed and all the trials.
I had met Rob while still at school through a school friend, and when I got my first car in 1967, a 1960 Austin Seven [ mini ], took it to Rob to get the demon exhaust modification, get one Massey Ferguson tractor muffler, available tax-free as agricultural equipment and way cheaper than a Cooper Muffler, Rob would knock the front and rear baffles out with a metal bar and weld the Muffler on, coning straight out the back, added lots of noise but no increase in the puny 34 bhp that the car had.

[Michael Clark]

Roger, is there a chance that that newspaper article could be scanned at emailed to me at clarkx@xtra.co.nz?

Thanks

[Roger Dowding]

Roger, is there a chance that that newspaper article could be scanned at emailed to me at clarkx@xtra.co.nz?

Thanks

Michael, the Cosseys article yes I have the original has yellowed with age but complete as seen on TRS. will send in a bigger format, as sent to TRS was reduced in size
cheers

Roger

[Michael Clark]

That is much appreciated Roger.

Cheers

[Roger Dowding]

Also people do track days instead of this.
Too much emphasis now on power instead of control.
Health and Safety plus onerous Council restrictions have stopped these public events.
I remember that they were difficult but fun., if you couldnt do the exercise properly then just light up the tyres.

John, need to reply, yep, If I got it wrong, you lost the good time so, Do you just drive to the end of the test or give it heaps, especially in a grass paddock, the more spins the better, was known as Roundabout Roger at one stage and actually finished in reverse in a " garage at the end of one sprint, hit the brakes on a hump and the Sprite did a 180 so finished back in first, still had a good time..

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Ross Cammick photos again,The TR in action at Bright Road, Waiuku, Pukekohe Car Club Hillclimb, also running that day was the V8 powered Morris [ Leyland ] Marina, one of 2, originally in the BL team in 1800 cc form ; from the Heatway Rally registrations GC1 and GC2, ran

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[Habu]

Thanks for posting BMCBOY!

Think the GTHO is George Shewiery. Bottom photo Warren Hull?

[BMCBOY]

Thanks for posting BMCBOY!

Think the GTHO is George Shewiery. Bottom photo Warren Hull?

Yes that is George, but not if that's Warren Hull - looks a bit like him though.

He used to rally a two door 120Y for a while.

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[Habu]

[QUOTE=BMCBOY;47395]Yes that is George, but not if that's Warren Hull - looks a bit like him though.

He used to rally a two door 120Y for a while.

Cheers for that! Forgot Warrens car was a 120Y coupe and not a 4 door

[George Sheweiry]

Gees Ross, I should have known you would have a photo of the old girl from that Bright Rd event. Thats really cool. I came second that day only by a few tenths of a second to a full house BDA rally car Driven I think by Blair Robson. But I was pretty pleased as the old girl wasnt really suited to rally stuff. I remember Trevor Mclean had come down with me and I let him take the car down for a run up the hill but the officials wouldnt let him have a go!! Thanks for the great memories that photo stirred up Ross. Cheers, George.

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Bright Road again, both Ross Cammick [ BMC BOY ] photo's this is from the 1979/80 Bardahl series event, not sure if the same one, remember the Marina V8 GC1 [ or GC2 ] was there and rolled at the top corner - near where these photos were taken

[Roger Dowding]

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Same car Mclaughlins Road, same Bardahl series 79/80 Ross Cammick photo
Did the whole series, 10 events from memory, those were the days.
Take the car to my mate Rod after driving it home from work on Friday night, quick tune-up, and check, then off first thing Saturday, often with another mate John Rye as passenger - especially on the distant ones, distant from Mount Albert, Waikato, Franklin County etc, run all day, off to the nearest pub usually where the results were published, drive home, Sunday, tidy the car up for next weeks commute, then a week or fortnight later same routine. Never in the fast class, but a lot of fun and you tended to have guys doing similar times they were your challengers.

[Roger Dowding]

another Gymkhana Sprint - grass track near Waiuku. organised by Austin-Healey Car Club mid 1970's, photo by Ross Cammick. the car was originally a four wheel BSA saloon from around 1930, has the front and rear suspension /chassis parts cut off and a twin tube central section welded in, running a Ford 10 motor, back to front, with three brakes front wheels and hand brake. Owned at the time and for many years after by Lyle Chambers - Waitemata Vintage Car Club and AHCCNZ member

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[Roger Dowding]

Here is another photo of the car that day

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The bonnet is sitting beside the car, was front mounted and easily removed, simple tube frame with sheet steel cover, had a rounded tail. have some old coloured photo's of the car.

Could be the Title for a new Post !!.

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Another Ross Cammick photo of " that " TR4A, Bayers Farm, Bardahl series 1979/80

[Roger Dowding]

I entered under the NZ TR Register, as had to be a member of a " Classic " Car Club, already had a Competition Licence courtesy of Northern Sports Car Club and / or Triumph Car Club Auckland, as they were MANZ affiliated and I ran with them as well - including the 1979 /80 Bardhal series
photos by Ross Cammick.
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The car was rebuilt / restored during 1983 - 84, when it had another minor accident, again, the fault was not with this driver, then repaired again and sold to be raced by an American Charles Matschek, in Wings and Wheel at Whenuapai, Pukekohe Classic races and others.

[Roger Dowding]

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I think there may have been a bit of time sitting around waiting for the TV people to get organised so I had time to photograph a few of the competitors.......

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Bringing this to the fore, John Woolf, was of course Allan and Colleen Woolf son, their daughter married Paul Adams, and used to navigate in Rallies and Trials, the Woolf's were my neighbours in the late 50's early 60's in Seabrook Avenue, New Lynn, Allan had modified Ford 8, immediate pre-war - pre the Prefect era, which I thought as 10-12 year old was amazing, when we had a 1951 Prefect and another neighbour had a Ford Popular, the one that Ford kept selling as their budget car still with a sidevalve, even when the 105E Anglia came out.

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Ross C, and others is that Jens Fogelburg in the TR6, was a Burgundy colour, from memory, and raced/ sprinted with him around that time at Pukekohe..

[Trevor Sheffield]

Bringing this to the fore, John Woolf, was of course Allan and Colleen Woolf son, their daughter married Paul Adams, and used to navigate in Rallies and Trials, the Woolf's were my neighbours in the late 50's early 60's in Seabrook Avenue, New Lynn, Allan had modified Ford 8, immediate pre-war - pre the Prefect era, which I thought as 10-12 year old was amazing, when we had a 1951 Prefect and another neighbour had a Ford Popular, the one that Ford kept selling as their budget car still with a sidevalve, even when the 105E Anglia came out.

I recall an hilarious incident involving Allan Woolf and his Y model Ford at a Northern Sports Car Club Hillclimb.

At the time a US warship was visiting Auckland and there was a request for the crew to be taken to local events. A committee member obliged and brought two US navy guys to watch the hill climb. Waiting my turn to compete I was close to them as they checked out the starting line up.

“Hey looky here, a miniature 1934 Ford V8.” There was a shower of gravel as Allan took off with much wheelspin. Porkpie cap thrown on ground and jumped on. “Well goddamn!”

Most people presumed that the car had been fitted with a Ford Ten engine, but Allan told me quite recently that in fact it retained the original eight HP unit.

[Roger Dowding]

I recall an hilarious incident involving Allan Woolf and his Y model Ford at a Northern Sports Car Club Hillclimb.

At the time a US warship was visiting Auckland and there was a request for the crew to be taken to local events. A committee member obliged and brought two US navy guys to watch the hill climb. Waiting my turn to compete I was close to them as they checked out the starting line up.

“Hey looky here, a miniature 1934 Ford V8.” There was a shower of gravel as Allan took off with much wheelspin. Porkpie cap thrown on ground and jumped on. “Well goddamn!”

Most people presumed that the car had been fitted with a Ford Ten engine, but Allan told me quite recently that in fact it retained the original eight HP unit.

Trevor, I knew you would know something and yes, they did look like a miniature '34 V8 ", If see you Allan again soon, remember me to him, the young fellow from up the road, and also the guy in the 70's who tried to get ANZ Bank to help sponsor his 3 litre Capri in the Heatway Rally .. the year he slipped off the road and down a bank and TV was right there. imagine to advertising for that.
He ran Woolf Mufflers on the other side of Newton Gully, and I worked at ANZ Newton [ K'Road ] at the time 68-73, and again in 78-79.
small world..

[Oldfart]

Woolfy, Paul Adams and Sue, and of course Allan were all at the Northland Car Club 60th a few weeks back. Allan drove the Cooper Imp, Paul a 2002. All seem in fine form, as always. Great to see them yet again. Shame the event (hillclimb) was not like the good old days IMHO.

[Roger Dowding]

Jim Donald and Kevin Lancaster 1981 Cibie Lights Rally 1981
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Have posted on the Facebook page NZ Historic Rally as Kevin Lancaster, a great friend of Ross Cammick is a member of the Facebook Blog.

[Milan Fistonic]

Mike Boyle in the ex-Peter Levet Imp leading a vehicle you wouldn't see competing today.

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[Roger Dowding]

Hi Guys, I am hoping to write an article on these series of Hill Climbs, I competed in the 1979-80 series in my TR4A,the series ran for several years staring I believe in 1977 and may been replaced by the Duckhams series in the 1980's. .
Would be interested in information on any of the series and events.

the 1979 - 80 series was 8 events,run by the 8 clubs as detailed; Thanks to Milan Fistonic for information that put the events in order;

#1, Hamilton Car Club 26 October 1979 - Pekanui Road, Puketotara, near Pirongia, Waikato
#2, Northern Sports Car Club 4 November 1979 Cosseys Farm Drury, [ Off Appleby Road back in the day a farm track , it is now a public Road.]
#3, Auckland Car Club 18 November 1979 McLachlans Road [ MacLaughlins ? ] Kaukapakapa
#4, Triumph Car Club 25 November 1979 West Road, Clevedon
#5, Pukekohe Car Club 9 December 1979 Bright Road,Waiuku
#6, MG Car Club 16 December 1979 Bald Hill Road,Waiuku
#7, Auckland University Car Club 26 January 1980 Stoney Creek Road, Kaukapakapa -[there is some mention of using Andersons Farm,which I thought sounded correct but that was near Paremoremo, Albany ?? any help here ?
#8, Hibiscus Coast Motorsport Club ?? February 1980 Bayers Road, Kaukapakapa, near Puhoi ?.

I have the results from rounds 2 NSCC, 3 ACC, 6 MGCC and 8 HCMC, have also a list of times from John Climo, from various of the events.
Milan Fistonich has posted the final results as they appeared in the Auckland Car Club Bulletin.

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[Milan Fistonic]

These are the results from Round 7.

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[Milan Fistonic]

I don't have the full results for rounds 4 & 5 but this is what was published in Motoraction.

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[Roger Dowding]

These are the results from Round 7.

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Milan, thank you for that. I note the spelling of Bardahl - Bardhal, not sure of the correct one and it seems is common mistake I have two 1;43 models with each version of the spelling .. must Google it.
I note that I was slow, the slowest in the 1601 - 2500 cc class and well towards the tail end of the whole field. was great fun though..

[Roger Dowding]

The Correct Spelling according to the Bardahl website and also Wikipedia.
Some of our Car Club mates obviously spelt it wrong on occasions.

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The Company was founded in Seattle in 1939 by Ole Bardahl, and made Oil additives, as we knew and also Oil.

Sign at Matamata Street Races in 1964 they must have been the main sponsor

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[Roger Dowding]

Ross is a TRS member and photos of his Minimax appear on this thread

Here is some stuff from Ross Hollings and Milan Fistonic about it competing at Chamberlain Road in November 1967

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Being an NSCC member never competed at Chamberlain and by the time I was doing Interclub Hillclimbs in the late 70's ACC used McLaughlins /MLachlans Road, near Kaukapakapa

[Roger Dowding]

When I was supplying photographs for the Auckland car Club Bulletin in the 70's I attended lots of these events and there was always plenty of action.
So I thought I would post a few on here to bring back a few memories.

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Have found some photos by Brian Hopping of Hillclimb run in Christchurch called the Kiwi Hillclimb as started by the Sign of the Kiwi Cafe on Summit Road, near Governors Bay.
Thought I would be bring BMCBOY's thread to the fore again !!

[Roger Dowding]

A collection of Brian Hopping photos that appeared on " South Island Motorsport " a Facebook group.

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[Roger Dowding]

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Hi Guys, I am hoping to write an article on these series of Hill Climbs, I competed in the 1979-80 series in my TR4A,the series ran for several years staring I believe in 1977 and may been replaced by the Duckhams series in the 1980's. .
Would be interested in information on any of the series and events.

the 1979 - 80 series was 8 events,run by the 8 clubs as detailed; Thanks to Milan Fistonic for information that put the events in order;

#1, Hamilton Car Club 26 October 1979 - Pekanui Road, Puketotara, near Pirongia, Waikato
#2, Northern Sports Car Club 4 November 1979 Cosseys Farm Drury, [ Off Appleby Road back in the day a farm track , it is now a public Road.]
#3, Auckland Car Club 18 November 1979 McLachlans Road [ MacLaughlins ? ] Kaukapakapa
#4, Triumph Car Club 25 November 1979 West Road, Clevedon
#5, Pukekohe Car Club 9 December 1979 Bright Road,Waiuku
#6, MG Car Club 16 December 1979 Bald Hill Road,Waiuku
#7, Auckland University Car Club 26 January 1980 Stoney Creek Road, Kaukapakapa -[there is some mention of using Andersons Farm,which I thought sounded correct but that was near Paremoremo, Albany ?? any help here ?
#8, Hibiscus Coast Motorsport Club ?? February 1980 Bayers Road, Kaukapakapa, near Puhoi ?.

I have the results from rounds 2 NSCC, 3 ACC, 6 MGCC and 8 HCMC, have also a list of times from John Climo, from various of the events.
Milan Fistonich has posted the final results as they appeared in the Auckland Car Club Bulletin.

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Still working on this project with Milan's contributions have full results for Rounds 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8.
Partial results for Rounds 4 and 5.
- and -
- the overall Club and Driver placings, also from Milan.

Away from home at the moment, and my boxes of Motoring stuff so can only access my scans and what is on TRS.

Any additional information ; results, entry lists, the Regulations and ASR's, photos of competitors would be appreciated

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[John McKechnie]

Whose Capri (27) is HN1500, does anyone know.

[John McKechnie]

Also the GEMCO..is the ex-Peterson or ex-Harvey as both ran the same GEMCO body ?

[Oldfart]

I paid for the Gemco moulds, and a few days later went to collect them. Gone. Are they technically mine still? (Not a serious question, but I was devastated at the time, especially when I had taken the airbox moulds and couldn't get that back from the borrower in Warkworth)

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[khyndart in CA]

Ross,
You are a brave photographer. I hope you had a long lens on especially with that Escort van FK1199 looking to about fold it's wheel under and come at you out of control !
You take wonderful B&W photos. Thanks for sharing as they never get too old to look at.
Cheers,
Ken H

[BMCBOY]

Ross,
You are a brave photographer. I hope you had a long lens on especially with that Escort van FK1199 looking to about fold it's wheel under and come at you out of control !
You take wonderful B&W photos. Thanks for sharing as they never get too old to look at.
Cheers,
Ken H

I don't think I was particularly brave at that location Ken as there was a strong wooden fence that circled the horse racing track between me and the cars. I was probably using my 300mm lens which is a moderate size. Down at the other end of the club circuit was more dangerous as there was nothing between you and the cars, but you just had to be sensible and aware. Not allowable in this day and age, hence only fairly ordinary shots are all that can be achieved unless you can afford massive lenses.

As an aside, I have literally hundreds of photos of club circuit meetings from 1974 to 1982 if anyone is searching for any old shots from their youth. I am happy to have a look through them for you - it helps to know the rego numbers to make searching quicker. My email address is cammick339@gmail.com

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[John McKechnie]

Anyone know who was running HB Viva V8

[Roger Dowding]

Anyone know who was running HB Viva V8

John McK ; The Viva V8 ? - no I don't, but the A-H 3000 yes !!

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The Healey belongs to Les and Shirley Megget - from Wellington in the 1980's but have lived in South Auckland for many years after that.
The Rego " GM 171 " is now " LM 3000 ". The Car is two tone BRG over Ivory - and here is Les [ with beard and cap ] by the car. Photo from Masterton AHCCNZ Rally in 1989

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[Roger Dowding]

Some more Brian Skudder photos of NCC events,mainly Hill Climbs - either Puhipuhi Road or Austins Road -both near Whangarei.

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[BMCBOY]

[QUOTE=Roger Dowding;68483]John McK ; The Viva V8 ? - no I don't, but the A-H 3000 yes !!

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The Healey belongs to Les and Shirley Megget - from Wellington in the 1980's but have lived in South Auckland for many years after that.
The Rego " GM 171 " is now " LM 3000 ". The Car is two tone BRG over Ivory - and here is Les [ with beard and cap ] by the car. Photo from Masterton AHCCNZ Rally in 1989

This car was originally imported into NZ by Ian Richardson and it was metallic blue. Bill Clouston purchased the car off Ian and painted it BRG as seen in the above photo. I think Jim Reece bought the aftermarket hardtop off Bill (or Ian). Usually you have to remove the soft top to get a Works type Mk 2 or 3 hardtop on (rare beast), but the aftermarket one went completely over the convertible top in situ. Not so attractive, but far more practical as removal of a convertible model soft top is a lengthy and fiddly job.

[Roger Dowding]

[QUOTE=Roger Dowding;68483]John McK ; The Viva V8 ? - no I don't, but the A-H 3000 yes !!

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The Healey belongs to Les and Shirley Megget - from Wellington in the 1980's but have lived in South Auckland for many years after that.
The Rego " GM 171 " is now " LM 3000 ". The Car is two tone BRG over Ivory - and here is Les [ with beard and cap ] by the car. Photo from Masterton AHCCNZ Rally in 1989

This car was originally imported into NZ by Ian Richardson and it was metallic blue. Bill Clouston purchased the car off Ian and painted it BRG as seen in the above photo. I think Jim Reece bought the aftermarket hardtop off Bill (or Ian). Usually you have to remove the soft top to get a Works type Mk 2 or 3 hardtop on (rare beast), but the aftermarket one went completely over the convertible top in situ. Not so attractive, but far more practical as removal of a convertible model soft top is a lengthy and fiddly job.

Ross Thanks for the extra info - speaking of Bill Clouston - here he is at Jag Drag in 1977 at Meremere, I was there in my GT6 and Bill was in this ..

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