TRS quiz

[Michael Clark]

The Bruce McLaren Trust used to run a mid winter trivia night. I did the questions for what I think was the last one.

Rod mentioned in the Indy Roadsters thread that he'd want GeeBee on his quiz team and that got me thinking...dangerous I know...but what about a winter 2014 TRS get together/trivia night.

Any team that is prepared to fly a certain London based Kiwi TRSer in is guaranteed victory!

[Rod Grimwood]

Yep Michael, you, Mr McKinney, GeeBee and me sounds like a good team (for me anyway)

[Malcolm McLeod]

Well Mr Clark, if you can give FROM MEMORY the background as to how a journalist finished on the podium at his home Formula One Grand Prix in 1956, then I will come along and go up against you so your victory is hard fought!!!!

[Milan Fistonic]

Well Mr Clark, if you can give FROM MEMORY the background as to how a journalist finished on the podium at his home Formula One Grand Prix in 1956, then I will come along and go up against you so your victory is hard fought!!!!

You'll have to come with something more difficult than Paul Frere to trouble Mr Clark.

[Rod Grimwood]

You'll have to come with something more difficult than Paul Frere to trouble Mr Clark.



Sorry Milan, how did I overlook you for the team, better you take my position and I will manage the protests etc.

[Oldfart]

That was the easiest EVER!

[ERC]

Beat me to it too... Easy.

I nearly overlooked this thread as I thought it referred to the Toyota Race Series.

OK, another easy one for many of you, from memory: Name Bira's ERAs.

[Rod Grimwood]

Getting married was one.

[rogered]

romulus , *(or something similar)

[GeebeeNZ]

ERC. Not too difficult as you say . They were of course Romulus and Remus. The ERA is an interesting historic as I understand they are now a lot quicker than they ever were in period. I think its a lot more than just tyres.Could it be titanium rods etc.

Rod to be on a quiz team with you McKinney and Michael Clark would be such an honour I wouldn't have to answer anything. To let you into a secret I have owned over 100 cars and the only V8 had Rover on the grill. In spite of that I love all the stuff on here about racing Mustangs, Camaros, Falcon coupes etc. And seeing those all-comers race again.

Graeme Banks

[David McKinney]

Romulus, Remus and Hanuman :)

[ERC]

Well done David. Most seem to forget Hanuman (R12B/C). Romulus R2B, Remus R5B - though I had to check the numbers.

"Remus" was the car that always stirred my blood as it was driven with such gusto by the Hon Patrick Lindsay and seemed to be at just about every meeting that had a class for historic cars - including a support class at British GP meetings.

Next question?

[Michael Clark]

I'm happy to volunteer to prepare the questions - all we need is a venue and a date...

[Milan Fistonic]

Next question?


What was the name of the Team that entered the Bira ERAs?

[ERC]

White Mouse Racing? - from memory...

[Milan Fistonic]

Correct

[Robert Bailey]

Jim Clark and Romulus?

When and where?

[Kwaussie]

^^^^
Maybe it was the Hon. Patrick Lindsay's Remus at Rouen 1964

[Kwaussie]

Romulus, Remus and Hanuman :)
Which one of the three raced in New Zealand in the late 1980's

[David McKinney]

From memory, I think it was are-creation of Hanuman

[Oldfart]

It was Hanuman, distinguishable by the front shocks which are "De Rams" although now I may wish to re-think as Bill Morris was also looking after Romulus. More research needed!
Done the research, R12B and had the de rams off R2b

[Steve Holmes]

^^^^
Maybe it was the Hon. Patrick Lindsay's Remus at Rouen 1964

Patrick asked me to post this image here:

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[Chris Read]

As D Mc has already posted in 2012.
"R2B was retained for many years by Prince Chula Chakrabongse, grandson of King Chulalongkorn (of King and I fame) and cousin of Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh, and after Chula's death by other members of his family. It returned to the circuits in 1976 owned by his daughter, Narisa Chakrabongse, but usually driven by Bill Morris. Narisa Levy (as she was by then) still owned it in 2006, but it is now with Greg Whitten in the US of A

The original 'Hanuman' was R12C, wrecked in 1939. It was rebuilt the same year as R12B, raced by Bira in the '40s and by Bill Morris from 1962-98, then Tony Stephens, who continued to drive it for its new owner into this century. It is now owned by Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Bhumibol Adulyadej Mahitalathibet Ramathibodi Chakkrinaruebodin Sayamminthrathirat Borommanatbophit, otherwise known as King Bhumipol of Thailand

In the 1970s Morris reconstructed R12C on its original chassis, an.d raced it through the 1980s, then passing the driving chores to Tony Stephens through the 1990s. It has been owned for the past few years by Terry Crabb."

.......When Bill had Hanuman 11 out in NZ he used my Dunedin workshop to do some servicing and change the diff. I noticed quite a bit if lightening work on the chassis. Changing the diff was a major dismantle. We raced together in historics that season and had some real ding dongs especially on the Dunedin circuit....lot of fun..... Sadly it came to an end at Wigram with James Clark's accident.
I had a drive of Hanuman round the streets in Dunedin after the 'service' and quite a lot happening to drive an ERA. Still, I had a drive of one of the defining cars in motor sport history so how about that!!!! Bill drove the BCM....I said how about a swap...he said he would let me know tomorrow....never did and all to late now. Chris Read - Arrowtown.

I have the ERA book special edition and refer to it often. It sits long side my die cast model of Remus on my bookcase.

Now there is a new thread......the best motor racing bookcases in NZ...photos please?

[Michael Clark]

I've seen a collection with over 2000 books - that excludes magazines that are all catalogued - not like my 'scattergun' approach.

[Oldfart]

The ERA facebook site is a mine of information, and the personal contacts I have established through it have been rather interesting.
As we all know the sorting of car histories can lead down some "interesting" paths, and often need to be very carefully re-visited as even the best of memories can be faulty. Not saying that is the case here, but it never hurts to remember that because sometimes what is written in books becomes the future "facts" even when it is a little erroneous.

[ERC]

Started a new thread for the books...