New Zealand Sports Sedan Championship

[Steve Holmes]

Does anyone know if there was a New Zealand or North Island Sports Sedan Championship prior to that which began in 1988 and was won by Rodger Freeth?

Sports Sedans were massively popular in the North Island throughout the 1980s, but was there an actual championship for them before 1988?

[seaqnmac27]

Pretty sure it was the Quik Pics Championship, from 83 on Steve. Not sure if it was North Island only or whether incompassed the internationals as well.

[Steve Holmes]

Pretty sure it was the Quik Pics Championship, from 83 on Steve. Not sure if it was North Island only or whether incompassed the internationals as well.

Thanks Sean, do you have any information on this series, and who won it etc?

[seaqnmac27]

Will see what I can find for you Steve

[Milan Fistonic]

The Quick Pics series was just for Bay Park events. They ran their own series for Sports Sedans and Production Supercars under various sponsorships for a number of years. A quick look at some programmes shows it was Air Pacific Sports Sedans and Radio BOP Production Supercars in 1980 and 1982. It looks like they lost Air Pacific in 1983 and then Quick Pics took over. Whenever they list the current points totals for those two classes it is always headed up as BAYPARK SERIES.

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks you guys, thats great info. By chance would you have the placings for these championships?

[rogered]

The Sports sedan association, at time ran an overall championship and issued a trophy at the end of the year

[Rod Grimwood]

run in 3 class's. looking for info.
Know who won 2.5ltr couple times. Good little Escort
Second couple times to Jigger in the Ex Findlay Datsun, it was quick and he was quicker. Good times, good battles, good after parties.

[Milan Fistonic]

Sorting through more of my stuff I found a press release from B & H about the 1988 International Series they were sponsoring. It included this page about the new Sports Sedan Championship. The five meetings referred to were Manfeild, Bay Park, Pukekohe, Wigram and Timaru.

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This is the entry list for the race at Pukekohe in January 1988

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[Steve Holmes]

Thanks so much for posting this Milan. That is one heck of a list!

[John McKechnie]

My thanks to Chris G for his photo album.
Here we have the Sports Sedans at another beautiful day atTaupo.
Good to see 2 well known Falcon Coupes in the line up.
Note...NO wild wings in evidence here
Kieran Willis on the front
Is that Veen Smith in his Commodore with John Popes red and white Coupes nose just showing?

[SPS]

My thanks to Chris G for his photo album.
Here we have the Sports Sedans at another beautiful day atTaupo.
Good to see 2 well known Falcon Coupes in the line up.
Note...NO wild wings in evidence here
Kieran Willis on the front
Is that Veen Smith in his Commodore with John Popes red and white Coupes nose just showing?

John that looks like a Production Supercar race from Taupo. Tony Broome RX7 Craig Pulman Phil Shurburt Veen Smith and John Pope. Im guessing around early 90s

[Andrew Metford]

Is that Veen Smith in his Commodore.....?

Yes that's Veen Smith

Is number 81 Falcon Phil Schubert?

[John McKechnie]

John that looks like a Production Supercar race from Taupo. Tony Broome RX7 Craig Pulman Phil Shurburt Veen Smith and John Pope. Im guessing around early 90s

My bad, have removed offending picture

[Milan Fistonic]

John Windelburn has researched this Championship and sent me these lists to post on this thread.

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[Steve Holmes]

Thank you Milan, that is really fantastic information!

[Milan Fistonic]

John also sent this photo of some of the trophies.

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[Milan Fistonic]

John Windelburn has sent me this copy of the fastest practice times for the Sports Sedans at the 1984 NZGP meeting.

I've added the entry list and results.

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I've just noticed Kent Baigent is not on the entry list. He was in his Group A BMW 635 CSi

[Steve Holmes]

Again Milan, thank you. This is gold.