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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Roger Dowding
Did they hold an event in 1962 ?? - as mentioned in the article.
- prior to the 1963 " New Zealand International Grand Prix ". in January.
Not that I know about.
A newspaper clipping I have states that "Sealing work on the New Zealand Grand Prix motor racing track at Pukekohe was completed on Monday afternoon." The clipping was dated December 26 so Monday would have been December 24th. With practice for the Grand Prix getting under way on Thursday January the 3rd and a race meeting being held at Mount Maunganui on December 29, it would not have been possible to arrange an event on the new track.
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Pukekohe - the Paddock area - the sealed area in front of the Tote Building
Believed to be in 1968; [ or 1967 ?? ] See notes 1969 !!
Cars in the photo include Jack Nazer Escort Twincam, the Scott Wiseman E-Type Jaguar, with the high spoiler a Lotus Cortina and many others.
Mini's Imps - a couple of Sport Racing cars, and is that the Dave Silcock Jaguar XK near the E-Type ?
Names and details of other cars - please add to the thread.
Photo from Bruce Dyer archives - unsure of the exact date.
Looks like a good crowd. Is it a Grand Prix meeting !! ??.
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Notes from Milan Fistonic in comment below post #444.
" car numbers match up with it being the 1969 NZ GP meeting.
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" 47 Bruce McLean Lotus Cortina
37 Ross West Lotus 23B
25 Scott Wiseman E Type Jaguar
125 Baron Robertson Heron 1500
74 Ted Dutch Hillman Imp
63 Jack Nazer Escort Twin Cam
I think the grey car next to Jack's white Escort is Ross Skinner's Supercharged Cortina. "
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I don't think that photo is the GP, not enough people on the Hill.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Oldfart
I don't think that photo is the GP, not enough people on the Hill.
That was my first thought but the car numbers match up with it being the 1969 NZ GP meeting.
47 Bruce McLean Lotus Cortina
37 Ross West Lotus 23B
25 Scott Wiseman E Type Jaguar
125 Baron Robertson Heron 1500
74 Ted Dutch Hillman Imp
63 Jack Nazer Escort Twin Cam
I think the grey car next to Jack's white Escort is Ross Skinner's Supercharged Cortina.
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Maybe one of the practice days? I was at the 69 one and at practice too. The hill was absolutely jam packed, as was all the way down to the hairpin, even the inside of the track looks sparse.
Is that the Riley Lotus 19B between Ross West and Scott's E type?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Oldfart
Maybe one of the practice days? I was at the 69 one and at practice too. The hill was absolutely jam packed, as was all the way down to the hairpin, even the inside of the track looks sparse.
Is that the Riley Lotus 19B between Ross West and Scott's E type?
I thought it was Baron Robertson's Heron as the number looks like 25. He did use that number at earlier meetings, but with 25 on Wiseman's Jaguar, he took the number 125 at the GP. The fact that the number on the car hasn't been changed could indicate, as you say, that it's a practice day.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Milan Fistonic
I thought it was Baron Robertson's Heron as the number looks like 25. He did use that number at earlier meetings, but with 25 on Wiseman's Jaguar, he took the number 125 at the GP. The fact that the number on the car hasn't been changed could indicate, as you say, that it's a practice day.
I couldn't read the number, I was just looking at the colour. For me the heron was always at it's best when blue with Peter Ackroyd :)
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Ardmore 1958 .. the ARDMORE " FIFTY " event
Before Pukekohe 1963 - 2023, there was Ardmore 1953 - 1962.
The New Zealand Grand Prix Meeting were held there in January each year and both Auckland and Northern Sports - Car Clubs ran " Little Ardmore " event after the GP meeting.
In 1958, because of the nonavailability of Ohakea - Information from Milan Fistonic - an Event was held on the 1st March 1958 - with the main Race the Ardmore " FIFTY ".
Entry Lists from the event - there were no Programmes as such and even this paper has a space for " Late Entries ".
Thanks to Don Tilsley for this information - the piece of paper is rather " Tatty " but complete.
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A big entry list with some famous names - Bruce Mclaren, Dennis Hulme, George Lawton who became Internationals and lots of others Ross Jensen, Merv Neil among them - including a couple of Guys who were at the NSCC Reunion - Allan Woolf in his Ford " 8 " 980, and John Windelburn in his Austin A35 among the small saloons.
I hope there are some Results out there.
The Main Race
- there is the list of Entrants in two Heats to qualify, to be in the final of 24 cars for the Ardmore " FIFTY ".
The event was organised by the NZ International Grand Prix Association as a " National " meeting, when Ohakea got cancelled - as mentioned by Milan.
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The results from the March 1, 1958 meeting at Ardmore.
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Ardmore " FIFTY " 1st March 1958
Thanks Milan for the results. More information about an event that I did not know much about.
There is mention of the event in Ron Roycroft Diary about races in the 4 and 1/2 litre Blue Ferrari. Ron came 2nd.
Interesting is the comment about being the First " National " event organised, as the Grand Prix is an " International " event.
Extract from Ron Roycroft records - as published in a Special Edition of New Zealand Classic Driver in 2012.
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Photo re-added !!
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" last weeks of schooling, " - me too !!
A rather late reply to Ken H..
" Excuse me Roger for using your thread but I wanted to add some 1965 racing. This was during my last weeks of schooling, school C etc.. "
You are excused - With the closing of Pukekohe next year, and not wanting to create another thread - this will be the " North Island " story of now closed tracks and others that are in use - with the Dunedin thread for the South Island events.
I have come across a series of photos from the 1965 " Gold Leaf 3 Hour Challenge Race " and the " Wills Six Hour Saloon car Race ",
by John [ Larry ] Lawton - who has provided photos from NSCC events Trials and Races, now on that thread.
He was also at the track and from where the photos are taken we all must have been close but did not know each other.
I also was in my last weeks of schooling - having to sit UE Exams but only getting a higher leaving certificate for attending the 6th form -was good at playing cards and eating my lunch,a big disappointment to my father.
A John Larry Lawton photo from 9th October 1965 .. Austin 1800 - that retired from the Wills Six Hour Race Car #25.
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Roger and Ray Bell,
Why were Holdens and Falcons not competing in these events in 1965 ?
I repeat this Australian race once again which was one week before the Pukekohe event.
https://youtu.be/7Fhnt9LqWWU
(Ken H)
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Why were Holdens and Falcons not competing in these events in 1965 ? ...
Quote:
Originally Posted by
khyndart in CA
Roger and Ray Bell,
Why were Holdens and Falcons not competing in these events in 1965 ?
(Ken H)
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Ken H,
you probably know the answer but here are my theories ..
Is there an eligibilty criteria in the Programme that you have for the Gold Leaf and Wills Event -
Was there a local assembly criteria or did the Big Guys GM and Ford decide that only their British Car brands could enter .. Ford with " Cortina " and " Zephyr " and GM " Vauxhall ".
I think the next year there were even more Vauxhalls and the new Mark 4 Zephyr V6 in 1967 definitely so..
Vauxhall PC Velox / Cresta and Zephyr Mark 4 V6, front of the field.
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The Australian Ford Falcon wasn't big in the NZ market until around 1967 - 68,from memory.
Trentham Ford plant was building CKD British Fords, not sure about GM.
Copy of the Wills Six Hour Race - Entry List - Ken H and Milan Fistonic archives - not sure whose copy it is..
A lone Vauxhall in the list, but lots of Fords, and a selection of Europeans too Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Renault Citroen, Peugeot and Simca, plus a lone Datsun ..
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The Gold Leaf 3 Hour Challenge Race had different criteria
The Entry List.
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The results of both Events - from Graham Woods archives, probably from Motorman Magazine.
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The photos on the 1965 Gold Leaf and Wills Event 9th October 1965 are coming - just checking my notes..
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Gold Leaf 3 hour and Wills 6 Hour races Pukekohe October 1965
Gold Leaf 3 Hour Challenge Race - John Larry Lawton Photos.
The Oxton Daimler - White Nose and Stripe - Car #19 and a Lotus Cortina
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The Segedin " Fleetwood Motors " Mustang
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The Stanton Palmer Honda S600 - did Matich actually compete ?? -
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The Roger Smith Daimler SP250 - Car #18 .. Registration BV449. with White triple stripe
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Big guns in the Wills Six Hour Race - were the Jaguar Mk 11, 3781 cc Saloons.
Archibald - Sprague and Ward - Coppins on the opening lap.
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Ward Coppins Jaguar - the Winners.
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Gold Leaf 3 hour and Wills 6 Hour races Pukekohe October 1965 the Wills..
Between the two events Gold Leaf 3 Hour in the morning and the Wills Six Hour - there was " Minispinning ".
Actually a Mini and an MG Midget, with Paddy Hopkirk and Timo Makinen demonstrating, Paddy in the MG and Timo in the Mini
Here at " Rothmans Hill - they also did spins in the grid part of the staright and in front of the Main stand.
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Then there was the Main race -
This occurred too - a Parade Lap - presume before the event, as some cars were not available after the race.
The " All Female " Crew in one of two of the smallest cars in the Field Fiat 500 Bambina.
Evelyn Hadfield and Margaret Hough.
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From the smallest to a car in the large - Over 3000cc Class - the lone Vauxhall Velox of M E Reynolds and A G Washer
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Tall heads and a couple of the smaller cars an 1100 [ BMC ] and an 850 [ Fiat ] - Renault 1100 just tucked in behind.
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The lone Peugeot - the Lucas brothers Murray and Graham..
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More to come - the last set - from John Larry Lawton ..
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Gold Leaf 3 hour and Wills 6 Hour races Pukekohe October 1965 the Wills..
The last of the John Larry Lawton photos -
English and European Cars ..
Simon Taylor and John Manby Rover 2000 - the Class winner
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More Hadfield's - Don and S Hadfield - the sole Datsun Bluebird 1300
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The Ray Thackwell R I Moore Alfa Romeo [R I Moore - was that Ronnie Moore the speedway motorcycle guy ?? - Answer in the results in a previous post #453 - Ronnie Moore
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More Europeans the Paul Fahey Barry Cottle Fiat 1500 " Crusader " and one of the Mini's
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Gold Leaf 3 hour and Wills 6 Hour races Pukekohe October 1965 the Wills..
But wait, there's more - well one more from John Larry Lawton.
The Austin 1800 of Peter Ellis and Roger Staniforth was a non- finisher - retired with mechanical issues.
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A long way back in this thread are some of my photos.
Shown again here .. taken from outside the track - I think my father was trying to get me to go home but still had a couple of shots left.
Renault 1100 and the sole Simca
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Zephyr 6 - just like the car I went in, and one of the Alfa Romeo plus others around the loop.
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To finish - the beginning - Front Cover of the Programme that Ken H posted on here a number of years ago. in Post #82..
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Probably not Ronnie. Middle name Leslie. Sergent has him active 1951 to 1957.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
GregT
Probably not Ronnie. Middle name Leslie. Sergent has him active 1951 to 1957.
It was Ronnie Moore the 1954 and 1959 World Speedway Champion.
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Pukekohe 1965 The NZIGP Meeting January 1965
More John Larry Lawton photos.
The Grand Prix - the start.
Front of the field
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Rest of the field
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Start of one of the Sports Car Races
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The Lycoming being pushed back to the pits.
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The Willys - Corvette
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I'm not sure if I've posted this track map before. It's from a Motorman magazine from early 1962.
It would seem that the "Elbow" would have taken the track behind the stables rather than in front.
Interesting that even at that early stage a club circuit was included in the plans.
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Before Pukekohe, Ardmore and Seagrove there was Beach Racing
Have just heard from Don Tilsley that the planned Centenary Celebrations for 100 Years of the New Zealand Motor Cup, originally held in 1921, at Muriwai Beach has been cancelled.
The event was planned for 2021 but delayed by the Pandemic and now the NZIGP and and Historic Racing Club have cancelled the event.
I also understand that the Motorsport New Zealand 75th Gala Dinner has been cancelled as well.
Originally ANZCC [ Association of New Zealand Car Clubs ] later MANZ [ Motorsport Association of New Zealand ] and now MSNZ was formed in 1947.
The message sent via Don Tilsley states that MSNZ and the other groups hope to have a display of Cars and the New Zealand Motor Cup at the Ellerslie Concours on Sunday 12th February 2023.
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pretty cool Milan, the layout of the stands shows the person who did it didn't look at the fact that they indeed more in line with the horse track rather than 45 degrees away. Pick up the hairpin computer style and swing it around and drag the rest with it and it's not too far off.
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Other North Island Events - except Auckland -[ Ardmore Muriwai Seagrove Pukekohe ]
" " Have put a lot of other North Island Tracks, Levin, Matamata, Napier, Ohakea the Mount Maunganui Street Circuit that preceded Baypark, and Paritutu, New Plymouth on the " Dunedin 1984 " thread and will continue to do that.
-revised September 6th 2022.
The " Dunedin 1984 " Thread is already used for other South Island Events." "
Have found a few John Larry Lawton images from Paritutu in 1965.
Will post on the " Dunedin 1984 " Thread as noted in the first post on this thread.
Also some from Ryal Bush - from Classic Autonews archives of Allan Dick
More to come;
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Pukekohe in 1964 and 1965
A few images from the Auckland Car Club meeting April 1964 - from the ACC's magazine the Bulletin.
Photos by Barry Person in the Bulletin - from Milan Fistonic archives.
Holden versus Ford - but not in the traditional " Australian " way
Graeme Harvey leads Garth Souness.
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Which way should I go TRS member Trevor Sheffield in his Daimler SP250 in front of the Triumph TR3 of Murray Lucas
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Morgan's a trio - must be from one of the later races at the event as two Morgans are 1340 cc Ford powered and one is 1991 cc Triumph [ TR3 motor ] powered in the over 1500 cc class.
Terry Waterfield in his 1340 leads W R Darling 1991 cc plus 4 and M R Brown 1340 cc 4/4.
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Entry List for the up to 1500 cc Sports Cars Race 3 - has two of the Morgans.
The above race must have been a later race when they had mixed classes based on speed not capacity ..
The Entry lists for races from Race 8 on had none or only a few entries.
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For the over 1500 cc Sports cars see post #467 by Milan Fistonic.
While on the Sports car theme and the Daimler SP250 .. here is another one in February 1965 at Pukekohe from the archives of John Larry Lawton.
Roger Smith in his SP250 - the car that was in the Gold Leaf Three Hour Challenge Race at the Wills meeting in October 1965.
The car behind is Brian Aislabie, Jamie Aislabie brother ? in his Cooper Jaguar - Jamie also raced a Cooper at one time the Cooper Holden.
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I am certain that the second photo showing car number 41 is wrongly captioned. I never ever raced my SP 250 as a sports car with the hard top in place and the wheel centers appear different from those on my car. Furthermore the driver is far too close to the steering wheel in contrast to the way I drive.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Trevor Sheffield
I am certain that the second photo showing car number 41 is wrongly captioned. I never ever raced my SP 250 as a sports car with the hard top in place and the wheel centers appear different from those on my car. Furthermore the driver is far too close to the steering wheel in contrast to the way I drive.
The photos were taken at the April 1964 Pukekohe meeting and this is the entry list for the over 1501cc sports cars at that event.
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The incident was probably this one described in Motorman.
"A further incident at the Elbow occurred during a sports-racing handicap event when Sheffield's Dart spun and was narrowly missed by Thomasen while it was airborne."
The spin was also mentioned in the ACC Bulletin report.
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Wills Six Hour Races - 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967.
Had a visit with Lloyd Gleeson, whom I first met at a TACCOC Car Trial in September 1967.
Lloyd was visiting my next door neighbour, they are old friends from Thames back in the 1960's.
After a visit to a Vintage Car and Motorcycle Guy here in Omokoroa who now owns Lloyds old Morgan 4/4 - and a Harley Davidson from the 1930's - Lloyd presented me with a collection of Programmes from Pukekohe 1963 to 1967, including the 1964 1965 1966 and 1967 Wills Six Hour events - there are three programmes 1964, 1965, and 1967, the 1966 Booklet is the Supplementary Regulations with an insert of the Eligible Vehicles.
From the 1964 Programme - the report on the 1963 event and the Trophy Results the Entry List - only the Six hour race in both 1963 and 1964.
First the Covers of the Programme's..
1964 - 1967.
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1963 event - the report and results - Class Winners and Trophy Winners
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The entry list for the 1964 Wills Six Hour Saloon Car Race as at 11th September 1964.
Event held on Saturday 10th October 1964.
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More to come on these events - have posted quite a bit on the 1965 event previously.
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Other Programmes are for ACC Meeting in 1963 - 1964 and both Auckland and Northern National Meetings Rothmans and Dunlop 1966 and 1967.
I went to the meetings from the 1965 Wills Six hour onwards but gave my Programmes away in 2008 - now have a few back.
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1963 Wills Six Hour race -the report - image keeps dropping off...
From previous post - the first two images keep vanishing in my viewing..
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Another image of the Programme Covers..
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Pukekohe 1960's Programmes ACC and NSCC Meetings
Some recently acquired Programmes again from Lloyd Gleeson they are of Auckland Car Club and Northern Sports Car Club events. One pre-dates Pukekohe as is the 10th December 1960 meeting which would have been held at Ardmore
ACC Programmes 10 Dec 1960, 7th Dec 1963 and 4th April 1964 - a second copy of this programme as one was sent to me by John Hatton back around 2015.
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The White Programme is undated with the only date reference in the Advertisement inside the front cover - article from NZ Herald 6th February 1960. - Milan Fistonic advised it is the ACC 10th December 1960 meeting.
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President Ivan Cranch wrote the welcoming address which includes some notes on the cars competing
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Other Programmes are from 1966 and 1967 - when Rothmans and Dunlop sponsored meeting run by both ACC and NSCC.
The 1966 Programme Covers.
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The 1967 Programme Covers and an NSCC Club Torque Magazine cover from May 1967 - It includes a report, results and photos from the NSCC Second Hill Climb at Cosseys Farm in April 1967
The Hill Climb information has been posted on the NSCC The Early Years thread
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More details to follow from the Programmes and will help identifying competitors and the races - photos.
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NSCC more snippets this time 1965
Some John Larry Lawton photos from NSCC Meetings at Pukekohe in 1965 have emerged and been posted on the thread
" Northern Sports Car Club ... ".
" http://www.theroaringseason.com/show...y-years/page23 "
A couple are repeated here but go to page 23 for the complete set - Programme Entry Lists from Milan Fistonic also help identify cars drivers winners and placegetters for some events.
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Pukekohe the first Ten Years
Reports on the first 10 years of the New Zealand Grand Prix at Pukekohe and the annual Wills / Gold Leaf / Benson and Hedges Race meetings appear in these magazines.
Already had been given [ a couple of years ago ] the 1963 - 1967 Editions of the booklet style -
" The SHELL Book of New Zealand Motor Racing ".
Recently was given a full set which is the Lot " 1963 - 1972 ".
In 1973 there was a Hardback Book also sponsored by SHELL covering the 1972 - 73 season, which also graces my bookshelf(ves).
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Thanks to the generosity of a neighbour in the townhouse adjacent to where my late Uncle " Eddie " Dowding lived from the 1980's until 2015 RIP Eddie 1919 - 2018.
Thanks Rex Corbett - a car guy back in the day.
Some snippets from these will appear on this forum once I have had time to scan / copy and edit.
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Pukekohe - some random John Larry Lawton photos
NZ Grand Prix meeting, timely as today is the NZ GP at Hampton Downs - on as write this
Also an Auckland Car Club Meeting.
A bit loose, Noel Goodwin- sponsored his own car loses his Mark 2 Zephyr.. Grand Prix meeting January 1969.
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Going back to the April 1967 meeting.
Ross Hollings in his Mini - an Auckland Car Club " Dunlop " meeting
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Marcel Grand in his Anglia #144 - car was a late entry as not in the Programme.
On his own.
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In a group
Dennis Phillips in the other Anglia
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A bit of damage to this Mini - J L Lawton had the caption "Harrington did this "
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A grid start a photo that J L Lawton has in his collection not his photo.
Milan advises it is the Allcomers race from the meeting in late January 1966 and that it is Frank Radisich in the Dave Simpson Anglia [ not as noted on the photo].
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Have a couple more photos from the NSCC meeting in February 1965 - from J L Lawton will go on the NSCC thread
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Pukekohe - 1964 The Auckland Car Club April 4th meeting
Some photos taken at the Elbow / Stables corner at the Auckland Car Club meeting.
Rod Coppins in the lead in the Chev V8 Coupe..
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At the back of the field in the Mark One Zephyr is John H [ John Hatton ] - who sent me the priogramme for this meeting many years ..
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Now have a second copy [ Red ] and these from December 1960[ White ]and a 1963 ACC programme [ Blue ].
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Auckland Car Club a wet Club Circuit meeting in 1967
Well known Anglia - with a well known Race #105.. well they were the 105E Anglia
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A couple of other Anglia's
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John Larry Lawton photos..
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Pukekohe - 1965 - When Bob Jane came to town with his 4.2 litre Jaguar Mk 2
The NZIGP 1965 Meeting - January 1965.
A series of photos of the Bob Jane Jaguar - which featured in only one Race and was being beaten by Rod Coppins in the Zephyr Corvette and actually was a dnf.
Most photos taken from the same spot - the Elbow /Stables corner
- photo credits attached - the first two are from Euan Sarginson and appeared in the 1965 Shell Book of New Zealand Motor Racing - which covered the 1964 - 65 Season.
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More to come including the Programme Cover and the Entry List. - another Australian is in the list.
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Pukekohe 1965 The NZIGP Meeting January 1965 The Bob Jane Jaguar
A couple more photos and the Programme Cover and Race Entry.
[ the photos from Steve Twist archives may have been posted before ]
The spinning Cortina is Alwyn Marshall ..a mixed field of Group 2 and Allcomer cars.
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Another photo of the " Alwyn Spin "
Cortina #123 is John Ward .Old NZ Motor Racing archives
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The Programme Cover
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Entry List -John Climo archives.
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Motorman Magazine photos GP meeting - John Climo archives.
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The other Australian entry was Ian " Pete " Geoghegan in a Lotus Cortina .. long way to come for one race or did they compete at other meetings in the Tasman Series at Levin Wigram and Teretonga ?
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Pukekohe - Jan 1964 Grand Prix meeting - Sports Cars The Auckland Star Trophy Race
The New Zealand International Grand Prix meeting
The Auckland Star Trophy Race - and the Ken Wharton Memorial Trophy Race .. Event 9.
The Entry List - probably seen before but has notes on it for late entries and whar would appear top be placings down the side ..
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Roger Smith was there in his Austin Healey, by the end of the year he had moved on the the Daimler " Dart " SP250.
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Ardmore 1960 - The NZ Grand Prix meeting - another Australian visits and stays.
In 1960 Lou Kingsley with his modified Holden FE.
Standard Engine size - the original Holden motor
" Engine: 2.2L GMH '132' I6
Production: July 1956 – April 1958 ". actually 2171 cc
The engine was at 2,440cc [ 149 ci ] same capacity as later Holden's had - but presume a modified 132 ci,the next engine size in 1960's was the 138 ci = 2260 cc.
Lou and the Holden did the New Zealand " Season " from Ardmore to Teretonga, including Levin and the two W's - - -Wigram and finally Waimate,
according to Allan Dick.
A newspaper article on Lou Kingsley from Naomi Tait archives, followed by a photo of the family archives at Ardmore.
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The Saloon Car Race at 9.30 was the under 1500cc - event
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Entry List for the Event.
The Saloons got one race that day as did most other classes, except the Grand Prix entrants and the competitors who could enter but did not qualify for the Grand Prix itself.
Three Holden engines in the event with another Saloon 2171 cc and the Holden powered 2171 cc De Joux Coupe of Ferris De Joux.
Copy of Programme from Allan on TRS, now in my archives.
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Entry Lists from the two " W " events,
The Lady Wigram Trophy Races at Wigram, Christchurch ...
- and the Waimate " 50 " event at ... Waimate, Canterbury.
Wigram.
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from the archives of John Windelburn - a typed list and not from the Official Programme
Waimate.
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The Waimate event was for cars over 1550 cc - unlike Ardmore where the cut off was 1500cc - but a similar class structure applied at Wigram 0 - 1100 and 1101 to 1550 cc, the 1551 to 2300 cc [ no entries ?] and the over 2300 class
Lou Kingsley had signwriting on his car as the Worlds Oldest Racing Driver and the mention of New Zealand when he visited.
.. I am sure Cyril Hyde would later beat that and a few others since here in New Zealand.
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Pukekohe 1968 - An Anglia gets a bit crossed up.
The NZ Grand Prix meeting and in the small Saloon class a big spin at the top of Rothmans.
Cyril Hyde in his Anglia hit a patch of oil - a sequence of John Larry Lawton photos.
Appears to have caused an issue for Roy Harrington in his Imp - did they hit ?
Cyril and the spin -close to a Marshalls Post.
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The Harrington Imp is close - did they hit ?? Looks like it !! First photo no damage to the rear
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The Anglia getting loaded up and the Imp on a rope tow.
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Cyril Hyde also entered the Larger capacity Saloon Car Race at the meeting
Here the Entry list for that race - Event 8 at 2.20 pm
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Colour photo of the start - archives B Marshall.
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The Entry List for the 0 - 1000 cc Race Event 2. at 10.55 am
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*** See Milan's post #482 - Article from Motorman about the race.