Beautiful photos thanks for sharing with us ........................ from a damp mild Tauranga morning ..... Grant
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Beautiful photos thanks for sharing with us ........................ from a damp mild Tauranga morning ..... Grant
Jochen Rindt brakes heavily in his Lotus 49BT during practice for the 1969 Teretonga International. He clocked fastest time in practice but then broke a driveshaft at the start of the race.
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Graham Hill (Lotus 49T) prepares for the January 1969 Teretonga round of the Tasman Series. Hill finished 2nd in the round behind Piers Courage in a Brabham BT24 Ford V8, prototype for the 1968 F1 Brabham. Hill generally finished behind team mate Jochen Rindt in his similar Lotus 49T.
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Awesome photo of Rindt, the car is working, look at the angle of top arms on front suspension, distortion in wing and wing struts, (makes you wonder how good they really were, no side bracing and flexing is taking all advantage away) They got them right later on. Rindt, he was a very quick driver.
Clyde Collins (PDL Falcon being tapped by Jack Nazer FVC Escort) at Teretonga. (about Jan 1971 International?)
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Wow! Stunning photos every one! In case it needs pointing out, unlike today's snappers these guys shooting to film had to make every shot count with the cost of film and processing usually amounting to $1 each, today at least $10. Especially love Bill's study of the drivers, and he has a great eye for interesting angles that we see few shots from. Looking forward to The Bill Pottinger Collection Part 2.
Jeepers these are good!
WOW, look at the spectators, safety barriers(not) and fencing in the back ground!! and a powerpole to the left!! this is great stuff!! just so un-PC in todays world(unless you go to Puke that is, LOL) one can see what action the spectators are look at.
And Clyde Collins has almost disappeared leaning over, maybe he's trying to close the passenger door but Jacks doing it for him? can you imagine the type of seat belts and safety used back them!! im glad this has improved in 42 years!! Truly a great shot!!
Hmmmmmmmmmmm now let me see, a little car dive bombing into the side of a big car? where have i seen this before!! Amco :)
Dale M
Great elbows from Jack , lol , that's the way it [was ..is] Dale , chess in motion ... Clyde slow into the corner pissing Jack right off... I would say this is the elbow at Teretonga coming on to main straight ....... clyde running out of stoppers ....
I have some , if you would like , just need some one to post them ,,,, up here I have a real pob with this crop ap had some people try , just need an I T person ............... good one on Jimmy Clark taken from Ernie an other story on it,s own .... plus some for Steve ................ Grant
Yes the photo of Clyde Collins is taken at the Elbow corner at Teretonga and Jack Nazer was desperate to get past.
The photo of Jochen Rindt braking is interesting in that the Lotus badge on the front of the car has a black background instead of the normal green background in memory of Jim Clark's death the previous April (1968).
Sadly Jochen was to crash in practice for the Italian Grand Prix on Sept 5th 1970 and I think this led to Lotus cars (both road and race)having another black background(instead of green) for another 12 month period. If my memory serves me right!!!!!
The photo of Roly Levis exiting the Teretonga Elbow corner shows him lifting his right arm up and out of the way while he puts on opposite lock with his left hand. Could this be why he lifted his arm like this?
Thankyou for your kind comments on the photos.
Bill Pottinger
This picture of Clyde and Jack is one of many. Clyde was described in Autonews as the panelbeaters friend.
Two cars, one corner, and they were NOT racing for chocolate fish-they had prize money.
How is Clyde , does he ever visit this site?
I passed this site on to Brian Crosbie.
Saw Clyde at Ruapuna (Lady Wigram meeting) last Nov. He is across the ditch, drops back occassionally. I had a good chat about this car with him and it was very interesting some of the bits he told me about it and what went on.
Bill thank you very much for shareing these photos, you sure got some goodies.
I recall the Clyde & Warner when I was a kid they were very interesting brothers kept up with up to date changes back in the late 60 s & 70,s very clever engineers I always respected their approach to the changing times , normally their cars were fast on from day one Warner the hard case & Clyde the more serious one .
Oh Brian Crosbie, I remember his fast escort [I think] Gary & him had some good races also when Brian brought the firebird up to Timaru to give Ernie a lesson [GTHOI] some super car race I think ?? any way I think Ernie had the widest car on that day ??
My contact down there said that Brian had serious problems with the Firebird, and things were never the same again after that first race.
David Oxton’s Brabham cuts inside John Nicholson’s Brabham BT18 as they round the hairpin in the first round of the 1.5 litre Gold Star Championship for 1968/69. The race was won by Bert Hawthorne’s Brabham BT21C Twin Cam. Despite missing the first two rounds, Graham McRae won 6 of the remaining 7 rounds in his home-built McRae Twin Cam, to be overall winner of the series. After the last round McRae went overseas in the newly revived “Driver to Europe” scheme.
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Niel Allen’s McLaren M10B accelerates towards the hairpin on the way to winning the 1971 Teretonga International on 24th January. He won in a time of 60min 57.1 secs from Frank Matich and Teddy Pilette also in McLaren M10Bs. He went on to finish 3rd behind Graham McRae and Matich in the 8 race Tasman Series of 1971.
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Superb shot from Bill. The 49T without the stupid high rear wing was one of the best lookers, Rindt was also one of the best we ever saw, great driver taken far too soon.
Jim Clark braking heavily during the 1968 race. Note the small kiwi in front of front wheel put on by Jim's kiwi mechanics.
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WWWooooow Bill , thank you these are so magic........... I can FEEL that brake pedal lol......... Jim is pushing it so hard by the look of his posture, & attitude...... of car must have been so balanced in brake department ............ Jim was one of my very few heros , Kerry Grant was up there as well they were just humble fast racers ....
Thanks Grant yes Jim Clark was a silky smooth driver and apparently very light on the brake pads compared to other Lotus 49 drivers, according to the mechanics.
Here is Graeme Lawrence trying out the Pedro Rodriguez BRM in practice for 1968 Teretonga International.
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He retired after a bad crash in testing his new Lola T300 in Dec 1971. My brother and I worked for his construction company "Allen Commercial Construction" in Aus in 1969-71, working on high rise buildings - 7 days a week/16 hrs a day! (29 stories in North Sydney in 29 weeks!)
. Peter Molloy was his mechanic, and my brother had a very quick road Cooper S 1293, which Peter had worked his magic on in the workshop.
http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/07/01/niel-allen/
Chris Amon (Ferrari Dino 2.4 V6) drives to 4th place in the 1968 Teretonga International. Chris went on to finish 2nd behind Jim Clark at the end of the 8 race Tasman Series. His car was based on a Formula 2 Ferrari Dino. It was built at Maranello by Roger Bailey then shipped in component form to N.Z. where it was re-assembled by N.Z. mechanic Bruce Wilson. The V6 engine was in 3 valve form for the 4 N.Z. races and then 4 valve form for the Australian section.
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Except that is the 1969 car - not as pretty as the '68 246T to my eye
Thanks Michael.
Michael
Just checked my copy of "The V6 Ferraris of Tasman Cup 1968-1970" by Paolo Marasca and yes you are quite right Michael, the photo above is of the 1969 car. Sorry about that, both 1968 and 1969 were great years though!! My memory needs an overhaul!!
I'm sure Chris would remember those Tasman times with fond memories.
Cheers Bill Pottinger.
He most certainly does Bill - for a whole lot of reasons...See Wal's photos on the Jim Clark thread of the annual cricket match at the Amon family bach, the water skiing and all the other diversions that made that such a special time.
By the way, I forwarded your photo of Graeme Lawrence in Pedro's BRM to the pilot. GHL's response was that "...sure was a long time ago" and that Tim Parnell had offered him a test drive of the BRM. Graeme said he'd caught up with Tim at the British GP a few yrs ago and that he'd recalled those days in the Tasman as the best of his career.
Thanks Michael
I checked out the Jim Clark thread you suggested and enjoyed Wal's photos they are fantastic.
Also your article about the tragic crash at Hockenheim and reasons for it happening make very good sense.
STP support team scurry through the pits.
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Speedway Motors Timaru team of Brent Hawes and Leo Leonard
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Thanks Michael. Yes I posted this photo on The Roaring Season Facebook page, and Graeme was asked his thoughts on the car by another member, Greg Bartlett, to which he replied: "Was great Greg had bit more power etc than our Twin Cams as I recall very smooth power band and quite light in spite of its size. Actually caught up with Tim Parnell at British Grand Prix couple of years ago he speaks very fondly of his days and the people "down under"".
Tim Parnell (BRM team manager) Patty and Bruce McLaren after Bruce had won the 1968 Teretonga International.
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Don Halliday leading Paul Fahey at the 1971 Teretonga International in practice.
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January 1971 International meeting. Taken at the Elbow corner leading onto the main straight at Teretonga. This is Paul Fahey (Mustang) glancing in the mirror at Rod Coppins (Camaro) trying hard to catch the Mustang.
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Steve H - What a fantastic photo , all it needs is the Team Cambridge Monaro in there as well to make the trifector/troika
Yellow Submarine Mildren Mono team in pits. Is that Renault driver Brian Crosbie looking on?
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I received this email on Sunday from Bill, with the following photos:
"Hi Steve
"It is great to see Grant Sprague's interest in "The Roaring Season",
I never met any of the Spragues but they were a very well known Timaru motor racing family and I have found a trio of photos of the Sprague Anglia with Gary Sprague driving I think.
"One shows the Anglia ahead of Lin Neilsen's Mini at Teretonga in 1969, and the second shows the Anglia ahead of Red Dawson at Levels Timaru in Feb 1969.
"It was a very quick car, well driven, and lifted the inside front wheel very high on cornering, as shown in the third photo".
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