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The Rick Cooper Mustang !!!
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Originally Posted by
John McKechnie
Great pix Roger...mind you Rick new how to put on a show for the cameras
That car went through CMC with Richard Gatwood and is on trademe now painted blue.
Would you have a pic of Andrew Anderson airborne in the Pinepac Mustang at the first corner, looked great from behind.........?
Sorry I do not John, only another of Rick Cooper
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But do have one of a Falcon Coupe
posted before I think, too lazy to check back today.. Oldtimers Disease >> going forward .. >>>...
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Telecom Classic MOTORFEST 1994
Previously posted the Ticket [ Telecom Phone Card ] and the 1993 Programme.
Recently came across a post by " ** Elvis Jagger Abdul Jabbar ! " with these. I had posted some of my photos from the 1994 event and " ** Elvis " commented and added these items !!
** " Elvis " is TRS's Remi .. mystery solved and has now added the Race Entries for each class plus an article from April 1994 NZ Classic Car - which I would have had !!.
Programme Cover.
Competitors Tickets and other passes.
The Entry List Summary - a list of all cars, classes and drivers, some drivers entering more than one race or class.
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The Programme Cover - separated.
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Competitor Ticket and passes.
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List of Entrants - split in half as script too small as one picture.
The Top Half followed by The lower Half - a small overlap so no one got missed;
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Some errors in there - the Alfa Spyder a 1935 model - think that is 1953, and John Boyd's Sunbeam Rapier at 1275cc, should be 1500 [ 1498 ] or 1725 .. Sure there are others - !!
No post is complete without a Healey - so here is a repost.
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Telecom Motorfest 1994 Frankton, Hamilton ; More information
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Originally Posted by
Roger Dowding
These events were held in the early mid 90's at Frankton Hamilton NZ, using some of the roads used for ITM 400 V8 Supercars series.
This is a collection of photos from the 1994 event ;.
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This is a phone card issued at the time, has the same images as the program, which I have lost.
the card has never been used but understand they do expire.
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A Morgan in the pits - with my Grandson Jason " Admaia " Peita - who is now nearly 35 standing beside it
[ Photo has been posted elsewhere. ]
Steve is going to shift other photos.
If anyone has the program, results, newspaper articles or photos please add to the thread
After receiving the Programme Cover, firstly from Ken h - post #2, and more recently from " Elvis " I now have the detailed list of entrants and realise some of my notes are incorrect - e.g. The Sunbeam Rapier - is not my old mate Owen Faussett. Will go through when I get a moment and correct the details.
Refer to post #48 above for the list.
Thanks to Ken H, John Mck, " Elvis " and Organiser Laurie Brenssell for more information.
Cheers
Roger
Entries and Errors .. the comments
ERC " Some because no doubt the entrant's writing wasn't the best and at other times, secretarial duties by typists who had very little knowledge of cars or drivers. "
John Mck " For me the most important part is who was there and what were they driving "
Agree Guys - but it is at least some detail - would like the actual race entries if anyone has the time to scan and post them here !!
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Entries and Errors .. the comments another Note !
Just looking through the entries and see Donn White, from Tauranga in his Mini Clubman which was a rather Special one - built for Competition by BMC Australia back in 1973. Donn got the car brand new in 1973
Donn sold the car - must check when, but know he bought it back around 1990 had it restored and still has it.
Didn't get a photo at the " Telecom " but did take these in Tauranga at a Greerton Fayre in March 2019.
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Need to get a close up of the Information Board.
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The same car in Donn's hands back in 1973 - a Hamilton Car Club Sprint - photo by Richard Armstrong. Same photo appears on the Info Board !
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The other famous GM Reg'd Mini was that of John Crombie - the " Kayak Moulders "Guy and a stalwart of both Auckland and Northern Sports Car Clubs with GM799 - which was trialled Gymkhana'd Hill Climbed and Rallied
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Telecom Motorfest 1994 Frankton, Hamilton
A word about the organisers and the Officials of the " Town " Hamil-tron ..
Thanks to Remi for these images.
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The Results - the cover !! - same as the programme and the Ticket - the Phonecard which according to promotional material is very collectible ..
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Fastest Laps and the Superkart results.
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Historic Sports Cars
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Clubman Sports Cars
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Clubman Sports cars and Historic Sports Cars.
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Historic Sports other races, BMC Class, Saloons, Racing Cars and last BMC Class races to follow.
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Telecom Classic MOTORFEST 1994 the rest of the results
Historic Sports Cars Races 1, 2 and 3.
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BMC Class
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Saloons
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Racing Cars
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BMC Championship the Scratch and Handicap Races. looks like a duplication - the scan had two pages per scan ..my oops !!
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That the lot.
Thanks again to Remi - who now owns the Tony Herbert Ginetta - which is in France.
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That's pretty much the end to this thread - except for some other pages from the programme.
This was the second, and sadly the Last, of these events - became too difficult to organise.
Thanks to Laurie Brenssell and his team for giving us two years of Classic Racing in Hamilton.
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Fogg-y incident and other photos !!
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Originally Posted by
ERC
Sorry AMCO, wasn't aware of that incident! I was only there for one day.
I have already posted several pics on my thread from the 1994 meeting. But, they are well scattered. At least 23 pics.
ERC and AMCO - will try and see what is out there - on Old NZ Motor Racing where I have put some of the Telecom 1993 - 1994 stuff. Someone must have a photo ..!!
ERC - will have a look for your photos of Telecom and if you like " borrow " them and put on here.
The incident I most remember from 1994 is the Chris White one
- Chris hard a heart attack or similar part way through a race but managed to stop safely - they pushed his car onto the roundabout - and looked after him
Posted before but showing again !.
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Chris on a lap - a bit earlier
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Chris was OK and continued racing at other events later on in this and then a Jensen Healey as he thought the 3000 was worth to much
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NZ Classic Driver now Quarterly .. and in the first of the new issues is.....
NZ Classic Driver due out in Late September - early October will be the first of the quarterly editions as compared to bi-monthly until now.
In the Issue will be the story of the Telecom Classic Motorfest events of 1993 and 1994 - The article has been written by Laurie Brenssell - who was the Chairman of the organising committee.
Should be a good article.
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as Laurie says " Remember the Telecom Classic Motorfest? We travel back to Hamilton in the early '90s to look back at this event in our upcoming edition. Were you there? ".
Looking forward to the issue being published. Issue #86..
Issue #87 is due out December ..
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Angus Fogg - a younger one Mini Race #39
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Originally Posted by
Roger Dowding
AMCO72 - your comment again
" there must be someone out there that has a photo of the Fogg Cooper S upside down on the corner leading into the Seddon road straight.
It had glanced one of the big earthmover tyres and flipped during a passing manoeuvre.........would be very interested to see it. "
Gerald Fogg wrote that they haven't seen a picture of the accident but this is loading the car on the trailer afterwards. He also commented that it took 16 years to have the car rebuilt and back on a track
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Entrant /Driver was Angus Fogg - as seen in this entry list
the 1993 event.
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Two more pictures of the car after the accident, but before it went on the trailer.
Thanks to Laurie Brenssell the Organiser of the events [ Chairman of the Organising Group ] for the photos.
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Laurie Brenssell has more photos of the event - taken by " Geoff Ridder Photography " Officially for the event which I am looking to obtain - plus there is film footage including some of the TV broadcast, we may get to see that too !!
AMCO72 this is for you, and other TRS members - still no actual accident shots so far
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Angus Fogg and the Mini Cooper S ..
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Originally Posted by
AMCO72
Holy smoke, that was some wack........Angus is looking a bit pale, as well he might. I have to say he apologised profusely to me when he arrived back at the pit.......but I forgave him.......well what else could I do ?........and he paid for all the repair. Was the first festival at HD, the Bruce McLaren that was the catalyst to get it back on the track 16 years after the incident. We are taking her to the South Island in January....Levels and Skope so that should be a bit of fun........probably travelling down with Gordon and the Alfetta so the two cars can swap stories.
AMCO72 - comment has been made that Angus then [ 1993 ] - looks a bit like Brendon Hartley does today.
Good luck with the trip South -will you also be at Taupo mid January [ 11 - 12 Jan 2020 ].. ?? a few TRS guys will be there, and I am trying to get there too !!.
If I find any more photo's will post here - as mentioned Laurie Brenssell has a big archive of photos..
Two other Mini Photos from Pukekohe that I have come across lately ..
Derek Haynes 1976 - Martin Haynes photo - the AMCO car !! Was that you ??
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Murray Cox, Mini and an Imp - Bob Homewood photo 29 April 1973
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Should put these on Shano's Mini's and Imps story and my Pukekohe story too.
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Issue #86 is out with the Article on the Telecom Classic Motorfest [s] 1993 and 1994.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Roger Dowding
NZ Classic Driver due out in Late September - early October will be the first of the quarterly editions as compared to bi-monthly until now.
In the Issue will be the story of the Telecom Classic Motorfest events of 1993 and 1994 - The article has been written by Laurie Brenssell - who was the Chairman of the organising committee.
Should be a good article.
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as Laurie says " Remember the Telecom Classic Motorfest? We travel back to Hamilton in the early '90s to look back at this event in our upcoming edition. Were you there? ".
Looking forward to the issue being published. Issue #86..
Issue #87 is due out December ..
Issue #86 is out with the Article on the Telecom Classic Motorfest [ s ] 1993 and 1994 ..A good read, and some photos including the one of Angus Fogg looking at the wrecked Cooper S ..plus some stuff on the night race in 1994, which I didn't see, was there during the day only with a 9 year old in tow [my grandson] and my Nephew ..
Allan Dick and Digby Paape are mentioned as commentators as is Dougal Stevenson ..
Allan Dick has also written a story on Jim Bennett and Furi 9 the " Impulse " in the Issue - A 1930's style racer based on the Austin Seven racers of the time. The Furi cars are on the Dunedin thread .. with a lot of information from Jim Bennett.
A photo to connect to each article !! .
Telecom [a car for Spgeti - not an Elf ] my photo
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Furi 9 -not my photo as have only seen Furi 2 the Jaguar powered car the Jim still owns.
- mentioned in the article the car as a " work of art ".
On display at the Dunedin Museum of Art a few years ago .. 1990 actually.
Photo from Jim Bennett archives.
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NZ Classic Driver issue # 86 Oct- Dec 2019 featuring the Telecom Motorfest
Front Cover of the Magazine and the Lead page of the article on the Telecom Classic Motorfest 1993 1994.
Thanks to Laurie Brenssell for the article.
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Another story in the book is about Jim Bennett and Furi 9 the Impulse - by Allan Dick - who also includes a brief summary of all the Furi Cars. That is for the Dunedin thread later.
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Will post more details once the Magazine has been around for a while