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Image link working now Roger - thanks.
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Northern Sports Car Club had a trophy for best Sports Car competitor over the year, it included all events that they ran [ apart from National Race meetings, so Hillclimbs, Sprints, Club Circuit sprints and races, Gymkhana's and Trials, in 1975 these two were the contenders for the trophy, and ended up in a Tie, so both Drivers names went on the trophy, Rob Williams did most of the Speed events, and myself some Speed and all the trials.
I had met Rob while still at school through a school friend, and when I got my first car in 1967, a 1960 Austin Seven [ mini ], took it to Rob to get the demon exhaust modification, get one Massey Ferguson tractor muffler, available tax-free as agricultural equipment and way cheaper than a Cooper Muffler, Rob would knock the front and rear baffles out with a metal bar and weld the Muffler on, coning straight out the back, added lots of noise but no increase in the puny 34 bhp that the car had.
Roger, is there a chance that that newspaper article could be scanned at emailed to me at clarkx@xtra.co.nz?
Thanks
That is much appreciated Roger.
Cheers
John, need to reply, yep, If I got it wrong, you lost the good time so, Do you just drive to the end of the test or give it heaps, especially in a grass paddock, the more spins the better, was known as Roundabout Roger at one stage and actually finished in reverse in a " garage at the end of one sprint, hit the brakes on a hump and the Sprite did a 180 so finished back in first, still had a good time..
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Ross Cammick photos again,The TR in action at Bright Road, Waiuku, Pukekohe Car Club Hillclimb, also running that day was the V8 powered Morris [ Leyland ] Marina, one of 2, originally in the BL team in 1800 cc form ; from the Heatway Rally registrations GC1 and GC2, ran
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Thanks for posting BMCBOY!
Think the GTHO is George Shewiery. Bottom photo Warren Hull?
Yes that is George, but not if that's Warren Hull - looks a bit like him though.
He used to rally a two door 120Y for a while.
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[QUOTE=BMCBOY;47395]Yes that is George, but not if that's Warren Hull - looks a bit like him though.
He used to rally a two door 120Y for a while.
Cheers for that! Forgot Warrens car was a 120Y coupe and not a 4 door
Gees Ross, I should have known you would have a photo of the old girl from that Bright Rd event. Thats really cool. I came second that day only by a few tenths of a second to a full house BDA rally car Driven I think by Blair Robson. But I was pretty pleased as the old girl wasnt really suited to rally stuff. I remember Trevor Mclean had come down with me and I let him take the car down for a run up the hill but the officials wouldnt let him have a go!! Thanks for the great memories that photo stirred up Ross. Cheers, George.
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Bright Road again, both Ross Cammick [ BMC BOY ] photo's this is from the 1979/80 Bardahl series event, not sure if the same one, remember the Marina V8 GC1 [ or GC2 ] was there and rolled at the top corner - near where these photos were taken
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Same car Mclaughlins Road, same Bardahl series 79/80 Ross Cammick photo
Did the whole series, 10 events from memory, those were the days.
Take the car to my mate Rod after driving it home from work on Friday night, quick tune-up, and check, then off first thing Saturday, often with another mate John Rye as passenger - especially on the distant ones, distant from Mount Albert, Waikato, Franklin County etc, run all day, off to the nearest pub usually where the results were published, drive home, Sunday, tidy the car up for next weeks commute, then a week or fortnight later same routine. Never in the fast class, but a lot of fun and you tended to have guys doing similar times they were your challengers.
Here is another photo of the car that day
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Close-ups of the BSA Special - the owner Lyle Chambers is sitting on the left front guard of the Austin-Healey
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The bonnet is sitting beside the car, was front mounted and easily removed, simple tube frame with sheet steel cover, had a rounded tail. have some old coloured photo's of the car.
Could be the Title for a new Post !!.
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Another Ross Cammick photo of " that " TR4A, Bayers Farm, Bardahl series 1979/80
I entered under the NZ TR Register, as had to be a member of a " Classic " Car Club, already had a Competition Licence courtesy of Northern Sports Car Club and / or Triumph Car Club Auckland, as they were MANZ affiliated and I ran with them as well - including the 1979 /80 Bardhal series
photos by Ross Cammick.
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It is this car seen in 1979 at Bald Hill - posted before [ just for you Ken H ].
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which looked like this by the end of 1980. - posted before on another thread.
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The car was rebuilt / restored during 1983 - 84, when it had another minor accident, again, the fault was not with this driver, then repaired again and sold to be raced by an American Charles Matschek, in Wings and Wheel at Whenuapai, Pukekohe Classic races and others.
Bringing this to the fore, John Woolf, was of course Allan and Colleen Woolf son, their daughter married Paul Adams, and used to navigate in Rallies and Trials, the Woolf's were my neighbours in the late 50's early 60's in Seabrook Avenue, New Lynn, Allan had modified Ford 8, immediate pre-war - pre the Prefect era, which I thought as 10-12 year old was amazing, when we had a 1951 Prefect and another neighbour had a Ford Popular, the one that Ford kept selling as their budget car still with a sidevalve, even when the 105E Anglia came out.
I recall an hilarious incident involving Allan Woolf and his Y model Ford at a Northern Sports Car Club Hillclimb.
At the time a US warship was visiting Auckland and there was a request for the crew to be taken to local events. A committee member obliged and brought two US navy guys to watch the hill climb. Waiting my turn to compete I was close to them as they checked out the starting line up.
“Hey looky here, a miniature 1934 Ford V8.” There was a shower of gravel as Allan took off with much wheelspin. Porkpie cap thrown on ground and jumped on. “Well goddamn!”
Most people presumed that the car had been fitted with a Ford Ten engine, but Allan told me quite recently that in fact it retained the original eight HP unit.
Trevor, I knew you would know something and yes, they did look like a miniature '34 V8 ", If see you Allan again soon, remember me to him, the young fellow from up the road, and also the guy in the 70's who tried to get ANZ Bank to help sponsor his 3 litre Capri in the Heatway Rally .. the year he slipped off the road and down a bank and TV was right there. imagine to advertising for that.
He ran Woolf Mufflers on the other side of Newton Gully, and I worked at ANZ Newton [ K'Road ] at the time 68-73, and again in 78-79.
small world..
Woolfy, Paul Adams and Sue, and of course Allan were all at the Northland Car Club 60th a few weeks back. Allan drove the Cooper Imp, Paul a 2002. All seem in fine form, as always. Great to see them yet again. Shame the event (hillclimb) was not like the good old days IMHO.
Jim Donald and Kevin Lancaster 1981 Cibie Lights Rally 1981
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Have posted on the Facebook page NZ Historic Rally as Kevin Lancaster, a great friend of Ross Cammick is a member of the Facebook Blog.
Mike Boyle in the ex-Peter Levet Imp leading a vehicle you wouldn't see competing today.
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Hi Guys, I am hoping to write an article on these series of Hill Climbs, I competed in the 1979-80 series in my TR4A,the series ran for several years staring I believe in 1977 and may been replaced by the Duckhams series in the 1980's. .
Would be interested in information on any of the series and events.
the 1979 - 80 series was 8 events,run by the 8 clubs as detailed; Thanks to Milan Fistonic for information that put the events in order;
#1, Hamilton Car Club 26 October 1979 - Pekanui Road, Puketotara, near Pirongia, Waikato
#2, Northern Sports Car Club 4 November 1979 Cosseys Farm Drury, [ Off Appleby Road back in the day a farm track , it is now a public Road.]
#3, Auckland Car Club 18 November 1979 McLachlans Road [ MacLaughlins ? ] Kaukapakapa
#4, Triumph Car Club 25 November 1979 West Road, Clevedon
#5, Pukekohe Car Club 9 December 1979 Bright Road,Waiuku
#6, MG Car Club 16 December 1979 Bald Hill Road,Waiuku
#7, Auckland University Car Club 26 January 1980 Stoney Creek Road, Kaukapakapa -[there is some mention of using Andersons Farm,which I thought sounded correct but that was near Paremoremo, Albany ?? any help here ?
#8, Hibiscus Coast Motorsport Club ?? February 1980 Bayers Road, Kaukapakapa, near Puhoi ?.
I have the results from rounds 2 NSCC, 3 ACC, 6 MGCC and 8 HCMC, have also a list of times from John Climo, from various of the events.
Milan Fistonich has posted the final results as they appeared in the Auckland Car Club Bulletin.
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These are the results from Round 7.
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I don't have the full results for rounds 4 & 5 but this is what was published in Motoraction.
Round 4
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Round 5
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Milan, thank you for that. I note the spelling of Bardahl - Bardhal, not sure of the correct one and it seems is common mistake I have two 1;43 models with each version of the spelling .. must Google it.
I note that I was slow, the slowest in the 1601 - 2500 cc class and well towards the tail end of the whole field. was great fun though..
The Correct Spelling according to the Bardahl website and also Wikipedia.
Some of our Car Club mates obviously spelt it wrong on occasions.
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The Company was founded in Seattle in 1939 by Ole Bardahl, and made Oil additives, as we knew and also Oil.
Sign at Matamata Street Races in 1964 they must have been the main sponsor
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Ross is a TRS member and photos of his Minimax appear on this thread
Here is some stuff from Ross Hollings and Milan Fistonic about it competing at Chamberlain Road in November 1967
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Results from a 1969 Hillclimb - ignore the caption on the photo.. my error
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Results from the Gold Star Hillclimb November 1967
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Being an NSCC member never competed at Chamberlain and by the time I was doing Interclub Hillclimbs in the late 70's ACC used McLaughlins /MLachlans Road, near Kaukapakapa
A collection of Brian Hopping photos that appeared on " South Island Motorsport " a Facebook group.
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Startline by the Sign of the Kiwi Cafe
Believed to be Avon Hyde with the Hockey Stick !!
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Keith Pickford in the Anglia
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Still working on this project with Milan's contributions have full results for Rounds 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8.
Partial results for Rounds 4 and 5.
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- the overall Club and Driver placings, also from Milan.
Away from home at the moment, and my boxes of Motoring stuff so can only access my scans and what is on TRS.
Any additional information ; results, entry lists, the Regulations and ASR's, photos of competitors would be appreciated