Thanks Ray! I don't have photos from the period 2000 - 2011
Where was this one taken?
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March 30th 2002 Pukekohe Remi. (If you run your mouse over the pics, it should start with the date: 202 = 2002, 192 = 1992, followed by the month and day = 202_0330 anything beyond that is usually a film negative number or sequence number or another filing number.)
Whilst Rob had a run out in the Ginetta, Tony ran his Elan.
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Is this Sadler still in NZ? Haven't seen it out for a fair time.
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Another Formula Ford I need to identify!
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Back to September 2002
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Tony Robert in the BIG McLaren
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Then things went to custard. Nose to tail into the Pukekohe hairpin, obviously every one hard on the brakes, coming down from over 110mph (or almost 120mph in my case!) but someone (in a red MGB sports) lost it on the exit, so there was a nose to tail crunch, which didn't exactly help my fibreglass bodywork as I hit Dave Mallin's steel bodied MGB.
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Some scary work with a hacksaw
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...and duct tape. Murray thinks it amazing, whilst Rex offers up a silent prayer.
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A somewhat lopsided result which not for the last time, demanded some serious fibreglass work on the front end. The next time involved avoiding that Triumph (I think it was that one) which was merrily spinning on its roof, on the racing line, in the middle of what was by then, the John Deere mountain. But that is another story.
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The MG Midget (Stuart Clumpas) is still around and of course, Rod Hemmings is still running the TVR.
That (I assume) stub-axle failure happened right by where I was spectating. Geez it all happened quickly! I was particularly upset about your car, having known it from the days of Richard's ownership….
Not as upset as I was Paul! Split second decision. Hit an inverted spinning car and risk injuring the driver, or brake whilst cornering on the limit and spin into the concrete... On a permanent circuit, there should always be some wiggle room, which is why several drivers now refuse to race at Pukekohe.
It's more upsetting when no one was at fault and you smash both ends of your car - and you can't just nip down to Pick a part - and no one has any body moulds... Ironically, Andy Culpin had approached me a matter of days earlier, asking if he could take some moulds off the car as he had a six litre Chevvy engine and wanted to build a Marcos chassis/body. Little did we know then that he'd buy the ex UK LM500.
Hi Ray, I see the Sadler has just been listed on Race-Cars.com.
Once again, I had no idea it was NZ made. Thanks Andrew. I thought it was Canadian!
September 2002. Greg Sutton has a whoopsie.
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In the days when JT was better known for driving rather than talking. Start of an ERC handicap race, but in the days when it was sponsored by Leisuretime Spa and Pool Covers (Geoff Bonham) and Tracer Interiors (Greg Bellingham). Derek Prior calling the shots for Brian Skudder (with flag) and CoC Stan Edwards.
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Not the sharpest of Photographs but Mr Metford knows the driver of the green Escort...
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John Sampson's Capri with Mike John's Vauxhall. Pity we seem to have lost some of the British variety we used to have.
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I often think back to "the good old days" and wonder where all these cars are now.
- 147 Peter Barnard Escort 1600 ( was neck and neck with my brother back then early 2000's, but we've kept developing his car, had a good test day yesterday and found some good improvements) .
-John Tomlin's Triumph 2.5PI
-107 Murrey Baber MG BGT V8 - wouldn't mind getting my hands on that one
-131 Dark Blue Triumph TR6
-Clive Taylor's MG Midget - indecently quick
Sold to other shores? Sitting in sheds slowly deteriorating?
As far as I know, Clive still has the Midget. JT still has the TRiumph.
Others include John Honore's Ferrari - gone overseas
Bernie's Broadspeed Replica I think went south, as did 'Pickle' which is the ex Glen Thompson MGB.
Car 275 (Red MGB sports, is the V8 now owned and raced by Grant Kern as 739.
Rob Mostern still owns the XJ6 Jaguar #23, and as stated earlier, I think Greg Bellingham still has the XJS.
Mike John may or may not still have the Viva (he sold the Mk 2 Jag to Peter Sundberg).
I haven't seen the TRiumph #131 for a while.
No idea what happened to Murray Baber's MG BV8.
I think Greg Sutton still has #52 Datsun Z.
The other red MGB sports (ex Bainbridge) is now owned by Glen Thompson and may be back.
The centre orangy red Datsun Z is now with Earl Cruickshank.
No idea what happened to Malcolm Brown's silver Datsun Z - could be Roman's?
Green TR4 was driven by Paul Reynolds, but not sure whether he owned it or not.
Car #40, Geoff Bonham's MGB is back with me... again. The Marcos is still with me but what with the MGB, the Magnette and an MGF, something really needs to go!
Most complete and roadworthy is the MGF, followed by the still unfinished, but road legal Magnette.
The MGB is undergoing some light TLC at the moment to get it back to road legal. The Marcos needs TLC too.
Shall I stir up the pot? Hmmm, MSA (Motorsport Asociation in UK) has just DOWNSIZED the main hoop tube for roll cages!
Jeez! If MSNZ follows suit, I will have lost the use of my left hand for nothing and a reversal to common sense will upset me even more!
For those not in the know, the builder of my roll cage (and myself), in a 60 year old, steel bodied car didn't submit the paperwork to get the roll cage finally signed off in time, even though built to a MSNZ design and prior permission had been granted to go ahead and paint it.
The rules changed from 38mm to 40mm for the main hoop (which is what Oldfart is referring to) and MSNZ demanded an engineer's report for what they then deemed a 'free form cage' and no amount of pleading would appease them. They wanted it removed. Safety equipment removed. Get that!
The MSNZ test requirements were so excessive that the cage needed a load of extra bars and even their own cages wouldn't have passed the same test. At this point, the car had already been painted and trimmed.
With advice from a respected scrutineer, I then embarked on a cunning plan to hide the front part of the cage, as if it could not be seen, then it did not exist, as it did not impinge on the driver/front passenger area.
Whilst squirming around fitting a roof lining, I severely damaged my spine which killed the nerves to my left hand. Just to rub salt into the wounds, LVVTA demanded the cage be left in place and passed it. By the way, this is a modified road car, not a race car...
Oldfart's son, an engineer, and Dave Silcock (of Jaguar fame), amongst several others, were adamant that the rules were ridiculous but MSNZ wouldn't budge. The test for a free form cage took no account of the bodyshell it was attached to, so whether fitted to a Centurion tank or a fibreglass bodied car, the test was the same.
So effectively, I now carry a permanent disability and my retirement ambition of learning several Scott Joplin rags on the piano was shattered, not to mention the difficulty of even the most basic of two handed maintenance tasks.
Rant over and no apologies if people were already aware of this saga.
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Derek's immaculate triple carbed MGC.
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Remember that until HRC got stuck in, there weren't too many F5000's out on track.
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I think Kenny Smith is talking to Brendon Hartley...
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Nottingham City Police used Triumph Dolomite Sprints when they retired their Standards.
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Rex has sold the Lotus. Now with a new owner who was giving a run at HD last month.
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A bit different, but we were the merchandisers for Rally NZ and when based in the foyer of Sky City, had a ball, meeting enthusiasts - particularly the regulars from New Caledonia. During our factory move, the week or so before, I had my left big toe crushed under the hydraulic ramp of our removal truck, when a 14 year old pressed the down button as I was lifting off a sewing machine...
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Taupo 2003, March 1st - in the days when it was just the short club circuit.
As a break, just for Roger, who will steal them of course... Apologies if any have been posted previously, as I didn't always keep track of what had been posted to TRS.
1990 - Western Springs
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2014 - St John Horsfall Aston Martin Meeting at Donington
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I sneaked into the hospitality suites to take these, otherwise, viewing was dreadful, stuck behind the wire. A massive thank you to the very kind ladies who were doing the catering.
WOW, never seen that shot of my little Bugeye,just fresh from restoration.Remember going to that,why did I ever sell it.!! Cannot believe it was 28 years ago ! Ross H
More for Roger...
This pic was taken on the day of my first ever sprint, at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire, June 27th 1971.
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Pukekohe 1985
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The WSM Sprite back at Donington 2014
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Then the heavens opened...
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Ray, I can't keep up, Thanks, will " steal " them later.
Cheers Roger
Back to March 2003 Taupo. My wife took some of these (ERC Series) but usually struggled with camera focus. These are the better ones.
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Graeme Collie always did have a different approach to cornering...
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Note the lack of headlamp covers... Replacements were eventually made by the McCarthy's at Plastic Construction, but out of acrylic rather than Perspex. You can see that the bonnet had been patched up by then, but obviously, a respray was beyond my budget.
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The short Taupo track never really suited the Marcos, as with that very heavy cast iron straight six up front, I can't even remember getting into 4th gear - or if I did, it was only for about two seconds a lap!
Despite the bad luck with accidents, the original Pukekohe with the long straight suited the standard car's characteristics as it has excellent brakes and the final corner could be taken flat out - provided there was no car on its roof of course...
April 2003 Pukekohe
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Domain Hillclimb May 2003 - Getting very, very annoyed with this scanner. I must have scanned some of these five times now, trying to get a sharp image.
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2004 March 27. I think this might have been the late Geoff Manning's Jaguar.
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The late, much loved, Tony Sturm, talking to Clive Taylor, who now assists Chris Browne with calculating the ERC handicaps.
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Preliminary drawing of the Chris Barber Lotus Elite painting, presented to Chris to celebrate 50 years of the Chris Barber Jazz band.
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April 2004 - skipping around a bit but easier to dive into the 400+ negative films and just grab what hasn't already been scanned.
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Just before Mike Sexton bought it.
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On to June and the Goodwood Festival of Speed
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My wife's favourite part of the day...
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Aussie V8 meeting at Pukekohe 2005
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Who can ever forget this incident? Dean Fulford's Porsche landing in the spectator area on the front straight.
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I won't look like this though !! May need one though - have the hammer, not the other things !!!
Good to catch up Roger - even though it was very brief and in the rush (sold the MGF!) I forgot to give you the Chris Barber CD...
Won't be at the August meet, but for those interested, check out the 'Daffodil Run' for Charity August 26th, starting at Smales farm. Brilliant.
Huge turnout again today and the weather was kind. Will post pics eventually, but in the meantime, more to upload from the scans.
Back to the 2002 Targa - when it was more for classics than moderns.
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Rob's Morgan before the extra scaffolding required in later years.
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Eddie fettling a Jaguar
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Quote " Good to catch up Roger - even though it was very brief and in the rush (sold the MGF!) "
Thanks Ray yes it was good to talk after 5 attempts meet both here several times and at Chelsea Walsh and I had a chat with Kevin and his wife as you were leaving.
Please you sold the MGF - gone to a good home.
Must have been a dozen MX5's this time about 5 NA series several NB's and a few later ones - one a Black one with an Aston Martin style grille and a name on the back Mazdarati - it look stylish.
No Austin Healeys that I saw quite a few Triumphs though GT6, Heralds and I think a Vitesse that has been there before !!
Took quite few photos but will be a few days before they get downloaded.
Cheers Roger D
Last outing for my low mileage MGF! Just about to leave when a couple showed interest. Took it for a test run, came back and all OK so the lady bought it.
I'll be taking it up to its new home Warkworth way on Tuesday. My wife rather unkindly said, 1 down, 6 to go... Then I pointed out that the six would include her Mini Cooper and leave us dependent on Goff's tram and Len's trainset, neither of which will be of any help to those of us living on the North Shore.
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Note that this was taken well before the supposed 10am start time... If you are not there before about 9.30am, you are banished to the overflow area. Big queues to get in - and out.
Ray,
Yes good sale !!
Those queues I got the lights at Motorway Overbridge on Northcote Road about 9;40 spent nearly 10 minutes to just get to the entrance and was directed way down the back towards Westlake Girls.
The queue coming off the motorway from North was down the off ramp and the left hand [ kerb ] lane was at a standstill.
Perhaps Protecta and the organising Guys and Girls need to have signs down the various roads that lead to the venue.
Lots of non " C and C " vehicles stuck in the Traffic.
Well worth the wait and the visit
Back to 2003 and the bad smash that effectively ruined all the body work that had already been done on the car! No one's fault. That is racing but I do sincerely believe that having concrete lining a purpose built race track, with no escape options when things go to custard is a bit dumb.
Left front suspension damaged (later, much later, it was also discovered that the shock absorber was also slightly bent!).
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Rear damage was also extensive, with the bodywork damaged right up to and including the passenger door aperture.
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...and the recently repaired bonnet.
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After the mechanical work had been done, some months later I attacked the bonnet which had never sat properly anyway so I hacked off the nose!
You can see from the purple lines that all was not very square.
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At that point, I was going to update the front with the later, deeper shape and I was well advanced - and Rhys, please don't laugh at my attempts to construct a new front end... The green shaded area on the plywood hinges would have been the deeper shape.
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But then I changed my mind and opted to stick with the original shape. It may not be as efficient and looks odd when cresting the brow of turn 3 at HD, but hey, that is the way it is.
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Nigel's photo I think, of my last race in 2016.
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By the way, what appears to be a lump underneath is in fact the base of the driver's floor which sits lower than the chassis rails at sill height. It is from this angle that the underside of the nose should be deeper and line up with lower part of the sill.
Now I have sold the MGF, I'll shift the MGB GT down to Hampton Downs and bring the Marcos back home and fettle it ready for a possible sale. I've had it for 27 years and I'll be very, very sorry to see it go but the new HD directive is just another nail in the coffin of just going out for a track blast or even an occasional Classic Trial.
Believed to be the most raced Marcos Volvo 3 litre Volvo anywhere in the world! it has history. (Dr Jonathon Palmer did run a Ford V6 engined one and most of the cars racing in Historics are the early 1800cc 4 cylinder cars.)
Send me a PM if you are interested, but I won't be doing anything about it until the end of September.
Ray, you misjudge me :) I like creativity!
Thanks Rhys, but what takes me weeks, months, or in the case of the Magnette, years to achieve, a pro would have had it all wrapped up in a few days! The joy of fibreglass. Don't like, it, cut it out and have a another go! Not sitting well, cut out a vee and reglass it.
There is a link between this Mini and my Magnette. At the time this was taken, 2003 both owned by Don Bell. Always interesting to see what is in and around By'Gone Autos.
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Domain Hillclimb again. Brian's Humber 80 Special.
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Domain Hillclimb again. Brian's Humber 80 Special.
Think that is the car that Ross Hollings owned at one stage the Humber 80 Special is a good looking car - I thought it was Buckler when I first saw photo's of it.have gathered a few photos of it >
Good luck with the work , only 6 cars left !! and I thought your MGF looked very tidy !!
This HD and other things with Reg's - destroying Classic Racing - very SAD ..
Roger, the Humber 80 special did use a de Joux body, that didn't make it a Buckler despite what a newer book than the much criticised book on NZ racing cars says.