Damn great photos, thank you for sharing guys
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Damn great photos, thank you for sharing guys
Photos from Chris Burles [ first 3 ** ] and Kevin Gerbic
** The photos of the Zephyr Corvette and the group of cars, photos 1** 2 and 3 are from Jack Inwood " MR PIX " archives and Nigel Watts has copies of both photo's 2 and 3 as well as others that he bought from Jack Inwood back in 1967 - see comment on Nigel's thread " Images From My Past - Nigel Watts Collection "
** Correction The Zephyr Corvette being hounded by the Mini - first pic - Terry Marshall advises that it is his photo .. Chris Burles was the one who posted so attributed to his archives - in error
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This is not Pukekohe, the Zephyr has sprouted pipes, still in Team Molyslip colours ..
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can anyone identify the Chev's . at the Elbow .. ?? one looks like it took to the haybales ..
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[QUOTE=Roger Dowding;55646]Bill Kelly was a long standing friend and I was always very much aware of his driving ability. After becoming married he was "confined" to trials and the like and did no actual racing. He kept his reaction times honed competing with slot cars and was a champion. Others within the sports car circle at the time, were rather skeptical of my choice of partner and I withheld a sly smile of wisdom. Bill devoted a great deal of time towards the sport at grass roots level but sadly is not all that well remembered. He held positions of impotence, was well versed in rules and regulations and contributed accordingly.
Kelly's Mount Albert Garage was of the old school and my son Paul started there as an apprentice. "Old Man" Kelly was a wise veteran. After his death John Kelly ran the workshop. Like Bill, John was far from being inclined to boast of his mechanical ability, but I had obserevd and was impressed. I did all my own detailed work but john rebuilt the Daimler SP250 engine which had no modifications, together with a 1275 CC cooper S engine. The latter was improved significantly and although John never claimed credentials as a racing mechanic, he was up with the play and his diligence was beyond doubt.
Salts of the earth, both of them and worthy of a few words in print. Sincerely, Trevor.
[QUOTE=Trevor Sheffield;55677]Trevor, thank you for your comments, and yes Bill was great to go to with my permits etc.. sometimes suggesting that we reduce the average speeds in some trials sections as he knew the entrants would drive faster anyway !! ..
cheers, Roger
can anyone identify the Chev's . at the Elbow .. ?? one looks like it took to the haybales ..
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Found this picture in an old Motorman mag(June 1963). Looks like the same incident from the other side of the track. Car 70 is Frank Stephen, and the program identifies car 72 as Trevor Horncy. Stephen must have got going again quickly to finish a few places behind Stephen. A few other more familiar names were racing Ford or Chevy V8's around this time - Jack Nazer, Gary Pedersen(with "rookie" stripes which was the fashion at the time) Harvey and Souness. Which of the 3 damp spectators took the above photo?
Stu
Found this picture in an old Motorman mag(June 1963). Looks like the same incident from the other side of the track. Car 70 is Frank Stephen, and the program identifies car 72 as Trevor Horncy. Stephen must have got going again quickly to finish a few places behind Stephen. A few other more familiar names were racing Ford or Chevy V8's around this time - Jack Nazer, Gary Pedersen(with "rookie" stripes which was the fashion at the time) Harvey and Souness. Which of the 3 damp spectators took the above photo?
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Stu, thanks, I knew a Frank Stephen or Stephens, ran a garage / workshop in Newton and a Few Chev Coupes would be there Glen Jones was working there too 1968-70 ish. Frank known as Sonny later got out of the Automotive field and ran the Potters Wheel Tavern in New Lynn, for the Waitakere licensing trust, a bit away from racing cars ..
Reposting these photo as are a couple favourites and to bring the thread to the front page.
A couple of Trailer Queens,No !!!
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and Yes I know it is a Fairlane not a Galaxie, but did have the 7 litre that was available in both series of the Fords..
Posted by Graham Woods on Fb " Old New Zealand Motor Racing " page - extracts from the 1968 B and H meeting, the entrants to the big race and also the Group 5, small saloons.
The B and H race - large capacity classes 1601 and up
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The up to 1600 classes
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Group 5 support race
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Would have been there !! gave the programme away in 2008 .. damnit !! or is that dam nit !!
Cooper S is interesting- they were 970, 1070, 1275.
Here two are 970 rest 998, 999
John are you suggesting that some of those Mini owners were not being honest at keeping their engines under 1000 cc ?
That would have kept the scrutineers busy !
Roger, I was there that day also. (Remember that tall handsome guy with a babe on each arm. That was not me. )
It was a great line-up of present and future stars. Some of those lads would have been busy competing in both races.
I remember Bryan Innes and Dennis Marwood testing their Datsun 1600s before the big race in 1968 at night around the roads at Tatuanui and Ngarua while we were trying to practice for our next rugby game and our coach getting so annoyed when we all stopped and went to the fence to watch Dennis and Bryan go by. We could hear them coming from a mile away.
(Another fond memory.)
Ken H.
Nope, I was just commenting on that there were-
10 Mini Cooper S cars -under 1 litre
4 Mini Cooper cars -under 1 litre
Sales of the Mini Cooper were as follows: 64,000 Mark I Coopers with 997 cc or 998 cc engines; 19,000 Mark I Cooper S with 970 cc, 1,071 cc or 1,275 cc engines; 16,000 Mark II Coopers with 998 cc engines; 6,300 Mark II Cooper S with 1,275 cc engines. There were no Mark III Coopers and just 1,570 Mark III Cooper S.-Wikkipedia
A couple of Pukekohe photos
first from Bob Homewood - March 1973 meeting, there was a question,who are they ??
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and another Mustang - Red Dawson over Rothmans nose up - 1968-69 photo Jack Inwood taken from Old New Zealand Motor Racing Facebook page - post by Gerard Richards ..
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That was the reverse direction meeting not May '66 as on the photo.. some of my names / dates / details on the photos are now incorrect.
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and was this the same car the Heron MK 11 at Waimate in 1966..driven by K Richardson ??
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1963 the first running of the long distance saloon car race at Pukekohe - the year the track hosted the first NZ International Grand Prix.
The Car -race # 6, they used the system used by Le Mans back then with Race numbers starting with the largest capacity cars. The Jaguars
Photo from Brian Ferrabee - who has provide the photo and entry list to the son of the Driver Bill Thomason.
The co-driver Johnny Riley.
The car was the most expensive in the field
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One of the Triumph Vitesse further back in the Esses
The entry list ; from Brian Ferrabee
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The car also competed the the long distance 5 hour race [ not six hours ] at Teretonga
entry list by Graham Woods;
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Hopefully the results are out there with a TRS member !!
Thanks to Mark Joblin who provided the results via Facebook page " Old New Zealand Motor Racing ".
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The Mercedes retired
The Boys in Blue, will be watching you
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when the track looked like this ..
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...and they may even catch you.
Rothmans Book of New Zealand Motor Racing - the cover
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Story of the track from the Rothmans Book - above
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From the 1963 NZIGP programme
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Auckland Car Club article
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posted before, the track in 1963 - from the Rothmans Book
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One question asked is who actually designed it, an individual or was it the the NZIGP people
Ron Frost, Eric Mallard, Ross Jensen ? as a group,with the constraints of the Horse Track,size of the total property and the fact that it was needed by early 1963, after being advised that Ardmore would not be available.
Further details indicate that the McLaren's, Les and Bruce had some input, Eric Mallard was involved in the project in a huge way but not in the design according to his son Mark Mallard
This is from Graham Woods, stuff from Motorman magazine and Graham's photo's
Motorman 1966 opening of the Club Circuit, do we still wish it was there ; Yes is my Vote
Article mentions the Dennis Smith Special - powered by an Outboard Motor. V4 of 1500cc .. amazing !!
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Photo's of the car too quick and too fragile, I seem to remember !!
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sorry about the size of the picture
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Steve Holmes I need help !!
I have a newspaper pick showing Jim Palmer in his Lotus 20 with Mr Parton -President Grand Prix organization- and Bill Stevenson-contractor-standing on the track after a test run
He also built a gorgeous sports car.
Which is now being rebuilt by Louis McNair, son of Rob who built the gorgeous Riley Moth and Grandson of Wallace. Louis has already built penny farthing, often seen at Leadfoot, boardtrack twin engine Villiers, a plane... Bantam racer... Very talented young man, with more than a bit of parental guidance and skill to draw on.
The single seater certainly had some aero issues, it wasn't nice looking at it from the bottom as it reared up around the kink on the back straight at Puke from a flag point!
I was dead keen to see it, as it had been featured in the Harold, so went out to Puke, but he had already binned it. Did it sound OK?
This one with Allan Woolf at the wheel - Manfeild 1992
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Yes that is Dennis.
Here's a more up-to-date version of your photo taken at Manfeild in 1992
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