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I have been going through a pile of negatives taken at the Ardmore Reunion that I had never got round to processing before so thought people may be interested in having a look at some of them.
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Wonderful !
Yep Fantastic
Brilliant - I remember it well. I was one of the commentators with Bill Mudgeway...the last weekend of January 1989!
I do not remember a GT 40 at any ardmore meetings that I attended
Great photos,cannot believe it was 1989.raced two cars that day ,a Lotus Elan Sprint in Gold Leaf colours and my little red and black Mini Cooper 998cc.As i remember it was very hot,looking at those photos did not realise at the time that their was such a large crowd.Previously i had found a second hand copy of Stirling Moss's book in the track of speed,it had a signature [and still has] from him on a piece of cigarette paper,evidently obtained when he raced at Ardmore originally,got him to sign the book again,so one before his Goodwood shunt and one after,they were both the same,even though he had suffered such bad injuries that aspect was not affected.Also still have unused a window sticker advertiseing the event. [sad]
Keep those photos coming Ross.
P/1078 I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by 928
Wondering what P/1078 was in relation to,now worked it out that it is a chassis number,or something like that,who drove that car that day,dont remember it either.tried to find entry list online ,no joy. !
AHH,just worked it out ,chassis /build number,is that correct? Who drove it that day and where did it come from ?
Photo of Cooper 500 /Blue, looks like the late Peter Bruin.Race on Pete.
Yep chassis #, actually car had been re-chassied earlier after a major prang. I think that pic would be the guy ( name escapes me at mo ) who bought it off Phil Rudd ( Drummer AC/DC ) and carried on down thru NZ to compete in the SI classic meets before shipping the car back to his home base, I saw the car @ Dunedin Street race, should be some pics somewhere IIRC. Same car was featured in a NZ racing? magazine. Phil Rudd apparently took it to an earlier Ardmore or similar AK based classic meet as a spectator and overheard the guys on the gate say, oh just another bloody replica or words to that effect....if only they knew:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross Hollings
You blokes seem to be enjoying these photos, so here's another batch!
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pretty sure phil rudd owned it at that point and chris amon drove it on the dayQuote:
Originally Posted by Ross Hollings
his name escapes me too( was it Ted somthing)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jac Mac
, but i did see this car in the uk , mid nintes,, now painted in a pale green
That is Denny in the pale blue ex Lawrence Brabham.
Great photos - love that Lister-Jag
I think that it was Ted RollasonQuote:
Originally Posted by rogered
Norm Holloway in the U2.
Yes, Ted Rollason. After he bought the car from Rudd he brought it to a HRSCC meeting at Taupo and at the conclusion of the racing very generously gave everyone who wanted a ride a lap or two of the circuit.
Here's a bit of photographic indulgence. Very nice restoration of a truly historic car.
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I was driving the blue Buckler MK5 at that event and had a great time driving at a place I went to as a kid and one of the highlights was being on the dummy grid along side Stirling Moss.It was the kind of event that you had to pinch ones self to make sure it was for real. Thanks for posting these photosQuote:
Originally Posted by BMCBOY
A gentleman in Rotorua did work on Phil's car (GT40) amongst other toy's. Won't say more until clarify with him and he agrees.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jac Mac
This was a great meeting with amazing cars and motorsport people, a few of who have left for the big track in the sky.
This is the last batch I will put up of these. Seemed a shame that they were sitting around having never been seen before. Hope they were of interest to some of you - they certainly bought back some great memories to me.
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Great pictures! I've finally seen a picture of my car on here, albeit hiding behind an E-Type...
Is there a site that allows you to monetise your shots? If there is and you have a decent shot of my Lotus, I'd be keen on ordering some prints.
Send me a PM with your email address Paul and I will have a look at what I took over that period, and send you what I can find. I tended to concentrate more on "classic" racing in the late 80's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul Wilkinson
Cheers Ross. PM and email address sent.
A few shots from that day, not action but pits and dummy grid area. Captions on photos. The Italian, The Volpini of Geoff Manning # 22, Colin Waite's Stanguellini had race # 12.,
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Nigel,
This photo is not up to your standards but it does bring back memories of Len Southwood driving the Stutz with Prime Minister Robert Muldoon aboard at Pukekohe before the start of the 1976 NZGP.
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( Ken Hyndman photo)
Back in the day Ken that large crowds attended race meetings
Interesting the lower shot, XK140 Porsche Speedster, and Healey 100, have posted a colour photo of Mark Donaldson in that healey with hands over eyes, must have been at the same time Nigel..Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel watts
I do have an entry list that I could scan.
I was flagging for both days and sad to say, on a flag post that was on a straight and due to a different senior marshal, we were stuck on the one point all weekend, with no stand down time to wander. What should have been a photographic feast for me, was anything but, as we were too far from the track edge or a corner to get any decent pics. The one time in my life I actually regretted being a motorsport volunteer...
Our normal system was two flagging, one observing, two incident crew. If we had 7 or more, we took it in turns to stand down which at least gave us a bit of time to wander. These days, the poor marshals are out just about every weekend and they are often struggling to get two per post...
What happened to the Tuatara seen in post #13?
ERC, the entry list, yes please, to my email " racerrog47@gmail.com "Quote:
Originally Posted by ERC
Will do Roger.
ERC, thanks, Appreciate your comments about being a Flaggie . aka - a Marshall, it should be so the guys that do the work which gets the drivers on and off the track, get some recognition.Quote:
Originally Posted by ERC
I did a bit in the 60's - easier then, in some ways, but not so safe, stood in the huge concrete circle just before the elbow at Pukekohe long since gone, a bit scary but so close to the action. good memories.
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