I actually posted the following on the Nostalgia forum on Autosport.com a few years back, and I know a few of my alumni responded to it but there are still some blanks for me. I know there is this wonderful photo gallery http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...tra/Puke%2082/ which has given some wonderful images and recalled many memories, however does anyone have an entry list to that particular reverse grid race?? I have also corresponded with Jac Mac, although one way, sorry Jack over the McElrea Cortina, are there any images of it? The link to that forum is http://forums.autosport.com/index.ph...20sedans&st=40

I am just wondering if any of my fellow New Zealanders or Expat NZers have any pictures or know any websites to view any of the great cars and drivers of the last 30 years or so.

My father has quite an extensive collection himself, however I live in Queensland now, and it gets quite annoying trying to explain to people cars like those driven by the likes of Ian 'Inky' Tulloch, Trevor Crowe, Jack Nazer, Leo Leonard, Ian Algie, Wayne Huxford, Don Grindley, John Osborne, etc not to mention some of the very great Touring Drivers like messrs Baigent, Bowkett, Crichton, Francevic etc, some of whom were seen over here in Australia with varying success, notably that of Robbie Francevic.

My father used to buy me annual memberships to New Zealand Motoring News magazine, and I used to have many boxes dating back to 1981, however, when I moved to Australia I had to leave then behind, and now as those magazines and newspapers have long been turned to refuse, so have the memories, like back in 1983 when, to debut the Ford Telstar into New Zealand, Dick Johnson co-drove one in the then Benson and Hedges Touring Car event at Pukekohe, or I think the same year or soon after Kent Baigent was lucky to walk away with his life as he demolished his BMW 635CSi along the back straight of Manfield, or the reverse grid Sports Sedan race at the New Zealand GP meet at Pukekohe in 1982?? when Tulloch and Crowe and someone else? drove through the field to win.

Regards

Sean McBride