Its great getting the names of these drivers as I was at college when I took them and if I made any notes at the time they are long gone.Just got time to post a couple.
Its great getting the names of these drivers as I was at college when I took them and if I made any notes at the time they are long gone.Just got time to post a couple.
Originally Posted by Lindsay G
So sorry is this Bob Slade or is it Jim Kennedy before he sold it to Slade?
No idea sorry,all I can offer is that it was probably taken early 75 .
Another couple for you.
Orange XUI ..... loks like me as using our Anglia number 63 ,plus on front row with John Armstrong in blue & white would be about 74 ..75 ... never seen these before well done ... grant
On seeing these I will upgrade the files I have on the GTX Camaros. The Baker car is a 70 1/2 and the Farrar car a 71. The nose on this was changed much later to an RS front. Thanks Lindsay. I think you are right Grant, late 74 early 75.
These are brilliant!
Couple more now that the album found its way home!
Awesome pics Jac! Whatever happened to the Torana?
Rolling shell went to stock car track, cant remember whether as 'B' grade saloon or street stock. Motor, Brakes, Trans went into the OSCA Chevette Derek built after this.
Derek MacRae's Torana Chev looks as if it might be lining up for the then 'Southern 200' at Ruapuna. Am I right in recalling you co drove with Derek in this Jac Mac? Another OSCA car in the race was Steve Vigurs Capri Chev which he co drove with Rod McElrea. The Southern 200 rules required the use of street legal radial road tyres, which must have been fun - 500 HP and Reidrubber! Also in the pic, the rear end of what I think is Gary Edwards Camaro Z28.
1982, and won didn't you Jack?
I was trying to remember whose the Camaro was. Yes, apparently entries were slow forthcoming and the organisers decided to allow OSCA cars subject to the road/radial tire requirement. We did win, but it was an introduction to motorsport politics at best! Apparently nobody had told Ron Silvester ( Event Sponsor) that OSCA cars were allowed & he was a bit unhappy, ..... however was good fun and they wouldn't allow us a second bite at the cherry a few weeks later at levels, so we shovelled the whole kit into a road going Capri Shell... should have quit while we were ahead... we were knackered from lack of sleep prior to event, the Capri handled like a piece of crap unsorted & Derek finally put it out of its misery by giving one of the trackside earthmover tyres a nudge.
I reckon hero of the event was TC who did it solo in his XY non PS Falcon GT. Had blisters to prove it!
Thanks Jac. What sort of wheels are those?
Tafro? Engineering , Christchurch, not sure where the patterns/molds for that stuff ended up, he used to make rubber bushed rod ends for hot rods etc also. Think Dereks still got at least one set with BBS style centers, wont fit young Jacks Speedway bike tho!!
Thanks Jac, those are good looking wheels.
Steve had the commodore after the celeste
Holy smoke Ross, that are awesome! Epic images, thanks for posting.
Wow, they are awesome! The Celica, is that the Warwick Mortimer one?
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