Dunedin Street Races - revival meeting January 1984

[Roger Dowding]

T Hargadon - The President of the South Canterbury Car Club, ( Inc ), message along with one from D R Dowell the local City Council Mayor.



Races - the Car events, 1, 3, 4, 5, and 8 [ Races 2 and 7 were for Motor Cycles - will feature later
Race One - Event 1, the " Sprague Motors Ltd " Sports Car Race.
- like most races on the day it was over 10 Laps, 11 Miles with a Grid Start. Running 3 Classes as noted



Event 3 - " Timaru Publicans " Saloon Car Race again running in 3 Classes up to 2000cc

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Event 4 - N.Z. Specials and Racing Cars - 2 Classes - up to 1500cc and over, with a Section for each NZ Specials and Racing Cars.



Event 5 - " The D.R. Fillter " Saloon Car Race - 3 classes with minimum capacity 2001cc. [ spelling Fillter as on the page ]



Event 8 - " Speedway Motors " Saloon Car Grand Final two Classes up to 2000cc and 2001cc and over.



Will have to find photos and results to see who was running.

Other details - Officials and the 2 Motorcycle Races to follow.

[Roger Dowding]

Timaru Trophy Road Race 4 February 1967.

List of Officials and the Race day Schedule;
South Canterbury Car Club and the South Canterbury Motor Cycle Club along with ANZCC ( Association of New Zealand Car Clubs, Inc )[ ** oops ! had just changed to MANZ - Motorsport Association of New Zealand Inc ) ] and NZACU ( New Zealand Auto Cycle Union )working together.

** see note at the bottom of the Post #402.

Even the Mayor of Waimate on the list as the SCCC Patron. .



The Motor Cycle Races - Entry Lists Race 2 and Race 7





Lap Speed Table for the 1.1 mile course.



The Covers of the copy I have - quite faded - water damage, but worth keeping.



** The front Cover of the Programme states The Event
" Promoted by the S.C. Car Club .. and the National Competition Rules of the A.N.Z.C.C. (Inc.). "
The List of Officials shows that the Stewards are
" I Ward and M F Grant, N.Z.A.C.U. L S Lester, M.A.N.Z. (Inc). "

- Must have been at the time of the change of name.

Lots of Motorsport names among the Officials - and Entrants / Drivers and even Sponsors Advertisers.

Looking for any photos from the Event, Posters, if any and Results.

[Roger Dowding]

Bruce Pidgeon drove the Ransley Riley model 1, a Brooklands style car at the 1984 Historics meeting Race #165.
Craig Pidgeon Bruce's son who is into current Historic / Classic racing has these two pictures of Bruce and the Car on the Circuit.





My photo of the car in the Pits.
Craig said he towed / " A " framed the Riley behind the family Fiat [ 124 Coupe ] actually a Dino 206 Coupe with the Ferrari motor, quite a rare car. correction by the current owner Craig Pidgeon, was his fathers Bruce Pidgeon racing the Riley #165 - seen in the background in this scene - my photo.

[Allan]

Can anyone identify the chap in the blue overalls?