The Roaring Season

by **Rod Grimwood** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:26 am

GeeBee NZ, is that the meeting were the Lotus 7 or Fraser did the high jump over the truck tyres, great approach, turn, in the air and twist but lost points because of not a good landing. May have a video of that meeting and and that.

by **GeebeeNZ** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:28 am

frd1 wrote:The albums have the odd racing photo but not that old, more 80's and 90's when I was more involved. Got some of the 1983 Ardmore reunion at Pukekohe if they are of any interest.

I remember that meeting well. Would love to see some photos as I dont seem to have any

by **Steve Holmes** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:08 am

1980s pics, definitely! Especially if you have Formula Atlantic, Group A, ShellSport, Sports Sedans etc? Its all greatly appreciated.

by **frd1** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:24 am

The albums have the odd racing photo but not that old, more 80's and 90's when I was more involved. Got some of the 1983 Ardmore reunion at Pukekohe if they are of any interest.

by **Steve Holmes** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:24 am

Wow, thats got to be rare! I think the magazine went bust months before the race even took place?

Re your old photo albums, are they old racing photos?

by **frd1** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:00 am

Steve Holmes wrote:I've just started work on an article about the 1985 Wellington Street Race for an Aussie magazine. Am looking for photos from this event to go with the article. Can anyone help? Either racing or pit shots are greatly accepted. And the magazines are always keen on free-bees!

Anyway, flick me an email if you can help: [email="[email protected]"][email protected][/email]

Steve, obviously way too late but I could give you a photo of a rare thing, I've got a Nissan Cue 500 chilly bag that houses my old photo albums. I worked for Nissan in those days and my job at the race was to organise the stalls selling clothing etc. We got all the Nissan Cue merchandising gear before Cue pulled out! From memory we had Sytner's and Crichton's BMWs in our workshop in Kent Terrace. Great days.

by **Rod Grimwood** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:52 am

The shorts are colour coded with the Falken colours, looking into the future ah Crunch (hope were not still wearing them)

by **PhotoSmith** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:05 am

crunch wrote:Hey Martin, cool photos.
Look closely at the fourth one down, at the hairpin and the flag Marshall in shorts standing on the block wall.....that's me!!

I remember those first few events very well, great times

Hi Crunch,

well spotted, here's another that a bit easier - 10 years later - towards the end of Whanga coast Stage.

by **Mike Price** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:38 am

That would explain why Robert was so cagey about it when I rang him a few years back. It went into a finance company ownership after them, with a plate change and sold on. I think they had two loans against it, but thats a rumour

by **rogered** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:43 pm

Oh and i mean parked at Puke not wellington

by **rogered** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:41 pm

I have this recollection of seeing the yellow car in the parked in the pits (by this stage as a "road car") whilst the black one was being raced. Id have to think about the year as i was only a kid then.
The reason it sticks in my mind is that, i recall them trading at at premium at this point possibly as high as $40,000.00.
and bearing that in mind, your car was parked up their, having been roughly rubbed down all over with wet and dry sand paper. and looked a disgrace.
Cant have been more than a couple of years old at this stage
Seem to recall they went to the Big House not long afterward.

by **Mike Price** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:26 am

Thanks Martin. It would appear it isn't my car, as mine was the yellow/white one they had.

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The Belbins Commodore in pitlane on practice day, after coming together with Walkinshaw Rover - see photo above
of bent door - i think from memory they started from the back of the grid or maybe pitlane.

by **crunch** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 8:47 am

Hey Martin, cool photos.
Look closely at the fourth one down, at the hairpin and the flag Marshall in shorts standing on the block wall.....that's me!!

I remember those first few events very well, great times

by **PhotoSmith** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:18 pm

The Belbins Commodore in pitlane on practice day, after coming together with Walkinshaw Rover - see photo above
of bent door - i think from memory they started from the back of the grid or maybe pitlane.

by **Mike Price** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:04 am

Does anyone know if the Belbin Brothers VH SS started, and if so what colour was it???

by **Grant Ellwood** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:09 pm

I ran over two guys after I jumped the banking at Bay Park early 70s. A kid who was sitting on the back of a spectator car got clipped and ended up on top of my car, think he was burned by the exhaust manifold of my Begg. The guys were very close to being decapitated and John Hatton just reminded me that I was wrapped up in the 5 wire fence and almost strangled so I'm all for updating safety standards.....
Grant Ellwood

Oldfart wrote:Or should that be "realistic with track safety"? Perhaps it's just a bit Over the top now?
After all how often did the (perceived) problems actually happen?

by **Steve Holmes** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:11 pm

Martin, did you get the email I sent you?

by **Steve Holmes** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:48 am

Hey thanks heaps Lee, I'll go through those and pick some out.

by **Lee Tracey** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:50 pm

Steve,

Sorry I am VERY late to this party as have been away for too long.
Here are my photos from that first race

http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/leetra/Wellington%201/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ24

If you find any you can still use still LMK and I can email you the original scans.

Cheers
Lee

by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:01 am

Thanks Martin, I will send you a pm.

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