The Roaring Season

by **beowulf** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:51 am

Oldfart wrote:Hey Ray, I am actually quite happy your guys don't go! I got practice plus 8 races, and prize giving (the inevitable lemons and such like) was over by 1pm Sunday.
Jim this is a motorsport forum take your funny shaped ball somewhere else.
As Beowulf said our A7 specials are very cool, loads of fun and we seem to have another 3 enthusiasts running home to build some to come and play. If all the known A7s came out at once we can fill a grid.

Hey I wuz robbed, I only got practice and seven races over the weekend. What a chance though to see a V12 Lagonda, a 2.5litre Brabham, two JBS's, both still running at the end of the meeting. The lovely Beatties/Redlines plus the Alfas and FFs. I shouldn't go on about this meeting, next year everyone will want to enter and it will loose its appeal. The short track is a challenge and it was a lot of fun.

by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:15 pm

Powder wrote:[ATTACH=CONFIG]14286[/ATTACH]

This Alfa is a pretty car. Does it have any history?

by **Oldfart** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:27 pm

jamie wrote:Hay oldfart have enufh trouble with the ones I still have Jamie

Just get rid of them then you will have time

by **jamie** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:20 pm

Hay oldfart have enufh trouble with the ones I still have Jamie

by **Oldfart** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:22 pm

jamie wrote:Come on GUYS stop the Crap ? The Austin 7,s look Awsom wish I still had my good old ULSTER JAMIE A

Build another one!

by **jamie** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:13 pm

Come on GUYS stop the Crap ? The Austin 7,s look Awsom wish I still had my good old ULSTER JAMIE A

by **Oldfart** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:02 pm

and yeeha

by **beowulf** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:55 pm

hooray and yahoo

by **Steve Holmes** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:26 pm

Oldfart wrote:+1 There is a dedicated thread for dealing with that "stuff". Perhaps we could have an "ignore" so we don't even get to see posts from chosen people Steve?

Agreed, this thread is about the HRSCC Race Meeting at Taupo, nothing else. Future posts veering away from subject will be deleted.

by **jim short** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:21 pm

Oldfart wrote:+1 There is a dedicated thread for dealing with that "stuff". Perhaps we could have an "ignore" so we don't even get to see posts from chosen people Steve?

Sorry you chaps have the hat so get used to it

by **Oldfart** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:54 pm

beowulf wrote:. Hey all you guys rabbiting on about some perceived insult which has nothing to do with this thread go and start your own thread which we don't have to bother about.

+1 There is a dedicated thread for dealing with that "stuff". Perhaps we could have an "ignore" so we don't even get to see posts from chosen people Steve?

by **beowulf** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:23 pm

Oldfart wrote:It was a very successful weekend for Walter Findley (Sp?) in the #74 DKW as he has, at last got it running well, and finished race after race. A real credit to perserverance, and of course to his engine man.
Powder you must have got a beauty in the last vintage race where damned near every car was at the hairpin and all in your viewfinder at the same time. Huge fun from where I was sitting!

Agreed, a very distinctive engine note. Some more of Powder's great photos on the half litre thread. Hey all you guys rabbiting on about some perceived insult which has nothing to do with this thread go and start your own thread which we don't have to bother about.

by **GD66** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:26 am

You might get a little further along the path of acceptance if you didn't open negotiations with such an aggressive attitude each and every time, Jim. What might appear glaringly obvious to you is not necessarily known by all parties, so a little more initial sharing of facts and info would probably go a long way to sorting these sorts of dramas out to a mutually-satisfactory conclusion.
Dumping sh1t on everyone just 'cos things don't go your way all the time doesn't help anybody, mate.

by **jim short** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:35 am

Why did you say pre 60 only when you have no idea when my car was built I explained why it was not able to run what part did you not understand??How about explaining how the new P3 Alfa is ok ,and by the way anyone who would try to prevent that 1952 Ferrari Special from running needs to take a hard look at thenselves, its an insult to all who helped build it including John Ohlson,,Ferris De Joux,,Sir Tom Clark,,Chris Amon,,Dennis Marwood Peter Bruin,,Peter Benbrook,ect .It now graces the tracks in the States but as writen not good enough for deadbeats!!! in Aucckland

by **ERC** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:19 am

It's when you see pics like this that you realise the real appeal of Vintage racing. I just love it! I gather that there are moves to try and get VCC & MSNZ closer together and I for one can't wait for that. I really want to be able have a grid (or two) of VCC cars at our annual race meeting, without permit or eligibilty hassles, or whatever the perceived problems are.

If I wasn't so committed elsewhere I'd love to be part of the VCC scene, but alas, I am no mechanic or engineer and doubt that I'd be able to look after even an Austin 7 properly! At least at the moment, I generally just wheel the car out at the beginning of the day and back into the garage at the end of the day and that is just how I like it...

Wish I still had my RME Riley or better still, Dad's Singer 9 Coupe, but without restoration skills, it was never viable.

by **Oldfart** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:51 am

It was a very successful weekend for Walter Findley (Sp?) in the #74 DKW as he has, at last got it running well, and finished race after race. A real credit to perserverance, and of course to his engine man.
Powder you must have got a beauty in the last vintage race where damned near every car was at the hairpin and all in your viewfinder at the same time. Huge fun from where I was sitting!

by **Powder** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:07 am

by **Oldfart** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:58 am

jim short wrote:So what yr. was the Ferrari Sp????

Don't know Jim, what year was the engine built? Chassis authentic copy of what year? What year was it dated on it's identity card?

by **Powder** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:54 am

by **jim short** » Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:19 am

Oldfart wrote:Chelsea is STRICTLY for pre 60 cars Jim.

So what yr. was the Ferrari Sp????

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