The Roaring Season

by **Steve Emson** » Fri May 26, 2017 4:24 am

I think it was this round and especially looking at the results, one competitor showed me under their bonnet and the Datsun had twin carburettors!!!!

They changed the rules and allowed the bigger valve head, lower diff ratio and wider wheels. Not everyone had this stuff of course. Just another stuff up of a good series by MANZ.

by **Ross** » Thu May 25, 2017 2:20 pm

Thanks for the program and results Milan.
The little 12oo's couldn't match it with the 1600's on Pukekohe's long straights.
Things were much more even on the tighter SI tracks like Ruapuna & Levels.
Ross

by **Milan Fistonic** » Thu May 25, 2017 8:42 am

Ross wrote:[ATTACH=CONFIG]43760[/ATTACH]GTX series was great fun.
I competed in the 1973/74 SI series in an amazingly quick Datsun 1200.
Also took it to Pukekohe for the January meeting. Those chicanes certainly sorted the brave from the not so brave,

This is the entry list for your race at Pukekohe in 1974 complete with practice times and result.

by **Ross** » Thu May 25, 2017 7:44 am

GTX series was great fun.
I competed in the 1973/74 SI series in an amazingly quick Datsun 1200.
Also took it to Pukekohe for the January meeting. Those chicanes certainly sorted the brave from the not so brave,

by **Linz** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 5:13 am

Alan Campbell wrote:Here's a couple of pics of Bill's first HT 350, (prior to the Daytona Bronze example) pictured at Levin, 1970? or 71?. Myself and brother Ian on the right.
(Photo at top is a projected slide I photographed with my phone hence the rippled stripe)

Hi Alan
Nice pictures of the HT. Do you have any pictures of Bill's Daytona Bronze HT 350
Cheers
Lindsay

by **Linz** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 3:06 am

Thanks John
I see what you mean sounds like a big job
will leave it for a while i am at the other end of the country.
The long term plan is to repaint the Monaro Daytona Bronze and display it with pictures of it racing.
Will have to save up some money first.

by **John McKechnie** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 1:11 am

BMT- someone must go there to physically go through each page of each folder...............
Bosskiwi knows about Peter Hannah pix

by **Linz** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 12:09 am

Thanks John
Are the Peter Hannahs collection and Bruce McLaren Trust images on this site or somewhere else.

Thanks
Lindsay

by **John McKechnie** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 11:10 pm

Linz- great to see you still enjoying this beauty- I can still see it in my mind going round the track- unfortunately cant download this image for you.
Peter Hannahs collection from BayPark may have it, also Bruce McLaren Trust would definitely have it.
Found mine there, but need your time to go through a LOT of images.

by **Linz** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:13 pm

Here are some pictures of what Bill Mintys HT 350 GTS Monaro looks like now. Colour has changed from Daytona Bronze to Red.
Bill Mintys name is the second on the Ownership Papers.
Original Number plate is DM 1713. the plate is with the car but not regestered on it.
W

ould like to see any other pictures of this Monaro if any are out there.

by **Steve Holmes** » Mon Apr 10, 2017 4:21 am

Wow these are outstanding images Alan! Thanks for posting.

by **Alan Campbell** » Fri Apr 07, 2017 8:36 am

Here's a couple of pics of Bill's first HT 350, (prior to the Daytona Bronze example) pictured at Levin, 1970? or 71?. Myself and brother Ian on the right.
(Photo at top is a projected slide I photographed with my phone hence the rippled stripe)

by **Linz** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:41 pm

I have a monaro that was raced in the Castrol GTX series 1972.
I have had a few members look for some pictures of the Monaro racing.
This Thread could be the right one hopefully some members have some photo's of the Monaro.
Its a 1969 HT Monaro GTS 350, Raced by Bill Minty.
Denis Hamill owned the monaro next not sure if he raced it or not.
Have attached some photo's I have
Cheers
Lindsay

by **Grant Sprague** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:21 pm

Steve Emson wrote:[ATTACH=CONFIG]9214[/ATTACH]
I thought this might also be of interest to some people because it has the master himself, 'JR' in it. GT Falcon, Emson 128 and Smirthwaite/ Willis Fiat 128.

Here is a good pik of Jim ....must have been NI GTX race as Steve E in the action [Puke ?? [not sure] OOpppps sorry guys I see this is Jim in the XAGT Falcon & not the HO sorry about that ..but great shot of him & Steve

by **Steve Emson** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:09 am

Great shot! I loved that track, it was my favorite. Dads friends were also my crew when we went away. Many great stories of those times. That particular shot of Gary reminds me of that corner. It was one of the only corners on any of the tracks, in my opinion that you could flick the car sideways and have it all crossed up and NOT affect the lap time.

I was reminded recently while at the Waimate 50 that the flag marshalls always got ready to run away on that corner when certain drivers arrived at it!

by **SPman** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:11 am

That was Gary's normal cornering line. wasn't it?

by **Grant Sprague** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:30 pm

LOL , you should have been with him after the event down the main street of Levin . I think Gary was about 21 there , him & fat jack [Johnny Mac's dad ] use to really play up , as we all did I guess could tell you a few stories , when the time is right . Must dig up our other fiat 128 pics for Steve to see , time seems to flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy byyyyyyyyye Cheers Grant

by **Steve Holmes** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:33 am

Wow! Thats one hell of a power-slide!

by **Grant Sprague** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:21 pm

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John McKechnie wrote:Be interesting to see what the price of petrol was then.
1969-Sprague/Cottle?

Gary at Levin in 125 [the cottle owned car , merv owned it & Gary & Barry drove it B&H ]

by **GeebeeNZ** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:58 am

Those Fiats were great cars in their day. I owned a 124 coupe , 125, 2 128 sedans, a 128 wagon, club raced a 128 coupe. Sadly the rust bug has destroyed most of them and good ones are now very rare.

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