The Roaring Season

by **SPman** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:54 am

Bruce302 wrote:Yes, he did, I spent the day with him and have some great material.
Bruce.

Did Robin tanner used to work for the Post Office as a Clerk of Works? We did a job down at Paengaroa, laying telephone cable, and I'm sure the CoW was Robin tanner - I'm sure he said he had a Firebird he raced......

by **Lindsay G** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:35 am

From the Feb 89 HRM.finished up getting a 14.3 @ 100 mph.

by **225sloper** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 9:03 am

Steve Holmes wrote:I'm loving all these old clippings you've been posting up here sloper. Interesting to see the Kennard Cortina in its early guise with the different paint scheme and no big rear wing. Looks good like this!

No problem guys,its all history and every little bit helps . . Love this site.

by **Bruce302** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 5:11 am

What sort of times was it doing Bruce? Must have been in the 12s?

No time slips but typically the circuit sedans were doing mid to low 12's.

Bruce- this is 19 January 1975, was this before the very wet GP meeting at Puke ?

This was the week after the Jan 12th Pukekohe GP meeting, and the same day as the Wigram event, the 3rd of the 4 Peter Stuyvesant NZ meetings that made up the local part of the trans Tasman series.
Bruce.

by **John McKechnie** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 11:24 pm

Bruce- this is 19 January 1975, was this before the very wet GP meeting at Puke ?

by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:27 pm

What sort of times was it doing Bruce? Must have been in the 12s?

by **Bruce302** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 6:13 am

Bruce302 wrote:Here is a pic of Robin Tanner in the Firebird and looks to be up against John Windleburn in the Pontiac GTO convertible.
I have a certificate naming Robin as the winner of E/gas.
pic courtesy of Robin Tanner.

by **Bruce302** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:52 am

Steve Holmes wrote:Wow!!! That is a really great photo Bruce! Did Robin supply you with that one?

Yes, he did, I spent the day with him and have some great material.
Bruce.

by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:12 am

225sloper wrote:Here is a few more from the south drag racing at Ruapuna.NZ Hot Rod Magazine feb 85,photos by John Daley.[ATTACH=CONFIG]19136[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]19137[/ATTACH]

I'm loving all these old clippings you've been posting up here sloper. Interesting to see the Kennard Cortina in its early guise with the different paint scheme and no big rear wing. Looks good like this!

by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:11 am

Wow!!! That is a really great photo Bruce! Did Robin supply you with that one?

by **Bruce302** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:05 am

Here is a pic of Robin Tanner in the Firebird and looks to be up against John Windleburn in the Pontiac GTO convertible.
I have a certificate naming Robin as the winner of E/gas.
pic courtesy of Robin Tanner.

by **225sloper** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:00 pm

Jigger Jones in his Commodore Sports Sedan racing at the Whangarei 3/16 street drags.NZ Hot Rod Magazine July 1989.[ATTACH]20832[/ATTACH]

by **Rod Grimwood** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:45 am

Clarky shifted up Mount way later on, remember going for play in Capri one night at Matamata when he came over the hill with us for a decompression session in the bar of a well known establishmnet in Matamata after a meeting. It had the Chrysler in it then and was quick, he ran a few times at Bay Park. It was a blue with yellow colour then. He was a real smart mechanic and a good bugger but also a bit of a wag, not like us quiet types.
Now there could be another story for another thread.

by **bigbanger** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 9:35 pm

bry3500 wrote:oops , sorry of course - should have double checked.. Anyone know who/what the red and white car is?

Steve Vigurs, Mitsubishi Celeste which initially had a Buick V6 turbo, before reverting to a 355 Chev V8.

by **bry3500** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:40 pm

bigbanger wrote:The blue (was later black) Capri was Graham Clark, powered initially with a Leyland P76 4.4 litre V8 and later a Chrysler 340 (5.6 litre) V8. It ran in a number of classes, sometimes OSCA, mostly Clubmans Saloons. Ian Munt is of course in the black/green Waterbed World Capri Chev in the the foreground.

oops , sorry of course - should have double checked.. Anyone know who/what the red and white car is?

by **bigbanger** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:55 am

bry3500 wrote:I posted these on the Christchurch Drag Racing thread. Good to insert again here. Ian Munt in the blue Capri..

The blue (was later black) Capri was Graham Clark, powered initially with a Leyland P76 4.4 litre V8 and later a Chrysler 340 (5.6 litre) V8. It ran in a number of classes, sometimes OSCA, mostly Clubmans Saloons. Ian Munt is of course in the black/green Waterbed World Capri Chev in the the foreground.

by **bry3500** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:02 am

I posted these on the Christchurch Drag Racing thread. Good to insert again here. Ian Munt in the blue Capri..

by **Rod Grimwood** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 1:44 am

paul lancaster wrote:Looks like he's lined up beside john Osborne in his Capri

Yep, that be right Paul

Good photos

by **225sloper** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 1:02 am

Steve this is the car you asked about if still arround in another thread not that long ago.Steve Vigurs Celeste and Ian Munts Capri.NZ Hot Rod Magazine June 85.

by **225sloper** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:57 am

Here is a few more from the south drag racing at Ruapuna.NZ Hot Rod Magazine feb 85,photos by John Daley.

The Roaring Season

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