The Roaring Season

by **graham donaldson** » Thu May 01, 2014 9:56 pm

[quote="Steve Holmes"]Here is Graham McRae in the McRae GM2, at the 1974 Pukekohe International (not the New Zealand Grand Prix, as that was held at Wigram in 1974). McRae qualified on the front row at most NZ rounds that season, but failed to win a race in his homeland. I believe the rights to the GM2 design eventually came to be owned by Jack McCormack, who built a small number of cars under the Talon name.

yes you are right.I worked with jack when he was at AAR for a while

by **graham donaldson** » Thu May 01, 2014 1:15 pm

the F5000 series in the tasman was great that everyone got along with other team members

by **graham donaldson** » Thu May 01, 2014 1:13 pm

thanks .what a great series that was.I was so lucky to be working for VDS and on Peters car.this web site is so great to bring back the memories

by **Steve Holmes** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:57 pm

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by **Steve Holmes** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:55 pm

Nice photo here of Ken Smith, having won the NZGP, taking his victory lap alongside Len Southward (of the Southward Car Museum) in Len's beloved 1915 Stutz Indy 500 racer.

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by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 2:50 am

Thanks guys, yes at first I thought it looked like Lawrence, but he doesn't appear to have featured in any of the results. Although he took pole for both the Gold Star and NZGP races, he stopped on lap 1 of the Gold Star, returning towards the end. He dnf'd in the NZGP.

by **Rod Grimwood** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 2:36 am

That it is Howard.

Maybe as you say Steve, POSB Gold Star prize giving.

by **Howard Wood** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 2:14 am

Steve Holmes wrote:Maybe someone can help me out here. This is prize giving at the 1976 New Zealand Grand Prix event. Ken Smith won the race, from Bruce Allison and Kevin Bartlett. Pictured here is Smith collecting his prize. Standing next to him, is this Bruce Allison? The third driver pictured appears to be Jim Murdoch, who finished 5th. Where is Bartlett? Can anyone help with this?

Or was this prize giving from the POSB Gold Star race that preceded the GP?

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Middle driver looks like Graeme Lawrence to me.

by **Steve Holmes** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 9:37 pm

Maybe someone can help me out here. This is prize giving at the 1976 New Zealand Grand Prix event. Ken Smith won the race, from Bruce Allison and Kevin Bartlett. Pictured here is Smith collecting his prize. Standing next to him, is this Bruce Allison? The third driver pictured appears to be Jim Murdoch, who finished 5th. Where is Bartlett? Can anyone help with this?

Or was this prize giving from the POSB Gold Star race that preceded the GP?

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by **Steve Holmes** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 12:43 am

Max Stewart in the Lola T400, being attended to by his pit crew. Stewart retired from the 1976 NZGP, but I'm unsure if this was taken during the race or during practice. Either way, a fantastic photo.

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by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:02 pm

Bruce Allison, who qualified 5th and finish 2nd in the Lola T332.

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by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:49 am

Oh yeah, you are right! Well spotted Dale.

by **Dale Harvey** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:18 am

That is the T400. It just has a few things changed, like the airbox and the rear of the bodywork removed.
Dale.

by **Steve Holmes** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:35 pm

I think this is Kevin Bartlett, having switched back to a T332 from the T400 he'd previously campaigned.

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by **Steve Holmes** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:31 pm

Here is Graeme Lawrence in his T332. This is the final guise for this car, and the one it retains today in historic racing.

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by **Steve Holmes** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:29 pm

Bit hard to see here, but this is Brian Redman leading the F5000s at the end of the opening lap. Pretty good sized crowd!

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by **Steve Holmes** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:27 pm

Thanks guys.

by **Carlo** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 7:36 am

David McKinney wrote:That's certainly my understanding

Agree with David it was his only chance of running near the front for a few laps

by **David McKinney** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 12:59 pm

That's certainly my understanding

by **khyndart in CA** » Fri Oct 18, 2013 9:58 pm

I think at the time it was because he knew it was the only chance to "have a go" against the big capacity cars on the first lap.

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