Telecom Classic MOTORFEST, Hamilton Feb 19-20, 1994

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Re: Telecom Classic MOTORFEST, Hamilton Feb 19-20, 1994

by bry3500 » Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:01 am

Cheers Roger

Re: Telecom Classic MOTORFEST, Hamilton Feb 19-20, 1994

by Roger Dowding » Tue Sep 19, 2023 5:27 am

Great work BRY3500, had heard / read about Videos being out there from Laurie Brensell, one of the organising Committee members - was Chairman I think.

Just realised it is Laurie's work but when I posted it - didn't work ..oops.

Re: Telecom Classic MOTORFEST, Hamilton Feb 19-20, 1994

by bry3500 » Mon Sep 18, 2023 8:59 am

[video=youtube;KkjpBVcQX_c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkjpBVcQX_c&ab_channel=LaurieBrenssell[/video]

Re: Telecom Classic MOTORFEST, Hamilton Feb 19-20, 1994

by bry3500 » Mon Sep 18, 2023 8:59 am

[video=youtube;AdOEc6HbXuA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdOEc6HbXuA&ab_channel=LaurieBrenssell[/video]

Re: Telecom Classic MOTORFEST, Hamilton Feb 19-20, 1994

by Spgeti » Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:44 am

Thanks Ray.

Re: Telecom Classic MOTORFEST, Hamilton Feb 19-20, 1994

by ERC » Sun Sep 06, 2020 8:20 am

Search for '4K Video downloader' Bruce. You only need the free version. More effective than the one I paid for (Xilisoft).

Saves YouTube video files to your PC.

Re: Telecom Classic MOTORFEST, Hamilton Feb 19-20, 1994

by Spgeti » Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:28 am

Thanks Roger, the first time I have seen my Elf Racing.
I am very pleased but I need to copy it and save it.

Cannot seem to save it.

Help...

Telecom Classic MOTORFEST 1994 the Video

by Roger Dowding » Sun Sep 06, 2020 5:59 am

The 1994 Event Video has been uploaded to Youtube by Laurie Brenssell.

Here is the video -hope this works - a photo from the video

Telecom Classic #311 1994 video Laurie Brenssell.jpg


The 1994 Programme - Your ticket looked the same and it was a Telecom Phone Card with a $5.00 value - mine still unused

Telecom Motorfest 1994 #6 Programme cover and tickets Remi Rutkowski (2).jpg


The Phonecard

Telecom Motorfest 1994 #2 Hamilton  #2, - phonecard CCI08092015 (2) (483x800).jpg


A link to the video - I don't seem to be able to get them up as Ken h and others do !!

" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkjpBVcQX_c&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0qvd56XdxGYlS168gF1n2lIWInDrgSvNYHMScJNyKocafwsWAmiM1tH3g "

Telecom Classic MOTORFEST 1993 - the first one.

by Roger Dowding » Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:14 am

A Youtube Clip has been posted about the 1993 Event, by Laurie Brenssell who was the main organiser.

" Unedited raw footage of the inaugural Telecom Classic Motorfest - 17th & 18th April 1993.
Features Classic Car Racing, Motorcycles, Scooters and demonstration footage of modern racing machinery. "
" A big thank you to Graeme Kite for helping to get this up on You Tube
1994 Telecom Classic Motorfest to follow, plus 50th Anniversary of the Hamilton Car Club
Regards
Laurie Brenssell"
This is from the TVNZ archives,

Laurie has kindly shared it with others including Digby Paape and Allan Dick the commentators for the event.

" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdOEc6HbXuA&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0czw2TitPJqRbi8CL9V79mjIGKqWP9nnka-rWcSyqSW_EKH9w1mWMY2TA "


Hope you can all see it from the link - It is One Hours and Sixteen Minutes long.

I understand that a similar Clip will be assembled on the 1994 event through Laurie's efforts.

Poster for the first event.

Telecom Motorfest 1994 #151 1993 Programme cover Remi Rutkowski.jpg


Thanks to Remi for this image - have got a similar one from Laurie Brenssell

Re: Telecom Classic MOTORFEST, Hamilton Feb 19-20, 1994

by jellywrestler » Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:03 pm

chatted with Chris weekend before lock down at a swapmeet, he was a motor mechanic at the post office when i was a sparky there and while our interests had different number of wheels as i'm a bike man, we could always get some enjoyment from each other on projects we'd seen in our feilds.

Chris White - Ross Reg and Barry - with Frank..

by Roger Dowding » Wed Apr 08, 2020 8:46 am

Roger Dowding wrote:Jw - Was a scary time - Chris was OK after and I saw him again racing at Pukekohe in the early 2000's in a Jensen Healey.

Barry Moon, Reg Whittaker, and BMC BOY Ross Cammick caught up with Chris at Manfield in January along with Frank Karl who was racing - have a photo somewhere of the Lads - which Ross sent to me.


The Photo .. Manfeild at the end of 2019

Ross Chris Reg Frank and Barry

AHCCNZ #..  The lads at Manfield 2019 (2).jpg


The three Boys trackside

AHCCNZ ... Ross Barry and Reg Manfeild 2019.jpg

Re: Telecom Classic MOTORFEST, Hamilton Feb 19-20, 1994

by Roger Dowding » Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:09 am

jellywrestler wrote:thank you, interesting the piccie of chris white having a heart attack, i remember him having that as i'd worked with him up until a couple of years ago but never knew it was while racing


Jw - Was a scary time - Chris was OK after and I saw him again racing at Pukekohe in the early 2000's in a Jensen Healey.

Barry Moon, Reg Whittaker, and BMC BOY Ross Cammick caught up with Chris at Manfield in January along with Frank Karl who was racing - have a photo somewhere of the Lads - which Ross sent to me.

Re: Telecom Classic MOTORFEST, Hamilton Feb 19-20, 1994

by jellywrestler » Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:27 pm

thank you, interesting the piccie of chris white having a heart attack, i remember him having that as i'd worked with him up until a couple of years ago but never knew it was while racing

Re: Telecom Classic MOTORFEST, Hamilton Feb 19-20, 1994

by Milan Fistonic » Tue Apr 07, 2020 12:31 pm

jellywrestler wrote:they ran bikes at the 1993 meeting under the guidance of Ken McGeady, in talking to him he couldn't recall whether they did the second year? can anyone help answer this please?
none appear in this list so i'm guessing not?


One race on Saturday and two on Sunday according to the 1994 programme.

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Re: Telecom Classic MOTORFEST, Hamilton Feb 19-20, 1994

by jellywrestler » Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:42 am

Milan Fistonic wrote:Roger. Here's the entry list for the 1994 Telecom Classic Motorfest. Good luck with identifying your photos from the list as it's not in numerical order and car numbers are repeated for different classes.

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they ran bikes at the 1993 meeting under the guidance of Ken McGeady, in talking to him he couldn't recall whether they did the second year? can anyone help answer this please?
none appear in this list so i'm guessing not?

NZ Classic Driver issue # 86 Oct- Dec 2019 featuring the Telecom Motorfest

by Roger Dowding » Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:10 am

Front Cover of the Magazine and the Lead page of the article on the Telecom Classic Motorfest 1993 1994.
Thanks to Laurie Brenssell for the article.

Motoring Books #221 NZ Classic Driver #86 Telecom Jim Bennett 2019_10_15_1067 (458x640).jpg


Motoring Books #225 Telecom Page 1 54 NZCD #86 2019_10_15_1060 (484x640).jpg


Another story in the book is about Jim Bennett and Furi 9 the Impulse - by Allan Dick - who also includes a brief summary of all the Furi Cars. That is for the Dunedin thread later.

Motoring Books #230 Jim Bennett Impulse NZCD #86 2 2019_10_15_1066 (448x640).jpg


Will post more details once the Magazine has been around for a while

Issue #86 is out with the Article on the Telecom Classic Motorfest [s] 1993 and 1994.

by Roger Dowding » Fri Oct 11, 2019 5:02 am

Roger Dowding wrote:NZ Classic Driver due out in Late September - early October will be the first of the quarterly editions as compared to bi-monthly until now.

In the Issue will be the story of the Telecom Classic Motorfest events of 1993 and 1994 - The article has been written by Laurie Brenssell - who was the Chairman of the organising committee.
Should be a good article.

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as Laurie says " Remember the Telecom Classic Motorfest? We travel back to Hamilton in the early '90s to look back at this event in our upcoming edition. Were you there? ".

Looking forward to the issue being published. Issue #86..

Issue #87 is due out December ..


[color="#FF0000"]Issue #86 is out with the Article on the Telecom Classic Motorfest [ s ] 1993 and 1994[/color] ..A good read, and some photos including the one of Angus Fogg looking at the wrecked Cooper S ..plus some stuff on the night race in 1994, which I didn't see, was there during the day only with a 9 year old in tow [my grandson] and my Nephew ..

Allan Dick and Digby Paape are mentioned as commentators as is Dougal Stevenson ..

Allan Dick has also written a story on Jim Bennett and Furi 9 the " Impulse " in the Issue - A 1930's style racer based on the Austin Seven racers of the time. The Furi cars are on the Dunedin thread .. with a lot of information from Jim Bennett.

A photo to connect to each article !! .

Telecom [a car for Spgeti - not an Elf ] my photo

Telecom Motorfest 1994 #16lfa Romeo 105 CCI12092015 (2) (800x515).jpg


Furi 9 -not my photo as have only seen Furi 2 the Jaguar powered car the Jim still owns.
- mentioned in the article the car as a " work of art ".
On display at the Dunedin Museum of Art a few years ago .. 1990 actually.
Photo from Jim Bennett archives.

Jim Bennett Furi Cars #85 D Furi 9 Impulse Dunedin Art Gallery 1990 JB archives (800x547) (2).jpg

Re: Telecom Classic MOTORFEST, Hamilton Feb 19-20, 1994

by Roger Dowding » Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:27 am

John McKechnie wrote:Gerald-
Reminds me of this Gary Larsen joke-https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/836402962017185669/.....what are you gonna tell your Dad, Chuck ?


Arn't i the silly one - not connecting AMCO72 with G Fogg duhh !! as Homer would say..

John Mck the pic ..

Far side G larsen ...jpg


and ... Angus was back the next year - Race no 20 .. in 1994 ..

Telecom Motorfest 1994 #127 P 35 -2 Results BMC class 2 Races Scan.084310_5-7 (560x800) (2).jpg

Re: Telecom Classic MOTORFEST, Hamilton Feb 19-20, 1994

by John McKechnie » Tue Sep 24, 2019 8:40 pm

AMCO72 wrote:Holy smoke, that was some wack........Angus is looking a bit pale, as well he might. I have to say he apologised profusely to me when he arrived back at the pit.......but I forgave him.......well what else could I do ?........and he paid for all the repair. Was the first festival at HD, the Bruce McLaren that was the catalyst to get it back on the track 16 years after the incident. We are taking her to the South Island in January....Levels and Skope so that should be a bit of fun........probably travelling down with Gordon and the Alfetta so the two cars can swap stories.


Gerald-
Reminds me of this Gary Larsen joke-https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/836402962017185669/.....what are you gonna tell your Dad, Chuck ?

Angus Fogg and the Mini Cooper S ..

by Roger Dowding » Mon Sep 23, 2019 11:32 pm

AMCO72 wrote:Holy smoke, that was some wack........Angus is looking a bit pale, as well he might. I have to say he apologised profusely to me when he arrived back at the pit.......but I forgave him.......well what else could I do ?........and he paid for all the repair. Was the first festival at HD, the Bruce McLaren that was the catalyst to get it back on the track 16 years after the incident. We are taking her to the South Island in January....Levels and Skope so that should be a bit of fun........probably travelling down with Gordon and the Alfetta so the two cars can swap stories.


AMCO72 - comment has been made that Angus then [ 1993 ] - looks a bit like Brendon Hartley does today.

Good luck with the trip South -will you also be at Taupo mid January [ 11 - 12 Jan 2020 ].. ?? a few TRS guys will be there, and I am trying to get there too !!.

If I find any more photo's will post here - as mentioned Laurie Brenssell has a big archive of photos..

Two other Mini Photos from Pukekohe that I have come across lately ..

Derek Haynes 1976 - Martin Haynes photo - the AMCO car !! Was that you ??
Pukekohe 1973 #51 Mini 7 Derek Haynes 1976 Martin Haynes .jpg


Murray Cox, Mini and an Imp - Bob Homewood photo 29 April 1973
Pukekohe 1973 #43 Mini 7 Murray Cox 29041973 Bob Homewood .jpg


Should put these on Shano's Mini's and Imps story and my Pukekohe story too.

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