The Roaring Season

by **khyndart in CA** » Mon Jan 02, 2017 9:02 am

Terry,
You may be onto something as the plot thickens!
http://apexspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14888

Insurance companies love stories like this !

(KH)

by **Terry S** » Mon Jan 02, 2017 5:56 am

Dale Harvey wrote:That would be Brian Michelmore and Max Volkers at Lakeside.
Dale.

Thanks Dale. I was pretty sure it was Michelmore, but wanted to clarify from Ken what the wording under the photo was.

A really great photo of a fantastic duo. I remember seeing them at Catalina and still some of best racing I've ever seen.
Only takes two close cars to make good racing. Remember Allen and Gibson in their Elans at Catalina.

This Roger Andriesse has me scratching my head. I have never ever heard of him, has anyone else?

Lotus Cortinas were sparse on the ground in 64-66 in Australia so surely would have been remembered.
Also in some places it is described as a '63 and in others as a '64.

He claims to have raced his Lotus Cortina in 1964 -66, yet he sold this car to Michelmore in early 1965.

This is a quote from him I found on a website:
" I raced my 1964 Lotus Cortina in Australia in 1964-1966 with a great lack of success, the two factory sponsored cars that the Goeghan (sic) brothers ran for Neptune Racing were so much faster. We all received our cars in the same shipment but within a few weeks both the Neptune cars had some very innovative modifications, still within the rules.....sort of"

I think this guy has a credibility issue.

by **Dale Harvey** » Sun Jan 01, 2017 3:00 am

That would be Brian Michelmore and Max Volkers at Lakeside.
Dale.

by **khyndart in CA** » Sun Jan 01, 2017 2:19 am

Terry,
I hope this makes it a bit clearer for you. The right picture states it is Brian Michelmore driving the Lotus Cortina in 1967.

(Ken Hyndman )

by **Terry S** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 11:29 pm

khyndart in CA wrote:1965 Lotus Cortina. Now owned by former Australian driver Roger Andriesse who competed in Australia in a 1963 Lotus Cortina in the 1960s. Note RHD.
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Engine prepared by BRM.
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(Ken Hyndman photos )

Hi Ken, with the photo of the two Cortinas racing, are you able to tell me the caption at the bottom of the picture please?

I can't read it off the screen. May be my tired old eyes.....

by **khyndart in CA** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 3:43 pm

Bit disappointed that the Rolex Reunion at Laguna Seca this year will not have Can Am, Formula One or F 5000 races.
Should still be a good weekend.
http://www.mazdaraceway.com/sites/main/files/file-attachments/2017_rolex_reunion_draft_schedule_11.30.16.pdf

This class will bring back some memories. 1963-1973 FIA Manufacturers Championship.
[video=youtube;MDpqLOznAMw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDpqLOznAMw[/video]

(Ken Hyndman )

by **khyndart in CA** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 3:30 pm

This is the provisional field for the first 1973 Can Am race at Mosport.
# 51 was driven by Pete Sherman. The entrant was Dave Causey.

(Ken Hyndman )

by **khyndart in CA** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:59 pm

Speaking of advertising in 1974. This one brings back memories !

(Ken Hyndman )

by **khyndart in CA** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 8:37 pm

Steve Holmes wrote:LOVE the photos Ken. Keep them coming. I really need to get to this event one of these days.

Re the Roger Williams McLaren, here is why the car was repainted red/white. Its the old Pete Sherman car. I read somewhere he was told he needed to take it back to its original colours to run Monterey.

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I was looking through my 1974 programme for Riverside IROC race and noted this Porsche ad for the 914 and it mentioned Mosport.
Noting that the field contained Mark Donohue in his Penske 917/30 TC I knew that it was the first race of the 1973 Can Am Series on June 6 1973. The white Vasek Polak Porsche was driven that day by Jody Scheckter and then behind the "big boys" in this ad is # 51.

On looking closer it is Pete Sherman in the # 51 McLaren M8F in I think it's first race. This is the car now being driven by New Zealander, Roger Williams.

Here is another Mosport photo as Pete Sherman chases the Lola 163 of Dick Durant into Turn One.

A few weeks later at Watkins Glen the day did not finish as hoped for Pete Sherman in # 51 McLaren M8F. June 22. 1973.

That certainly is a fancy paint job that would be hard to duplicate.

(Ken Hyndman )

by **khyndart in CA** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 10:11 pm

Group 3 A race action at the Corkscrew.
A bit of Italian, German and American cars making a wonderful sight.

(John Adams photo. )
# 10 is a 1962 Ferrari 250 GT driven by Mark Cobert.
# 173 is a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB driven by Dyke Ridgley.
# 49 is a Porsche Abarth Carrera driven by Ranson Webster.
# 91 is a 1957 Chevrolet Corvette driven by Les Alexander.
# 154 is a 1963 Porsche 356 B driven by Edward Hugo.

by **khyndart in CA** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 10:21 pm

1965 Lotus Cortina. Now owned by former Australian driver Roger Andriesse who competed in Australia in a 1963 Lotus Cortina in the 1960s. Note RHD.

Engine prepared by BRM.

(Ken Hyndman photos )

by **khyndart in CA** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 10:14 pm

1927 Bugatti T37A

(Ken Hyndman photos )

by **khyndart in CA** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:30 pm

Chris McAllister is really involved in the Historic Racing series across the US.

http://www.historicgrandprix.com/Drivers/Chris%20MacAllister.htm

Among his fine collection is the 1971 MBF # 5 that Denny Hulme drove in that years Can Am series.
Yours truly was taking a look at that machine and talking to Chris McAllister about a McLaren M21 that he had owned once.

( Ken Martin photos )

(Ken Hyndman )

by **khyndart in CA** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:11 pm

No Roger, I have not been to Florida. I think NZ had beach racing long before Daytona at Muriwai, 90 Mile and Invercargill etc.

by **John McKechnie** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 10:57 pm

Ken- I was looking at Convertible Racing at Daytona Beach 1963 on youtube, have you ever been there?
Do they ever have any revivals/ nostalgic meetings of these beach races?

by **khyndart in CA** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 10:46 pm

Rhys, no end in site.
One of my all time favorites after watching Steve McQueen in "Le Mans." In fact I think this car was shown in the movie.
Bruce Canepa driving the 1969 Porsche 917K # 2.

John Adams photos

by **Oldfart** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 8:06 pm

Quoting from above

I love the bit you have quoted above it has "an ugly but effective body". This is one of my concerns about historic racing. Should these cars be in original but pretty bodies, or should they be transformed to "ugly but effective"

I think it goes to question of what historic motorsport is about. Is it to show the cars as they were and are remembered, or should they be transformed to win races.

I suspect that everyone has a view on what is historic, my view is that almost every car changed from meeting to meeting, and more substantially from season to season. The "custodian/restorer" then has to pick a moment in time to use for their restoration. If the car ran in period with the "effective but ugly" body then what is "wrong" with that? After all look at the Can Am McLarens, they don't all look like the M1. Some of the later cars when they were campaigned in the day used an earlier tub, eg M6 with M8 bodywork, is that wrong if you restored one of them?

Ken please keep posting!!

by **khyndart in CA** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 5:17 pm

Bruce & Steve,
Thanks for the comments and support which I truly appreciate.
Steve, the next event that I am ALLOWED to attend will be our daughter's wedding in November and I don't think this forum will be very interested in that !

I am sorry to disappoint you but a friend just contacted me this morning and said he had some photos of the Rolex Reunion and I might be entering those. (Just when you thought you had got rid of me.)

( Ken H )

by **Steve Holmes** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 7:24 am

Bruce302 wrote:Thanks for the photos and uploading, they are fantastic, You efforts are much appreciated.

Regards,
Bruce.
Hopefully I will see you again next year.

That goes for me too Ken, I've really been enjoying your photo uploads and recollections. Short of actually being there myself, this was the next best thing.

What other events are you attending this year?

by **Terry S** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 7:16 am

khyndart in CA wrote:Terry,
I found this article on Stuart Kostera which may explain it. It certainly looks similar to the Elfin MS 7 sports car.
" Stuart found the big V8 sports very much to his taste and, after a year’s absence, reappeared with the ex-Don O’Sullivan Matich SR3. He steadily developed this car over the next three years, with his eyes on the Sports Car Championship. He was second in 1972, third in 1973, second again in 1974, and finally won outright in 1975, by which time the Matich bore little resemblance to its original form. It sported an ugly but very effective body which had enormous down force."

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The era of the big sports cars: TOP LEFT, the Matich SR3; TOP RIGHT, the mighty Elfin MS-7 5-litre. BOTTOM ROW; racing the Elfin MS7 in Victoria. (Stuart Kostera Collection)

(Ken H.)

Ken, my last post on the Matich subject.

Thanks for putting me on to the "terrywalkersplace.com" site. I wasn't aware of it, and it has some fascinating info.

I love the bit you have quoted above it has "an ugly but effective body". This is one of my concerns about historic racing. Should these cars be in original but pretty bodies, or should they be transformed to "ugly but effective"

I think it goes to question of what historic motorsport is about. Is it to show the cars as they were and are remembered, or should they be transformed to win races.

For interest the Elfin MS 7 shown above is owned by Bob Tweedie in Sydney. He has been trying to sell it for possibly over 5 years. The price has been reduced to AUD 285,000, which seems good value.

Refer the attached
http://www.ibcholdings.com.au/cars/elfin/index.html

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