by jellywrestler » Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:41 am
ERC wrote:I have a stack of old programmes, obviously pre 1983 from the UK, but what fascinates me is the one off cars that we have never heard of since.
I scanned the entries from every race from prewar Donington onwards and one day I may add Hillclimbs and then maybe NZ programmes. Some of the scans were secretarial copies so non-starters are ruled out.
This is the link
https://www.monza.org.nz/UK_entries/entries_01.htm:
pretty cool stuff, i must have nearly 1000 new zealand motorcycle racing programmes now, only really started actively collecting about three years ago. I had a few, maybe 100 and started writing a book on nz motorcycle racing circuits. When i started that i would visit a lot of people but try not to take programmes away, i didn't want to put anyone on a spot as often they might have had someone else in mond that had expressed an interest in the,
It wasn't until i'd brought a massive collection of photos that i actually needed then to identify riders etc.
It's interesting that next to no one is collecting what I do, ity's an easy thing to do, cheap etc.
Dunno where my stuff will go when i'm gone, worries me a bit in reality..
I use my programmes every day too, for myself or other identification purposes too
[quote="ERC"]I have a stack of old programmes, obviously pre 1983 from the UK, but what fascinates me is the one off cars that we have never heard of since.
I scanned the entries from every race from prewar Donington onwards and one day I may add Hillclimbs and then maybe NZ programmes. Some of the scans were secretarial copies so non-starters are ruled out.
This is the link
[url=https://www.monza.org.nz/UK_entries/entries_01.htm]https://www.monza.org.nz/UK_entries/entries_01.htm[/url]:[/quote]
pretty cool stuff, i must have nearly 1000 new zealand motorcycle racing programmes now, only really started actively collecting about three years ago. I had a few, maybe 100 and started writing a book on nz motorcycle racing circuits. When i started that i would visit a lot of people but try not to take programmes away, i didn't want to put anyone on a spot as often they might have had someone else in mond that had expressed an interest in the,
It wasn't until i'd brought a massive collection of photos that i actually needed then to identify riders etc.
It's interesting that next to no one is collecting what I do, ity's an easy thing to do, cheap etc.
Dunno where my stuff will go when i'm gone, worries me a bit in reality..
I use my programmes every day too, for myself or other identification purposes too