The Roaring Season

by **Bruce302** » Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:40 am

I need to get a photo album back and as soon as I can do that we can kick it off.

B.

by **Paul B** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 10:56 pm

Rod Grimwood wrote:Think you better start a thread on Robin if you like Bruce.
Just been having a good chat, and he may be reunited with a bit of history if possible.
Give me a yell some time Bruce if you want a quick chat, email me and i can contact.
mailto:?subject=&body=

Thats sounds cool to me
Cheers

by **Bruce302** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 6:10 am

Hi Rod,
I will email you.

Bruce.

by **Rod Grimwood** » Sun Sep 24, 2017 12:20 am

Think you better start a thread on Robin if you like Bruce.
Just been having a good chat, and he may be reunited with a bit of history if possible.
Give me a yell some time Bruce if you want a quick chat, email me and i can contact.
mailto:

?subject=&body=

by **Kwaussie** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 9:12 am

And the series winners were .... [from roaring season]

by **John McKechnie** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:52 am

Also in about 1974, a mate of mine Danny - lived in Titirangi-had an early Pontiac Firebird- metallic dark green, didnt have front seats, installed a HQ holden bench seat. Any one know what happened to that one.?

by **John McKechnie** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:49 am

Behind Robins 39 DeLuxe Burger- is that the well photographed cycling A40 Farina of Graeme Addis ?

by **Grant Ellwood** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 10:02 am

duncan fox wrote:Bridge abutment on the way to Tauranga. triple fatality IIRC. man it was hit hard. Photo taken at Dave Looses shop im going to say..... early 80's.

Could be the Gerry McShane Firebird Duncan.

by **Bruce302** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 8:19 am

That's a great photo, loads of memorable cars, I see Gail Prast back there on the right, and maybe Harry Donker on the right too, and is that Alan Boyle's Viva behind the Singer (?) That is the "Brown's Rd Drags" actually Kerrs Rd now but good times.

by **Steve Holmes** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 7:47 am

Can't have been too many of those Firebird 400s in NZ at the time. I wonder if its the same car pictured here (which is a '68) from the Allan Porter collection of early NZ drag racing photos.

by **duncan fox** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 7:04 am

Bruce302 wrote:A year or two too early, That's a 67 or 68, but damn what a mess. Doesn't look good for the driver.
Where did that happen Duncan ?

Bridge abutment on the way to Tauranga. triple fatality IIRC. man it was hit hard. Photo taken at Dave Looses shop im going to say..... early 80's.

by **Paul B** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 6:04 am

Bruce302 wrote:Hi Paul,
This is one of the 5 '39 coupe's that Robin had.

I know this isn't the right place so I will start a thread for Robin. He is very appreciative that he is well remembered. I spoke with him today and will be calling him again this weekend.

Bruce.

That's very cool, Thanks Rod & Bruce I will wait for the new "Robin thread". It would be great reading!
Cheers

by **Bruce302** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 4:56 am

A year or two too early, That's a 67 or 68, but damn what a mess. Doesn't look good for the driver.
Where did that happen Duncan ?

by **Steve Holmes** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 4:55 am

Thats a 67 or 68 Firebird Duncan. What a mess! What happened, and whose was this?

by **duncan fox** » Sat Sep 16, 2017 4:49 am

it isn't this one.

by **Bruce302** » Fri Sep 15, 2017 11:20 pm

Robin told me he got a bit emotional remembering the good old days, and he especially likes to know that he is remembered.
He loves talking about cars and racing and freely admits that it is invigorating and keeps his spark alive. Something that was missing for a long time in his remote corner.

Rod Grimwood wrote:Robin was talking about you Bruce, he is a neat bubbly guy. He was amazed when i showed him photos of the old Firebird and other cars and it sure bought a smile to his face. Paul B, I knew Robin back in ole days of Coupes and later mk2 Zephyr, he still has same bubble of joy when he remembers those days.

by **Bruce302** » Fri Sep 15, 2017 11:18 pm

I'm sure there are racers that prefer LHD on left turn circuits, and vice versa. Especially on smaller tracks.

khyndart in CA wrote:Does this mean that LHD vehicles do well on anti clockwise circuits with mostly left turns ?
(This is a Hyndman theory who was never a race driver.)
I also remember Kevin Bartlett preferred a LHD Alfa Romeo GTA because he liked the right hand gear change as that was like in his sports and formula cars

by **Rod Grimwood** » Fri Sep 15, 2017 9:32 pm

Robin was talking about you Bruce, he is a neat bubbly guy. He was amazed when i showed him photos of the old Firebird and other cars and it sure bought a smile to his face. Paul B, I knew Robin back in ole days of Coupes and later mk2 Zephyr, he still has same bubble of joy when he remembers those days.

by **khyndart in CA** » Fri Sep 15, 2017 5:50 pm

Does this mean that LHD vehicles do well on anti clockwise circuits with mostly left turns ?
(This is a Hyndman theory who was never a race driver.)
I also remember Kevin Bartlett preferred a LHD Alfa Romeo GTA because he liked the right hand gear change as that was like in his sports and formula cars

by **Kwaussie** » Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:24 pm

Steve Holmes wrote:I'd like to know that too.

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Interesting laps times for Teretonga grid ^^^ were.
L. Leonard 1.22.1
E. Sprague 1.22.5
B. Crosbie 1.22.6
J. Kennedy 1.23.6
R. Emson 1.25.1

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