The Roaring Season

Thanks Dave, If it goes as well as John's Monaro I will be stoked! All of the wiring is in now I have sorted the alternator conversion circuitry (which was surprisingly easy) and relocated the regulator due to the engine oil cooler that the Monte Carlo Rallye cars ran in the day. I just need to ...

All your kind inputs have made me homesick. Due to issues beyond my control plus I get time off for good behavior, I am being released for a few days next month which will allow me to attend the Historic F 5000 and Sedan race meet at Taupo from Jan 19th to Sunday Jan 21. I am hoping to meet up with ...

Steve, Terry Ferguson in Hamilton changed the car and make it more of a street rod than show car and then sold it Into the UK. It was a 30 Ford roadster on a 34 frame. Built by Gary Sword and Peter Barnett. At one time it was NZ's top hot rod/show car. Genuine 57 Vette engine ex hydroplane. with 6 ...

Interesting! Hadn't spotted that one before. Here is the photo you linked to Terry. Kiwi Ron Butler worked for Shelby and I believe was chief mechanic. Maybe he was working the spanners on Horst's car? It was Ron Butler who arranged for Paul Fahey to go through and clean out the Shelby workshop in ...

This is another Read & Weep site. (Mustang 360 ..Nov. 2004 ) For $ 500.00 less engine ! http://www.mustangandfords.com/featured-vehicles/mump-0411-trans-am-ford-mustang-coupe/ (Ken Hyndman ) Relating to Horst Kwech Mustang, I have a shot somewhere of Horst and Shelby leaning on the side of the '69 ...

How many twin cam farinas raced and who where the drivers? Also cars that where Ford pushrod powered. As a kid just starting to notice ‘ hotted up cars ‘ a couple of locals lads had farina’s that ran at club events at Puke. One was 6 cylinder Triumph 2000 powered and the other 1600 pushrod. Heard re ...

Quite a story went with this Shelby Rod, the accident was apparently new years eve 69/70 or 71 on Chapel rd, East Tamaki , which would have been out in the country then, the road drops away and comes back up with a old church of to one side, the story goes they sailed the Shelby straight off at ...

Geez, that was quick !

Tire Lesson 102 - Manufacturers can only afford to produce tires in a range of diameters that they hope will sell in volume. As the performance level of road cars has improved then the diameter of wheels has increased ( larger brakes ) and the profile of tires has reduced ( 70,65,60,55,50,45,40,35 ...

Hi Tony and Ray , To be honest there is no Fair and Equable way to sort it out over a range of tire brands. The only honest system is for a class to specify one type of tire brand for all competitors ( V8 Utes, Supercars, Central Muscle etc ) . This is obviously no solution for a class running ...

Tire Sidewall Branding lesson 101. A hugh amount of information is available from the sidewall branding but not all information is equal. Depending upon where and which market the tires are manufactured for then there are several different brandings applied i.e. Europe ECE , America DOT , Asia CCC ...

Thanks Mike and Roger for your clarifications.

I agree Ray, a cage is a safety item like a fire extinguisher, helmet, suit etc. If we took 2 standard same spec viva's one with a cage one without handed the keys to your tame racing driver they should both perform about the same. The extra weight of the cage will be offset by any chassis ...

Good suggestion. We poll ALL drivers on any relevant issues (including those still on the circulation list who may not have paid up or are 'resting'). If you then accept that you'll only ever get a 30% return at best, at least drivers are consulted. You make your decisions accordingly. Having said ...

An outstanding suggestion Murray. In a class where there is no club meetings to openly discuss issues then we need an opportunity to raise concerns which are not best discussed in an open forum such as T.R.S. I personally have much more to add, and such open dialog can only be beneficial for all ...

Well, with the Legends this weekend HMC has the HUGE turn out of arrrrr, armmm 5 cars!! hmmmm!! and as Ray would say not viable(I agree) so OK all you critics what are we doing wrong? well its actually 4 cars as Roger Williams 69 Camaro is newbie!! actually its 3 as I shouldn't be there this ...

Parnelli- I am the Historic Sports Sedan coordinator and as such I am asking a sensible question here on adding some variation to this new class, and I dont understand why you brought HMC into this. Ray- thank you for this imput, I knew you wouldnt let me down. We will talk before 29th. Hi John ...

With the older and more delicate cars, a rolling start is more easier on the machinery, and also relieve congestion in first corners with less chance of damage. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to do rolling starts using the handicap system? What with 3 piece alloy rims, forged axles, truetrack ...

Good point Parnelli - even though it may be tongue in cheek! There are different handicapping philosophies. Some believe that the fastest car should always win and some do operate that system in NZ - often unknowingly. The system we operate under is that theoretically, every car crosses the finish ...

And don't forget the big part of the ERC group is the handicap setup. It is the leveler that 1. Makes for great racing to watch. 2. Put big smiles on the competitors dials. 3. Allows for cars and drivers of different levels of performance to compete in the same race. And that system and the way Ray ...