The Roaring Season

Route Book and Regulations for the events - front cover who owned the Mazda HK6998 ?? [ATTACH=CONFIG]32246[/ATTACH] The Officials [ATTACH=CONFIG]32247[/ATTACH] The Drivers, note 28 entries but only 23 turned up and only 18 went on from the Gymkhana, Rob Williams in Brutus was also a DNF [ATTACH ...

These people were evidently in a theatre production showing at the time. Great period photos of Minis at Dominion Motors, all on the old style rego plates. [ATTACH=CONFIG]31520[/ATTACH] This yard was located on the corner of Kent Terrace and Elizabeth Street. Dominion Motors also had a building ...

I found these wonderful old photos on a local site that would interest many people - great old cars that are very new looking in these shots. [ATTACH=CONFIG]31519[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]31518[/ATTACH] Some nostalgia here for us old Wellingtonians. Fitzgerald Bros were at 197 Wakefield Steet, just ...

John McKechnie wrote:So when did Ken Bailey remove the organ pipes- Puke pic show them, #23 they arent there.

The 2 black and white shots are ones I put up on TRS. Took them at the Nov.1966 Levin meeting.

Maybe Steve Twist can remember when he took the colour one of Coppins at Levin.

David Hunter

I am putting together some notes on early NZ Tasman Series Drivers. Being on the west side of the ditch, I do not have the same detailed knowledge of NZ as other forum members. I am trying to ascertain if these two drivers are still with us: -Tony Shelly -Rex Flowers Thanks 3 weeks ago my wife and ...

It certainly is. I bought mine from a shop in Newmarket but I can't remember it's name......gone now. But everything works on this model...steering, doors, bonnet and engine bay etc, and it so HEAVY. The detail is exquisite. Also have the Autoart 1/18 versions of the Jaguar C and D types. I think ...

The steepest section of the track is The Cutting, a cruel left hand bend that really puts the cars under a lot of stress. I imagine heading up through The Cutting in Series Production cars in 1964 must have left them gasping. But speed is a relative thing. Check the attitude on the Bill Barnett/Don ...

Well folks it is time for me to sign off as I have run out of old programmes and photos. This has been a fun project bringing back many memories and very interesting inputs. Perhaps some of you can carry on with programmes into the 1970s and beyond. I have taken up too much space and now I am ...

Another of the Sprague family business. I need help in dating this..could it be 1969-1970 ? My input does not do it justice but here it is. Very cool. Note the makes that Ernie sold. He never seemed to be afraid of a challenge ! [ATTACH=CONFIG]29586[/ATTACH] ( Ken Hyndman ) From my B&H programmes ...

Yes thats me too sitting next to my best cobber. He is also standing next to that porcshe which was driven by a Wellington Doctor i think. But I could hardly believe it when I saw myself next to that #58 sports car. I was sure when i recognised the jumper. My Rongatai College one. It is the only ...

I posted this photo on The Roaring Season Facebook page, and queried Beecheys decision to retro-fit the steel wheels the car raced on when first built in 1966, and since replaced by 5-spoke wheels. Allan Dick posted that Beechey was actually trying to sell the car in NZ. That would explain why the ...

Thanks guys, I appreciate the support. The biggest issue in making this a pay subscription site is not the guys who've said they won't pay, but the people who've not said anything at all. Although there has been a good response both on here and through private emails to me from those happy to pay ...

I'm referring to attachment 28143 - Saloon Car Handicap over 1500cc.

David

The supporting races had some well known names in them as you will note in these race events. January. 1960. First for the saloon cars. [ATTACH=CONFIG]28142[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]28143[/ATTACH] Excuse my ignorance, but what was a De Joux ? ( I have since found what the De Joux was. ) Was this the ...

bryan faloon 001 (2).jpg How's this for coincidence? Last week I asked if anyone knew about Bryan Falloon's old Anglia that I saw when it was well advanced in it's restoration. Today, I was hunting for something in my shed, picked up an old POR15 catalogue and saw this photo on the front cover. The ...

I never had the privilege of meeting Bryan but owned the old #57 Anglia for a fair while. Everyone always spoke very highly of him. I'll see if I can load a picture of him at Cabbage Tree, at this stage he had gone to the 1650 cc engine with a locked diff.[ATTACH=CONFIG]10102[/ATTACH] Some years ...

Hi all, I just read that montoya got 2.5 million for winning indy, in little under 3 hours, not a bad hourly rate, even the guys starting off the back row, and crashed out on the first lap got 200k!!. So, does montoya and co get to keep all there prizemoney, or does it all go to the team/owner/s ...

Picture 048.jpg The 1972 Heatway Rally started from Wellington on sunday afternoon 23 April. It tiki-toured it's way up the middle of the North Island to Auckland, then across to Gisborne and down the East Coast to finish in Wellington the following saturday. Some car club mates and I took a week ...