The Roaring Season

ERC mentions drivers not reading the ASR's for a meeting properly. In the Good Old Days (GOD) I ran an Autocross on my farm. I added a rule to the event that at the end of the event all cars entered became the property of R.Wright. At the barbecue afterwards when the results were announced I also ...

I have been offline for a few days, it has been interesting catching up with comments from the festival. Congratulations to Kenny. He deserved the honour and certainly drove very well. Next year Bathurst! I would have thought that there were still plenty of people and manufacturers whom deserve a ...

Congratulations Michael on a really good book written about a real legend of NZ motorsport. Great pictures, loved the school report, bought back many memories of cars and races I had forgotten. Get your copy now, we have sold out and have a waiting list. Congratulations also to Kenny on his input ...

Chris was a very nice guy, and he was quick in his ole Mini, Great radio guy and part of NZ History He had a little workshop down next to Tony Rutherford and was always chatting with him. RIP Chris An interesting report on TV1 news last night. One of the infamous Radio Hauraki crew that defied the ...

I guess this forum is as good a place as any to tell you all about the presentation that was made by Deb Day to Ray and his wife at the conclusion of the prizegiving yesterday afternoon. It celebrated the 20 plus years that they have put into this series and resulted in every person in the room ...

Who is that in the orange M8E/F? Can we see an entry list / results online somewhere? The McLaren M8E was driven very well by Warwick Mortimer. There was also a McLaren M1B driven by Andrew Robertson. Both cars were fantastic to see and listen to. Unfortunately no match for the modern sports cars ...

What a stunning restoration, congratulations. Especially when you see the "bits" you had to start with. I would thoroughly recomend having a look at Auto Restoration's website and the work they do. A real credit to NZ craftsmen.

According to the "Levin Motor Racing Circuit 1956 - 1976" book. E L Avery from Hamilton was entered in 1957 in a 5,500cc HWM and was second in the Smith and Walding 6 lap handicap race. It next appears in the 1958 Autumn meeting still with E L Avery and 5,500cc and won race 3 a 6 lap Le Mans start ...

Sad to report that Phil Neill passed away on July 17th. He was 92. Phil was a regular competitor in the Auckland region through the middle-fifties and entered the NZ Grand Prix on four occasions. In 1954 he drove the FSS Special to 14th place. The following year he was in an Austin-Healey 100 and ...

[ATTACH=CONFIG]28851[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]28852[/ATTACH] Thanks Guys. All help is appreciated. Couple of shots of the car 'as found' and 'under restoration' as she is at present. Regards Nick Hi Nick Welcome to the forum and also the delights of racing an open sports car. Great to see real ...

The latest news on this story - http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/05/21/tony-quinn-completes-hampton-downs-purchase/ Good news for motorsport in New Zealand. A big thanks to Tony, Chris and the late Geoff Manning for their work, foresight and ability to get the track up and running. In spite of efforts ...

Found it in the property section of today's Sunday Star Times. More "Real Estate Speak". Funny, I never knew that "it is just a short drive away from Matamata and the Hobbiton movie set..." I'm sure the North Shore would have been a shorter drive away, given that it takes us 50 minutes to get to HD ...

Good point Grant, the revenue that flooded into the accommodation and hospitality establishments of Tauranga and the Mount over the Xmas/New Year period when their big meetings were on would have been massive, I actually worked at Willow Park for a couple of summers in the early '80s (so after ...

I was there. Some awesome racing and a whole lot of burnouts to say goodbye. I was there too in my Cooper S which I still own. Started the last race ever at Bay Park in pole position, (reverse grid) and by shamelessly jumping the start lead onto the back straight before getting passed by everyone ...

Surely his record at Highlands speaks for itself. There is no other facility in the country that offers the same experience or racing. If that's what we are going to see at Hampton, with the track extenstions completed and other spectator facilities in place, then I can only applaud it. Thanks too ...

crunch wrote:A great grid, great variety and endless dices among the entries. A credit to you all and I think in keeping with aspects of Historic motor racing from NZ's past. Well done to all involved.

Agreed Crunch. Top marks ERC to you and all your entries. Good driving, good racing and very entertaining.

Kwaussie wrote:Frank Shuter
Stanton Brothers
Bill Crosbie
Hec Green

Ian Horley who built Mowog, then put a Ford engine and gearbox in and changed it's name to Beowulf. Also built a mk2 version which he still owns.
John Mines owns the JRM and has also built a "modern" sports car with a motorcycle engine.

timbo61 wrote:God's of the oval ball? I didn't even realise they played Australian Rules Football in NZ.

A damn sight better than the current farce that they call formula 1. Rosberg should be sitting out the rest of the season.

I've got a three day pass for this year, any tips on what to look out for? Hi Ray keep me posted, no commitment at this stage but certainly interested. Rex, a great event, fabulous cars and races. Try and get into the pits, wear sixties clothes, have a good look around the shops there. Leave your ...

You have all said it much better than I could. We all miss David's answers to a variety of questions. I am delighted that his book is in good hands, and look forward to its completion. I knew David in the "good old days' when he was with Wellington Car Club and part of a group that were into ...