The Roaring Season

That is a great set of photos of the Peugeot car. Is that Graham Cooke along with Allan and your Dad? If memory serves me right it was the hillclimb out at Head Rd between Karapiro and Piarere that your Dad went off at, and yes it was a body from the Dauphine based car that was used. I remember one ...

Howard Wood wrote:I think Robin Curtis might have that one wrong, Donald went to the UK in 1975 and lived there until his "departure" in 2006.

I was talking to Phil about this, is it possible Donald came back for a holiday ?

I don't think your memory is as bad as you claim Kim, pretty much as I recall too. The story of this car is a very good illustration of the difficulty historians and others have in verifying the provenance of old racing cars. Not important with a Formula Ford as they are not 5 million quid Ferraris ...

Welcome Kim, it's your family who got me into this whole performance. There was a bit more talent in building cars than you mention in London Street Hello Oldfart, please don't blame me, I have always been the innocent one !! By the time I was ready to start my racing career most of the talent had ...

Interesting history. So, in the photo archives, what should it be known as, especially as it has indeed been in race programmes as Trident Palliser?? I have had another look though my result sheets and see I called the car a Kiwee KC in the final round of the 78/79 season but I was probably messing ...

It's a thank you to you Steve for providing a forum to post our memories.

I have noticed there is a bit of confusion over the history of what is now regarded as the Trident Palliser, before my memory fails me completely I will relate my memories. I have also had to rely in some cases to the comments of Robin Curtis. I decided I wanted to be a racing driver at the age of ...