The Roaring Season

Nigel- these are truly superb pics. Where else in the world would you see these cars and all together like this. I hate it when the SC comes out and the handicap goes out the window and no spectacle for the crowd. At my guys drivers briefing I will make special point of clearing the track to try to ...

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Rod Grimwood wrote:Yes it was Master Kelsey, and he built it also.

Dan Slater was contracted to build the complex and beautiful chassis and the Kelseys did the rest. Goes well. Check Dan's work out if you get the opportunity.....(just like the late Peter Bruin's work)

From Saturday - Ganley Festival [CENTER] Little 'n Large. Little won - Large retired. Little' is an American in a British car, Large is a Kiwi in an American car... [ATTACH=CONFIG]26985[/ATTACH] Beowulf [ATTACH=CONFIG]26986[/ATTACH] Just Snoozin... [ATTACH=CONFIG]26988[/ATTACH] More laps at the ...

Some B&W action at an Auckland club meet on the Club circuit at Puke - Dec 1969 I think.....again - badly scanned from B&W negatives Guess who is driving the Model A Roadster???? Very famous car! This is a car that we built at North Shore Automatics that equalled the Standing 1/4 mile record for NZ ...

POST #42.......Just a late answer from this mate............quite late though. Sorry . Tony Rutherford.

Sorry mate haven't been on site for a while. Yes his name is Norm Shepherd.....he has moved out of Auckland and I hear he resides in Taranaki now. Unsure exactly where sorry. Hard case Ginga bloke as memory would have it! Allan Dick was speaking with him and he was going to make contact with me ...

Just a correction John......Graeme Parks in the Marina. (sorry to correct you mate but best get it right for everyone that knows Graeme....and thats a lot of people.) With respect of course and regards, Tony Rutherford.

I sent an e mail today to this icon of our sport......it is probably best if you want to write him a quick note to do it now because I don't think he will be racing for too much longer. .. His reports will be sadly missed....rest easy ESY, you deserve it. With regards, thoughts and warmth to all his ...

I sent an e mail today to this icon of our sport......it is probably best if you want to write him a quick note to do it now because I don't think he will be racing for too much longer. .. His reports will be sadly missed....rest easy ESY, you deserve it. With regards, thoughts and warmth to all his ...

Looking good John.....was great to catch you up mate....always have time to talk about such things we love! See ya soon. Kind regards, Tony Rutherford

crunch wrote:No Steve, isn't the Magenta a rare (unusual looking) model of MG? think Ray Green owns one...

Close Crunch......you would be thinking of the MG Magnet. And maybe Magneta...? The colour magenta is based on a red......(just saying...)

crunch wrote:No Steve, isn't the Magenta a rare (unusual looking) model of MG? think Ray Green owns one...

Close Crunch......you would be thinking of the MG Magnet. And maybe Magneta...? The colour magenta is based on a red......(just saying...)

Green haired Keith Weir, Consul, Destitute Racing. Team mate to " who the hell is JT". would he be the smaller one, both top blokes he also built a Viva little bit like Ralphs and it was black and lime green as was his hair with the safety pin in ear to finish it of. Very clever engineer JT JT ...

Don't forget the day Mrs beat him at club curcuit in their little Mk11 Escort Sports, (brown in colour i think) and his first biff at club curcuit in Charger (purple think) he meet the well known officials who we all chatted with. He lived up Whangaporoa way then and was classified as an overseas ...

Rod Grimwood wrote:Ruppie (Jizim-Tony), sounds like the space shuttle, one blew here and another blew there, or K-Rd on a Sat night.

Yessss...or bit like Frank Matich top and tailing!! Ha ha ha .....Cheers, Tony R

Rod Grimwood wrote:Ruppie (Jizim-Tony), sounds like the space shuttle, one blew here and another blew there, or K-Rd on a Sat night.

Yessss...or bit like Frank Matich top and tailing!! Ha ha ha .....Cheers, Tony R

Here's a few great photos taken by Kevin Lancaster that will interest you Would love to know what meeting the top photo of Bruce Anderson was......could this have been at an Auck Car Club Spring meeting and could he have been chasing a very fast (non turbo at the time) green Mazda RX2? I remember ...

Yes Ray I have a couple of great stories regarding this fine icon of New Zealand motorsport. One of them goes a way back to the early 80's when he ran an Avenger in Shellsport!...(bet not many folk remember this.....) Call by work and I will pencil a couple of great recollections from a mate I call ...

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