The Roaring Season

V16 BRM
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The photo is obviously in Sydney and it would be the LEADFOOTS lunch. These lunches were started for Lotus Elite owners / drivers and associated persons. This one would be when Sir John Whitmore came out to race an Elite and Lotus Cortina at Eastern Creek for the Tasman revival Meeting. I recognize ...

Number 90 in the first shot is Mike Gosbell from Coffs Harbour In NSW. Nota formula junior.
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Hope that chapter 36 comes along soon! Meanwhile an interesting note on a blog on NZ civil aircraft today. That is the 60th anniversary of the first flight of a Druine Turbulent in New Zealand. The first Turbulent flight took place on 8 December 1959 when ZK-BWE first flew at Palmerston North ...

I need to know more about this one. Entered in the programme as a 1936 Purpose-Built V Armstrong Siddeley Special. The Australian flag on the front, supercharged Armstrong Siddeley engine 1668 cc. (tell me more please.) [ATTACH=CONFIG]62720[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]62721[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG ...

I think it is the Viva rollover.
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The GT was bought from the Geoghegan’s by George Garth and raced very successfully by him. He still owns it. The Lotus Cortina is now in Sydney, owned by Trevor Simpson. I am not sure that either of these two raced in NZ. The other Cortinas would be ones that the brothers raced at Bathurst in the 5 ...

Oh dear. Handed over my ten quid - somewhat reluctantly I might add - for Donington Museum. Having been a regular visitor since it opened in the mid 1970's. I left with a very heavy heart indeed. For years, I have suggested that kiwis and other overseas visitors should make a point of visiting ...

I thought it was him. Thanks.
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Do you have a name for the driver of the March #18? First photo in the post.
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Does anyone have some tips for motor museums in Rome? I've googled and all I've found is one for Police cars, which actually might be quite good, but there seems precious little. Only a month to go until I finally get to Schlumpf. Where are you going and when? I am in Europe at the moment. Will be ...

Name drop time - but there's no other way of telling this story. December 1980 - a used car forecourt in Otahuhu and I'm eating a sausage wrapped in a piece of white bread with Neil Bonnett and Donnie Allison. Neil looks across the road to another used car forecourt and says 'what's that green ...

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Car #150 Elfin Catalina, previously owned by Doug Anderson from Yamba NSW.

My tickets have arrived.
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John McKechnie wrote:I had this person and cars sent to me , is anything in this thread for these cars, or is it later-

"My old boss and friend Stuart Kostera raced the ex Frank Matich SR3 and Garrie Coopers MS7"

Stuart Kostera raced after the shots were taken. He was from Western Australia.
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I have accommodation booked through AirBNB. Fifteen minutes away and reasonably priced.
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The Aussies were racing their "Humpties" ,Ray Only Aussie car here was Graeme Harveys "Golden Holden", also a Humpty. Falcons were not seen as racing then, EH-S2, HD-X2, HR-X2 were raced over there, but not here Some standard model Holdens were in B&H Carlos Neate won in a Nissan Skyline GT here ...

Yes. I have ordered Goodwood tickets and have the air tickets in my possession, plus car hire and accommodation has been organized.
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Looking at some photos I have from Lakeside, the car he drove there had much wider rear guards (fenders).
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Yes, they were extended when he put Halibrand wheels on it. They were of course wider.
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