The Roaring Season

He should be a Shoe - in for 'Sportsman of the Year'. That is a mighty feat.

The Healy Corvette at the time owned by Sid Candy. Firstly ouside the Candy home with Ed's TR and Wally Bakers TF. Second photo at a Flying 1/4 at Ashburton.
I heard a long time ago that the car was destroyed by fire on the road from Christchurch to Timaru?

Same meeting. The Stanton Special. probably the only meeting it was run in this form before some of the components became the rear engined Sports Car.

I think 1960. Wigram for sure. The TecMec (?) J Mansell.

Very sad news. I'll miss his smiling face at Teretonga.
Kevin was always generous with his excellent photos.

RIP

Look I am not saying this is true, but it might well be where the story that J.C. could walk on water came from.
Some times a few facts get lost in the telling - especially as we get older.
From around the same era as the cricket match, and probably boat and gear supplied by Lenny Gilbert.

The day Michael is alluding to was the Monday after the British GP held at Aintree in 1962. Jimmy had won the race for Lotus, and Bruce came in 3rd. I was at the event owing to a misfortunate event for Coopers - but another blessing for me - when their transporter had tossed a rod out the side of ...

To put things on a happier note here are a couple of shots of 'The Man' at the annual Amon cricket match. Fun times, great guy, good friend.

Crunch seems pretty definate about the Honda motor not being on the horizon. It is not a 5 minute fit into an existing car to have one as an example, but I guess a brave fellow could import an already converted car from the U.S. and run it on club days under Formula Libre so that it could be ...

I wouldn't worry too much about the NI & SI thing at all. If it works locally, go for it and who cares what the other island is doing? Probably 95% (total guess) of all drivers are never going to cross over anyway. Much as I'd love to race on the south island tracks, it is never going to happen ...

Russ, I have been informed a lot by the discussions on this site, and think it has been positive.
Surely now Formula Ford can be led from the bottom up with SIFF setting the rules as to only 2 way adjustable shock absorbers and no Data logging

For a discount Nipple Pink it is.
Is there locked in dates for next seasons SIFF - we might as well start pushing it from today on.

If I may ‘waffle on’ a bit here, Motor racing at a club (non sponsored level) has changed a lot from where I started in the late 50’s. I have records of receiving 5 quid for finishing 3rd in a hill climb back then. Nowadays as driver I accept that it is pay, pay, pay for the privilege to drive. So we ...

Glad we are down here in the Mainland Russ, they seem determined to shoot themselves in the foot up there. What a shame.

rf84 is saying that there are lots of F/Fords out there but few being built. I have seen a book (of poor construction with the pages falling out) listing the makers of Formula Fords in the earlier days. There were heaps of them - many just making one or 2 cars. George Begg made 4 (with his second ...

I agree with Russ on that one. The difference between open wheel cars and 'Tin Tops' is chalk and cheese.
Having just done a couple of seasons in 'Clubmans' I can attest that there is a whole lot more contact and lack of finess involved when you have a bit of bodywork around you.

And Brendon drove well, you must be pleased.

Thanks Roger. Good info, and gives a clearer picture of what one would be up for.

Roger, would you (or anybody) have access to a site or a person who could tell us what would be involved in the 'Honda Swap' - just so we could have on the table what costs/work would be required. It is obviously happening elsewhere into existing cars so this sort of information should be available ...

Roger I have raced 3 separate Formula Fords over the last few years (all borrowed) and thoroughly enjoyed them all. I used to be one of those people who thought they were boring and a joke to watch but not any more. The big field at Hampton Downs had good dices going on all the way down through the ...