The Roaring Season

The Ian Algie GTV blew me away when I first came to NZ. Now safely in the hands of Gordon Burr so we have seen it out at Hampton Downs. I hope some of the other wilder cars are seen out again. [ATTACH=CONFIG]13301[/ATTACH][/QUOTE] I was probably standing a few feet behind you at about the time you ...

This is pretty neat.

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Mark

Yes I know the Lad, he has been around trucks for all his life to date, his grand father and father still drive, and I drive part time for the same company, you would not pick him to be 14, he looks around mid twenties, so has the body and needs of a man, with the brain of a child, the truck itself ...

Yep damn good effort I reckon, Big rig and some fairly narrow bridges on that run. The kids got balls but I bet Dad owns them now!!

jim short wrote:Not a car storey But that 14yr.old boy that drove that Western Star over 200ks.will take some beating!!!

Thought it may have been, was it a red car (Hustler in the V8 Mk1) Talk of Rex i need a contact if you have one. Cheers Hi Rod, I emailed Pat a of few years ago but can't find that address. I was thinking it looks a bit like a mk1 escort but with box type flares. Rod, if you get hold of Rex ask him ...

MP54 wrote:Hey Rod, good old Baypark.

This pic was taken by Rex Rattenbury's son Carl, following his fathers footsteps.

Pretty sure it was on the sweeper at Baypark.

Rod Grimwood wrote:Hint - where was it

Hey Rod, good old Baypark.

Any clue as to who this is? I know where and who took it, I think it was early 80's.

Hell Drifty, you haven't aged at all. Looking like you are enjoying yourself.

Hi Guys, Very late in the 60's (I think), my father bought 12 acres of land at the southern end of the Albany straight, from I believe, Mrs Cullen. When we got possession of the land there were quite a number of what I now know, from this thread, were chassis racers. They were rusted and immobile at ...