The Roaring Season

WOW!!! Thank you so much for posting. Brilliant photos

I can't see where anyone has knocked Rod personally on this thread, and nor can I see any failure to give credit for the story. However for the sake of historical accuracy, there really should not be an issue where people (as several have) point out factual errors. Sometimes people like yourself ...

Damn. I was really enjoying the story on this car, and the innovate guys who built it. I'm just old enough to remember most of the late 70's / early 80's Sport Sedan cars. I appreciate that aspects of the stories thread title may not be historically accurate to some, but come on, Mr Grimwood has ...

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Staunch car. Awesome shot. Thanks for posting BMCBOY

I am looking for history on our RT4. It is chassis # RT4/81/262. It was originally bought by Bob Jane for the Aussie GP at Calder. It was driven by Brabham in 81 and Laffite in 82. Ken Smith bought it after this and it became the Apple Car Company car. After this it passed to Peter Haskett I think ...

Is there no interest or facility in karting for historic racing along the lines followed by motorcycles and cars ? The chassis aren't very big and wouldn't take up too much room in the attic.... Yes! There is a register for Historic Karts in NZ. Events are held throught the year, and the ...

Geez BMCBOY you keep outdoing yourself with these. They are superbe. Pretty sure I was there for this event. The colour just brings a whole new dimension to these

Hell i hate when i am wrong,yes Habu you are correct,looked at the original photo and it is a carb,i bought this kart of my nephew and he was running a Rotary,so long ago think i must have run it in a couple of meetings then put the Yamaha on.Memory going maybe on my part.545 was his number,Brett ...

Definitely a KT100,had one of the first ones that came on the market,got sick of my Macs blowing up.Never had a Rotary,those guys were considered,or considered themselves F1 drivers ,anyway was always to heavy for that class !! Sorry Ross, I said reed - I meant Rotary, but you already picked up on ...

Nice superkart photos! Is that Chris Heron in kart #25?

Hi Ross, Nice photos! The 545 karts engine is definitely not a Yamaha KT100 - its a reed valve engine, so could be a Dap / Corsair. Please post anymore they're great

[quote="BMCBOY"]Final post of these photos - I have quite a few individual kart shots too. If people would like me to search for anyone in particular PM me and I can have a look. Just look at those motors - Komet, Parrilla's and I'm guessing TD Yamaha stuff? Wow Thanks a heap BMC BOY. Are there any ...

Thanks Guys, I have enjoyed revisiting the photos myself. What has amused me most is the "crowd control" and "safety fencing" or lack of it. Try and park a car right next to a track fence now or stand on the wire or posts!! Different era I guess and no doubt the karts are very much quicker now ...

Thats a big thumbs up from me also. A friend Peter Kitchen raced there, also we used to fly control line planes there 1969-70, so the karts were a great sight. Habu- man, a pulse jet, thats the Marsh dragster of model engines,same principal as in the Nazi V1 Doodlebug.. What a sight with your dad ...

WOW! Those images are awesome. Please keep them coming if your have any more.
Really enjoying these, as I'm sure a lot of other people are, especially from the NZ Historic Karting fraternity.

"Mt Wellington Track 1973" Thank you for posting these images BMC BOY - very much appreciated. Loving the ones from Auckland / Rosebank as well. When I was a kid in the early/mid seventies we used to go to Rosebank Rd because my Father had a control line pulse jet he flew in the middle of the ...

Here is my only photos of one of Trevor's cars. This was taken at Pukekohe in January 1977. http://i60.tinypic.com/s5wmxf.jpg Sorry kiwi285, but it cant have been 77. The 60 series Starlet shape was'nt released until Feb 78. Also, the Aurora AFX series sponsorship in the background would indicate ...

[quote="BMCBOY"]Yes that is George, but not if that's Warren Hull - looks a bit like him though.

He used to rally a two door 120Y for a while.

Cheers for that! Forgot Warrens car was a 120Y coupe and not a 4 door

Thanks for posting BMCBOY!

Think the GTHO is George Shewiery. Bottom photo Warren Hull?

Thanks for posting again BMCBOY - so many images never seen before and they're fantastic!
Such a shame the club circuit part of the track can no longer be used - I guess as a kid I was very fortunate to be at these meetings