The Roaring Season

superroo69 wrote:Just so you know what you are up against, here is a shot I took a couple of years ago. Will try to put up some more recent images later.

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This was taken late 2012 and is some of what you are up against. Sorry about the quality.

Steve Emson wrote:Might have to see if i can remember the way out to the tracks, and have a look at whats happening these days. looks like good meetings planned.

I'm sure you haven't forgotten your way Stevo. Would be good to catch up with you at one of the meetings. They should be awesome meetings.

macpac- do what I did, give yourself a race meeting deadline and then ignore family, friends, work, tv, walking the dogs and call in favours. There are 24 hours in the day, 7 days in the week. Brakes one week, front suspension next week, then rear suspension following. Anything just to get the car ...

All good Steve. I look forward to seeing your car too when it is finished. Thanks Tony. It (Camaro) is going to take longer than I would like unfortunately, but I will be at all of the Trans Am meetings this year and usually hang out with John English and Ian (Woody) Woodward. Track me down at one ...

Hi macpac-I would love to come over , but am starting restoration of the team Cambridge HK Monaro built by Spinner Black for Rod Coppins to race in 1969. Will put my hand up to come over next year with it. I came over to Aus in 84 to race Transtasman BMX. Everyone was great, still have not lost the ...

fullnoise68 wrote:Yes Steve, the `wildman' from out west is in.

Good Stuff. Looking forward to meeting all of you guy's.

John McKechnie wrote:When asked for entries, I saw his hand go up.

Thanks John. I met him and Shona when they came over and stayed with John English and also again at the Eatern Creek Muscle Car Masters. Lovely people but of course aren't all of us Kiwi's????? Even us expats.

Exactly Steve. I have spoken to mates of mine from Melbourne and NSW and they are going regardless of which track it`s at. What people have realised is NEVER has a group this size of `period correct' big bangers from NZ gone to race in Aussie at the same time. Our cars are more akin to what used to ...

Fair comments from both Steves but I guess it also comes down to the individuals financial situations and to whether they can afford to attend both meetings. I for one would need to ditch her indoors and the kids to be able to attend both. For some of us, money only stretches so far no matter how ...

Steve, This is another from your collection. Bruce McLean in the Cortina, Jack Nazer, Rod Coppins and Ernie Sprague at the dogleg at Pukekohe. What year would this be ? A great crowd on the infield. http://i48.tinypic.com/u53x2.jpg Thanks for the awesome pic of my dads cortina Bruce302. That's ...

fullnoise68 wrote:GPBK, I`ve sent a PM to Bruces` son Steve (macpac) as he was looking for photos of his dad a while back. No doubt he`ll be along shortly.....

Thanks again Steve for the PM which I have replied to.

Visitors to this years Denny Hulme Festival at Hampton Downs would have seen this car at the Historic Muscle Cars display area, the Barry Phillips Lotus Cortina. Actually this is Bruce McLean in his Cortina 1600 ( not a Lotus ) painted Team colours. Normally it would be numbered 87. Very well ...

Fair enough re what has been organised for you! Makes sense. Personal preference re the tracks I guess. I know of about 20 expats and families that are passing on Willowbank, Trans Tasman or No Trans Tasman yet are all geared up to go to Lakeside to see the same Trans Am/HMC cars run. The extra ...

Your Dad and Barry Phillips drove a Ford Zephyr (No 32) in the 1965 Wills 6-Hour. From what I wrote in my programme it would appear they qualified seventh fastest. I can find only one mention of the car in the Motorman report and that states: Barry Phillips (Zephyr) and Graham Lucas (Peugeot 403 ...

fullnoise68 wrote:Steve, check out my Historic Muscle Car post #613, to take you to a photo of Barry.

Cheers will do. You guy's will love Lakeside. Great Track.

Ost wrote:Thank you for the info.



Unfortunately I only have the top three finishers, not the entry list.

No worries Ost thanks anyway.

fullnoise68 wrote:The red `68 Camaro #41.

Thanks fullnoise. Look forward to meeting you.

Hi Steve, I am planning on taking my HMC Camaro, along with a few other grey haired hoons and their HMC cars, to run at Lakeside and Queensland Raceway in June and July. Barry met back up with Jim Richards at the Denny Hulme Festival after 30 years, and Jim will be at the Shannons meeting we`ll be ...

Rod and my dad were good mates as well as competing against each other. Every time I think of Rod and all of the race meetings I was taken to by dad, I remember Jandals was always there as large as life.

Steve McLean

He most definitely is, I spent about an hour talking to him at the Denny Hulme Festival a couple of weeks ago. Thanks fullnoise. As have asked Bruce 302, if you see him again would you mind saying Hi to him for me Steve McLean (Bruce's son). Living in Aus now so a bit hard from here. I am trying to ...