The Roaring Season

The permit for this event has been issued so, while the official email is yet to go out from the organisers, the application to enter process is already live and can be accessed via MotorSport Online: https://online.motorsport.org.nz/msnzprofile/login Close off date for entries is 24th October 2024 ...

Supplementary Regulations Parts One have been issued and the permit approved - the Supplementary Regulations and the entering process are available by logging into the MotorSport Online portal: https://online.motorsport.org.nz/msnzprofile/login If you are planning on entering, note that the official ...

The link to the online entering webpage, which also has the Supplementary Regulations is via the new MotorSport Online website: https://online.motorsport.org.nz/msnzprofile/login Close off date for entries is 20th October 2023 In the words of all Event Secretaries everywhere: "Your early entry ...

"I have not yet identified the other 3 cars - One has the lower vented grille in the shroud which may help and the one in the middle has a number plate " The A100S with the lower grille would be the Vincent Sardi car. It was resident in New Zealand back around 2004. Google helped me find my post ...

Supplementary Regulations Parts One and Two have been distributed and are available (as well as the Application to Enter process) at http://www.motorsportentry.com If you are planning on entering, note that the official close off date is 5pm on Friday 13th January 2023. The organisers give a full ...

Donald Healey Motor Co entered one Sebring Sprite for Sprintzel (sp?) and Lumkin, this completed only 62 laps and was 41st and last of the runners. BMC had a 'T' car for the Healeys, driven by Riley, Sears, Colgate and Spross, while it appears their spare MGA Twin Cam didn't see the circuit. For ...

They have a Coffee and Cars gathering from September to March:
11 Sep 2022, 10am - 1pm
16 Oct 2022, 10am – 1pm
13 Nov 2022, 10am – 1pm (this one clashes with the MG Classic Race Meeting)
11 Dec 2022, 10am – 1pm
08 Jan 2023, 10am – 1pm
12 Feb 2023, 10am – 1pm
12 Mar 2023, 10am – 1pm

The link to the online entering webpage, which also has the Supplementary Regulations is: https://www.mgcarclub.org.nz/tools/email.aspx?SECT=mg-classic-entry In the words of all Event Secretaries everywhere: " Your early entry greatly assists the organising of this event ". Some words from the ...

So if you hadn't already heard, here are the words that matter, from Josie Spillane (CEO of Highlands and Hampton Downs): [INDENT] From the 17th December, Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, will be under new ownership and management. The new management team are the promoters for the Historic Grand Prix ...

...has been cancelled. Here is an abridged version of Ron Robertson's email: After a lot of discussion and consultation with many people, for the first time ever, it is with great regret that we have decided to cancel our meeting for this year. An alternative date is being sought, but it is very ...

Awesome stuff - the old Gracefield circuit in Lower Hutt. I have a lock up on one of the roads used and the riders were seriously brave to race on those streets.

The FIA is not only a body involved with Motorsport, it has many other interests, and AA is still a member. Who gave FIA any authority to e the "super body"? As far as I know they just took it on themselves, in the same way as MSNZ has, they don't have a right bestowed on them by anything other ...

Hi,

This post is actually for last years AGCM. The 2020 AGCM has been postponed. Here is a link to the news item on the MSNZ website: https://motorsport.org.nz/motorsport...rds-postponed/

Hi guys, A few points: The original survey came from HRC, not MSNZ, and was directed at those who had not competed at one of their events since 2017. I was a recipient of the survey email even though I still have a race licence. As HRC is primarily aimed at Historic and Classic cars and most people ...

Another Hiil Climb - car and location unknown ; [ATTACH=CONFIG]62108[/ATTACH] The venue is the old Houghton Bay Hillclimb, Wellington - looking back down towards Martin Luckie Park in the background. The Wellington Car Club clubrooms were (out of shot) to the right for many years, off Russell ...

ERC wrote:Ardmore 1989 - but can someone please ID either the car or the engine?
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If it's any help, I'd put money on that being a C3 Corvette with a supercharged V8. How many of those were running around in 1989?

Steve Holmes wrote:Hi Alan, would you mind emailing me please when you get the chance? [email protected]

Done!

So after my posting of last year's AGCM, hopefully some have got themselves a position as delegate for their club. For those who haven't, this year the venue is: Harbourside Function Venue 4 Cable Street Wellington Cut off date for delegates (and observers) is Tuesday 9th April, so there's a bit of ...

Steve, you’ve motivated me to rifle through the box of stuff that my club got from Nissan NZ a few years back when they were getting rid of, well, stuff. So amongst other things (like framed photos of B&H 500 class winners) are the following that might be of help (bear in mind that not everything h ...

The BT7 [ Reg plate # BT7 ] that Ross mentions has featured on this thread - Raced by Phillip Mules at Hamilton Telecom Classic in 1994 and some more recent photos of Bernie with it in 2017- before he passed away. The Car was For Sale - in 2017. "BT7" is still for sale but isn't being actively ...