I get really excited whenever I receive a new collection of photos for The Roaring Season. But this latest batch really has me buzzing, because its something a little different. We have some fantastic photo collections on the site, that people have very kindly taken the time to share, and include various amateur and professional images from Australia, the UK, and New Zealand. However, much of the content of the NZ collections has been from the North Island, with very little coming from the South.
New Zealand is a small country, with a population of just over 4 million, but there is a good chunk of water separating the North Island and the South Island, and as a result, the two islands have often gone off and done their own thing when it comes to motor racing. Sure, the Tasman Series travelled nationwide, but many South Island racers didn't travel north (nor North Islanders south), because crossing that stretch of water is a pretty expensive little operation. And therefore, many of the cars that appear in this collection haven't been seen in other collections shown elsewhere on this site. And, likewise, many of the scenes in this collections are completely unique.
I have to thank Mark Quertier for arranging this collection. Ian Peak was a motorsport enthusiast from Gore, and when he passed away, his collection was purchased from his estate by Mark's father. The majority of the pics are from Teretonga, which, as you'll see over the coming weeks, had some pretty unique features. But Ian also travelled on occasion to Wigram and Timaru, and a small number of snaps are from these two venues.
There are just under 200 photos in total, so I'll split them into several parts, so each photo can be enjoyed for what it is.
So, here it is, Part 1 of the Ian Peak Collection.
