NEW CLASS / SERIES; Historic Sports Sedans. formation meeting.20/04/13 ACC

[George Sheweiry]

Hi Johney, I dont know if they are related but I guess you will be able to ask him that for yourself on the day. Hows that Monaro coming along. I had never seen that photo of it sitting in the puke infield before With that Team Cambridge color scheme and the Daisy wheels That has to be the pettiest looking Monaro I have ever seen and Its no wonder as a kid that was the car of your dreams. I sure hope that is the period you intend to represent as I reckon it was pretty hard to beat the team Cambridge colors!

[John McKechnie]

George- Car had Daisys first , then changed to the Torque Thrusters for the next meeting.
There were many bronze , yellow and orange Monaros, but only one Team Cambridge Monaro.
And that is what it will be restored back to.
Its funny, but the white is was , was not pure white, more like the white on my old 65 Fastback.
So well done then, its still on the car under all the other coats- you also know the excitement of taking a coat off and finding the history you are looking for there.
The doors I am keeping as they are too rusty to repair, but excellent to show people the history.
Progress is satisfactory considering the condition of it was described as -being at the bottom of the ocean for 20 years.
Once again , George , you know what its like to do one of these cars-every one will be there to check the panel work.
But you must leave enough so they will know what it was.

[Snoozin]

Hi George, thanks for the chat at Speedshow, really looking forward to the series... car looks grouse! Here's a shot, just cos. Looking forward to being trackside and shooting the first meet!


IMG_1613 by SnoozinRichy, on Flickr

If any shots are wanted post event, please get in touch with me and I can organise a set of images

[George Sheweiry]

hey, thanks for the kind words there snoozin thats a real cool photo you took of the old girl. I am sure the guys that run at this meeting are gonna want some of your fine snaps, and be sure to come see me in the pits. cheers, George.

[George Sheweiry]

Ok just to keep you up to date, just heard from the man who owns the Trevor Crowe Zap starlet in Tauranga and he says he would be keen to run at some of the race meets for HSS.[ATTACH]19767[/ATTACH]

[Habu]

Ok just to keep you up to date, just heard from the man who owns the Trevor Crowe Zap starlet in Tauranga and he says he would be keen to run at some of the race meets for HSS.[ATTACH]19767[/ATTACH]

Love that car! As an 11 yr old at Pukekohe the Crowe Zap Starlet, and the Huxford Capri were two of my favourite cars.... Yeehaw

[TonyG]

think this was earlier in its life - no wing !

[TonyG]

[George Sheweiry]

Ok, anyone else besides the 23 drivers who have given their word to be at the first meeting of the HSS, who would like to race at the inaugural meeting we have been asked by the Auckland car club to put in our entries at Motorsport Entries online ,for this meeting asap as they are going to spend some dollars and do some more advertising for the meeting because of the effort that has been put in by our new class but just want a confirmation of entries before they push the boat out. So I have asked the 23 drivers to put their entries in by wed next week to allow the ACC enough time to organize this. I will keep an eye on the entries and post them here on wed night. With only 5 weeks to go we are getting down to the nitty gritty!!! ps; there is 1 entry so far already. any guesses???

[Steve Holmes]

George, have you been in touch with Keith Tunnicliffe in Feilding? He owns the old Ian Munt Chevy V8 Capri.

[George Sheweiry]

Hey thanks for the info Steve, I got straight on the ph and he had heard rumblings about the class and after a quick overview from me about it he said yes he would love to be part of it and run his car however it is in bits at the moment at Roscoes in Palmerston. So it should be all good if Roscoe has anything to do with it as he is a very capable and pleasant guy who has put together some great stuff over the years and what a great car to have in this new series!!

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[CUSTAXIE50]

Hey thanks for the info Steve, I got straight on the ph and he had heard rumblings about the class and after a quick overview from me about it he said yes he would love to be part of it and run his car however it is in bits at the moment at Roscoes in Palmerston. So it should be all good if Roscoe has anything to do with it as he is a very capable and pleasant guy who has put together some great stuff over the years and what a great car to have in this new series!!

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Tell me what bolts would you replace when rebuilding a race motor.

[George Sheweiry]

Well in a modern build of a race motor the only bolts I replace are the rod bolts in the H beam rods after 3 seasons use, I cant say I have had problems with anything else, but then maybe the things I build don't have enough horsepower!! After all as I have said before I am just an electrician that likes to build his own stuff and I just learnt from mistakes. Ps; still learning lol

[Rod Grimwood]

That is hard question, 1 how old is engine, 2 how much work has it done, 3 is it only being freshened or tidy up/rebuild from blow. If it has had damage replace all bolts, if only freshen then as George says. Really what you want replaced as it is your engine and $s

[George Sheweiry]

Ok, anyone else besides the 23 drivers who have given their word to be at the first meeting of the HSS, who would like to race at the inaugural meeting we have been asked by the Auckland car club to put in our entries at Motorsport Entries online ,for this meeting asap as they are going to spend some dollars and do some more advertising for the meeting because of the effort that has been put in by our new class but just want a confirmation of entries before they push the boat out. So I have asked the 23 drivers to put their entries in by wed next week to allow the ACC enough time to organize this. I will keep an eye on the entries and post them here on wed night. With only 5 weeks to go we are getting down to the nitty gritty!!! ps; there is 1 entry so far already. any guesses???

Ok it is wed 6th 2.15pm I have just received the entry list of drivers from Motorsport entrys for Historic Sports Sedans, and the entries are, Dennis Running/ RX8, Adrian Dobbe/ Warwick Grey Viva, Clive Sheweiry/DJR Mustang, George Sheweiry/ Richards Sheweiry Boss 302 Mustang, Graeme Addis/ Chev cosworth Charger. So These guys having paid their entries are obviously the ones who actually did think about it when asked to make a commitment to run their cars. Unfortunately to run a standalone class the ACC required a minimum of 10 cars. We will still go to the meeting and it is possible we could pick up 1 or 2 more but it may be just a 1 meeting wonder as we do need 10. Anyway I would like to take the opportunity to apologize to everyone for getting your hopes up but in my defense I must say that I just told you what I had been told and promised by other people. But then it was me who took it on to organize this on behalf of those other people. I thought I had put a large effort into it but obviously it wasn't good enough and for that I am sorry, so I don't really deserve it but please if you were planning on coming for a look on the 8th of September please still do as those guys that have made the effort should get recognition for their efforts. For my part I will still do what I can to get the number up to 10 as that is what I promised the car club and I will now buy another car and put my Cousin Peter Benbrook in it and of course there is still the 79 mustang I bought for Alan to run that if he perhaps has decided not to run I should be able to find someone to drive it, and my son and daughters cars can also run with us for the day. But obviously a class that I have to supply all the cars for is not the best way to go, but I did give my word and that is why I must make the 10. Never the mind I guess you have to try these things. Once again my apologies for letting you down. Sincerely, George Sheweiry.

[Steve Holmes]

Don't apologise George, its hardly your fault. What you've achieved in such a short time should be commended. But you WILL have cars there at that first event, and that is probably the most important thing. For those considering getting involved, once they can see you up and running, it'll give them added motivation. And even if you guys just run high speed demonstration laps so everyone gets some track time, it'll be worth the entry fee alone just to see your Mustang and Addis' Charger out and running again.

[Oldfart]

George, no apology will be accepted. You have more than "put your wotzits on the line". The time frame is/was very short, and with the best will in the world, I suspect, that many of us wondered if the others would ante up. It's very sad you have been let down to this extent. However, just remember that the first E30 BMW race apparently had a total of 8 cars, now they have close on 3 grids full.
I have the utmost admiration for what you WILL achieve.

[Kiwiboss]

George, I've been watching the goings on here like many others, you have done an amazing job but what you've really done is "light the fire" under other Sports Sedan owners that share the same ideals. You will get there but as we both know its takes effort and time and the economy ain't exactly on you side either. Still, HMC started with only 6 legal cars at its first meeting and we refuse to let in "grid fillers", we've been adding 2 or 3 a year and now have momentum that can't be stopped. Tell the ACC to pull there head in, if its only 8 and they are all historically correct Sport Sedans well so be it!! You've done a fantastic job and I for one applaud you

I'll give you a call one night

Dale M

[Racefan]

I will pay to see the cars mentioned no apologies required.

[Habu]

I will pay to see the cars mentioned no apologies required.

^ 2nd that. Id be happy to see 4 historic Sports Sedans circulating. Congratulations on motivating the owners of some of the most exciting cars ever to race in NZ to run their cars again. Looking forward to September

Come on you guys who fronted at Georges formative meeting and made a commitment to run - put your entries in. Make the commitment. If you have a deadline, its always motivation!!!!