Bruce McLaren

[jamie]

Thanks Bry I was there that day thanks so much for that clip Jamie A

[SPman]

Is Pat dead now as well?

[Jeff]

I took these photo's this morning

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I must say these are very humble graves for people that have left us with an amazing legacy

[Growler]

I used to know Pat through her daughter Linda. Unfortunately due to changes in circumstance we lost contact about 8 - 9 years ago.
I remember going through a lot of photos of Bruce and the family, looking at his race suit and oddball stuff like Silver “McLaren” pencils they had made years ago.
I used to love hearing stories of the old days. It was fascinating stuff!

[Ross Hollings]

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[GD66]

Great pics. Jack Inwood.

[Ross Hollings]

Yes Inwood,senior moment,all part of growing up.

[John H]

What a nice guy. 1964 walking back from lunch...

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[John H]

The thing I most remember was how quiet every one was looking at this damaged car.

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[Steve Holmes]

Looks interesting; Roger Donaldson to create a doco on Bruce McLaren: http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/75234384/Director-Roger-Donaldson-returns-home-to-make-race-driver-drama?cid=app-iPad

[ERC]

I think the time is fast approaching when I sell off some of my memorabilia, given that if I keeled over tomorrow, the true value may not be recognized by the family.

One of the treasures is a personally signed Michael Turner print, by Bruce, at the Racing Car Show in 1966.

[khyndart in CA]

Ray,
I know the feeling. Unless one of you guys show up at MY estate sale no one here would know what a ; Stirling Moss, Denis Hulme, Dan Gurney, Andy Granatelli, Al Unser, Derek Bell, etc. .. etc. signed programme or book would be worth so that is why I share here on TRS what I have while I can.

[khyndart in CA]

I found this article in a July 2000 issue of MotorSport and it was entitled;
"Bruce McLaren; Fine racer, great engineer and even better bloke."
What a neat way to be remembered. I hope these are clear enough to read.

You see by the lift in Jack Brabham's left front wheel that he was working hard at staying ahead of "our Bruce."

( Ken Hyndman ) p.s. If anyone wants a page made clearer let me know or get Steve to raise the 185 kb size limit !

[khyndart in CA]

One of my favorite photos of Bruce McLaren was taken by Pete Lyons and shows him calmly coming through the " Corkscrew Corner" at Laguna Seca during the 1969 Can Am race in his all conquering M8B.

( Pete Lyons photo. from Ken Hyndman scrapbook )

[ERC]

Local artist Don Packwood and John Storr at the auction of Don's painting.
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The rough for the embroidery for the McLaren Trust trip to the Monaco Historics in 2012. What a lot of fun we had too!

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[Grant Sprague]

What a nice guy. 1964 walking back from lunch...Beaut photo of Bruce , also showing old pit entrance that I can remember for the Wills & B&H.as a boy .... Bruce was & still is an inspiration ..so many stories yet to come out of wood work
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Beaut Photo of Bruce, this also shows the old pit lane entrance , remembering this as a boy watching Wills & B & H , Bruce was & is an inspiration

[John H]

Yes I clearly remember being a little taken back that the great man would look at a kid and smile for a photo. A nice moment to remember.
I remember your Dad changing a cam in the green MK 3 Zephyr at the round the street races at the Mount one year.

Also just talking to a friend about that photo in another thread at the same Mount venue on this site and he did some sprint event with Garth Sounes in that old Coupe. He suggested that he would often take a shot of gin prior to racing? Would that be true? Chrs

[Roger Dowding]

Yes I clearly remember being a little taken back that the great man would look at a kid and smile for a photo. A nice moment to remember.
I remember your Dad changing a cam in the green MK 3 Zephyr at the round the street races at the Mount one year.

Also just talking to a friend about that photo in another thread at the same Mount venue on this site and he did some sprint event with Garth Sounes in that old Coupe. He suggested that he would often take a shot of gin prior to racing? Would that be true? Chrs

John H, I got the Souness Marwood photo from Historics Sports Car Racing New Zealand's facebook page. Hey racing was like that back in the day, " a shot of gin " -

[Allan]

In post 94 is the spoiler higher on the right side or is it just an optical illusion?

[Grant Sprague]

Mmmmmmm do not think so at all he would not do that took motor racing very seriously , but do remember being at the Mount with Mum & Dad.. & going to the Pub on the Crn after practice where they all meet ..Anchor Inn pub 9 yrs old , Dad got me root beer , he said it came from the plant of that tree there Grant [ a punga tree] lol , we did not have those trees in the South Island I believed him , Ernie was a bit of hard case, Thank you John & Rog........ps have a great 2016 every one