Baypark ; lost tracks - Australian Muscle Car issue 83

[Cooper997]

Roger, if all it is a cut and paste effort, then their card needs to be marked 'Could do better'. So indeed point it out.

It is of course another classic scenario whereby once something goes into print then other facts emerge.

And not that I wish to sound too critical, it could also be put down to the Mark Oastler era of AMC is a hard act to follow.

Stephen

[Roger Dowding]

Roger, if all it is a cut and paste effort, then their card needs to be marked 'Could do better'. So indeed point it out.

It is of course another classic scenario whereby once something goes into print then other facts emerge.

And not that I wish to sound too critical, it could also be put down to the Mark Oastler era of AMC is a hard act to follow.

Stephen

Stephen, just heard back from Luke West and a correction is coming, mainly about the closing era, final meeting and Peter Hanna's passing, he was apologetic, Watch the next issue if in time..otherwise the following one # 85..
cheers

Roger

[John McKechnie]

Talking of passing on- Uncle Jack (Nazer) dropped in today, while talking he mentioned the recent passing on of Mark Jennings.
Mark had the Cylinder Head Engineering shop in Newton, also built up the racing Topolino V8.
It all went wrong for him on a quad bike.

[Cooper997]

Good news Roger.

[Roger Dowding]

Likewise.
I wasn't expecting to find "Australian Muscle Car" anywhere in the West or Northwest of Auckland, but found one in a superette at Hobsonville. It took only a couple of minutes to flick through the 2 pages of the article - it was a distinct disappointment.

A mutual friend had given me a dozen or so earlier issues and there were some very interesting articles on "Circuits of the Past" - Orange/Gnoo Blas, Amaroo Park, Catalina, Calder Thunderdrome, and a street circuit at Toowoomba(where a Falcon raced for the first time ever). I have since passed these on, but I kept one which had a fascinating story called "The Great Ruse" about the origins of Mt Panorama, and the correspondence between the Mayor of Bathurst and the NSW Minister of Works about the "tourist road" over the Bald Hills (renamed Mt Panorama) when everybody in the area knew it was to be a motor race circuit.


Against this background the Bay Park story was a complete let-down. Perhaps we should nominate a volunteer to write the proper story for them.

Stu Buchanan

Stu,
been in touch with Luke West, at Chevron Publishing, and now have his own, E-mail, there will be a correction, and hopefully more research before, saying it in the old way, putting " pen to paper ".
they outsourced the article !!
cheers

Roger

[Roger Dowding]

There is a letter from Mike John - of Targa fame - organiser supreme, and an apology from " the Editor " Luke West, presumably, I will scan and post the page as it shows some of the TRS post info,
The last Programme, The Peter Hanna Funeral - front page of the service note, and a couple of photos small but there.

Thanks to those who provided the images.

[Roger Dowding]

[woody]

I bought the souvenir programme last week from the second hand bookshop in Devonport. There was a second programme for sale. Shop is called BookMark.

[Roger Dowding]

Australian Muscle Car latest issue No 83, out this week in Australia, watch out for it.

Not trying to help sell the magazine, but an article of Tracks that didn't happen : A half page on the attempt to runs the V8* Supercars around Victoria Park and up to the Casino / Sky City..

[Roger Dowding]

Here is the article, remember having a huge argument with a Mate who worked at Auckland City Council at the time.
I didn't like it, being a Pukekohe supporter and even a driver at the track many years before.
I think that the Harbour Bridge access was the main issue as the Victoria park viaduct took the traffic North and South, no tunnel back then for one way running underneath.
Here is the article ;

Thought I would save you guys having to buy it,** seems to be less of a magazine these days, and from reading the letters to the editor, full of errors, so the Baypark article is just one of many that were incorrect

** Ken H, no chance unless you subscribe !!, and I forgot Happy New Year to you and all the US based TRS followers, and others of course.

[Milan Fistonic]

Here are some shots from the final Bay Park meeting on April 16 1995.

A couple of Aztec cars

Kieran Wills Mazda RX8

Andrew Bowler Nissan Coupe

[Milan Fistonic]

More from Bay Park

Wayne Huxford Capri V8

Tim LaTrobe Mercedes Benz 280E

Ron Salter Volvo White Aero

[Steve Holmes]

Wow, great shots Milan. You can see the encroaching houses in the background.

[khyndart in CA]

More from Bay Park

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Wayne Huxford Capri V8

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Tim LaTrobe Mercedes Benz 280E

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Ron Salter Volvo White Aero

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Confucius said; " Man who build close to race track bound to hear lots of noise"
We were there first.
Spinner Black's Camaro at Bay Park in 1969. (No houses in sight )

(Ken Hyndman photo )

Confucius also says : "Woman who fly aeroplane upside down bound to have crack up !"

[Roger Dowding]

Confucius also says, Confucius - werry wise man ..

[khyndart in CA]

December 1975.
Baypark F5000 field about to start a race. Back in the good old days !
(I know some one will accurately name the field in the correct order..thanks )

(Ken Hyndman photo )

[275 GTB]

Likewise.
I wasn't expecting to find "Australian Muscle Car" anywhere in the West or Northwest of Auckland, but found one in a superette at Hobsonville. It took only a couple of minutes to flick through the 2 pages of the article - it was a distinct disappointment.

A mutual friend had given me a dozen or so earlier issues and there were some very interesting articles on "Circuits of the Past" - Orange/Gnoo Blas, Amaroo Park, Catalina, Calder Thunderdrome, and a street circuit at Toowoomba(where a Falcon raced for the first time ever). I have since passed these on, but I kept one which had a fascinating story called "The Great Ruse" about the origins of Mt Panorama, and the correspondence between the Mayor of Bathurst and the NSW Minister of Works about the "tourist road" over the Bald Hills (renamed Mt Panorama) when everybody in the area knew it was to be a motor race circuit.


Against this background the Bay Park story was a complete let-down. Perhaps we should nominate a volunteer to write the proper story for them.

Stu Buchanan

Stu (and others)...your ref to a road racing circuit in the Woomba got my interest...

Scroll down to 20 Sept 1958 below...

http://www.mgccq.org.au/11Motor%20Sport%20Involvement%20Begins%20to%20Taper.pdf

PS I have been told that the MotoX cct at Echo Valley was a former blacktop circuit as well.

[Roger Dowding]

Stu (and others)...your ref to a road racing circuit in the Woomba got my interest...

Scroll down to 20 Sept 1958 below...

http://www.mgccq.org.au/11Motor%20Sport%20Involvement%20Begins%20to%20Taper.pdf

275GTB, was down your way a week or so ago, stayed at Tallong in the Tallong Park Estate with friends, on the road saw a couple of Vintage cars on Trailers towed by moderns but being followed by a P76 Leyland V8 .. cheers Roger D

P S just clicked on the link a good read, lots of interesting stuff, the Leybourn Sprints question the comment a Jaguar XK120 was in a different category to some Healey's the XK was a Racing Car the Healey's Sports Cars, maybe a capacity thing !! great stuff, thanks

[Roger Dowding]

started this thread as there was an article in AMC magazine about Baypark which had a few " cough " errors, well 6 months and over 4000 views later it has all sorts of good info on it, thanks Guys !!!

[Steve Emson]

December 1975.
Baypark F5000 field about to start a race. Back in the good old days !
(I know some one will accurately name the field in the correct order..thanks )

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(Ken Hyndman photo )

Gee, that really doesn't look like Baypark.