My younger brother David in his 1971 Ford Escort Mexico replica. 1680cc pushrod kent crossflow - embarrasses a lot of bigger engined cars, but then he don't spare it any........ 190 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr
John Sampson in his RS2600 Capri followed ( not for long ) by Bruce Manon in his RS2000 Escort 191 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr
Owen Evans - Porsche 964 Carl Hansen - Triumph TR8 Tony Roberts - 1970 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 454 John Warring - Porsche 911 Bill Fulford - Porsche 964 Derek Atkinson - Morgan +8 Ray Williams - 1983 Porsche 930 Turbo Stuart McCondach? - Ferrari 308 Dean Fulford - Porsche 911 ?? - Triumph TR8 ?? - Datsun 260 Z Don Kay? - Porsche 911 176 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr
I'm confident in saying that's HRC's Chris Watson in the second TR (which, I think, ultimately suffered a roll at Whenuapai).
This is the exact same camera that Dad used to take all the photos, a Braun Paxette Electromatic. It even had the same brown leather and plastic case, and he had the hand book too. My Dad's Dad bought the camera new, and then my Dad inherited it from his Dad. Unfortunately my parents gave it away when they got a newer camera, as no one wanted to buy it.
This photo is from an eBay ad in the UK - 20Pounds will buy it.
Andrew- it was very interesting to get these details. I was asked if a certain Escort in SI had enough history to make it into the ranks. Ended up talking to the current Torana owner who gave me the history of the Escort- a club car. He recognised my name from here and told me about this Torana...Wellington Street race history etc, and of course he got it off Glenn.
Andrew Metford wrote:Thanks for the ID on the Corvette Spgeti. What did he do to it?
Ian is a member on TRS Andrew but he owned the Corvette for many years and was for sale last year from memory. He had moved to Aussie and took the Corvette with him.
Ian was/is a neat guy, been along time since I chatted with him always neat to meet up with at meetings back ole days. As Spgeti says he travelled from Whangarei to race and did most club meetings and some national. He had the Corvette for ages and it went pretty good. it was alway a tidy car. Ian had a fling with a V8 Escort for awhile as well i think, it was red.
John McKechnie wrote:Andrew- it was very interesting to get these details. I was asked if a certain Escort in SI had enough history to make it into the ranks. Ended up talking to the current Torana owner who gave me the history of the Escort- a club car. He recognised my name from here and told me about this Torana...Wellington Street race history etc, and of course he got it off Glenn.
Half the fun of all these old cars is tracking down people and finding out the history, of both the car and the driver
I went to WBHS and Ian and his brother Eric went there as well. Ian purchased good friend Barry Bigalow's 28 Flattie powered Roadster and then my to be ex bother in law Kenny West's Corvette powered Mk2 Zephyr. He did a bit of drag racing in the Zephyr and a Husky van. Yes he raced the V8 Escort Rod but I had moved away by then.
His dad raced a Standard 10 in the 50/60s from memory.
Good ole Westlake Boys High School, some good ones came from there, You, me, (Lol) and of coarse the same time Millen brothers, Tony Rutherford, among a heap of others over the years.
Rod Grimwood wrote:Good ole Westlake Boys High School, some good ones came from there, You, me, (Lol) and of coarse the same time Millen brothers, Tony Rutherford, among a heap of others over the years.
Sorry Rod, I meant Whangarei Boys High School. Yep some good guys came out of Westlake as well..
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Braun Paxette Electromatic by Andrew Metford, on Flickr
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