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[Roger Dowding]

Would have been Speedway at Western Springs in the early 60's with my Father - In 1960 turned 13 late in that year
..He loved the Bikes so used to go when the UK riders came for a series.

First Race meeting sitting / standing outside Pukekohe for the 1964 Wills Six Hour with again my Father.

First Meeting I actually attended was in 1965 the Wills Six Hour Production Saloon Car Race / Gold Leaf Three Hour Challenge Race for Modified Cars.
Went with a Mate who had a car - was my last month or so of School
Didn't drive, he did, in his Morris Minor sidevalve, but did have my drivers licence by then. gained the month before my 18th Birthday - a bit late I thought, wanted it when 16 or so - as we did in the day 1963-65 ..

Favourite Car at that meeting was this.

and not an Austin - Healey - that came later !

First racing Driver - not from a Magazine I knew about was good neighbour Allan Woolf - who lived a couple of houses up our street and had the Ford 8 - this is before Allan and Coleen moved to Green Bay

[Roger Dowding]

Not sure about car but my first ever race meeting was the Wills Six Hour in late 1965 when I would have been seven. I can certainly recall the Mk2 Jags - in which case Shelley strikes again!

We were there Michael and I had quite a few years on you - just turned 18.

[tonttu]

Ruapuna, mid 1960s. Can't remember exactly but that first car race I recall someone rolled their Cortina but we went to the adjoining speedway more frequently and preferred it as there were heaps of races (Saturday night Speedway night), many incidents, wonderful smell, bikes, midgets, TQs, sidecars, etc. Last time to that speedway was the weekend the stockcar saloons were first/only time (?) raced there a couple of years prior to Woodford Glen opening. First and only time to Woodford Glen was when it was a stage in the 1974 Canta Rally, and that was my first rally as a co-driver. Who remembers that rally which started at midnight with the opening stage at Ruapuna race track?

First race track I drove on was Manfield 1974 (Mini Cooper) during the Inter University Games when motor sport was one of the contributing events.

[jellywrestler]

the first race 'Car' I remember was a Sidecar, Cemetery Circuit. last year was my 54th boxing day meeting am lucky enough to watch it from the best seat in the house, the commentary box.