Northern Sports Car Club - the early years.

[Roger Dowding]

Some more ancient history from the NSCC's Club Torque - February, July and October 1963.

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Milan, thank you again this is brilliant, would like to know who " Gremlin " was - maybe Trevor Sheffield may know.
again will copy the articles and keep.

Regards,

Roger

[Roger Dowding]

John's car has featured in a photo at Pukekohe for the Autumn Auckland Car Club meeting in 1964.
Here are a couple of John's photos of his car a Hillclimb in 1965, and at rest - had a repaint as the top is now dark !!

John now has a much newer car, A Falcon that has been rebuilt and was recently at Hampton Downs for a Classic meeting

[Roger Dowding]

Tomorrow the 14th of June will be the 75th Wedding Anniversary of Eddie and Una Dowding, and a small group of family will visit them for a cup of tea and cake and of course a chat.. maybe not much about NSCC, it is interesting to note that not only did the club start during the war, but Eddie an early Club Captain and then President, was married also during the War.

posted before, here are Ed and Una in their Riley Nine, next to Ken Hemus' and a mate in Ken's Singer, at the NSCC Winter [ mud ] Trial in 1949, other cars in the line up appeared in the Scott Thomson Book " Up to Speed " the Ron Roycroft story.

and Ed and Una pushing the Morris 8 tourer at Mackies Rest, Waitakere Ranges in around 1946, again the NSCC Winter Trial, which became known as the Jack Boot Memorial trial,Jack was Ed's brother in law.

[Roger Dowding]

The Riley Bugatti [ Bugley ] at Huntly in 1945 - Ron Roycroft driving Photo from Website

Jack Boot sitting in the car at Huntly -my note says 1940's could be the same meeting.
It was mentioned to me by Ed [ Eddie ] Dowding my Uncle and Jack Boot's brother - in law that the car was not successful, it was modified and improved and has quite a history.
It is mentioned in Scott Thomson's Roycroft Biography " Up to Speed " and in Graham Vercoe's NZ Motor Racings Histories ..

Photo from Ed Dowding Collection, I have an Original Print.

[Roger Dowding]

Great Photo provided by Mungo Lloyd to NZ Rallying History.

believed to be Dave Bristow in his Holden 308 V8 powered Escort, event unsure if just a Hill Climb or part of a bigger event, like an Invitation Club Rally.

Michael Clark, would that be close to your front door ??

[Michael Clark]

Bloody close!

[Roger Dowding]

Rex Rattenbury has posted a few photos of various cars at Cossey's Farm the NSCC Hill Climb venue from early 1967 until the mid 1980's ?? [ unsure when the last event was ]

Here are a few shots - going through the gateway before the big sweep to the finish ..

Mini Clubman - unsure who ??

Rex in his Escort

BMW Paul Adams ..

VW Buggy Kevin MacNamara..

and posted again, when it all began

[John McKechnie]

There is a rally Escort that belonged to one of the Cossey family that has been saved and being resurrected at Takanini
Could the Mini Clubman GT be Peter Levet, most of us were still running Cooper S , but he was very modern

[Spgeti]

I see that is an Aussie Clubman GT.

[Roger Dowding]

Posted before but have found out a little more -
- where the Hamilton Car Club event was
and have placed the known rounds 1, 2 , 3 and 6, as have the results,
I am sure Triumph Car Club Round was the last.
I broke the oil pipe from the filter to the oil pressure gauge and finished up with a pint or two of oil in the passenger footwell. Russ Abbott,from Empire Motors had the pipe blocked off so I could continue to run without the gauge working.
The car would have been in his workshop on Monday for the repair !!

The Bardahl series Hill Climbs were run by 8 different Car Clubs in the Auckland Frankton Waikato area over the
" summer " starting in late October and finishing in February.
The 8 Clubs involved were ;
have placed them in order as best I remember and then corrected from Milan's information ;

Hamilton Car Club, Hamilton Round 1 Pekanui Rd, Puketotara, near Pirongia 27 October 1979 ?
Northern Sports Car Club, Cossey’s Farm, Drury Round 2, 4/11/1979.
Auckland Car Club, Mclachlan Road, Kaukapakapa Round 3, 18/11/1979.
Triumph Sports Car Club, West Road Clevedon. Nov 1979
Pukekohe Car Club, Bright Road, Waiuku Dec 1979
MG Car Club, Bald Hill Round, Waiuku Round 6, Dec 1979.
Auckland University Car Club, Stoney Creek near Paremoremo Prison, Albany ? Jan 1980
Hisbiscus Coast Motorsport Club, Bayers Farm near Silverdale Jan 1980

[Milan Fistonic]

Posted before but have found out a little more -
- where the Hamilton Car Club event was
and have placed the known rounds 1, 2 , 3 and 6, as have the results,
I am sure Triumph Car Club Round was the last.
I broke the oil pipe from the filter to the oil pressure guage and finished up with a pint or two of oil in the passenger footwell. Russ Abbott,from Empire Motors had the pipe blocked off so I could continue to run without the guage working.
The car would have been in his workshop on Monday for the repair !!

The Bardahl series Hill Climbs were run by 8 different Car Clubs in the Auckland Frankton Waikato area over the
" summer " starting in late October and finishing in February.
The 8 Clubs involved were ;
have placed them in order as best I remember ;

Hamilton Car Club, Hamilton Round 1 Pukeowhare Rd October 1979 ?
Northern Sports Car Club, Cossey’s Farm, Drury Round 2, 4/11/1979.
Auckland Car Club, Mclachlan Road, Kaukapakapa Round 3, 18/11/1979.
Auckland University Car Club, Bayers Farm ? near Paremoremo Prison, Albany ?
Hisbiscus Coast Motorsport Club, near Silverdale Jan 1980 ?
MG Car Club, Bald Hill Round, Waiuku Round 6, Jan 1980.
Pukekohe Car Club, Bright Road, Waiuku
Triumph Car Club, West Road Clevedon.

These are the dates and venues as advertised in the ACC Bulletins.

Round 1 - Oct 27 1979 - Hamilton CC - Pekanui Road
Round 2 - Nov 4 1979 - NSCC - Cossey's Farm
Round 3 - Nov 18 1979 - Auckland CC _ McLachlan's Road
Round 4 - Nov 25 1979 - Triumph Sports CC - West Road
Round 5 - Dec 9 1979 - Pukekohe CC - Bright Road
Round 6 - Dec 16 1979 - MGCC - Baldhill Road
Round 7 - Jan 26 1980 - AUCC - Stoney Creek
Round 8 - Feb ? 1980 - HCMC - Bayer's Farm.

[Milan Fistonic]

These are the results from the 1979-80 Bardahl Series.

[Roger Dowding]

These are the results from the 1979-80 Bardahl Series.

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Milan, fantastic, thanks for that, I didn't even make 6th in class - 1601 - 2500 in the 2138cc TR4A, against all those Escorts and the odd Mazda Rotary .. I can now put some of my notes in order.. comment about TCC being the last round oops !!
There was some mention that the Hamilton Car Club round was at / near Pirongia, must now Google the Road Names in the area, and am going to be in Pirongia this weekend, so maybe drive the road[s] ..

[Milan Fistonic]

Pekanui Road was used a number of times as part of a stage in Rally NZ. It starts at the cross-roads up on Mount Pirongia and goes through to Ngutunui.

This photo shows Mikael Ericsson at the start of Pekanui Road. He has just come through the intersection from Okupata Road while the road on the left is Pirongia West No 2 Road. Pirongia West No 1 Road is on the right.

[Roger Dowding]

Pekanui Road was used a number of times as part of a stage in Rally NZ. It starts at the cross-roads up on Mount Pirongia and goes through to Ngutunui.

This photo shows Mikael Ericsson at the start of Pekanui Road. He has just come through the intersection from Okupata Road while the road on the left is Pirongia West No 2 Road. Pirongia West No 1 Road is on the right.

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Great photo Milan, the road is now sealed up to that intersection,I dove up there on Saturday, the three Roads Pirongia West, Okupata, and the extension of Pekanui are still metal.

Top of the Road the signs where Milan's photo was taken

Bottom of the Road - intersection with Ngutunui Road

The Esses, think this was the first corner on the 1979 HillClimb

[Roger Dowding]

Milan Fistonic has posted an article that appeared in the " Auckland University Car Club " magazine - written by Allan Grout. there is a comment that it was called a Sporting Trial, as clubs were testing the Rally Rules. I do remember Rod Peat suggesting that I enter in my 850cc standard Mini, as Roll Cages and Full Harness seat belts were not yet required. I didn't enter but went to help as a Marshall, which meant you did get to drive on some of the roads.

Thanks Milan for the post, I thought it is appropriate here :

[Trevor Sheffield]

As I recall a member of the Cossey family owned a very worthwhile replica/special Brooklands Riley and later a C type Jaguar or the like. Does anyone know anything of these cars?

[Milan Fistonic]

A report on a NSCC race meeting at Seagrove in early 1948.

[Roger Dowding]

Milan, Thanks again will add to my archives

[Trevor Sheffield]

Roger,

I retained all of the Northern Sports Car club monthly news bulletins “Club Torque” which I had received over a lengthy period and later passed these on to the club at their club rooms. The late Jim Lockley also had a full set as Lockley Offset Printing produced the publication. There must also have been others in existence.

At this point in time it would be very worthwhile to assemble and archive a full set and this site could help in locating same. Is this something you could head up?