The Roaring Season

These photo's were taken at Pukekohe in 84 ? Nissan - Cue series I think.

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1. Alwyn Marshall/Keith Yeats RX2, Jones/Wilson 180B, Marwood/Walker 120Y,Peter Maxwell/Dave Winter RX2, Chandler/Nicholls 1200SSS, McCallum/Phillips 180B.

2. Gardiner/Gardiner Fairmont, David Bjerring/Rex Hart Datsun 1200SSS

3. Don Scott/Brian Green? Falcon, Gardiner/Gardiner Fairmont, Marwood/Walker 120Y

4. Neville Crichton/Kevin McNamara Charger

5. Robert Barry/Barry Sharp Fiat 125, Bill Anderson/Vallis Peet Toyota Corona

6. Robbie Booth/Allan Woolf Falcon, Elvie and Ray Williams Cortina in the background

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1. Jones/Wilson 180B

2. Barry/Sharp Fiat

3. David Oxton/Gary Pedersen P76

4. Leonard/Sprague Charger

5. Graeme Richardt/John Armstrong Charger

6. Paul and Sue Adams Triumph, Ken Flashman/Neville Bailey Torana, Rolly Doyle/Frank Bray RX2, Ron Kendall Bill Shiells RX2, ?Bryan Washer/Peter Sundberg RX2?

Car No 20 in post 159 is my Buckler MkVI known affectionately as the Blue Brick. A car with a lineage going back to Jim Boyd and Phil Kerr in the 1950s and in its current form (as pictured) raced successfully for many years by Graham Main in the 1980s and 90s. In the last 4 years it has been a strong competitor in the Roycroft Trophy at Hampton Downs. It left Auckland today on its way to its new owner in Christchurch. Lets hope we see it back competing in Auckland one day. Graeme Banks

Thanks for the info Graeme - I always wondered what sort of car that was.
Hope the new owner enjoys a great piece of NZ motoring history.

GeebeeNZ wrote:Car No 20 in post 159 is my Buckler MkVI known affectionately as the Blue Brick. A car with a lineage going back to Jim Boyd and Phil Kerr in the 1950s and in its current form (as pictured) raced successfully for many years by Graham Main in the 1980s and 90s. In the last 4 years it has been a strong competitor in the Roycroft Trophy at Hampton Downs. It left Auckland today on its way to its new owner in Christchurch. Lets hope we see it back competing in Auckland one day. Graeme Banks

Here's some more photo's from the 80's ( 85 / 86 I think ) at Pukekohe

Great photos, 86 Simpson series Final, I think.

86 / 87 Pukekohe. Hulme in BMW , Francevic in the Vision hire Sierra

Is that Graeme Crosby chatting with David Oxton in the Puke pits ?

Sure is

and a younger ross stone

GD66 wrote:Is that Graeme Crosby chatting with David Oxton in the Puke pits ?

We were all 'younger' back then Rog.

Jeff wrote:Here's some more photo's from the 80's ( 85 / 86 I think ) at Pukekohe

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Neat photos Jeff. The first two are from the 1985 series. The last one of Graeme Crosby in the ex-Ray Smith/Denny Hulme Commodore would be from the 1987 series after he'd been racing the car in Australia. I think he briefly upgraded this car with a VL front?

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Thats ex-pat Kiwi Tim Slako in the pink Rover. The Mustang would be Robbie Kerr's, which he bought off Dick Johnson following the 1986 ATCC. I think Dick shared this car with Kerr during the 1987 Wellington Street Race series, but I suspect this might be from the 1987 NZ Touring Car Championship? The Mustang is now back in Aus, and raced regularly in the Heritage series for Group C and A cars.

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I vaguely recall there were a pair of Volvo's that raced in the 1987 Wellington Street Race series (Nissan Mobil Series?), that had come from Europe. Volvo had pulled out of racing at the end of the 1986 season, so these cars didn't have any news bits to keep pace. But they were nicely presented cars that ran well.

per gunner anderson, springs to mind in 1 volvo, i think he shared with gary pederson

Thanks Roger