The Roaring Season

rf84 wrote:Your post #15 above Jac Mac reminds me of Teretonga 1976. I was mechanicking for Bryan Blackberry on the "Frist" Escort. The plod squad were tiring of drunkards at the event and warned everyone that they intended searching every vehicle entering the circuit for alcohol. They were true to their word to the extent that traffic was banked up from the circuit all the way back to Invercargill. Many fans never got to the motor racing that day. We were assured by the local Watties rep in Invercargill that we would get ample drink ("Frist was a division of the Watties group). At the conclusion of the racing we were told to go to the back of their delivery truck. There was a solid wall of soft drink cartons except for one small gap. A head appeared and we were helped inside. Once inside the entire area was empty except for a small area up front behind the cab. Behind another wall of soft drink cartons there was a cleverly hidden 'bar'. Afraid that the authorities might get suspicious with all the guests coming and going to the circuit's toilets they even concealed a camp toilet!

rf84 wrote:Beaut photo seaqnmac-thanks for posting it.
I do not know where the car went and was not even aware that Ken Sager had bought it. I was always under the impression that Bryan sold it to someone by the name of Moore who had a car sales (I think on Princess Street) in Palmerston North. Bryan unfortunately is no longer with us and I don't know who else to ask about it's whereabouts.

crunch wrote:You are thinking of Mike Moore who had a car sales yard (Mike Moore Autos) on Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North up until a couple of years ago. He used a mk.1 Escort twin Cam in Shellsport, think it was black

Carlo wrote:While I could be corrected I am pretty sure that during the years we were involved with Shellsport Mike was running the car as a RS2000 rather than as a Twin Cam.
At the time Twin Cams were the domain of Bryce Platt, Father Harrington, Kirk Stoneman & Don Halliday

First race meeting would have to be a toss up between the 1st Grasstrack meeting of the Malborough Car Club and the Nelson Car Club New Year Beach Race meeting back about 1955 or 56 when I was in Standard 3 or 4.
Add in the Hawkesbury Motor Cycle races about the same time too.
First 100% sealed circuit meeting would be the 1959 Dunedin Road Race Meeting and 1st year of high school.

crunch wrote:Mike's Mark2 Escort was a RS2000 and I think that car became the "donor car" for Bob Holmwoods Sports Sedan Escort?

seaqnmac27 wrote:I thought it was Mark Rutherfords Mk 2 that was the donor.

kiwi285 wrote:I am sure it has been asked before and answered - but does the Frist Escort still exist ?? They were such great looking cars and still are.