The Roaring Season

Found it!!!:

http://www.theroaringseason.com/showthread.php?847-Matamata-Round-the-houses/page2

but Milan has posted the entry list anyway but there are some other comments here

Thank you all. My point has been proven.
Interesting that it shows Kerry Grant in a GT Cortina in 63, not a Lotus. I suspect the person entering the car would know what it was?

Rhys- would the size of the motor cast light as well?

I seem to remember that Grant raced both a cortina gt and a lotus cortina and the twin cam engine in the GT shell

John McKechnie wrote:Rhys- would the size of the motor cast light as well?

1650cc quite likely a pushrod , std twin cam was 1558 (as per Fahey car @ 1560cc) although no real reason why they could not be other cc ratings....1475cc or thereabouts was the 1340cc consul 315 with 85mm bore.

Jac Mac wrote:1650cc quite likely a pushrod.

Yep it was a push rod Willment

Kwaussie well done . was pretty quick plus he was backed to drive the car from you know who? & was put into the single seater my understanding from Len Southwood I can find out for sure by phoning Kerry ........Grant

I found this old photo showing Ernie Sprague cornering from Hull Road on to Totara Street at Mount Maunganui Road Races.
December 28 th.1963




(Ken Hyndman )

Sorry Grant but that young man in front does not seem too interested in your dad's driving skills !

First meeting I ever attended. I'm sure I paid more attention to the MkIII

I'm having the odd problem uploading these but I will keep tryng.

Thanks Allan, great photos in color that sure bring back memories for me. Well done.

Thank you Ken ........ so this answers a few things this was 1963 so Ernie must have raced there in 1962 in the mk 3 I guess at the end of the day it matters not .. really appreciate these piks Ken .......Kind Regards Grant

khyndart in CA wrote:I found this old photo showing Ernie Sprague cornering from Hull Road on to Totara Street at Mount Maunganui Road Races.
December 28 th.1963

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(Ken Hyndman )

Sorry Grant but that young man in front does not seem too interested in your dad's driving skills !

Is this better Grant?

Is this better Grant?

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Thank you

Allan wrote:Is this better

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Thank you Allan..... I remember the day Dad had practice.... Mum & Dad dropped me off at the end of Hewletts Rd [I think it was] they had trampolens there , I was dropped off for an hr or two jumping up & down loved it as there was nothing like that around in the SI....... after that we all ended up at a local pub [its still there] every one joined in , Ernie bought me a root beer..... & told me the root beer came from those native plants [north island punga & banana trees] roots lol, he was a great story teller....the sort of mother & father you felt very safe to be around....beaut parents we were very lucky but hard task master was Dad

Thank you

Allan wrote:Is this better

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Thank you Allan..... I remember the day Dad had practice.... Mum & Dad dropped me off at the end of Hewletts Rd [I think it was] they had trampolens there , I was dropped off for an hr or two jumping up & down loved it as there was nothing like that around in the SI....... after that we all ended up at a local pub [its still there] every one joined in , Ernie bought me a root beer..... & told me the root beer came from those native plants [north island punga & banana trees] roots lol, he was a great story teller....the sort of mother & father you felt very safe to be around....beaut parents we were very lucky but hard task master was Dad