The Roaring Season

Not John Reid the hot rodder?

DJMcD wrote:Try Allan McCully and perhaps John Reid leaning on rear tyre

Sorry, absolutely Mr Brownlie, circa 1967. I will stake a pint on it.

DJMcD wrote:Try Allan McCully and perhaps John Reid leaning on rear tyre

So the blonde in the car is either S.R. or Y.B {nee K}?

Maybe AD nee AK

Carlo wrote:Maybe AD nee AK

Yep you could be correct, but it does not look like Alan McCully

I don't know the people in the photo, but the #20 red and white Brabham BT6 is the Brownlie car circa 1967.

RogerH wrote:In post #2 the last single seater is the Trevor Larsen built Valour FJ - looks like Colin Ngan driving -perhaps Levin around 1965?

No, I'm sure it's not Colin Ngan
Possibly in its South Island period?

Jac Mac wrote:No,wrong John Reid, Early 1650cc Anglia driver @ Teretonga Club Champ level, MANZ steward, Mobil Oil rep & Car Sales owner

As well as the BCM Special 'aka' Red Ball Special. I think that deep down he was a hot rodder!!!!

There she be - the Fireball Special with J Reid (no relation) at Teretonga......of course better know as the BCM Special today. Chris Read- Arrowtown.

Perhaps it should be the 'Red Bal'l...can any one say with authority as my photo has 'Fireball' and I need to correct. CR Arrowtown

Fantastic photo Chris, when was this taken?

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Does anyone know more details on the red Lotus 23, appropriately numbered 23?

Chris Read wrote:Perhaps it should be the 'Red Bal'l...can any one say with authority as my photo has 'Fireball' and I need to correct. CR Arrowtown

I don't think it was ever called Fireball at the time it appeared in that colour scheme. I was at Bob McMurdo's paint shop one night when Leo Sexton the signwriter applied all the stripes and it was certainly refered to as the Red Ball Special, with a similar scheme that an Indy car had.
Looking at the photo in post #29 it does not look like John Reid driving, more like Keith McLelland who raced the car at the Teretonga Championship Meetings on 15/10/67 and also on 10/12/67 [info from Teretonga 25]

Terry S wrote:Does anyone know more details on the red Lotus 23, appropriately numbered 23?

Ivy Stephenson raced a 23, but I don't know if this is it - I thought it was white.