The Roaring Season

Carlo wrote:Looks like Graeme Robertson aka Robbo climbing down the bank in the top photo

But who's car is it Carl and driver ? (1973)

Same stage, same year.

Rod Grimwood wrote:But who's car is it Carl and driver ? (1973)

I seem to recall that the driver was the father of #1 son who was born the previous evening whilst we were on the Inter Island ferry. Reflexes were a bit slow the next morning and the off was after the finish line.
Cookie, who we had caught up on went around the corner, we didn't.
Big lesson learnt about not turning the brain off when you cross the finish line and that you have to retain 100% concentration until you come to a stop after the finish.
Unfortunately that photo and the acompanying story made it as far south as the Greymouth newspaper which came out that afternoon about 6 or 8 hours before I thought to get to a phone.............Another lesson !!
Took a while to get it out of there as the tow truck did not have a winch cable long enough to reach the car.

Yep, pity that happened as you were going along very nicely. Next question/hint was going to be about fatherhood.

Some more old stuff

Now there is that BMW again

Some photos from the Shell Triple Hundred.

The Richards/Hall RS1600 2nd. Happy Valley Rd



Marshall/McWatt RS1600 Happy Valley Rd 1st. Flat left rear tyre.



Adams/Woolf BMW2002Ti Happy Valley Rd. 3rd



Leonard/Cruickshank Datsun 1200sss Happy Valley Rd 4th

Kay/Eglington Datsun 1600 Happy Valley



Holt/Blanchard Cortina Ram Paddock Rd

Leo was quick in that little thing. Actually they were all quick

Rod why was blue anglia parked on left side of track BP at the start of back straight 84///86???

And some more this time from the Triple Hundred nearing the end of the first stage - Port Hills.

Wilson/Pannel Healey 3L rtd passing the Nelson/Mackay mini Van which got back on the road to finish 35th



The Hessey/Johnston Capri on the same corner as the above but spinning



Morrison/Sutton Cortina GT 36th



Davis/McIvor VW1200 28th



Kennedy/Baldwin RS1600 15th



Kidd/Horrell Triumph 2.5 PI which finished 9th

Fantastic pictures, especially seeing the Mini van and VW - guys used to race whatever they had and give it heaps.

jim short wrote:Rod why was blue anglia parked on left side of track BP at the start of back straight 84///86???

Other thread Jim/ scrapbook

Shano wrote:Fantastic pictures, especially seeing the Mini van and VW - guys used to race whatever they had and give it heaps.

And were encouraged to do so! Perhaps Xtreme series will bring some of that back!

Some from the old scrapbook, George Kuttle with a before and after version

More scrapbook. Spent a we bit of time on this wagon.

Rod Grimwood wrote:Some from the old scrapbook, George Kuttle with a before and after version

The Escort did not quite look the same after the Hakataramea stage after George saw a set of lights in front of him and thought that the road followed the power lines and was straight ahead after the crest. Unfortunately the lights were a good kilometre away as the road made a serious sidestep around an old creek bed area.

Carlo wrote:The Escort did not quite look the same after the Hakataramea stage after George saw a set of lights in front of him and thought that the road followed the power lines and was straight ahead after the crest. Unfortunately the lights were a good kilometre away as the road made a serious sidestep around an old creek bed area.

That is a problem. Dad had told me about this happening to him. I knew about the power line trap but it still sucks you in. I was in this rally I think in a Datsun 1600. The first 2 Marlboro rounds I won the 0-1600 class with navigator Graham Colebrook. Finished well inside the top ten if the memory is correct on both occasions . These were really great rallies, 24 hours non stop. Because you were up early, then drove for 24 hrs, then went to the prize giving that night- it was a test!

Some of those prizegivings were a test alright Steve. Remember you guys and the Datsun 1600 do you have any photos, i may have some (that will be another search at mums when i go down to Auckland)

Rod Grimwood wrote:Some of those prizegivings were a test alright Steve. Remember you guys and the Datsun 1600 do you have any photos, i may have some (that will be another search at mums when i go down to Auckland)

Hi Rod, a couple of the 2nd Datsun 1600 I had.The first one was a Std green car I used in circuit racing first. This one had a 5 speed box.

Rod, your poor mum having to take care of all the stuff the wife wouldn't let in the house.