The Roaring Season

Ok where, what cars and when. Bonus point for each of the drivers.
Photo courtesy of Auto News from.......nearly got me to give you a hint but only Alan Dick would know. Chris Read - Arrowtown.
Ps is AD a member of this forum lurking under a blog name? serious question.

1955 Bira Whithead Gaze Hunt L Davidson Brabham Redex Pos Palmer no9

Front row of the grid: 1 Bira (250F), 4 Gaze (3-litre Ferrari)
Second row 2 Whitehead (3-litre Ferrari), 3 Hunt (Maserati A6GCM/250), 77 Davison (HWM-Jaguar), 9 Palmer (Palmer Special), 6 Cobden (s/c Ferrari V12) plus Bira's OSCA

Chris - I don't think AD's hiding under another name here. He doesn't bother with internet forums (though I wouldn't be surprised if he's sneaked the odd look)

David McKinney wrote:The evil Sid did start of with the supercharged 3.8-litre Jag engine from Jamie's Cooper-Jag, replaced later with a fuel-injected 4.7 Ford

David,

Probably the thing I'll most remember Jamie for: I know you're still alive Jamie! But who on God's earth would use a Morris Isis as a tow car"? More so, one powered by a Ford V6! The Isis was a horrible bloody thing to start with but why put a Ford V6 IN IT?

You probably deserve a Knighthood but you probably wouldn't wear it. At least that's what your seventeen sons & twenty four daughters reckon.

David McKinney wrote:Front row of the grid: 1 Bira (250F), 4 Gaze (3-litre Ferrari)
Second row 2 Whitehead (3-litre Ferrari), 3 Hunt (Maserati A6GCM/250), 77 Davison (HWM-Jaguar), 9 Palmer (Palmer Special), 6 Cobden (s/c Ferrari V12) plus Bira's OSCA

Chris - I don't think AD's hiding under another name here. He doesn't bother with internet forums (though I wouldn't be surprised if he's sneaked the odd look)

McKinney! You've missed one out. The Ford Z: Name the driver and I'll worship you at the Holy Motorsport Altar. On the other hand I might just wait until you visit the "Wailing Wall" and throw stones at you.

It's a Consul, isn't it? Owned by Bill Smith
(Well it might have been)

David McKinney wrote:It's a Consul, isn't it? Owned by Bill Smith
(Well it might have been)

Yo Russ on Behalf of all my grand kids I thank you for your kind words,?? And it was A 1956 Morris Oxford with the v6 3 lt Ford went lilke stink but would not stop evan worse with the car behind on the big towey thing, ?? Jamie A

David McKinney wrote:Front row of the grid: 1 Bira (250F), 4 Gaze (3-litre Ferrari)
Second row 2 Whitehead (3-litre Ferrari), 3 Hunt (Maserati A6GCM/250), 77 Davison (HWM-Jaguar), 9 Palmer (Palmer Special), 6 Cobden (s/c Ferrari V12) plus Bira's OSCA

Chris - I don't think AD's hiding under another name here. He doesn't bother with internet forums (though I wouldn't be surprised if he's sneaked the odd look)

Well that clears that up for me...The HWM in the photo must be HW3 and not the Gaze/Horton/Clark car which I drove at Country Gents Wigram back in the late 80's....did it have a C/number?. Anyway what a blast with the big jag motor and no seat belts hanging on round Bombay and down the straight nearly forgetting to put it into 4th and still not getting to the rev limit at what I was told was 145MPH with my helmet strangling me with the windage (I'm 6'1" and stick up a bit). The drum brakes hauled it up like discs and into the L hander. All was ok for a while until I tried to clip the Squadron Leaders door mat (as you did) outside the last RH hanger corner before the hairpin. Up over the bump and it nearly tossed me out (remember, no seat belts).
What a blast and will always remember that race and no wonder Wigram remains my favourite. I drove the car later with its Alta motor fitted before it went ot Gillie but it was not the same. Chris Read Arrowtown

The HWM was owned by Avery bros,with a Cadilac mtr to start followed by several others.. Roycroft and Levis drove it.I looked at it at Glen Murry many times but to big a restore for me I even wanted the Bagnal Jag {man it was ugly} really anything with a Jag mtr.was my dream..Tony Gaze had the other HWM sports with a Jag mtr .the same yr Peter Whitehead had the Cooper Jag 1956 the only other HWM was the first yr.54 Tony Gaze single seat with Alta mtr then sold to Tom Clark

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Ok where, what cars and when. Bonus point for each of the drivers.
Photo courtesy of Auto News from.......nearly got me to give you a hint but only Alan Dick would know. Chris Read - Arrowtown.
Ps is AD a member of this forum lurking under a blog name? serious question.

Holy cow, what an incredible photo! Thanks Chris.

No, AD isn't a member.

AD tells me he has an occasional look.

Any clue as to who this is? I know where and who took it, I think it was early 80's.

Hint - where was it

Rod Grimwood wrote:Hint - where was it

Hey Rod, good old Baypark.

MP54 wrote:Hey Rod, good old Baypark.

This pic was taken by Rex Rattenbury's son Carl, following his fathers footsteps.

Pretty sure it was on the sweeper at Baypark.

The why is pretty easy to guess, the failure of a composite wheel perhaps. Not an all together unknown event in the era.

Thought it may have been, was it a red car (Hustler in the V8 Mk1)

Talk of Rex i need a contact if you have one. Cheers

Any info please contact owner
http://users.tpg.com.au/normv/RACECAR/RACECAR.html

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