The Roaring Season

Uncle Tom's Rovers were in the wars in this race.

Yeah Jac Mac, the sheep were looking for a drover, not a rover ......

Milan Fistonic wrote:Uncle Tom's Rovers were in the wars in this race.

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You or any one else got any photos of black Commodore number 15 in background.

Milan Fistonic wrote:I see the spectators flocked in to see these fine examples from the Rootes Group being put through their paces.

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These people have driven the fire/rescue cars for along time at meetings and are still doing it. they do a great job and spend all their spare time at the tracks doing this so others can play and enjoy, as I said, they do a great job.
PS These guys also had great fun against each other back then, they had there own little 'war' going on, think there was a red and white Avenger as well.

The only other shot I got and it was in the background again.

Didn't Ross Tebbs have something to do with that #15 Commodore Rod? I think Hornsby Earthmovers may have sponsored it?

Rod was the pilot unless im mistaken

fullnoise68 wrote:Didn't Ross Tebbs have something to do with that #15 Commodore Rod? I think Hornsby Earthmovers may have sponsored it?

It says "E T Hornsby Earthmovers" on the rear of #15. Could look for a programme maybe. Never know what I might find.

Stu

The Hillman Hunter is Tom Scott, He owns / runs TAS Automotive on the North Shore. Great guy.

The Hillman Hunter in post #252 is Tom Scott, he owns / runs TAS Automotive on the North Shore. Great guy and a real character.

Tom drives the safety / FIV car as mentioned, and his wife Anna and daughter Debbie run things "behind the scenes". The Scott family has done so much for motorsport in Auckland over a long period of years, and I've never seen them without a smile on their faces.

stubuchanan wrote:It says "E T Hornsby Earthmovers" on the rear of #15. Could look for a programme maybe. Never know what I might find.

Stu

The 85-86 Yearbook has the drivers of number 15 as Wayne Parry and Rod Grimwood. They finished 26th on 141 laps.

Thanks Milan, yes that's right. Tucker Hornsby and Garth Thompson helped sponsor me in drive. We were not running too bad until about 2 hours from end when I arrived at the end of the back straight and there was a horrible sensation of the brake peddle going to the floor in a hurry and a cloud of smoke out the left side. I was looking straight at the right hand door of the coin and bullion car with Mr Hulme driving, I spun the car to try and avoid him and luck (management) had me going behind him onto the grass. Recovered and into pits where crew (Robert Connell) some how removed the caliper which had split and was red hot, then replaced with another, quick bleed and back out. We lost about 8-10 laps I think and the caliper melted into the pit seal. I actually won a couple (3) trays of cans in a bet with another person who reckoned I would not lap him, 1st time one finger, then 2nd time two fingers which was the norm from the friendly chap.

Thanks Milan for photo.

JAFA wrote:The Hillman Hunter in post #252 is Tom Scott, he owns / runs TAS Automotive on the North Shore. Great guy and a real character.

Tom drives the safety / FIV car as mentioned, and his wife Anna and daughter Debbie run things "behind the scenes". The Scott family has done so much for motorsport in Auckland over a long period of years, and I've never seen them without a smile on their faces.

Could the Avenger driver be one of the Langleys, Neville or his son?

Correct JAFA. The senior Scotts have now moved from the Shore to Pukekohe. The block of land on which TAS used to sit (Rawene Rd, Birkenhead) along with the buildings on several neighbouring plots are being demolished for a block of apartments. Debbie's family are also heavily involved in the running of the meeting (including husband Martin) and do a fantastic job in all weathers. We'd be lost without them all. Martin and Debbie are also ITM people so it isn't too difficult to see where much of the ITM support for motorsport comes from.

Ross Tebbs has a bit to do with ITM and has motorsport in his veins, ITM is a fairly big family.

Milan Fistonic wrote:The only other shot I got and it was in the background again.

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The #15 Commodore looks very similar to the car Steve Ross, from Dunedin, raced in Sports Saloons in the 90's. Same colour, same wheels. The big deal at that time was that it was a genuine GpA car. I believe that he still owns the car

I believe it went to The Bristows over in Hawkes Bay, but don't know what happened to it after. I think they may still have it.

Bill Morris ERA





Dave Silcock Cooper-Vincent





B Neill TR2

That Cooper-Vincent of Dave's is a beautiful car. Wonder if he still has it.

Could this be the one Allan Mason campained in the Nissan Mobil [I think 1992 ] We lent him an axel at Wellington

spinner32 wrote:The #15 Commodore looks very similar to the car Steve Ross, from Dunedin, raced in Sports Saloons in the 90's. Same colour, same wheels. The big deal at that time was that it was a genuine GpA car. I believe that he still owns the car