The Roaring Season

I remember taking a photo of a driver in a race car at Pukekohe that I think was powered by four chainsaw engines.
I do not have the photo and my memory is not that sharp now, I think it was about 1967 - 69.
I think the car may have caught fire somehow.
Can someone verify any of this please ?
Thanks in advance.



(Ken Hyndman )

I recall an experimental circuit kart powered by four McCulloch chainsaw engines (one driving each wheel), with a low flat bodywork painted in Team Cambridge colours so prob 1969, had a rudimentary spoiler and was fearsome quick in corner speed. No idea how old the intrepid pilot lived to be....

Does anyone know anything about Trade Me listing #: 998993912 "Historic Single Seater Special" ?

Oldfart wrote:Does anyone know anything about Trade Me listing #: 998993912 "Historic Single Seater Special" ?

this one

Norton twin probably 650/750cc, with Mikuni carburettors.

Apparently it was actually street legal. Built by Harry Sisson.

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This is the car built for (and paid for) by Jon Pertwee as Dr Who. Built by custom car guy Pete Farries whose workshop (no pun intended...) was just down the road from my house in the UK. Just two mouldings when everyone said it would take far more and eventually road registered as an invalid carriage (3 wheels) - capable of 100mph and virtually impossible to turn over.


Fibreglass again and my jazz hero Chris Barber in his Elite (85 years young and still getting speeding tickets...). I presented Chris with one of my own paintings of him in the Elite, back in 2004, celebrating 50 years of the band.


Whilst most had 1/32 scale Scalextric sets, we had a 1/52 scale Wrenn set, which meant we had the ability to design and race some terrific circuits on an 8x4 sheet of ply. I got RSI from spending so many hours each night slot racing! Although Dad owned the most cars (53!) I have all 60 complete with track and spares. it ran on 12v AC or DC initially, though later cars were DC only. AC was faster with a ratchet and pawl motor, but the cars got hot quite quickly. Power was on or off so you freewheeled around the corners.

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Yes is Norton, but does anyone know any of the history other than what the advert says? Referring to the "Historic" on post 280

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And we thought the Mini Marcos was ugly!!!

The Coventry-Climax Fire Pump Four...


nothing remarkable about that, except it's fitted with a set of Webers !

Did this BMC creation ever take off?

lion

early photo of Jamie Aislabie

Ha ha he was a magnet to those lol

Jan hasn't changed either, still a sweetie

Just thought I'd resurrect this thread with this great photos.

Thanks Steve,
Amazing that a lot of those cars are still entertaining us today.

(Historic Trans Am field, Sonoma Raceway, June 2017.)


(Ken H )

Life in Los Olivos, Ca.
While you Kiwis can get away to the race tracks such as Hampton Downs and Manfeild and assemble fields to go racing in front of the crowds, Hyndman has to get away from the interested folks of Los Olivos and go hide out in the fields. Such is life here in the country.







( Ken Hyndman, Lost in Los Olivos )
Although it is not a bad place to be lost in.
Check the pics at this site;
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1344&bih=723&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=rb0EWoe0McSqjQO1uJbABA&q=los+olivos+ca+photos&oq=los+Olivos+ca+&gs_l=psy-ab.1.2.0l4j0i30k1j0i5i30k1j0i8i30k1j0i24k1l3.45369.48145.0.57708.3.3.0.0.0.0.164.447.0j3.3.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.3.439....0.MtL2ddtq5-0



The "mayor" of Los Olivos at work with his boss serving roasted walnuts at Christmas time. A family tradition.




KJH

That looks like very nice place Ken, I like the sense of community that is evident in those towns.

Bruce.