The Roaring Season

1970

Intro

Levin

Levin

Goth Surtees TS5 pressed the Brabham BT26 V8

An impatient queue looked for a gapto pass the Derrick Williams Lola T142 which finished 10th

Yank mechanic of the year Larry Burton supervised last minute work on Bill Simpsons Eagle from his wheelchair.

Derek Bell dressed for his duel

HolidayingAmon admitted that he would have liked to combine Tasman business with pleasure.

First time into Beach Bend Laurence was clear for a go-to-whoa Levin race.

Australian champion Kevin Bartlett and team boss Alec mildren found the product a handy footrest as Goodyears man looked on.

Cockpit air in takes and headrest were comfort-adding mods for Ulf Norinder in the Lola T190

NZGP

Matich


Matich gives a country mile wide winning grin

The droop-snoot McLaren M10A that carried Ron Grable to fourth place.

NZGP

Larry Burton chaired an Impromptu meeting attended by Max Stewart, Kevin Bartlett and Bill Simpson.

Derek Bell and Tom Wheatcroft made the light and bright.

Graham McRae told Governor General Sir Arthut Porritt all about it.

Bruce Burness pondered over Mike Goths Surtees TS5.

NZGP

Ulf Norinder pitched his tale.

Goth

Wigram

Most spectacular thing about the Kaye Griffiths BRP-Ford was the way in which it shed it's wheels.

Derek Bell was aspurposeful as he looked until engine trouble sidelined him when he was running 2nd.

ecstatic little matich girl had a warm welcome home for dad.

wigram

Flying Frank Matich hit the front after 6 laps to head for yet another McLaren M10A win and collect the nZGP/Lady Wigram double.

Wigram

Norinder nudged Grable back to 4th in the preliminary.

Bartlett's Mildren left with its nose out of joint, while the Stewart car lurked below behind the Goodyear boots.

Family man matich sought solace from his sponsors products.

Teretonga

Man of the moment McRae won after wondering and waiting at Teretonga.

Teretonga

Goth turned away from his comic-strip helmet as mechanic bruce Burness put finishing touches to the Surtees TS5

Flanked by smilers McRae and Goth, Gable took his second spot Philosophically.

McRae happily shared the victors spoils with Goth.

Teretonga gave Derek Williams in the Lola T142 a 6th.

Not so lucky were the Mildren men, Stewart who crashed, and Bartlett who was plagued by clutch problems.

A deflating front tyre in the critical last stages robbed Gable of what seemed a good chance of success. In the circunstances, his second successive second with the McLaren m10A was most creditable.

Tasman

Everyone indulged in airborne antics approaching Wigrams Loop.

Bell in the Brabham

Lawrence in the Ferrari

Matich in the McLaren

Tasman 1

Norinder

Merv Waggotts TC4V engine caught the eye

Tasman 2

Modified-mcLaren conductor Gable

Bartlett with the Len Bailey designed Mildren Waggott

Simpson in the Eagle

Tasman 2

Winners are grinners Lawrence and Matich

Matich led Mcrae, Allen, Goth, Bartlett, Lawrence, Stewart and the rest into Lukey Corner in the first lap at Surfers.

Neil Allen's tenacity with the McLaren paid off with a resounding Sandown win

Phil Nightingale and Max Rutherford attend to the needs of the Wheatcroft Brabham BT 26 at Teretonga.

Tasman 3

Matich was regarded as the one to beat

A pointer to the outcome of the championship was the way in which Lawrence boomed off from pole position to lead Stewart and Bartlett in the yellow Mildre-Waggotts at Levin.

Often one of the quicker quilifiers, Goth had a patchy run in the Surtees TS4 and finished down in the series.