The Roaring Season

Thanks guys. Just that the wings looked new or I hadn't noticed them before.

Thanks Alan. If you are prepared to put money on it, that is all I need At least I can file it! Spent far too many hours lately trying to date slides. Sometimes you get the information almost as a side issue. Dating Silverstone and Curborough Sprints is a tough one and there are still one or two Pukekohe queries outstanding. About 95% only relate to dates.

Back again to Prescott 1971

Hepworth. I think that they have recently re-commissioned the BRM CanAm. April 1973 - just a very short time after the V12 E Type was launched - Curborough. Croft 1977 - Davrian Donington 1980 Funny that the TR3 was my childhood favourite sports car, yet I have owned many MGs, but never a Triumph!

Loving the pics Ray, Thank you for sharing them.

Yes and I love the TR2/3’s as well. Always wanted one.

This might be February 6th 1983, but it has to be a guess. Donington Museum 1987 Lola FJ 1988 Whenuapai 1989 - again, I think. Was it the same Brabham wearing #57, that appeared later with a fresh paint job?

Still working my way through old slides... About 3 - 4 hours a day/night.

Shelsley Walsh 1967 Racing Car Show 1971 Donington 1980 Now to the frustrating Pukekohe meetings, where dates are so difficult. Are these three all on the same date? I'm guessing December 11th 1983 - but I could be way wrong. It could well be much earlier, even as early as February 1983, as I obviously wasn't flagging, or much later say 1985, when I went just once as a spectator, with my wife to be.

ERC wrote:Still working my way through old slides... About 3 - 4 hours a day/night.

Now to the frustrating Pukekohe meetings, where dates are so difficult. Are these three all on the same date? I'm guessing December 11th 1983 - but I could be way wrong. It could well be much earlier, even as early as February 1983, as I obviously wasn't flagging, or much later say 1985, when I went just once as a spectator, with my wife to be.

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This one could be December 11th 1983 as 24 and 8 tie in with the programme.

Graham McGregor in the Continental Car Services Golf GTI #2 was in the Sports Sedans & Clubmans Saloons on March 27th 1983 and Geoff Welson in the Avenger GLS #57 was in the Production Super Car Series on the same day but they don't appear in the same race in the programme. From the Motoring News report of that meeting it seems there was some mixing of the two classes but I can not confirm that.

Tony Alderton E49 Charger #49 was entered in the Production Super Car races on March 27th 1983.

I guessed right! Thanks again Milan. I did have it down for December 11th. Looks as though Veen Smith hadn't graduated to the Commodore!

You might also have sorted the March 27th meeting.

This is from a pile of Dad's stuff, but I have zero details as to when or where. I doubt I will ever know. 1973 1986 1987

Ardmore 1989 Pukekohe 1989 I think this is February 1992 Taupo 2003, Gordon Burr's Alfa about to be flagged away in the ERC handicap. I'm a bit of a theme park junkie and the 'Tram Tour' at Universal Studios has always been a favourite. There is a section of the tram ride that passes a display of cars from the movies and TV, hence the Ferrari, September 2018. Legends 2019 just to give a bit of variety.

I didn't take the bazooka lens this time...

Donington 1980 January 1983? 1989 Ellerslie 1993 Whenuapai Auckland Domain 2005 - Ken Williams. Graeme Collie behind with his Merc

Donington 1988 Ardmore 1989 Leadfoot 2019 Chicane founder Maurice O'Reilly's former Porsche

Goodwood 2018 Caffeine & Classics September January 2019 January Caffeine & Classics

Another mix...
1983 Pukekohe 1987 Can someone please ID this car for me? 1989 1991 SkidMark Parsons. 1992 - Possibly a TACCOC practice day. 2000 Goodwood Revival

Another trawl through recent scans!

My first saloon - following on from the 850cc minivan. I bought this as a modified twin carb 850cc mini that had obviously been well built as it went surprisingly well. I owned it twice.

Sold it to get married. Stupid boy... Bought it back again just over a year later after that marriage failed, before moving on to a 998cc Cooper. Prescott 1971. This may have been Basil Dagge's Imp which was a very quick car. Front end posted previously. Mini based Peel Viking. 1975 - Tony Brise again in the Embassy Hill. Magnum Aston Turbo - John Pope Special Undated Silverstone test 1977. I'm guessing now it was the end of March.

Davrian at Croft 1977 I think, February 6th 1983, at Pukekohe Bert Dove's immaculate TR3a Whenuapai 1993 Hamilton 1994 Goodwood FoS 2004 Caffeine & Classics December 2018

From the various and sundries pile...

St Petersburg 2014 Austin J40 pedal cars - 2018 and 2016 The most boring aspect of Goodwood, bar none. With just 20% of the paying spectators watching as Nigel Fotheringham-Ffoulkes tries to out out-pedal Amanda Twitterington-St John, 80% of the spectators around the track, who have in many cases travelled hundreds (or even thousands) of miles and paid huge money to watch some motor racing, have nothing at all to look at other than damp tarmac, as not all areas have a big screen. This annual farce takes place on the Saturday AND Sunday. If you are at the outer reaches of the track, there isn't even a classic car park to wander around either.

A total waste of time, but if you do have a decent vantage spot at the fence, you daren't leave it to go and grab a bite to, eat as the crowds in popular spots are huge and a prime spot has to be retained at all costs! Hampton Downs January 2017

Shelsley 1967 - again Silverstone 1977 Donington 1980 Pukekohe 1983