The Roaring Season

Posted: **Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:57 am**

Pukekohe Club Circuit

Posted: **Sun Jul 17, 2016 10:28 pm**

Graeme Addis gave me this info on the pic- thanks Graeme for the memories.

"Yours truly here driving John Barham's Monza Blue 350 stock HT...Knocked off
Robbie Francevic in his XAGT at this meeting twice.
I am sure that is Jimmy the Torana just behind"

This has a different number on the side to another HT Monaro Graeme raced which was 6- with Sandbrooke Racing on the side.

Posted: **Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:29 pm**

More excellent info withe Graeme-"

Yes it is Richards and Addis hard at it ..again!!

The John Barham car is another Monaro….the Sandrook HT was yellow and black Monaro livery, also HT 350 GTS, belonged to Ivan Sandbrook of New Zealand Fibreglass…Colin Sandbrook owned Sandbrook Windscreens and Ivan was his brother.

Those HT 350’s were fg quick and handled so well…the trick was to leave the spring rates standard and resist messing with the ride height…the body roll weight transfer worked perfect. Only let down was the brakes.

You can put the pic up with photo credit Milan Fistonic".

Barry Algie told me the same thing- Dont mess with spring rates and the ride height............

Posted: **Mon Jul 18, 2016 1:29 am**

And more-
"The John Barham car number was 109…kept from my A40 Farina / GTX Charger days…

Yours truly here driving John Barham's Monza Blue 350 stock HT...Knocked off
Robbie Francevic in his XAGT at this meeting twice, then stacked the HT into
the trees at the road end!! Phil Joyce fixed it like new.

Rgds, GA.

The Sandbrook Monaro number was 6..which was written as a 9 upside down as a joke from me and the crew to Ivan Sandbrook, the car owner.

We used to tell him he would read it 2 ways as 9… when it slid past the pits on it’s lid…. or if he was arse up in the stands pissed.

GA"

Posted: **Mon Jul 18, 2016 3:04 am**

More from Club Circuit

Posted: **Mon Jul 18, 2016 3:23 am**

Absolutely top notch pics Milan, looks like this was one action packed meeting

Posted: **Mon Jul 18, 2016 4:16 am**

Club Circuit September 1974

Posted: **Mon Jul 18, 2016 4:37 am**

26 - Rod McCallum & Bob Homewood - Holden Torana
46 - Brian Todd & Dave Wallace - Hillman Avenger TC
31 - Reg Cook & Robbie Francevic - Mazda RX2

Posted: **Mon Jul 18, 2016 4:59 am**

Milan Fistonic wrote:More from Club Circuit

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ADDIS, RICHARDS, FRANCEVIC….Late afternoon club circuit….all very seriously ON..even at Club Circuit…such good days, true fun and friendship- G.A.

Posted: **Mon Jul 18, 2016 5:21 am**

John McKechnie wrote:ADDIS, RICHARDS, FRANCEVIC….Late afternoon club circuit….all very seriously ON..even at Club Circuit…such good days, true fun and friendship- G.A.

Usually good racing at those Club Circuit meetings.

Posted: **Mon Jul 18, 2016 5:30 am**

Max Pennington & Wayne Murdoch - Chrysler Charger

Allan Woolf & Robbie Booth - Ford Cortina 2000L

Ken Smith & Red Dawson - Chrysler Charger

Reg Cook & Robbie Francevic - Mazda RX2

Posted: **Mon Jul 18, 2016 6:34 am**

Just looking at the pics of Graeme Addis in the Monaro.
Not a HT GTS 350, but a HK327- and no lung gasper.
Taillamps, rear boot lid garnish
Also no bonnet scoops, GTS badge on the rh side of bonnet.
Just like my Team Cambridge Monaro- someone just put a HT grille on
Great effort against the XAGT 351 and Richo

Posted: **Mon Jul 18, 2016 7:18 am**

Found an old Autonews 23 March 1970 which had an article on the National Race meeting, run by NSCC, the final of the Championships for the 1969 - 70 season.
Will post the article later but here are three of the pictures by Gavin Evitt.

One of my favourite cars, the Dave Silcock 3.8 Mk 11 Jaguar in its earlier specs before all the lightening - couldn't get rid of the crease, that is how it was published and stapled.

Looks a bit wet, Fahey and Coppins

This one is for John Hatton [ John H ] Formula Vee field at the start.

Posted: **Tue Jul 19, 2016 3:34 am**

Tim Bailey & Roy Harrington - Mazda RX2

Syd Jensen & Angus Hyslop - Chrysler Regal V8

Dene Aitkenhead & Colin Lea - Jaguar XJ6

Peter Haugh & Pat Boyer - Triumph Toledo

Posted: **Tue Jul 19, 2016 3:43 am**

David Childs - Datsun 1200 SSS

The blue 1200SSS is Allan Nuttall's car and the white one is Bill Anderson's.

Posted: **Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:12 am**

Whose / what is the white Wild Wheels entry, anyone know ?

Posted: **Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:46 am**

Graeme Addis & Noel Goodwin Chrysler Charger No. 14

Posted: **Tue Jul 19, 2016 5:12 am**

So, I assume that became the Wild Wheels Sports Sedan.......in time.
Graeme and Noel , talk about a pair of loose cannons, love to hear the Chargers life story from the car itself.

Posted: **Tue Jul 19, 2016 5:24 am**

Race 2 for 2001-4500cc & 4501-6000cc

12 Neville Crichton - Ford Falcon GT
7 Gary Lang - Ford Falcon GT

5 Jim Richards - Ford Falcon 351 GT

70 Wayne Wilkinson - Ford Falcon

6 Tony Warren - Ford Falcon 351 GT

Posted: **Tue Jul 19, 2016 6:07 am**

Ahhh, Fords family saloons having a Sunday thrash around the rural tarmac....once again, such neat pics Milan.
You certainly captured our history.

The Roaring Season

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1973 Benson & Hedges 500

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1973 Benson & Hedges 500

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NSCC National Meeting Pukekohe March 1970 - photos from Autonews

1973 Benson& Hedges 500

1973 The Mayfair Filter 100

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GTX Race at 1974 B&H meeting.

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