The Roaring Season

TonyG wrote:Hi John.
Too bloody hot and muggy - 30/32 and 100% humugity here at the moment. Have had no bloody luck at all tracing that car club article. I have tried all the Qld Holden clubs that I can get contacts for, Muscle Car groups etc and got zip. Put out a shout through the Facebook page for Monaro enthusiasts Australia wide and a few were interested in the car and I steered them here but none had seen the article. Dan Bowden kindly gave me a couple of ideas but nothing came from them either. Still looking though.

Was there on the weekend Tony, over for the Australian Trans Am prize giving/Dinner, was up the back hills inland Lakeside on Saturday and it was 41, i had to get outta there, even at midnight after the dinner it was 26 driving back to my mates house in Wynum, drove to the airport at 9am next morning(Sunday) and it was 31 then, that's just too much for this kiwi, glad to get home!! don't know how you guys do it? though quite a few of the Aussies were complaining so it must have been HOT

Dale M

Hi Dale
Its the bloody humugity that gets you. This bull...t about acclimatising is just that. I have been here 22 yrs now and this is the worst I have known. It just will not rain where we are living. Drive through it on the highway to and from work but in behind Dreamworld its just dust.

From photos I have seen it looked like the Australian Trans Am prize giving/Dinner was a good one.

Love all the latest photos especially that little 100E. Have a soft spot for them being my first car. Taught me a lot about being gentle on brakes if I wanted to keep them lol. Tened to disappear when got hot.

TonyG

Update from our most respected leader-
Hi Guys,

I want to let you know about the racing opportunities for you at the forthcoming Gulf Oil Howden Ganley F5000 Festival http://www.nzfmr.co.nz and to ask that those who have not yet got their entries in and ordered a garage/marquee space if they want one do so as soon as possible, please !

There will be a ‘Invited Allcomers & Historic Sports Sedan’ grid at BOTH WEEKENDS of the Festival.

First Weekend - Frid 16th-Sun 18th Jan (with setup and Drivers documentation/Scrutineering on the afternoon of Thursday 15th Jan and free on track testing). Drivers Brief at 0800 ‘sharp’ on Friday morning – everyone there please ! There will be practice on Frid AM and Qualifying on Frid PM. There will be two 8 lap races per day on Sat & Sun. There will be a ‘Howden Ganley’ themed casual dinner with Teddy Pilette, Tim Schenken and others on Saturday evening after racing – tickets cost $40 to cover food and can be purchased on the http://www.motorsportentry.com website at the same time you do your entry.

Second Weekend – Frid 23rd – Sun 25th Jan (with setup and Drivers documentation/Scrutineering on the afternoon of Thursday 22nd Jan and free on track testing). Drivers Brief at 0800 ‘sharp’ on Friday morning – everyone there please! There will be a combined practice/qualifying session on Friday morning and a race in the afternoon. Thereafter, two races per day on Sat & Sun. There will be a themed F5000 casual dinner on the Saturday evening with Howden and lots of Aussie former F5000 drivers as guests – Kevin Bartlett, John Walker, Bruce Allison, Vern Schuppan, Warwick Brown etc plus Teddy Pilette from Belgium, and Kiwi former F5000 drivers as well – as above, tickets are $40 each. Don’t forget the prizegiving on Sunday to take place immediately after racing has concluded.

If you intend to enter, please do so right away as this will help me get the programme sorted before Xmas. (note entry fees go up by $30 after the end of the November – the published Closing Date in the Sup Regs). Don’t forget to order a garage/marquee space if you want one – there will be big pressure on available garages and we will put up marquees only for those who order them early enough. If you wish to enter but don’ t want to pay just yet, tick the ‘pay by cheque’ box in the online http://www.motorsportentry.com website !

In closing, if you have not already done so, please get your entry in right away – for both weekends if you can make it. Don’t forget to order a spot in a garage/marquee if you want one ! If you remember to, please send me mailto:?subject=&body= a quick email to say whether or not you are racing - and if ‘yes’ – one weekend or two ?

Let me know if you have any questions.

With kind regards to all,

Jim

Tony - check out this Ford power-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-zOT_Pw26k

Insane stuff isn't it. The guy is definitely a Hoonigan ! lol

Have been going through Barrys photo album, and will put more up here.
First serving is for Bruce and the 105 gang at Manawhatu- Ian Algie standing in front of cars leaving the plant at Turin.
Second pic is the Alfetta- earliest pic-still on the transporter crossing Canada from East to West- just like that

Thanks John. Precious photo of the Alfetta. I will send you some of the Autodelta workshop or a link to put up. This year is Autodelta's 50th anniversary.

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The ZF 5 speed gearbox, as used in the Katipo MJ70.
Barry bought this F5000 back- the 2nd time- just for this.
Sports Sedans regulations said you had to use a road car box, and this was from a Ford GT 40.
Yes, pic is upside down.
Barry had to do quite a lot mods to the front to get it to this stage- as in the motor is at front, drive shaft set up etc.
All his own work.
Pic is from Sept 1986.

ok- here we go.
An early race meeting for the Monaro, note the flares.
Not much inner guard left.
McLeans car following- now owned by Tony Boyden.
The air feed to the radiator went via a black steel vent from the pass window to the radiator.

Pic- Linear Photographs.
P.O.Box 139,
Opotiki.
Any clues as to this crowd?
Also has OPOTEX on the back.

Ivan Bevins took the ex Craig Pullmans XBGT Coupe out for its first run at Hampton Downs on the weekend.
Hasnt been on a track since mid 90s, and Ivan said it was an absolute dream to drive- another satisfied Ford owner.
Pumping out the same 730 hp, nothing has been altered since it ran last

Boyden has the later VK that Trevor built.