The Roaring Season

Smales Farm, Takapuna, last Sunday of the month, 9am to 12, seems to be very popular, but I have only managed a couple of visits.

I won't be able to get to at least the next 3 either.
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Can anyone identify car no 181 in the second photo of post no 904?

Allan wrote:Can anyone identify car no 181 in the second photo of post no 904?

The Algie car has Graeme Addis number 9 instead of his usual number 61

John McKechnie wrote:The Algie car has Graeme Addis number 9 instead of his usual number 61

181 would be Bruce Manon.

Is that John Hearne's Alfa 1500 in the bottom pic?

Bailey wrote:181 would be Bruce Manon.

Remember Bruce running a very standard looking Mark 2 Escort, had a Twin cam, not sure which of the BDA versions and these nice little 1300 badges on the side..just to make you think it was a basic Escort..

SPman wrote:Is that John Hearne's Alfa 1500 in the bottom pic?

John is now in the UK, known as William, has been for some years. Ray said he took these at Smales Farm gathering which means it's recent, so no, not that car.

That pic was taken just this week - last Sunday of May. I know nothing of the details of the car.

Busy now with organising my last ERC Series Dinner, so no time to scan any more old slides or negatives until probably October. With Goodwood ear-marked for September, I expect to add a fair few pics to my library later in the year. Anything I post between now and then will be gap fillers tripped over whilst backing up.

This set is from my 'undated' group, which, thanks to slides, is far more difficult to accurately date than negative film. Any confirmed date of any pic would be appreciated. Running your mouse over the image will tell you from the first three digits, what year I think it is. (185 = 1985)

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Apologies if any have been posted before.

The Benson & Hedges shot is 1984.

61 Ed Lamont / Pete Ambler Hertz Ford Laser Sport - 3rd in class - 187 laps

72 Mark Jennings / Dave Barrow UDC Finance/ Leycars Honda Civic Sport - 5th in class - 186 laps

69 Murray Starnes / Alan Curtis Comfort Zone Waterbed Centre Ford Laser Sport - 6th in class - 185 laps

Roger Dowding wrote:Remember Bruce running a very standard looking Mark 2 Escort, had a Twin cam, not sure which of the BDA versions and these nice little 1300 badges on the side..just to make you think it was a basic Escort..

No twin cam or BDA back then but very warm 2 Litre Ford OHC, Bruce and Mr Rogers were the men for OHC 2ltr back then.

Kiwis at Goodwood 2016 - Friday practice.

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Great photos Ray, thanks for posting. I love the Jocko Special, owned by Neil Tolich. This is the very first race car of American driver Sam Posey, who went on to big things in Formula 5000, and in Trans-Am, where he drove for Penske and Shelby, and, along with Ray Caldwell, ran the Autodynamics factory Dodge Challengers in 1970.

Unfortunately the silver car owned by Nigel Russell, FMZ and NZ built has had engine issues at Goodwood and his Euro odyssey for a fantastic FJ season is terminated.
Living the dream, what an adventure

Oldfart wrote:Unfortunately the silver car owned by Nigel Russell, FMZ and NZ built has had engine issues at Goodwood and his Euro odyssey for a fantastic FJ season is terminated.
Living the dream, what an adventure

Yup, and Paul Halford came in on the end of a tow rope too.

Tony O went very well indeed (13th?) and Neil was driving well in the Jocko, putting in some very respectable times and tagging onto the group in front, who had much quicker cars.

Paul Radisich was one of the star drivers in the A35 race, but the car sounded off colour in Friday practice, retired during the wet race Saturday, but the car (with its owner driving), sounded and went much better on Sunday.

Taken many, many pics of course, but will post a few over time. I also visited Brooklands and the Coventry Transport Museum (that one is free by the way and excellent). Tomorrow, hoping for the Heritage Museum, before heading to a Chris Barber concert, near Milton Keynes.

A bit of variety from Goodwood. Nothing more than a taster.

First three pics are Friday practice.
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Paul Radisich in the cream coloured A35, #73.





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John Surtees in the Brabham Tribute






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Reputedly, $100,000US spent on the Fiat engine... It did win - only because the two faster cars didn't finish.






One of the themes of Goodwood was 'The Road To Wembley', celebrating the England 1966 World Cup win. Just one of the parade cars.




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Brooklands - the day before Goodwood:

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Not only visits to Brooklands and Goodwood on this trip, as above, but sample pics still to come from the Coventry Transport Museum (free admission), Heritage Museum at Gaydon and the London Car Museum at Hayes (not far from Heathrow). A varied selection of museums but I opted to NOT go into the Donington Museum, as I believe it is now a very pale shadow of what it once was. Sad, as I had been a regular visitor almost from the day it opened, 40 yeas ago.

The Coventry museum is not that well known but is well worth a visit. Highlights are the Thrust exhibits and simulator. Also a good insight into the transport manufacturers of Coventry-bicycles, motorcycles, trucks, tractors are all represented.