The Roaring Season

I have been in contact with Mrs Sarginson and Daughter and we are very fortunate that they have given permission for me to share some of Euans famous motorsport photos on this site only.
Alot of the photos are from his work with Peter Greenslade for the NZ Motor Racing Year books.
Remember when these were taken there were not great big telescopes hanging out the front, and the equipment while at the time was very good, it was not the state of the art stuff that can make any of us look professional these days. Some photos Euan must have been so, so close to the action, but all for our benefit.
A mixture of Cars, Personnal, and New Zealand Motorsport History.
I will down load and size photos and try and present them in as close to years as possible. (a bit to do).

A big thank you to the Sarginson family.

These include from 1963 Grand Prix at Pukekohe:-

Innes Ireland warming up the four-wheel drive (Ferguson Climax.)

Some thing different, Bruce McLaren playing in a Mini.

John Surtees (Lola-Climax) eventual winner.

Bruce McLaren (Cooper-Climax) lapping John Histed with Surtees in background.

Graham Hill looking at broken car (Ferguson-Climax.)

1963 Grand Prix Pukekohe:-

Check the size of the crowd.

Jim Palmer (Cooper Climax)

Chris Amon (Cooper-Climax)

Graham Hill (Ferguson-Climax)

Tony Shelley (Lotus-Climax)

1963 NZ Grand Prix Pukekeohe:-

Close up of Surtess having alook at the hay bales.

Angus Hyslop (Cooper-Climax).

Graham Hill and Jack Brabham haveing a chat.

Angus Hyslop after his great drive.

Amon leading Hyslop in early stages and Histed in background.
Again look at the crowd.

1963 Levin:-

Rare photos of Bruce McLaren getting it a little wrong. He was having a second go at passing Brabham and had just set a new lap record when he got his braking wrong and spun just clipping the tyre marker and damaging the right front suspension.

1963 Levin;-

Brabham (Brabham-Climax) has a lead on Innes Ireland (Ferguson-Climax) Angus Hyslop (Cooper-Climax) in a heat.

Innes Ireland leads Jack Brabham at start.

Roly Levis (Cooper-Ford) practices in the rain.

Tony Shelley (Lotus-Climax) chasing Tony Maggs (Lola-Climax).

More Levin 1963:-

Imagine doing this to the Commodore, Falcon or Hyundai. One kid wrecks them.

Tony Maggs (Lols-Climax)

Inne Ireland looking very serious,

Winner Jack Brabham (note right hand front is just lifting)

1963 Lady Wigram Trophy:-

The start from right to left Brabham, Surtess, McLaren, Maggs.
Notice our photographer has taken safety steps and put 2 others infront of him.

Tony Maggs

Brabham smokes the rears as he leads McLaren through chicane.

Hyslop

More Lady Wigram:-

Brabham and McLaren had a great battle.

Bruce McLaren on his way to win the Lady Wigram Trophy which was his first long distance victory in his home country.

Before the race.

And after the race with wife Patricia

1963 Teratonga"-
The caption say's.

Winner Bruce McLaren waits in his Coopr-Climax while mechanic Wally Willmott completes his final check.

Wally is a member on this site and is still building beautiful cars. (look at The McBegg thread)

1963 Teretonga-

Angus Hyslop leading Chris Amon both in Cooper-Climax

Brabham leading Mclaren like this for 19 laps lapping some twice, McLaren passed and went on to win.

Brabham at work.

Innes Ireland at work.

.......Rod, fantastic,Sarginson/Greenslade,two Iconic names in New Zealand Motorsport,I've found a new distraction,Hey, how about the 'roll-bar' angle on the 'Fergy'/Innes Ireland, Wigram, grid shot,I was sitting on the grid,linked by phone to the 'Lap Scoring and Timing Tent ,would get the phone call with two Laps to go ,I would then lay out the place numbers for the Flag Marshall,count them down and act as 'spotter' for him, to wave off the winner,top job !!!,,got to walk the pits and rub shoulders with drivers...(some things your Father ask's you to do are really 'COOL',Thanks Dad!!!)...must take time to tell you the time we didnt get the phone call in time...some time soon !!!!....Regards Myles Johnson

Hello Myles, I have all these books etc. and thought it would be good for those who have not seen these photos before, and also to jog peoples memories, seems to be working. So asked family, and here we are.

Now is this the phone set up Myles, Caption says ("course clear" The Wigram trophy field waits under starters orders)

Wow, stunning! Thanks so much for posting these Rod, they're just incredible! Thanks to the Sarginson family for allowing them to be displayed here.

Photos of local events:-
Note the crowds and the "safety hay bales" mixed in with the occassional power pole. The local drivers sure went hard as witnessed in the photos.

"round-the-houses" Waimate 50 Actually 70 miles.

Winner Jim Palmer (1.5 Lotus-Ford)

2nd Tony Shelly (1.9 Cooper-Climax)

Maurice Stanton took the lead for the first lap, look at the attitude of both driver and car.

David Young (1.5 Cosworth-Ford Cooper) was 2nd until transmission failed.

The Renwick 50

Start and Angus Hyslop (Cooper-Climax 31) and Maurice Stanton (Stanton-Corvette 17) off the first row
Note the crowd and the ever present power pole, but this a big one and it has a hay bale against it.

Hyslop went on to win from Amon (250f Maserati) who started the old car from the back of grid.

John Histed in his 1.5 Ford engined Formula Junior Lola finished 4th behind Barry Cottle (1.2 Lola-climax)
This could be mistaken for photo of a hillclimb.

Rear view of Stanton chaseing Hyslop early in race.

Tony Shelly was 2nd to Hyslop until lap two and the accelerator stuck and he sat into the haybales.

Sports Cars

A Le Mans start with Mr Doug Lawrence displaying airobatic skills in mounting his Lola (yes Graemes father)

A Healry-Sprite doing it rough at Pukekohe.

McRaes beautiful Massarari home built special at levin.

Mr Robert Stewart locks a brake at Wigram.

Mr Doug Lawrence again, the caption says " Mr Lawrence is a Wanganui citizen, so he was not calling at the Waimate Council chamber to pay his rates"

Saloon racing

Renwick and Jim Mullins cruising in his Mini-Cooper, interesting mix behind.

Athol McBeath 3.8 Jaguar at Levin.

Kerry Grant (A40) leading a little sideways Dennis Marwood (Humber 80) at Pukekohe.

Grant again this time having fun with Bruce McLaren (Mini-Cooper) at Levin.

Further saloon action:-

Nelson driver Tait rolled his Chev Coupe at Wigram but only hurt his pride. Looks like hay bales helped again.

Englishman Geoffrey Richardson made all envious with his GT Ferrari at Wigram.

Once Ernie Sprague (MK111 Zephyr) got in front of Ray Archibald (3.8 Jaguar) at Waimate that was it, but very close.

Sprague Zephyr at Waimate.

A segment from the rear of the book titled "Looking Back"

Tom Clark, now an administrator, has the backing of a wealth of experience from successful racing here and in Australia.

Twice New Zealand champion, Ross Jenson was equally at home in saloon, sports and racing cars and spent a European season with the Lister-Jaguar team.

A dashing international-class driver, the late John Mansell gave some fine performances with, particularly a 250F Maserati.