november 2013 - Auckland Car Club

NOVEMBER 2013
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CLUB INFORMATION
Clubrooms
44 Stoddard Road, Mt Roskill, Auckland
Licensed Bar, Lounge, Large Screen TV
Regular Club Night
The club rooms are open every Thursday night from 7:30pm until 10:30pm. License
examiners are usually available to assist new Members with license exams. Several
members of the Executive Committee are usually available to discuss any issues or provide
assistance.
Club Rooms Hire Rates
The Members’ Lounge and the larger hall upstairs are available for hire for special events
such as birthday or anniversary parties, meetings, bingo/housie, quiz nights, training
courses, etc. The Members’ Lounge has a fully equipped bar and the upstairs hall has a
complete kitchen available for both venues.
Special hire rates are available for Club Members. Commercial organisations and
community groups receive discounts for multiple events or long-term commitments.
Please direct enquiries to Steve Morris [email protected]
Presidents Position.
In honour of the long service of Bob White put in for the club, the Executive Committee
has decided not to fill the President position on the Committee. It will be left open until
the elections at the Annual General Meeting in 2014.
In the interim, the Vice Presidents (Ted Jarvis and Mark Sheehan) will chair the
committee.
The Executive Committee.
Club Rooms over the Holidays
The last day that the Club Rooms will be open in 2013 will be Thursday 19th December. The
Club Rooms will reopen on Thursday 30th January 2014.
AUCKLAND CAR CLUB
General
All events hosted by Auckland Car Club are free for members to attend.
Please remember that you can join as a family which is only an extra
$10 on your membership fee and they can come to any of the ACC held
events for free with you.
Drivers –
Normal entry cut off is Thursday 10am before the Sunday meeting
$220. Late entry cut off is 4pm on Friday $250.
Please note that due to the numbers attending this season you have
the ability to complete documentation Thursday night at 8pm at the
club rooms.
Any additional class entries per round is $60. Dual drivers of any car
becomes a double entry and full entry fee applies.
April 6th meeting is now a sprint day. This is due to only having 2 classes
running. Details to be confirmed.
Hi members- have any of you seen or got a Lyster v 8 engine in the
area. They were built by Colin Lyster in the early 80"s. Any sightings /
photo's leads would be greatly appreciated.
regards
Neil Campbell
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JONO LESTER BLOG
Podium finish not enough to win Championship
If there was ever a case of déjà vu, we experienced it this weekend at the Autopolis for the
2013 Super Taikyu Series Final.
In the championship hunt, we qualified third ahead of our Team Mates(the Championship
Leaders) and behind a couple of Nissan GT-R Powerhouses that proved unbeatable all
weekend.
As with 2012, we awoke on Sunday
race day to bitter cold, thick low
hanging fog and bouts of torrential rain.
Warm ups were cancelled and the race
was delayed, delayed and delayed yet
again, before we eventually took the
start for a shortened two hour race,
which begun under the guidance of the
safety car.
We stayed behind the flashing lights for much of the first hour, with most of the field pitting
early – twice – to get complete their compulsory driver changes and rejoin the slow
travelling train of over 50 cars.
With my team mates Tatsuya ‘TK’ Kataoka and Fariqe Hairuman completing just a single lap
each, we jumped the queue into second in the pit stops and I spent the entire rest of the
race at the wheel.
When green flag running did get underway, conditions were horrid and it soon became
clear we had no answer for the
turbocharged Nissans,
especially at high altitude with
Autopolis up in the mountains.
Relegated to third place, I
pushed on as best I could,
battling rain, fog and small
rivers that had emerged on the
track surface, as well as the
lapped traffic that were
themselves carefully
negotiating the scary conditions.
Crossing the line with another podium finish for the season would normally have been a
good, solid result, but with a ‘win or bust’ scenario ahead of us to win the title, I knew we
had fallen short of claiming the championship.
So, for the second year in a row, we are 2nd overall in the Super Taikyu Series.
During the season we claimed two pole positions, five race wins, two podiums and a lap
record. Not a bad run, but when two mechanical failures are factored in our ever-consistent
team mates snuck in for the Championship, by just a couple of points.
Of course, a massive congratulations to them and the team on a 1-2 Championship finish.
Personally I’m disappointed as I felt we deserved more, but in the motorsport game, that’s
a feeling felt often.
As my granddad always says: “Motorsport is 1% elation, and 99% frustration. But that 1% is
why we keep coming back."
He’s not wrong.
Thanks to my brilliant pool of
sponsors and supporters for
their encouragement during
2013, as well as my family,
Dato David Wong, Team
Manager Gen Suzuki, my
engineer Niklas Thomassen,
team mates Fariqe and TK
and the wider Team PST
outfit of mechanics and helpers that all contributed to the successes this year.
You guys are bloody tops and it’s been an absolute pleasure.
That wraps up 2013 on the track, although there’s still a bit of sideways time to look
forward to with some initial testing in the Team DSPEC 700z drift car over the summer.
2014 will be another exciting season of racing and I look forward to sharing my experiences
with you all again. Thanks to each of you for the support.eekend long.
AUCKLAND CAR CLUB
OTHER NEWS
As with 2012, we awoke on Sunday race day to bitter cold, thick low hanging fog and bouts of torrential rain. Warm ups were
cancelled and the race w
Rally Raid - Ford confirms 2014 Dakar
participation
Team Ford Racing has confirmed it will enter two South African-built Ford Rangers in the
2014 Dakar Rally
“We are extremely proud to be sending these
South African-built Rangers to the 2014 Dakar, ”
said Jeff Nemeth President and CEO of Ford
Motor Company of Southern Africa.
“Dakar is the ultimate test of man and machine
and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to
participate with a phenomenal team comprised
of local and global expertise.”
Lucio Alvarez and Ronnie Graue have been confirmed as the first driver crew - and have
prior Dakar Rally pedigree. In their first outing in 2011 they finished 17th overall, in 2012
they managed to finish in an impressive fifth place. While in 2013 they were lying third
overall before mechanical problems dropped them down to 27th place, but they fought
their way back up to tenth position at the finish.
The second Ford Ranger will be crewed by South African cross-country competitors Chris
Visser and navigator Japie Badenhorst. The pair are currently one of the leading contenders
in the 2013 Donaldson South Africa National Cross-Country Championship - this will be their
first time competing on the Dakar.
The 2014 Dakar Rally will be the 35th
running of the event and the sixth
successive running in South America.
The event will start in Rosario,
Argentina on January 5 and finish in
Valparaiso, Chile on January 18 after
thirteen stages of competition, which
will comprise a total distance of over
8,500 kilometres and will incorporate
a visit to Bolivia for the first time.
Auckland
Summer
Round 2 Highlights
Series
Round 2 was held at Pukekohe on a very hot
Sunday October 6th with a large number of
entries, Round 2 saw the Clubmans Sports
Cars join us with a field of 15 cars all taking to
the track in what proved to be some very
close and competitive racing We look
forward to seeing them join us again for round 4 on
the 8th of December, One class which had a large
number of people talking was the Racing Saloons
3001cc + which saw a Mosler Mt900R enter.For those
of you who have not come across a Mosler before the
race-ready MT900R was designed for use in various
international motorsports.The MT900 is built in the
United States and the United Kingdom by Mosler and
to date Appox. 30 have produced.Power by a 5.7 LS1
V8 race engine coupled to a 6 speed gearbox
producing over 500KW but weighing only
1020kg. We hope to see this competing again
at future rounds. Along with the Mosler was a
very heavily modified Chevrolet Camaro along
with a host of other high powered race
machines. The Production Muscle class again
had some very tidy classic muscle cars on
display with a field dominated by
Ford the racing was close and tidy
with some very quick lap times
being set at the track
temperature increased during the
day New boy Nathan Wood had a
very eventful day with few spins
and a bonnet on the windscreen
but nothing major he will be back
again racing new round.
Northern Muscle saw a few offs during the day with the 7100cc Nascar powered Ford
Falcon of Dean Perkins hitting the tires at the Castrol right hander, Lucky for Dean only light
damage to the front of the car and a very quick pit stop for a new tire had him back out in
the same race good work for his
pit crew there, Anthony
Galbraith was not so lucky when
in race 3 his Valiant Charger hit
the wall at turn 2 fingers crossed
the damage is not too bad and
that he is able to get back out on
track again soon. Production
Saloons 2001cc + saw Aaron Clark in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 extend his lead in the
points championship but he was not
able to make it a clean sweep due to
a spin earlier in the day. Martin Day
and his Almac Sabre had a strong
day with some good clean driving
setting fast lap times Martin’s Almac
is a rare beast. Almac is a New
Zealand based kit car company
founded in 1984 and is located in
Upper Hutt. The Sabre was designed as a modern interpretation of the A.C Cobra The Sabre
was launched at the Hamilton Motor Show in
March 2004 and with five being ordered.The
Classic Japanese Series had a large field but the
hot weather was not good new for Al Nicolls
and his Daihatsu Charade pulling out with a +
overheating issue Gareth Grove and his classic
Datsun 240z had a strong showing Paul Crispe
managed to shake off “Man Flu” for a few hours to come and compete Paul is reminded
that his friendly hand gestures to photographers on the in lap are being watched and
noted!. Holley Boyd showed some
huge time improvement during the
day as she gets used to her new tires
keep going Holley!.Rachelle Boyce’s
Toyota Starlet also put in some strong
lap times one to watch in the
remaining rounds.
Do you have a Bentley? Want to go for a skid on some ice?
BENTLEY is returning to the ice in 2014 with a new and extended programme of slippery
driving challenges for well-heeled customers.
Popular demand for the
company’s exclusive – and
massively expensive – Power on
Ice experiences has led to an
increase in the number of days
Bentley is to set up shop at its
erstwhile base in the north of
Finland, around 37 miles from
the Arctic Circle.
As ever, ice- and snow-driving
specialist Juha Kankkunen, who
also happens to be a four-time
World Rally Championship
winner, will be on hand to tutor paying guests in the delicate art of driving a performance
car in difficult conditions.
The latest star of Power on Ice, which can cost participants more than €13,000 to take part,
is the new Flying Spur. Its 6.0-litre W12 engine can take the two- tonne car to 200mph – on
tarmac at least.
Kankkunen himself piloted a
Bentley Supersports
Convertible to 205mph on the
Finnish ice earlier this year,
breaking the ice driving speed
record in the process.
He will offer in-depth tuition
on how to drive an
assortment of Bentleys,
including the Continental GT
V8, in a fast, controlled way
that should stand the guests
in good stead should their own Bentleys achieve the unlikely and break traction on the road
So if anyone with a Bentley wants to go for a skid here is your chance!
Auckland Summer Series Round 3 Highlights
Round 3 Saw a much reduced field of cars and classes. Only three classes due to run but
with the addition of a sprint class. The All Classic Japanese Class with the largest field of cars
with a few drivers opting to double up with racing
Salon’s for some extra track time.
Commodore Car Club
FIA World Endurance
Audi trio win world endurance crown
AUDI'S LE MANS WINNERS
ALLAN MCNISH, TOM
KRISTENSEN AND LOIC DUVAL
WON THE FIA WORLD
ENDURANCE DRIVERS'
CHAMPIONSHIP IN SHANGHAI
BRITON DANE AND
FRENCHMAN FINISHED THIRD
IN THE SIX HOURS OF
SHANGHAI, THE PENULTIMATE
RACE OF THE SEASON, TO PUT
THE TITLE MATHEMATICALLY
OUT OF REACH OF THEIR
RIVALS.
"I've been waiting on this since
1985," said former F1 driver and three times Le Mans winner McNish, 43, of his first world
title.
NEW ZEALAND TARGA
DIPPIE & GRANT CLAIM OVERALL TARGA TITLE, ROGERS AND KELLY WIN 4WD CLASS
There was a new look to the Targa New Zealand podium this year as Dunedin duo Martin
Dippie and Jona Grant (Porsche GT3 RS) claimed the overall and Instra.com Modern 2WD
wins and Auckland pair David Rogers and Aidan Kelly (Mitsubishi Evo 10) won the Allcomers
4WD class.
Heading into the fourth and final
day of the annual multi-day tarmac
motor rally event in the Hawke's
Bay, Rangitikei and Central Plateau
on Sunday November 03, the
Allcomers 4WD class - traditionally
the home of the overall event
winner - was being led by
Aucklander Jason Gill and his codriver Mark Robinson in their
Mitsubishi Evo 9 with Rogers and
Kelly second and gravel ace Brian
Green and his co-driver Fleur Pedersen third in their Mitsubishi Evo 10.
However Gill's Mitsubishi ground to a halt with a blown engine in Sunday's first stage near
Havelock North leaving
Rogers - an Auckland
radiologist who contested
his first Targa event in 2010
- to claim his first major win
in the Allcomers 4WD class
and finish second overall to
Instra.com 2WD class
winners Dippie and Grant.
‘We are not as fast as
some," Rogers said
afterwards, " but to finish
first, first you have to finish
and I just don't think the machinery can take people running full pace in an event as tough
as this all the time. And you have to be up there for when that happens."
After finishing third behind Clark Proctor and new co-driver Sue O'Neil (Nissan GT-R35) and
Glenn Inkster and Spencer Winn (Mitsubishi Evo 8) on the first day, Gill and Robinson were
in the box seat when Proctor and O'Neill rolled out of the event on the first stage of the
second day and Inkster and Winn were slowed by an engine misfire.
However having competed in Targa events for the past 10 years Auckland car dealer Gill
accepted his fate with good grace.
"That's motor racing," he said. "It was just one of those things. It's a great event and we'll
be back."
In stark contrast, after a fall from his Mountain Bike forced to sit out last year's event
Martin Dippie could hardly have had a better run this year, the Dunedin businessman and
his first time Targa co-driver Jona Grant dominating the Instra.com Modern 2WD class from
the first day and taking over the role of overall event pace-setter when Gill and Robinson
retired.
This was also the first year in the past seven that the overall win has gone to a two-wheeldrive car, something which even
Dippie wasn't expecting.
"The plan was to win the class, the
overall was a bit of a surprise," he
said.
This year's event was Dippie's fifth
in his distinctive orange Porsche
GT3 RS and his plan was 'to go out
with the leaders at the start and be
there if they have any problems."
Also impressing in the Instra.com Modern 2WD class was Steven Kirk-Burnnand and codriving Australian cousin Elliott who worked their way up to second in Instra.com Modern
2WD in Steven's newly built BMW Compact.
In Metalman Classic 2WD, meanwhile, Steven's father Barry Kirk-Burnnand and Dave
O'Carroll (BMW M3) successfully defended their 2012 event win, despite on-going pressure
from Foxton duo Bevan Claridge and Jason Easton who claimed their second class stage win
of the event in their Holden Commodore V8, Wanganui event regulars Peter Cullen and
Craig Strachan in their exotic De Tomaso Pantera and one of the other Kirk-Burnnand crews
in the event, Aucklander Carl and his co-driver Sam Gordon (BMW 325i).
Wellington brothers Angus and Euan Howden were also quick in their BMW M325i but ran
off the road in the first stage today and running out of time to get back into the event to
contest the second and third.
This year's Targa NZ event started in Auckland (at the Dotcom Mansion) on Thursday and
ended at Taupo's Ricoh Motorsport Park four days later. And the feedback - from
competitor and motorsport fan alike - was 100% positive. Numbers in the Targa Tour are
the healthiest they have ever been, competitor numbers were up this year after a small dip
last and controversial internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom was a gracious host, opening his
grounds to the public for scrutineering and sign-on then joining the promo vehicles for a
quick run on Thursday morning in an AMG Mercedes-Benz.
The event was organised with the support of sponsors Federal motorsport tyres, Instra
Corporation, Metalman, NZ Classic Car magazine, TeamTalk, TrackIt and VTNZ.
Results
Overall
1. Martin Dippie/Jona Grant (2007 Porsche GT3 RS) 04:54.19
2. David Rogers/Aidan Kelly (2009
Mitsubishi Evo X RS) 04:59:17
3 Brian Green/Fleur Pedersen 2010
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X RS)
05:00:05
Allcomers 4WD
1. Rogers/Kelly
2. Green/Fleur Pedersen
3. Inkster/Winn
Metalman Classic 2WD
1. Barry Kirk-Burnnand/Dave O'Carroll(1989 BMW M3) 05:02:30
2. Bevan Claridge/Jason Easton (1992 Holden Commodore) 05:05:10
3. Carl Kirk-Burnnand/Sam Gordon (1991 BMW 325i) 05:06:34
Instra.com 2WD
1. Dippie/Grant
2. Steven Kirk-Burnnand/Elliot Kirk Burnnand
3. Murphy/Bell
Results courtesy targa.tackit.co.nz
Photos supplied by NZ TARGA.
Stadium Finance make rally driver’s dreams come true with
Mitsubishi Evolution 8
Stadium Finance
Media Statement – 2014 New Zealand Rally Championship Announcement
19 November 2013
Young rally driver, David Holder of Tauranga, is stepping up to a Mitsubishi Evolution 8 for
next year’s 2014 New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC), after demonstrating his pace in
the two-wheel-drive class in 2013. Holder (24) says he knows driving the Mitsubishi is a
huge leap from his Stadium Finance Ford Fiesta but says he is looking forward to the
challenge.
“Obviously it will be a fairly steep learning curve, stepping up to New Zealand’s highest level
of rallying but I’m really excited to have been given such an amazing opportunity,” says
Holder.
“Looking back, this was literally a dream two years
ago. But now to actually be on the verge of going
head to head with some of my New Zealand rallying
idols is unreal.”
The opportunity, brought about with the support of
Holder’s sponsors including Stadium Finance, comes
after a year competing in the NZRC’s two-wheel-drive
championship where the youngster challenged, and sometimes set faster times against
more modern and more powerful Ford Fiesta R2’s.
“The two-wheel-drive class was a great class to learn the intricacies of the championship in,
as it was always so close between first and third. I also learnt a lot about pace-notes
[detailed directions of the road] and car control among other things.”
The Stadium Finance Mitsubishi Evolution 8 was previously owned by multiple New Zealand
Rally Champion, and world rally driver, Hayden Paddon, who also doubles as Holder’s
mentor.
“David [Holder] shows great potential as a rally driver. I’ve been working with him for a
while now and he continues to make improvements to every aspect of rallying. I think he
will be competitive in the Stadium Finance Mitsubishi Evo once he’s clocked up some miles
in it,” says Paddon.
The Stadium Finance Mitsubishi Evolution 8 will be set up in full Group N specification,
allowing Holder to benchmark his times against Nelson’s Ben Hunt who is set to contest the
2014 season in a similarly powered Subaru Impreza.
Holder says, “The age-old battle between Mitsubishi and Subaru starts again! I’d like to be
challenging Ben [Hunt] but we know that he’ll be very hard to beat and has significantly
more miles than us. But we’ll definitely be trying hard and hopefully we can be competitive
against him towards the end of the season.”
The Stadium Finance Mitsubishi will also sport similar livery to Paddon’s newer Mitsubishi
Evolution 9 with Paddon and his team also helping to prepare Holder’s car before the
beginning of the 2014 season.
“Hayden’s [Paddon] support over the last two years has been truly humbling and it’s going
to be even more exciting working closely with him preparing for next year.”
“We will also be writing our own notes this year which will be another new challenge.
Hayden [Paddon] and John [Kennard] will be
helping us with that as well, so we’re very
thankful for their massive support.”
While the new car is set to debut at the first
round of the NZRC in April next year, Holder says
there is still a significant amount of work to do
before the season starts.
“We are extremely grateful to have had such good
sponsors this season but we still have a lot of work to do in terms of securing the budget
required to compete next year. Our Ford Fiesta from last season still needs to be sold which
would certainly help in the interim but even so, there is still more work to do.”
Holder and his team are supported by loyal sponsors: Stella Pumps, Stadium Finance,
Magnum Compliance, Gull, Rally New Zealand, Maurice Trapp Group, PRELIM, Chris Brown,
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GT Radial Thunder In The Park
After two years of waiting, GT Radial Thunder in the Park returned to Pukekohe Park
Raceway last weekend, with over 250 cars from Super Mini’s to NZV8’s racing in the two
day event supported by long-time
name in New Zealand Motorsport,
GT Radial Tires, Thunder in the Park
is famous for providing families and
Motorsport fans with door-to-door
action.
Not only was a broad cross-section
of iconic Kiwi Motorsport
showcased at Pukekohe Park
Raceway, entertainment was on
hand for event goers of all ages with
the support of Kids In Cars –
something GT Radial Thunder in the Park is proud of and well known for.
Proceeds from the sale of GT Radial Thunder in the Park Tickets will be donated to two
deserving charities – Kids in Cars; a unique organisation set up to provide unwell children
passionate about Motorsport with an opportunity to experience the thrill first hand, and
the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter Trust.
Action
ran
through
to
6.30pm
on
Saturday
evening,
with
racing
followed
by a BBQ
for event-goers partnered with a live band to keep people smiling well into the evening.
Race classes included in GT Radial Thunder in the Park’s 2013 line up are: NZV8 Touring
Cars (Round One), V8 Muscle Cars, GT1 – GT2 Tranz Am, NZGT, Pre – 65, Porsche Club,
Formula First, Mazda Pro – 7, SS2000, NZ Six & Super Mini Challenge.
GT Radial Thunder in the Park
spokesperson Martin Day said “Thunder
in the Park is a truly family orientated
event and it’s been important to us to
keep costs as low as possible in order to
provide an outing which is accessible to
everyone in the region.”
“It’s an exhilarating, full on, actionpacked weekend which can be enjoyed
by all racing fans as well as those new to
Motorsport. We hope people from the
Franklin and surrounding districts embrace their motoring spirit and come to experience
something that is uniquely special to
Pukekohe and New Zealand
Motorsport”.
The event was packed full of close racing
and all the classes bring entertainment
to the many race fans who had flocked
to the circuit. The weekend saw heart
brake for some and joy for others as The
Motorsport Club were keep on there
toe’s with a number of mechanical
failures and the odd crash. The Formula First saw a nasty off at the new turn 4 with a car
jumping 2 feet into the air but thankfully no one has hurt and no major damage was done.
We look forward to next years event and with the efforts of Debbie Day and the rest of the
team its guaranteed to be a huge success.
Australian driver Jason Bargwanna and Nick Ross from Cambridge set Pukekohe Park Raceway ablaze
this weekend battling over the lead in the three races of the NZV8 Touring Cars TLX class.
After claiming pole position in the Top 10 Shootout
Ross in the Holden Commodore looked to have a
good chance of winning the round but it was
Bargwanna in the Toyota Camry who eventually
came out on top with two wins and a second placing
him on top of the podium. The pair fought hard in all
three races with Ross making the most exciting pass
of the weekend when in race two he slipped inside
Bargwanna at the hairpin in the final lap coming
through to claim the chequered flag.
Prior to making the pass Ross had moved up from fifth on the grid catching the Australian but unable
to get around him and at one point making contact with the driver's Toyota.
Bargwanna once again held off Ross in race three this time all the way to the end.
"Thanks to Nick for putting a dent in my door and getting me fired up for the final race." said
Bargwanna while accepting his trophy for the weekend.
In third place overall was rookie driver Shaun Varney in the Ford Falcon.
In the NZV8 Touring Cars TL class it was James
McLaughlin who claimed the weekend's victory
against Ian Booth also with two wins and a second.
Early on It was all looking good for Booth after
winning the opening race on Saturday ahead of
McLaughlin but in Sunday morning's race he fell victim
to a flat tyre and in the final was unable to match
McLaughlin and forced to settle for second.
"The car is great and a big move up from the one I was driving before." said McLaughlin who has
moved up to the NZV8TC this year from the Holden Sixes.
In third place overall was Grant Molloy.
The NZV8 Touring Cars are a two class series consisting of the
New Generation NZV8 race cars open to various
manufacturers rather than just Ford and Holden and the TL
class which is made up of the older Holden Commodore and
Ford Falcon race cars built to the NZV8s specifications.
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MOTORSPORT REPORT
Bruce McLaren Tour Continues
Tuesday 10th September. Plan for the day: Visit the Rofgo Car Collection; then drive to Arundel.
The Rofgo Collection is a privately owned and visiting is by invitation only. In addition to the main tour
group some others were invited. The enlarged tour group
met at a Hotel near Basingstoke, before proceeding in
convoy to the Collection which is way out in the country.
Apparently the Collection started with a few McLaren cars
when someone suggested that that the collection should
have a “theme”. Since then cars wearing the Gulf Oil
sponsorship colours have been added – including two Le
Mans McLaren F1 GTRs, in Short and Long Tail versions.
Other Gulf cars in the collection include: An Aston Martin
DBR9 GT1 – as it came off the track at the of a Le Mans race,
complete with squashed insects, oil stains, brake and tyre dust; Lola Aston Martin LMP1; Audi R8 LMP1;
Porsche 908 and 917; Mirage M1, M2, GR7 and GR8; Howmet TX (Gas Turbine); Ford GT40. Non-Gulf
liveried cars include: Brabham BT26: McLaren M14, M16B (Indy car),
M19A (in Yardley colours), M20 (development from the M8
series).One of our tour group – Bruce McTavish – was very interested
in the M14, it was one of the cars that he built while working at
McLaren. Bruce was disappointed to see that metal strakes had been
added on each side of the cockpit (to help a more recent driver to get
out of the car) and suggested ways in which the car could be restored
to its original state.
Look at www.gulfracing.com or search for “Rofgo Collection” via Bing or Google (look at the Duncan
Hamilton sites). While the Collection seems to be “hidden”, some research may find an opening for a group
invitation. The complementary Souvenir guide is impressive
From Rofgo to Arundel, using the M3, M27 & A27. There is a seamless transition between these
motorways & roads. The 120Km trip took less than 90 minutes. On first sight of the Swan Hotel we were
expecting small rooms, shared bathroom facilities, and no WIFI – the place is very old. After a delayed
check-in - around 4.00pm - we found the rooms are quite large (but not quite a big as the spacious Holiday
Inn at Woking), with en-suite facilities, and WIFI. However, no Lift and the stairs are narrow and steep –
will the bannisters survive our visit?
Wednesday 11th September. I took a stroll around Arundel while
most the others went on a tour of Norfolk Castle. In the
afternoon, four of us went to Gosport to look at the Submarine
Museum – contrary to what some of the wags said, wet suits
were not necessary. We took a tour of the ex-WW2 submarine
which is being restored. The tour guide had served on similar
vessels. The UK school holidays have just finished and the guide
was delighted to have an all adult tour party. When we got to
the control room the guide pointed to the ladder leading up in
to the conning tower and said it was the first time he had seen
it in three weeks – kids would run ahead of the group and
climb up in to the tower. I wasn't uncommon to lose some one
and searches would have to be made to find the missing kids.
On to the McLaren Old Boys and Girls dinner – about 240
present. After dinner the MC interviewed some early staff
members and some more recent stars. One interview included
Dan Gurney via Skype from his office at All American Racers.
Along with some other matters the event didn't finish until
about 40 minutes past midnight.
Thursday 12th September. After a fairly early breakfast we set off to Winchester, via the Motorway system.
At Winchester we dropped off our luggage – too early for our rooms to be ready. Then headed to
Goodwood using country roads, hopefully these roads would avoid congestion near Chichester. However,
one of these roads was joined by a major road from London! Further on the roads were narrow and traffic
on them was quite slow.
At Goodwood we met up with the rest of the tour group and
a number of the guests from last night’s dinner. The meeting
was for a memorial to Bruce McLaren which was celebrated
by some speeches and a “minutes noise” provided by a
McLaren M1. After the memorial, the group split up to view
the cars being prepared in the paddock. An amazing
collection of historic race cars representing the types that
used to race at Goodwood (from just after WW2 until the
late 1960's). The Ecurie Ecosse transporter complete with a
1960 Cooper Monaco, 1961 Sebring Sprite and the 1962 Tojeiro-Buick coupe were among the vehicles on
display. Also present were 35 pedal cars modelled on the Austin A40 from the early 1950's. These will have
races on Saturday and Sunday – using part of the Start/Finish straight. After lunch we went to the cricket
match in front of Goodwood House. We had been told it would be a Drivers team facing a Lord March
Invitation team. In fact both teams contained mostly drivers, including: Jackie Oliver, Dario Franchitti,
Wayne Gardiner, Derek Bell, Alain de Cadenet, Anthony Reid and Rob Huff. Tiff Needell and Doug Nye also
played. Murray Walker and Brian Redman were umpires. It was a light hearted 25 over match. After the
cricket finished we were treated to an aerobatic display by
a single Spitfire. Included were several very very low
passes over the cricket pitch – the Spitfire was flying much
lower than those flying at Duxford last Saturday.
Friday 13th September. Practice day at Goodwood, I did
not go due a head cold, better to stay indoors. Apparently
the weather at Goodwood was not the best with some
rain during the day.
Saturday 14th September. Off to Goodwood at 7.30 by way of M3, M27 and A27. Stop/start traffic began
about one kilometre from the Circuit. The car park nearest the
track is reserved for classic cars. Very impressive trade display area
near the main entrance to the circuit. We only had General
Ground Admission tickets – tour organiser left the bookings too
late to get Grandstand tickets. I headed up to the Lavant corner to
watch the races. The air display, at lunch time, featured a Spitfire
Mk9, P51D Mustang and very rare P40B & P40F versions of the
Curtiss Warhawk.
Sunday 15th September. The weather forecast is not good – strong winds and then rain expected in the
afternoon. No traffic holdups at all. Our Grandstand tickets were for the Start/Finish stand – right at the
back and not good viewing and the large screen TV was almost hidden by a tree. The stand faced into the
wind – very, very cold. After lunch I viewed the rest of the racing from the exit of the first corner. Amazing
side shows: Laurel & Hardy in a vintage car (with a tray sitting on the top of the engine heating sausages
and chips, a road gang making repairs to the start/finish line – or setting up to do so before being taking a
“well deserved” tea break, a re-enactment of the
“Great Train Robbery” - including a genuine British
Railways Wagon, the saucy girls from St Trinians,
plus many more displays. Very good racing until the
rain came in at about 3.30pm.
The Madgwick Cup races included the Lister-Bristol
driven by Barry & Tony Wood.
The Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration races
included: AC Cobra driven by David Hart & Tom
Coronel; the Sunbeam Lister tiger driven by Tony
Eckford & Rob Huff; the Jaguar E-type driven by
George Fisken & Peter Hardman.
The St Mary’s trophy races included: The Mini Cooper S driven by Nick Swift & Oliver Gavin; The Galaxie
500’s driven by Bill Shepherd & Jochen Mass (70), and Michael Steele & Tim Kristensen (83); The Alfa
Romeo 1600GTA driven by David Fitzsimons & Alex Furiani. The Mini had pole position for the first race,
and the overall winner of the two races was the Alfa.
The Whitsun Trophy races were for GT40s. This was in celebration of 50 years of the GT40. The races had
27 starters and a further 13 were either on static display or participating in parade laps.
Monday 16th September. A leisurely drive from Winchester to Woking via Silverstone.
Tuesday 17th September. To Heathrow. The A380 was backed out of the terminal at 11.30am UK time. One
hour at Singapore airport. Landed at Auckland at 10.15pm on Wednesday NZ time – 23 hours and 45
minutes after leaving the terminal at Heathrow.
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AUCKLAND CAR CLUB
RACE DATES
Some Upcoming Racing Highlights:
There are some great events coming up and while all the classes have not
been finalised the dates are;
HRC Meetings - Classic and Historic
11/12 January
18/26 January
22/23 February
29/30 March
2014
2014
2014
2014
Tasman Revival
NZFMR Ferrari
Tasman Revival
Legends of Speed
Taupo
Hampton Downs
Pukekohe
Hampton Downs
NZRDL Meetings - Non classic Meetings
1 / 2 March
5 / 6 April
3 / 4 May
2014 Muscle in Manuwatu
2014 Great Lake
2014 Ute Spectacular
Manfield
Taupo
Hampton Downs
TACCOC Meetings
8 December
2013
Outsource IT Xmas at the Downs
NZIGP
22/23 March
2014 Summer Thunder
IRC Classes, Hampton Downs
V8 SuperTourers
30 November/1 Dec
2013
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