12 Feb 2007, 10:19 (Ref:1839165)
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Paratutu
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Originally Posted by Terrill
I spoke with John McCormack a year and a bit ago at Eastern Creek and he explained to me that he had purchased IC-1-62 from Len Southward the owner of the Southward motor museum and director of Lesco industries at the time, during a trip to New Zealand in the mid sixties. Ian Green another driver of the car hailed originally from New Plymouth and was entered in the 1965 Paratutu circuit meeting (car #9), in the 25 lap Rothmans feature race but if memory serves correctly he didn't start. My program has no markings on it for that event so I am a bit unsure.
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I would loved to have seen proper race cars at Paratutu....I drove the track a few years ago and also watched some locals running timed trials
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The good old days sure seem like a long time ago!!
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