Where Are They Now ???? - Page 4

GROUPA · 11 Jan 2005, 22:53 (Ref:1198559)

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Originally Posted by Noonz1

Group A,
Which ex Ultra Tune car does Sala have - the VT Perkins built car that last appearaed in DOnaher and Crambrook's hands?

Bugger if I know..but there is more than a winters project to put it back together

Junior Senior · 11 Jan 2005, 23:31 (Ref:1198587)

Some great Aussie names from the past, and a lot of them came to the UK to race.
I remember Peter Verheyen at the FF Festival in a red RF87, also Troy Dunstan in an RF91 and Craig Lowndes in an RF94. Mark Poole raced a factory Chevron in a few FF races too.
Steve Harrington did race in F3 in either 85 or 86 in a Ralt RT30, but the Driza Bone man was Warwick Rooklyn who raced a Ralt in the B class a few years later [88/89?].
Another name is Matt Negus who did a few Vauxhall Lotus races before he ran out of cash in the early 90's.
Also, was former Porsche and F3 racer Craig Simmiss from N.Z?

PVDA · 12 Jan 2005, 01:00 (Ref:1198637)

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Originally Posted by ghinzani

Anyone know what happened to Rusty French the 935 pilot?

Rusty is still piloting the 935 (both of them) at selected events here in Victoria, and what a great car the 935 is.

Oh, if you see Skye Sands as a sponsor of an event or race car that would be Rusty's company.

**ghinzani** · 12 Jan 2005, 11:31 (Ref:1198856)

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Originally Posted by Junior Senior

Steve Harrington did race in F3 in either 85 or 86 in a Ralt RT30, but the Driza Bone man was Warwick Rooklyn who raced a Ralt in the B class a few years later [88/89?].
Also, was former Porsche and F3 racer Craig Simmiss from N.Z?

Of course - Harrington was sponsored by herbie clips and I think Tom Walkinshaw in some capacity. Warwick Rooklyn raced for Bowman did'nt he?

Craig Simmiss went on to Porsches, I think he won the Supercup or came close in 91 when it was a decent championship. He was backed by one of the big Porsche dealerships (exclusively 9?) and I think he was involved financially with them and from my fadeing memories they were based in s/w london (fulham?).

cheers for the info

**ghinzani** · 12 Jan 2005, 11:33 (Ref:1198859)

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Originally Posted by PVDA

Rusty is still piloting the 935 (both of them) at selected events here in Victoria, and what a great car the 935 is.

Oh, if you see Skye Sands as a sponsor of an event or race car that would be Rusty's company.

Good news - I recall at one point he came over to the UK to see the Porsches racing and was coming back with his 935 but suffered a massive accident and was badly hurt (early 90s). I recall my boss telling me he was trying to buy an island called French island - was that BS?

cavvy · 12 Jan 2005, 11:49 (Ref:1198873)

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Originally Posted by xrystl

Some interesting names there kieron , I remember Fritz Kohout (Porsche) and Rod Donovan (Falcon XT GT) battling it out for honours at the wet 6 hour production car race at Caversham circuit in 1968 also racing were Dick Roberts in his wifes AP6 Valliant (Dick Roberts smash repairs Midland) and Stan Starcevic (Ford Cortina) Alf Barbegello (Mini ,from memory) Bill Dixon (Cortina) plus many others who used to also race at Claremont speedway and there names now escape me .
In the mid seventies (73 - 74 ) Wayne Negus was the service manager for the Holden dealer in Walters road Morley (can't remember their name) - Stuart Kostera used to have a BP servo in Kallamunda in the sixties.

Fritz Kohout was one sensational driver, the first to race a 911 in Australia - love to know the true story - did he ever drive for the factory. Went back to Europe.

Bill Dickson drove a XR Falcon sports sedan - later picked up a 3rd in an ATCC round at Wanneroo in a GTHO. Was a Sergeant of Police when I last heard.

Dont remember Alf Barbagallo in Mini, Wayne Negus had a sports sedan Mini.
Waynes business was & is Dalkeith Autos - Metro Motors sponsored him in the XU1 days, although City Motors sponsored his Bathurst drive with Neville Grigsby. Wayne may be president of the WA Automobile Chamber of Commerce.

cavvy · 12 Jan 2005, 11:56 (Ref:1198878)

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Originally Posted by ghinzani

Good news - I recall at one point he came over to the UK to see the Porsches racing and was coming back with his 935 but suffered a massive accident and was badly hurt (early 90s). I recall my boss telling me he was trying to buy an island called French island - was that BS?

Rustys prang was in a plane on approach to Tyabb I think.

Has raced a Nascar & Viper in recent times - what an array of cars Rusty has owned, I remember a Pantera in the 70s.

No idea about the island but it is close to his base on the Mornington Peninsula.

racer69 · 12 Jan 2005, 12:18 (Ref:1198894)

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Originally Posted by Steve Holmes

What about Gary Scott? He drove for Nissan in the 80s, then teamed up with Brock from memory. I thought he was a very good driver. I recall an in-car cam once with him, and he was making racing car noises as he drove! Like a kid does when playing with a toy car in a sandpit. I think this was when he was with Brock. Does anyone remember this? Was he joking or was this something he always did?.

This happened at Surfers Paradise in Round 6, Scott's return to the team after missing 3 rounds due to writing off #05 at Lakeside. He was back because Brock was debuting a brand new VL Commodore. Scott actually didn't have a bad race, running 4th early but dropped back.

I'll have to dig the tape out, but he was indeed making car noises and talking to himself. It had Garry Wilkinson and Neil Crompton confused for abit, as Scott was carrying the Racecam and had a microphone to talk to them. After he didn't reply they checked with the team who said that he wasn't hooked up and couldn't hear them. From memory, i'll check the tape to get the full story.

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Originally Posted by Wrighty05

I remember he wrote off the #05 car at Lakeside. Don't think he drove for Brock again after that.
Bit of a fall from grace considering he had pole at Bathurst the year before and finished 3rd.

Scott missed three rounds (Round 3 at Lakeside, Round 4 at Wanneroo, Round 5 at Adelaide International Raceway), returning to his old car when Brock debuted his new VL (interestingly when Brock took over Scott's car, he kept the #6, rather than change it to his usual #05). Scott though only ran at Surfers after his comeback. David Parson's took over the #6 car at Sandown and Amaroo, while Jon Crooke drove it at the last round at Oran Park.

Scott then moved to the works Mitsubishi team to drive their Starion Turbo at Sandown and Bathurst, knocking Brad Jones out of the drive.

As you say quite a fall from grace after starring in the latter half of 1986 after taking over the 2nd Skyline from Glenn Seton. He was second on debut at Lakeside, 'won' at Winton before being disqualified, came second at the Castrol 500 at Sandown, then set pole at Bathurst, but Fred stumped for Glenn Seton in 1987 (the three way fight for the second seat was between Seton, Scott and Terry Sheil, who got a race in the Oran Park 250 at the end of 1986 in the second Skyline, to partner George Fury in 1987). After the way Seton went in 1987 and thereafter, along with the talent of Scott and Shiel, they were spoilt for choice at Peter Jackson Nissan in 1986.

Fan · 12 Jan 2005, 12:19 (Ref:1198895)

Does anyone know what happened to Philip Scifleet (British F3 class B champ, 1998) and Andrej Pavicevic (F3000 driver)?

Wrighty05 · 12 Jan 2005, 12:24 (Ref:1198902)

I remember Brock running the #6 car and putting it on the front row at Lakeside. Quite a feat considering Scott wrote off his best car and all that was happening at the time.

William Dale Jr · 12 Jan 2005, 13:24 (Ref:1198955)

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Originally Posted by racer69

Scott though only ran at Surfers after his comeback. David Parson's took over the #6 car at Sandown and Amaroo, while Jon Crooke drove it at the last round at Oran Park. Scott then moved to the works Mitsubishi team to drive their Starion Turbo at Sandown and Bathurst, knocking Brad Jones out of the drive..

Actually, Scott did race the car at Amaroo, and was punted around by someone on the first lap. According to Auto Action's report on Scott's departure from the team, it was so they could hire a steerer that had, "a readily available sponsorship package"...I'd always thought he'd received the boot was because he kept bending the racecars? Ironic that in practice for the Pepsi 250 - Scott's first race in the Starion - that he bent the car in a major way after hitting a patch of oil.

Given how tight the purse strings over at the MHDT would have been at that stage, it makes enough sense. In that event, I wonder if Channel 7 kicked in some funds to get Crompton the drive in the enduros? What was it that caused Jon Crooke to leave the sport in disillusion, again?

The report also quotes Scott as saying, "I'd told him (Brock) that my plans for next year meant that I wouldn't be staying with the team. So, given the financial circumstances, it's not unreasonable that I be the one to go." The article gave no hint of a Mitsubishi deal.

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After the way Seton went in 1987 and thereafter, along with the talent of Scott and Shiel, they were spoilt for choice at Peter Jackson Nissan in 1986.

Looking back in hindsight, Fred Gibson had George Fury, Glenn Seton, Gary Scott, Terry Shiel, John Bowe and Mark Skaife on the books at Nissan at various times in that 12 months. Spoilt for choice indeed!

12 Jan 2005, 13:56 (Ref:1198970)

Who could forget that Sandown 500 where he was punted by Allan Grice nearing Rothmans Rise which was the fastest part of the circuit, early in the race. He hit the armco front and rear and was insensed, screaming all sorts of obsensities down the two-way. Team manager Gibson calmly kept asking car conditions and temperatures while Scott and his team mate stormed back through the field for a great result.

mixxer · 12 Jan 2005, 14:29 (Ref:1198989)

Rusty crashed his plane at his home which has its own runway just down the road from where I lived at the time.

**GTRMagic** · 12 Jan 2005, 19:20 (Ref:1199216)

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Originally Posted by Fan

Does anyone know what happened to Philip Scifleet (British F3 class B champ, 1998) and Andrej Pavicevic (F3000 driver)?

Phil Scifleet ran the Doric Products AU for the ill-fated Rupprecht Motorsport in the Konica series in 2004... he also ran in the Smiths Trucks car in the Sandown 500, till it caught fire

Andrej Pavicevic isnt currently circuit racing... last I had heard, he works for his father in the building game...

PVDA · 13 Jan 2005, 02:03 (Ref:1199514)

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Originally Posted by ghinzani

Good news - I recall at one point he came over to the UK to see the Porsches racing and was coming back with his 935 but suffered a massive accident and was badly hurt (early 90s). I recall my boss telling me he was trying to buy an island called French island - was that BS?

Don't know but French Island is in Westernport Bay and is next door to Phillip Island (only accessible by boat) and is an old jail and wildlife reserve.

He ran the 935 at PI early last year and put it into the fence approaching Siberia big time and has rebuilt the cars since and ran them at a Porsche CC sprint day at Sandown as a shake down for a following event also at Sandown.

racer69 · 13 Jan 2005, 05:12 (Ref:1199545)

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Originally Posted by William Dale Jr

Actually, Scott did race the car at Amaroo, and was punted around by someone on the first lap.

Yes very true i'd forgotten about that. Spun at Honda Corner on the first lap as you say

What about Tony Edmondson, Keith Carling and John McCormack?

**ghinzani** · 13 Jan 2005, 08:21 (Ref:1199616)

I know we've discussed him before but what about former Lancia C2 driver Lucio Cesario? And also Bap Romano, the Group C pilot?

**GTRMagic** · 13 Jan 2005, 08:27 (Ref:1199621)

Lucio Cesario ran in the local Lotus MoPro cup last year, after something of a hiatus...

Bap Romano owns a Level 2 V8 Supercar franchise....

gts300kw · 13 Jan 2005, 08:44 (Ref:1199636)

What ever happend to Paul Romano, he competed in the 2003 Clispal 500 then he sort of faded away and has never raced in the main game since.

**GTRMagic** · 13 Jan 2005, 08:47 (Ref:1199638)

He attends the occassional Supercar meeting... last time I saw him was Eastern Creek 2003.. although I dont make a point of looking for him...

Elwood · 13 Jan 2005, 11:29 (Ref:1199742)

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Originally Posted by Mayhem

What about David Sala?

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Originally Posted by GROUPA

Runs a mechanic store called the Road Worthy Shop in Clayton Melborne just around the corner from Imrie

Has the ex Ultratune Commodore shell along with his old Sierra under recoinstruction

A bit of confusion here - I think you are referring to Bryan Sala (son of Gavin) who run the Auto business in Clayton. Bryan started out running a Group N Lotus Cortina.

David Sala ran Production cars (Corolla's/Commodore), then Commodore Cup for a couple of seasons (sold his car to Paul Dumbrell BTW) and more recently the Bathurst 24-hour in a Future Tourer.

Runs a construction compnay these days I think.

Bigguy · 13 Jan 2005, 12:51 (Ref:1199793)

Anyone know what ever happened to Terry Allan?

Falcadore · 13 Jan 2005, 12:58 (Ref:1199794)

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Originally Posted by William Dale Jr

What about some of the ex-Formula Ford racers that were to be the stars of the future?

What happened to:
Peter Verheyen

He used to do race car prep, he was Bob Jones crew chief on the Ampol Commodores a decade ago.

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John Blanchard

Gone back to the air conditioning trade I think.

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Originally Posted by William Dale Jr

Stephen White

Made an appearance in this year's Konica series for Rupprecht Motorsport

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Originally Posted by William Dale Jr

Simon Kane

I think he may have won the Tattersals Sports Car series this year driving the Song Zu Porsche 993. Certainly he would have been well placed.

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Originally Posted by William Dale Jr

Troy Dunstan

Speedtech, makers of very fast Formula Ford engines, has powered front runners for years, including his own back in the days when Speedtech was a team that Terry Morris decided could help his son learn to race

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Jamie McHugh (is he the same Jamie McHugh that's currently racing speedway?)

No. Speedway guy is too old.

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Stephen Brook

and for that matter, what's Mike Quinn up to nowadays?

Still running Phoenix Motorsport with a fingers in a few pies about the place, I think he had a hand in the Searle & Miller V8Supercar Commodores.

Falcadore · 13 Jan 2005, 13:33 (Ref:1199809)

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Originally Posted by Aarrgh8

It would, still it's easy to get them confused. To help confuse us, they shared a car at Bathurst in '99. "Driven by David Parsons and, er, David Parsons". There again, one of them is a big guy who drives trucks in NSW, and the other one is a little guy who farms cows in Tasmania.

Briefly they tried to distinguish the two by middle name, until they found out that Truckie's middle name was also John.

Falcadore · 13 Jan 2005, 13:34 (Ref:1199811)

The last time I recall George Fury competing was in early 1990 when he was offered the drive in someone else's Galant VR4 and promptly won the opening two rounds of the Australian Rally Championship. Then the car was sold. Shame.