HAMPTON DOWNS - BRUCE MCLAREN FESTIVAL 2010 - Page 3

NAC · 22 Jan 2010, 23:56 (Ref:2617799)

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Originally Posted by driftwood

raining?? must be england!!
I bet the POMS stuff it to the kiwi and ozzies

Was raining on way out to track and spitting just a little this morning, now overcast with patches of sunlight. Now where is my sunscreen

socram · 23 Jan 2010, 07:00 (Ref:2617868)

Thanks NAC! Great to meet you. My car almost takes off over that brow, which is why the front looks so high! Lot of weight in that old cast iron Volvo six.

Nice pics.

Ondrack's winning TVR and Tony Roberts (680bhp Corvette) just lapped me at the finish line for race one. I was just behind Alastair Caldwell's Lola... I lapped the red Sunbeam Alpine, so a huge speed differential.

Managed the full six laps in race two as I believe Ondrack fell off(?) and track co-owner Roberts won.

Also caught up with the Spectator and his wife.

Kenny Smith (Kiwi) won both F5000 races I believe... Anyway, it is not about winning - its about the cars!

I took over 200 pics yesterday and about 100 today and some are excellent.

Sunday will be warm...

No really good spectator photographic spots next weekend at Pukekohe so I am making the most of Hampton Downs!

Nice to say Hi to Richard Dodkins, as he used to sprint a Ginetta at Curborough when I ran my 998cc Mini Cooper back in the 1970s!

NAC · 23 Jan 2010, 14:11 (Ref:2618068)

your welcome Socram, thanks for the shirt

a hand full more pics

mountainstar · 23 Jan 2010, 17:02 (Ref:2618133)

Well I think the best thing of all is to see this circuit up and running.

driftwood · 23 Jan 2010, 18:14 (Ref:2618168)

what car is the white/pink ( possibly Italya garage) livery can am single seater?
looks like japan grand champion car looks ralt ish front nosecone
probably F2 or F3000

NAC · 23 Jan 2010, 18:44 (Ref:2618179)

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Originally Posted by driftwood

what car is the white/pink ( possibly Italya garage) livery can am single seater?
looks like japan grand champion car looks ralt ish front nosecone
probably F2 or F3000

One of my favorites too, its a McRae GM9 CanAm

Now all I have to do is get a shot with her in it, think that will complement the shot nicely

NAC · 23 Jan 2010, 18:46 (Ref:2618180)

A few more

Kenny Smith just after taking 2 from 2 in the F5000's

NAC · 24 Jan 2010, 02:53 (Ref:2618351)

Sunday

NAC · 24 Jan 2010, 02:55 (Ref:2618352)

Pink Power

David McKinney · 24 Jan 2010, 07:29 (Ref:2618391)

Thanks all for the photos chaps
Gutted that I couldn't make it back home for the occasion

**John Turner** · 24 Jan 2010, 09:35 (Ref:2618445)

Wonderful shots NAC; many thanks for sharing them with us.

socram · 24 Jan 2010, 21:43 (Ref:2618797)

The guy surrounded by the girls is track co-owner Tony Roberts. Great pics NAC.

Must load up some of mine. Pencil it in your diary folks, same time next year - Chris Amon tribute festival. Get away from the snow and you can have HD, Pukekohe, then the weekend after Taupo, before heading to the South Island for their Festival of Speed for consecutive weekends.

NAC · 24 Jan 2010, 22:17 (Ref:2618810)

you should have seen some of the other shots of Tony, I'm sure the girls were pinching his bum from the expressions he was making.

I should say that I have around 4,500 pics from the weekend, infield, outfield every corner, pit lane, atmosphere etc.

Any requests just holler. Hi res options available to buy - send me PM

mildura1963 · 25 Jan 2010, 00:38 (Ref:2618848)

Thank's guys for putting on a wonerful days racing, big fields with awesome & interesting cars, great to see a big Aussie contingent racing....how awesome was that 8.8l March Can-Am. Can someone give me some information on that wild Trans-am looking Mustang & the Marlborough VK Commodore Sports Sedan. Also did the Moffat Cologne Capri hit the circuit during the weekend? Keith

MACJAC · 25 Jan 2010, 00:51 (Ref:2618850)

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Originally Posted by mildura1963

Can someone give me some information on that wild Trans-am looking Mustang

You mean the yellow/red PDL car built along the same lines as the USA Charlie Kemp? cars? Built @ PDL Racing in ChCh from a road going Mustang II which was stripped & semi space framed, alloy block 351c with GW heads & slide injection, alloy case Top Loader & Full floating 9", detroit locker rear axle assy. Competed with Monzas of Moffat , Dawson etc along with Richards Mustang & Falcon coupe.

I would like to see more pics of the white TVR if possible?

Jac

NAC · 25 Jan 2010, 00:59 (Ref:2618857)

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Originally Posted by MACJAC

I would like to see more pics of the white TVR if possible?

Jac

geezz one of the only classes I didn't get that many pics of, I'll have a look but dont hold ya breath

mildura1963 · 25 Jan 2010, 02:28 (Ref:2618882)

Thanks Macjac, that was the one, it seemed as fast as it was loud, I love the oversized rear wing. Do you know the year models of the three F1 cars & the Indy car?

MACJAC · 25 Jan 2010, 02:56 (Ref:2618888)

Sorry Keith, Im not really up to speed on the FI stuff.

brown dog · 25 Jan 2010, 03:39 (Ref:2618896)

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Originally Posted by mildura1963

Can someone give me some information on that wild Trans-am looking Mustang & the Marlborough VK Commodore Sports Sedan. Also did the Moffat Cologne Capri hit the circuit during the weekend? Keith

The Mustang has been explained so I won't go there again. Not sure about the VK Sports sedan, I have not seen that car before, it was not particularly trick but maybe had some NZ history?
The Moffat Capri did a few demo laps on Friday, and broke a cambelt, not uncommon for this particular car! It was not there to be raced as I understand, just demo'd a bit. Meanwhile Roger Townshend put on a great show in the earlier RS2600 Capri, three wheeling it around turn two and three, a spectacular car in sight and sound, and very well driven too!

mildura1963 · 25 Jan 2010, 03:45 (Ref:2618898)

Thanks BD....you are right the Cologne that was racing was a class act, very nice car, having said that the Escort & Alfa chasing him were suprisingly fast too...

brown dog · 25 Jan 2010, 08:13 (Ref:2618947)

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Originally Posted by mildura1963

Thanks BD....you are right the Cologne that was racing was a class act, very nice car, having said that the Escort & Alfa chasing him were suprisingly fast too...

yes they were, the Escort is running a very high hp NA YB Cosworth engine, very similar hp to the Capri I am sure, not sure what the Alfa had in it, but it was fast too!

mildura1963 · 25 Jan 2010, 19:27 (Ref:2619327)

The two Zackspeed Escorts were nice too, owever I only saw one of them running.

SUPER-aguri !!! · 25 Jan 2010, 22:12 (Ref:2619416)

hey can anyone tell me what the situation is with pit access. with all the ticket options available i am unsure. last year at the similar historic meeting at pukey there was free pit access. just want to find out ahead of time if it is the same this year.

cheers

mildura1963 · 25 Jan 2010, 22:42 (Ref:2619431)

Hi Super, well last weekend even General Admission gave you pit access but not Grandstand access.

SUPER-aguri !!! · 26 Jan 2010, 00:46 (Ref:2619470)

thanks mildura1963. yeh not fussed about grandstand access, who needs that at pukekohe! ford mountain here i come!. good to hear that there is pit access, love getting up close with those f5000s

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