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Post by jimmyj on May 11, 2011 17:19:21 GMT 12
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Post by billybob on May 11, 2011 17:40:38 GMT 12
Hi pallmall would you have any photos of a car i raced early 70s FE Holden saloon 71a Waikaraka My sons both race open wheel cars now and it would be nice to show them that there was actually life in the 70s i dont think they believe me sometimes
MikeOconnor
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Post by pallmall on May 11, 2011 19:55:30 GMT 12
Hi pallmall would you have any photos of a car i raced early 70s FE Holden saloon 71a Waikaraka My sons both race open wheel cars now and it would be nice to show them that there was actually life in the 70s i dont think they believe me sometimes MikeOconnor Well Mike, I guess they are living their life in a pretty big way at the moment, and a pleasure it is to watch them both race. But, now you can show them that things did happen back in the 'olden days'.  Sorry, these are all from a batch of negatives that were scanned at a low resolution, so they are a bit small. They will get scanned again sometime in the future and there could be more from around the same time frame that are yet to be scanned. These from November 1970.    |
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Post by 11wsaloon on May 11, 2011 20:35:04 GMT 12
Hi pallmall would you have any photos of a car i raced early 70s FE Holden saloon 71a Waikaraka My sons both race open wheel cars now and it would be nice to show them that there was actually life in the 70s i dont think they believe me sometimes MikeOconnor Well Mike, I guess they are living their life in a pretty big way at the moment, and a pleasure it is to watch them both race. But, now you can show them that things did happen back in the 'olden days'. Sorry, these are all from a batch of negatives that were scanned at a low resolution, so they are a bit small. They will get scanned again sometime in the future and there could be more from around the same time frame that are yet to be scanned. These from November 1970. keep the old pictures comming pallmall. A good number of patrons in the stands. |
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Post by pallmall on May 12, 2011 13:22:14 GMT 12
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Post by pallmall on May 12, 2011 13:26:16 GMT 12
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Post by jimmyj on May 12, 2011 17:18:19 GMT 12
How come and what year did they change from rh to lh drive ??
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Post by pallmall on May 12, 2011 19:52:10 GMT 12
How come and what year did they change from rh to lh drive ?? Good question, and I am not sure if it was a rulebook change, or just a change adopted to get the driver to the inside away from the fence. As I recall there were still cars in the eighties with the driver on the right hand side, while others had moved to the left. With the tube frame cars that became more common through the eighties, it was easy to build as left hand drive from original getting the driver away from the fence, and also helped inside weight distribution. |
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Post by jimmyj on May 12, 2011 21:02:51 GMT 12
That car wayne belk had here was a rh drive , are the aussie cars rh drive ? real race cars you just sit in the centre  |
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Post by pallmall on May 12, 2011 21:28:52 GMT 12
That car wayne belk had here was a rh drive , are the aussie cars rh drive ? real race cars you just sit in the centre I checked a 1978 Rule book, nothing about where in the car you could sit, just rules about the seat itself and roll bar positioning in relation to the seat. Some Aussie cars stll have to be right hand drive, scary. Are Nascar Cup cars not real race cars? |
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Post by Rotorua Rebels!!! on May 13, 2011 15:58:55 GMT 12
hey, have a any photo of deaf man Jimmy Green used big Ford v8 motor in saloon racing???
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Post by pallmall on May 13, 2011 17:11:21 GMT 12
hey, have a any photo of deaf man Jimmy Green used big Ford v8 motor in saloon racing??? Well, if you can tell us the approximate year and the car number and track it may help.  |
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Post by jimmyj on May 13, 2011 19:10:24 GMT 12
Fair enough pall mall good cop .
when i was in the car with JIMMY JOHNSON at LOWES i was on the outside closest the wall ,FU---n scary for the first few laps i can tell you .
after 5 i was ok
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Post by pallmall on May 13, 2011 20:47:16 GMT 12
Fair enough pall mall good cop . when i was in the car with JIMMY JOHNSON at LOWES i was on the outside closest the wall ,FU---n scary for the first few laps i can tell you . after 5 i was ok Wouldn't it be COOL to do a full 500 mile race as a passenger in a Cup car. Martinsville would my preference over Bristol.  |
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Post by jimmyj on May 14, 2011 8:37:40 GMT 12
That would be so good for sure
for me it would be telledega the fastest track they race on ,200mph plus
i have done 180mph at lowes
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Post by Rotorua Rebels!!! on May 16, 2011 17:21:26 GMT 12
hey, have a any photo of deaf man Jimmy Green used big Ford v8 motor in saloon racing??? Well, if you can tell us the approximate year and the car number and track it may help. Well not sure about car number, should be Ford race car, used racing in Waikaraka Park around 70's or 80's not sure , He is just only one of Deaf man who went too fast on track... |
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Post by pallmall on May 16, 2011 20:11:56 GMT 12
Well, if you can tell us the approximate year and the car number and track it may help. Well not sure about car number, should be Ford race car, used racing in Waikaraka Park around 70's or 80's not sure , He is just only one of Deaf man who went too fast on track... Ok, a Ford at Waikaraka in the 70's or 80's, Jimmy Green. Help, can anyone add any valid information? |
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Post by johnf on May 17, 2011 10:13:12 GMT 12
From an aging memory he was #77 ?? I will look in the early programmes there is a photo of him. Might have been a Fairlane.
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Post by Rotorua Rebels!!! on May 17, 2011 17:27:03 GMT 12
From an aging memory he was #77 ?? I will look in the early programmes there is a photo of him. Might have been a Fairlane. Maybe will be rite that one, would like to see some of photos, hope they can help with this?  |
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Post by pallmall on May 17, 2011 19:19:43 GMT 12
I have found a programme listing from 1972/73 for #77 Jimmy Green in a 1957 Ford V8. And this photo in another programme from the same season. This would probably be the final season for this car as an age limit was introduced for the following season. John F your aging memory is still pretty good. ;D  |
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