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Post by BarryB on Mar 24, 2015 8:10:22 GMT 12
Hi team,
It's Harry Fredrickson Memorial Stockcar Gold Cup time again. This year much of the prizemoney has been put up by StM from Maori Made Productions, who can't even be there himself, so the rest of us get to spend it for him. How? Well there's $1700 all up, but he's put up $500 solely for the best stirrer of the night, and a group of spotters will be put together to decide just how that $500 is spent. That's serious coin available to all, not only those with a quick car. It'll be hard fought too, with 43 Stockcar drivers entered so far.
Hopefully that number will climb to 45, as that's how many cars they'd like to run.
Split into two groups? No way. The plan is to run all 45 Stockcars together!!
Marble draw for Heat 1, reverse grid for Heat 2, highest points to the front for the Final. This would have to be the biggest field of Stockcars seen on track at one time, anywhere, for a fair while I suspect.
I think Palmy may have done 42 before, BP into the 40's in it's eary days perhaps, but 45 may be the biggest ever? (When BP ran the NZ Champs there, and later the GP, they raced 36 cars, so 45 is 25% bigger than that). It's gonna get busy.........
Let's do it on the terracotta,
Barry B
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Post by timsideng on Mar 24, 2015 18:28:00 GMT 12
Yea Barry waiting on one to confirm in the morning which would make 45, Im not sure whether to be excited or nervous.....A few other sponsors have also come on board, Robertsons Menswear with a commemorative jacket, Bayspeed, Evolve Building and Flamecrusher. So the prize pool is getting up there, also Bernie has set a rain out day for Sunday with racing starting at 2.30 if the unmentionable was to happen, fingers crossed.
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Post by Murray Guy (Grandad) on Mar 24, 2015 20:02:44 GMT 12
Looks like one way or another Baypark is to set not one, but TWO FIRSTS!
I can't recall a Sunday afternoon ever been utilised.
I had thought we'd take to the water of Lake Tarawera this weekend BUT it looks like Baypark it is, Saturday OR Sunday ...
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Post by meeaneemic on Mar 24, 2015 20:11:25 GMT 12
45 in a race!!!!, that is awesome.
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Post by TrevG on Mar 25, 2015 14:04:41 GMT 12
Yea Barry waiting on one to confirm in the morning which would make 45, Im not sure whether to be excited or nervous.....A few other sponsors have also come on board, Robertsons Menswear with a commemorative jacket, Bayspeed, Evolve Building and Flamecrusher. So the prize pool is getting up there, also Bernie has set a rain out day for Sunday with racing starting at 2.30 if the unmentionable was to happen, fingers crossed. Sounds good.so somewhere there is an entry list? |
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Post by BarryB on Mar 25, 2015 14:06:19 GMT 12
There's a partial list on the macgor's Notice Board Trev (Tim Sidwell has put it up).......should hopefully be updated shortly.
Let's do it on the terracotta,
Barry B
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Post by timsideng on Mar 26, 2015 6:54:05 GMT 12
The list on the notice board is now correct, were stuck at 43, I had a couple become "maybes" before i got to add them so heres hoping, 44 or even 48 would be ideal for 11 or 12 rows of even numbers, either way its going to be a laugh, hope my grid draw is favourable....
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Post by Murray Guy (Grandad) on Mar 26, 2015 21:49:13 GMT 12
In the event of a 'rainout' with Sunday racing we need to encourage folk / competitors to stay over. I note a few Gizzy entries. Don't go home, don't pay for a motel, 'PM me'.  |
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Post by Murray Guy (Grandad) on Mar 28, 2015 7:32:49 GMT 12
Saturday has arrived in Tauranga and we have woken to no wind, a 60/40 mix of light and darker cloud and blue sky.
Less positive weather approaching from the north west. Feeling positive but .... !  
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Post by Murray Guy (Grandad) on Mar 28, 2015 10:21:12 GMT 12
 11.15am ... humid, overcast, no wind, no rain. |
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Post by imasinnr on Mar 28, 2015 10:39:34 GMT 12
raining in hamilton as of now 1130am ...will check here till 300pm .....thanx murry for the great weather up dates
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Post by BarryB on Mar 28, 2015 11:03:50 GMT 12
Any updates huuuuuugely appreciated. Am supposed to be filling in for Jamie/StM tonight but am ridiculously busy with another project, so don't want to be making the drive just to check out the weather situation haha
Barry B
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Post by imasinnr on Mar 28, 2015 13:58:43 GMT 12
ok ..fined up in hamilton but .starting to drizzle again .will take the gamble and travel over now ....heres hopeing for a favourable outcome .
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Post by Murray Guy (Grandad) on Mar 28, 2015 14:45:31 GMT 12
3.45pm
All good. Slight westerly breeze.
Cloud mix and blue but no rain.
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Post by Murray Guy (Grandad) on Mar 28, 2015 22:06:25 GMT 12
No rain at Baypark, all around it, BUT not over it, AMAZING!
36 or so stock cars showed their faces.
No water either apparently ...
... and the winner is (copied from BOPSA site)
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Post by broardside on Mar 28, 2015 22:46:57 GMT 12
Looking at the pics what has happened to the Rugby ground in the middle as i thought it was one of the main playing grounds now for BOP Rugby and another use for the stadium.
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Post by Murray Guy (Grandad) on Mar 29, 2015 1:59:12 GMT 12
The saloons ...
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Post by twinspar on Mar 29, 2015 7:52:12 GMT 12
Did you happen to video the 45 stockcars? Be good to see if you did. |
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Post by Murray Guy (Grandad) on Mar 29, 2015 8:49:51 GMT 12
Did you happen to video the 45 stockcars? Be good to see if you did. I did indeed, partly ... |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2015 9:12:13 GMT 12
Well done Ryan Hunt .. Deserved win.
Great videos Murray
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