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Post by wildcatsfan on Oct 13, 2022 19:31:33 GMT 12
www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=558384502755504&set=a.161863949074230What a fabulous sqaud!!! Welcome to the Stockcar Teams Racing Capitol of New Zealand 1NZ Ben Ellis & 2NZ Sheldon Arapere and ALL the other drivers putting their hands up with the Levien brothers, Paul Gaskin, Anthony Hocking & Josh O'Keefe. OMG, a selectors dream (or nightmare) selecting our team for Huntly in February!
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Post by BarryB on Oct 13, 2022 20:38:26 GMT 12
17 cars and drivers..........that's one way to obtain an unfair advantage haha
Barry B
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Post by wildcatsfan on Oct 13, 2022 21:00:16 GMT 12
17 cars and drivers..........that's one way to obtain an unfair advantage haha Barry B 17 drivers, 16 cars Barry - the Hockings are sharing a car. |
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Post by tiroto on Oct 13, 2022 21:26:20 GMT 12
Hmm awee geeee not a bad looking team!  |
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Post by tiroto on Oct 14, 2022 6:33:31 GMT 12
Just following on from my last post, anyone know why Arapere now racing for Wellington? Just curious. Was Canterbury last season and we will miss him down here in Chch. Think he raced ministocks in Wellington in past so appears he's returning back home?
Same as Ben Ellis - had a K on his car last season now a W. Well done Wellington and certainly adds some spice to the Teams meeting in Huntly.
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Post by wildcatsfan on Oct 14, 2022 8:10:30 GMT 12
Just following on from my last post, anyone know why Arapere now racing for Wellington? Just curious. Was Canterbury last season and we will miss him down here in Chch. Think he raced ministocks in Wellington in past so appears he's returning back home? Same as Ben Ellis - had a K on his car last season now a W. Well done Wellington and certainly adds some spice to the Teams meeting in Huntly. I believe Sheldons late father Tama raced at Wellington for many years and Sheldon decided to honor his fathers memory by signing up here, so long as he could race the 9W as his dad had done. Needless to say Wellington Speedway as well as the previous 9W registered driver agreed, so it's a huge welcome to Sheldon by this Wellywood stockcars fanatic. |
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Post by BarryB on Oct 14, 2022 8:57:40 GMT 12
17 cars and drivers..........that's one way to obtain an unfair advantage haha Barry B 17 drivers, 16 cars Barry - the Hockings are sharing a car. Nicely corrected. That'll teach me for not paying attention  Barry B |
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Post by Ramjam on Oct 14, 2022 11:29:20 GMT 12
17 drivers, 16 cars Barry - the Hockings are sharing a car. Nicely corrected. That'll teach me for not paying attention Barry B You really need to brush up on your knowledge of Wellington Stockcars BB 🤣 |
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Post by BarryB on Oct 14, 2022 12:33:01 GMT 12
At my age, keeping any knowledge I may accidentally gain inside of my old head is the bigger problem. I haven't checked the SNZ rule book yet, but having a driver AND a navigator in a car during a teams race would have to be illegal wouldn't it? I mean, they banned hand signals from managers on the infield years ago  Barry B |
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Post by brettgrace on Oct 14, 2022 18:08:13 GMT 12
BB, because the knowledge will be inside of your head, can you recall why they banned hand signals from the managers? Just curious is all, we can still signal quite effectively in the open wheel ranks.
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Post by BarryB on Oct 14, 2022 18:35:42 GMT 12
BB, because the knowledge will be inside of your head, can you recall why they banned hand signals from the managers? Just curious is all, we can still signal quite effectively in the open wheel ranks. Because during red lights in teams races managers were signalling to their drivers which opposition car was leading and who needed to be taken out etc. Or not even waiting for a red light sometimes. A block car would drive onto the infield next to the appropriate person (no such thing as 'seeking' sanctuary back then, and more people allowed on the infield) who would hold up so many fingers, or just point, and the parked up driver would rejoin the race and know what needed doing. Barry B |
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Post by wildcatsfan on Oct 14, 2022 19:00:44 GMT 12
BB, because the knowledge will be inside of your head, can you recall why they banned hand signals from the managers? Just curious is all, we can still signal quite effectively in the open wheel ranks. Because during red lights in teams races managers were signalling to their drivers which opposition car was leading and who needed to be taken out etc. Or not even waiting for a red light sometimes. A block car would drive onto the infield next to the appropriate person (no such thing as 'seeking' sanctuary back then, and more people allowed on the infield) who would hold up so many fingers, or just point, and the parked up driver would rejoin the race and know what needed doing. Barry B Maybe why Young Guns have named 16 drivers, five in cars on race track and the rest strategically postioned around the track to point out race leader??? |
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Post by BarryB on Oct 14, 2022 20:12:42 GMT 12
Because during red lights in teams races managers were signalling to their drivers which opposition car was leading and who needed to be taken out etc. Or not even waiting for a red light sometimes. A block car would drive onto the infield next to the appropriate person (no such thing as 'seeking' sanctuary back then, and more people allowed on the infield) who would hold up so many fingers, or just point, and the parked up driver would rejoin the race and know what needed doing. Barry B Maybe why Young Guns have named 16 drivers, five in cars on race track and the rest strategically postioned around the track to point out race leader??? Isn't it 17 drivers? 16 cars? Barry B |
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Post by wildcatsfan on Oct 14, 2022 20:17:09 GMT 12
Maybe why Young Guns have named 16 drivers, five in cars on race track and the rest strategically postioned around the track to point out race leader??? Isn't it 17 drivers? 16 cars? Barry B Yes, you are correct, now it is me and a senior moment lol |
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