25i (Read 7,204 times)

[busterbell]

another one that irks me.
can someone please come up with a name and perhaps a little history.
presume this was taken somewhere in the 90's at woodford glen.

[Racerman]

Looks suspiciously like the old 15P , nick named "Flat 15" by Mungo , when driven by Rob Miers, Brian Anderson, under "Greenfields Racing" ownership,

[john44s]

With all those pipe's coming out the side of the car it looks like the old Brian Anderson 15p car it was blue and white

[Racerman]

Defiantly the "Greenfield's Racing" Chrysler Hemi 6 of Rob Miers, where he got his start in stockcar racing and, Brian Anderson, I believe that even Gary Parkes raced it some time, have some pictures that I will post when I find the link to the hosting site

[busterbell]

yep i know the car you mean.
yes i had noticed the link has mysteriously vanished.
just google tinypic. thats wat i have been doin.

[bruce57]

haha..yes,you are all correct. That is "THE WASP"!!!!!!! purchased up north in the very early 90,s...i remember the night it arrived in southland,they came straight out to the riverside clubrooms late at night....{yes it was very late lol past closing time..} and it was an x gary parkes car. It was for Campbell Mcmanaway, anyone who had anything to do with stocks in the s.i will remember this name well!! busterbell etc...lol and in the red overalls,looking at the car next door in the photo, is none other than a very youthfull "dexter" dion mcmurdo!!!. whatever meeting this was,Dion would have had one of his own cars there...probably i think south.island champs circa 91, i crewed for him with the ill fated x griff handgrenade...blew motor i think that meet. {Dion now pilots the x wilding 31-51 i superstock,ran the nz champs,and hoopla,a very quick car,unfortunatly lady luck deserting him.a very well sorted car.

[Autopete55]

busterbell said:

another one that irks me.
can someone please come up with a name and perhaps a little history.
presume this was taken somewhere in the 90's at woodford glen.

Rob Miers drove this car after he started in his own old flatty.
See wal86's website for an early shot of Rob.
I think this is the car that he injured his back in and made way for Brian Anderson to make a comeback and for a Young Scott Miers to get interested in stockys.

The original "BLOCK OF FLATS" as it was tall and skinny!!! ;D

[craig]

bruce57 said:

and in the red overalls,looking at the car next door in the photo, is none other than a very youthfull "dexter" dion mcmurdo!!!.

Hey bruce, he has aged a bit since that photo was taken, lol

Was that in the era of winner and that older guy, was it Ron ?, whose name escapes me. They always travelled up to the Glen over Christmas and raced, staying in a bus in the car park etc.

[tamed]

yes i now own the old 25i car lots of history ive owned it since i was 16 we brought it from dunnas raced it a few times not to my pervail i hated it just wasent 4 me so after a few family problems we sold it to the hitman ive brought the old nail back repower it and bring it back as a standard

[wal86]

brian anderson

[bruce57]

yes Craig,as youll remember lots of the southland stockcar brigade used to come up regularly,the most notable being "Budgie" Burgess,in the hemi powered morris,legendary for his hitting,but also winner,dexter mcmurdo,ronnie maxwell, "wheelie",campbell mcmanaway of course very sucessfull,Bernie Blackmun-i used to come up crewing for him{the x mungo pipedream 4i rover},and of course craig,you are talking about Ron Carr..."JAR"..as known to us..cos he was always drinking from em lol. his old car Jeremy Maxwell and nicknamed "THE TABLE' !!! cos the bloody bonnet looked as big as one!! Talking of the bus,i was in it one night after streetstock racing at Glen,partaking in a cuppa tea n buscuits with the boys..as one did..lol.. when a certain ingill driver,{nameless of course!}..had one cup of tea too many,started doing donuts in his car,near the bus. He also got near the lamp pole,hitting it,showering glass n bits all over show!!!! well , i choked on me tea!!..and thought how the hell is that going to go with management!! lol funny,just cant remember who that stock driver was....mus be gettn old.. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[bruce57]

just hung up the pipes off that Wasp hemi in my garage,didnt even realise they were off the wasp.Thought they come off an old dunedin car. But James Mellor owns the car again,he bought it back,is going to repower,and rebuid as 'stockcar', as posted. This is a very nostalgic car,with some very notable pilots over the years,including the tank commander! there were a few hemi powered stockcars in the s.i.years ago, but i think they have had there day. good luck with the car James,let the wasp live again!!

[Racerman]

15P in its first season when raced by Rob Miers

[#48cMinistock]

This is the car now running az a standard stock at
Woodford Glen with a ea falcon

Note: macgor has resized this image

[craig 41c streety]

so it must be the old 32c car is that rite ;D

[anthony1]

Yeah was rebuilt by Noel Inns for Vaughan Thorpe as 32c and its now Josh McGregor 89c

[#48cMinistock]

Oct 13, 2010 9:21:48 GMT 12 @anthony1 said:

Yeah was rebuilt by Noel Inns for Vaughan Thorpe as 32c and its now Josh McGregor 89c

Has since been under the knife for this season at Woodford Glen by Josh, After a few teething problems looks as tho as finally got the old girl is turning good laps..

[sidecar95i]

is the wasp still around?

[hldub]

This car will be out at Woodford glen soon under the number 56C driven by ex ministock driver Awa Johns

[hldub]