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Post by TimSOZ on Apr 20, 2007 22:58:09 GMT 12
Found some great Wanganui pics so figured they warranted a new thread:- 54v Roy Eaton is the original Wanganui legend, as he was one of the 2 guys who built the track back in 1972. At that stage he was captain of the Panthers (he was the original captain of the 'Black Panthers', who despite what PallMall says are the best team of all time) but gave it all away to get Ocean View up and running. He came out of retirement in the late 1970's, and represented the Warriors at the inaugural Teams Champs in 1981. Raced on until around 1983. This pic is from the 81-82 season. Not the most classically beautiful car, but a good use of a Civic body.  |
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Post by TimSOZ on Apr 20, 2007 23:15:04 GMT 12
16v Keith Turner was the first Wanganui driver to win the NZ Champs, so he's definitely a legend. This pic is from 79/80, the season after he won. He purchased a new Lyndsay Willis chassis for his title defence, but retired at the end of the year. Incidentally, he had also started his career racing out of Palmy - those darn Wanganui ring-ins! Came back in the late 1980's, and ended up in the Warriors for the 1990 Teams Champs in a car that is now in the hands of 58k Robbie Sisson. It's my guess that Sisson's car is the same car pictured below, with the Allegro body replaced by Turner at some stage.  |
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Post by TimSOZ on Apr 20, 2007 23:41:40 GMT 12
432v Charlie Bernsten, regarded by some as the best ever driver. Guess what, he's another Wanganui ring-in, but there you go.....moved to Wanganui when the track opened, but pretty much called it quits after suffering burns in 1973. He was another who came out of retirement in 1979/80, with a distinctive Hillman Husky body (Silver Bullet anyone??). This rare pic is from that season when the car was white - he changed it to black in 81/82 and promptly won the NZ title. Also competed in the 81 Teams Champs, and retired after placing 4th in the 1983 NZ Champs at Wellington.  |
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Post by TimSOZ on Apr 21, 2007 0:02:56 GMT 12
Here's the programme list from the 80/81 season at Ocean View - plenty of legends there. I can count 7 NZ champions, plus as many placegetters although I doubt they all turned up on the same night that often. The early 80's were the peak of Ocean View's history, and I guess the team at the Brent Boddy speedway will be looking to replicate those glory years with the 2008 NZ Champs.......  |
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Post by wal86 on Apr 21, 2007 11:03:03 GMT 12
 bill dorn  george duncan  evan mooney  dennis welsh |
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Post by goldcoastsam on Apr 21, 2007 12:11:23 GMT 12
What a line-up in that Wanganui programme -incredible! Interesting seeing how long the careers of some of these guys have been - Gary Trotter for instance.
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Post by Wangas on Apr 21, 2007 12:52:33 GMT 12
16v Keith Turner was the first Wanganui driver to win the NZ Champs, so he's definitely a legend. This pic is from 79/80, the season after he won. He purchased a new Lyndsay Willis chassis for his title defence, but retired at the end of the year. Incidentally, he had also started his career racing out of Palmy - those darn Wanganui ring-ins! Came back in the late 1980's, and ended up in the Warriors for the 1990 Teams Champs in a car that is now in the hands of 58k Robbie Sisson. It's my guess that Sisson's car is the same car pictured below, with the Allegro body replaced by Turner at some stage. The Car he came back in the the late 80's was one of 3 new chassis built. they were ran by Darryl Taylor, Noel Kennsington and Keith Turner. Keiths car then went to Brendon Lucas? PN. Rod McLeod 6v also pictured would rate as a Wanganui Legend he Ran that Car for a Long time before getting an ex Auckland car about the same time as Keiths return, and then his Brother ran the old Anglia for a long time off an on. The 17v Dennis Welch car was his first also raced this one in his Warriors debut against Stratty |
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Post by Autopete55 on Apr 21, 2007 13:12:43 GMT 12
Keiths last car DID go to Brendan Lucas as 39p. 'D' Series Ford 6,HQ box and independant Quickchange. BL took the quicky out and converted it to a semi standard stock with a Toyota diff but kept the 4 barrel carb and headers on.  BL's car was the one that Boote tagged with his RR bumper before Bootys famous rocket launch at the Teams deal.  A real solid old nail that I would expect is still going strong for someone somewhere.  |
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Post by craige on Apr 21, 2007 13:49:27 GMT 12
sure is pete last time i saw it ,it was converted to a stockcar and racing out of the mount
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Post by dm on Apr 22, 2007 0:15:46 GMT 12
Think you will find is that robbie sisson has this car at kihikihi, we have even asked him when he parked next to us in wangas. The one of 3 chassis, and a bit more info on the other two is that noels car went to stratford unsure of who is racing that one. And the other which tuku raced has been through a few owners(chris allen,b mallinder) mainly in wangas and I got the pleasure of racing it last season as well in the stockcars thanks to my bro. It then got sold to palmy in the same season to had 1 meeting there I think then got sold again and have no idea where it is now.
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Post by TimSOZ on Apr 22, 2007 0:18:17 GMT 12
Well done guys - my hunch was totally wrong obviously  So where did the Turner car pictured above go to then?  Anybody?? |
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Post by poi on Apr 23, 2007 17:57:09 GMT 12
Close bro the one we had was the sister car to the late mad noels built by taylor and noel , the keith turner , taylor , mad noel cars were built by frank sysmes i think ,the car taylor raced was x willy talbout car 3v , turner car went to kihikihi , taylor / talbout car in stratford, last i saw noels was in the car dump, these were all space frames , the flat chasises built by taylor/noel , noels sat in taylors back yard before heading to the nakie , ours went to pamy the ?? would like to no were it is tho ?? |
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Post by poi on Apr 23, 2007 17:58:40 GMT 12
may be if tuku taylor reads this he might be able to shead some more light on this |
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Post by john44s on Apr 23, 2007 21:19:02 GMT 12
Close bro the one we had was the sister car to the late mad noels built by taylor and noel , the keith turner , taylor , mad noel cars were built by frank sysmes i think ,the car taylor raced was x willy talbout car 3v , turner car went to kihikihi , taylor / talbout car in stratford, last i saw noels was in the car dump, these were all space frames , the flat chasises built by taylor/noel , noels sat in taylors back yard before heading to the nakie , ours went to pamy the ?? would like to no were it is tho ?? this one was no spaceframe  I think you are mixed up with the last stockcar (69rv) that Taylor had before the superstock it was willy Talbot's old car and the 3 cars ( Turner/taylor and mad Noel's ) had were all flatty's. |
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Post by craige on Apr 24, 2007 7:31:07 GMT 12
one of the mention willy talbots cars  |
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Post by wal86 on Apr 24, 2007 9:34:36 GMT 12
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Post by poi on Apr 24, 2007 12:33:30 GMT 12
This will confese every one , the 5v pictured was may old std stock as mentioned above this the sister car to mad noels at the time that was taken they were painted the same , (double trouble) the std stock sorry stockcar taylor had was the 3v before the the 3v pictured , that one went to morris 15v before going to jergens 66v. The turner , taylor , kenington cars were spaces the same as 3v pictured , i hope this clears things up. If i wasnt in jaffa land id go down to taylors and get the pics off the wall |
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Post by poi on Apr 24, 2007 12:42:19 GMT 12
look at 176s in the 4 sales x taylor space frame stockcar, I also beleave taylor had 1 of these it was painted bright green same time as noel and talbots, just to throw in 1 more lol
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Post by poi on Apr 24, 2007 18:57:00 GMT 12
 this is the 5v as pictured above , tayors stockcar in the back grond 69er v, |
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Post by escort2 on Apr 24, 2007 22:40:23 GMT 12
6v in the background of one of the pics on here has a anglier body. different.  |
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