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Post by Morpheous on Apr 8, 2009 20:22:02 GMT 12
I would have to say the Waikato Wanderers team from a few seasons back, can't remember the exact year
12h Malcolm Bear
16h Phil Dove
21h Steve Burley
44h Chris Britton
96h Steve Parks
What a team, all could block or run if needed.
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Post by DeckeRacing on Apr 10, 2009 10:37:53 GMT 12
My Favourite Baypark Busters the old and the new Old: Mark Decke Craig Pierce Duthchy Craig Taylor? Craig Richards (Correct Me if iv got the team wrong  ) New: Mark Decke Kyle Fraser Ross (Horse) Ashby Bryce Stiener Kerry Remnant ;D ;D |
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Post by supastocknut on Apr 11, 2009 6:10:43 GMT 12
My Favourite Baypark Busters the old and the new Old: Mark Decke Craig Pierce Duthchy Craig Taylor? Craig Richards (Correct Me if iv got the team wrong ) New: Mark Decke Kyle Fraser Ross (Horse) Ashby Bryce Stiener Kerry Remnant ;D ;D Original 1993 todd and pollock busters were ( from memory ) Frank Vanvroonhoven Craig Richards Ian Carlyle Clark Proctor David Decke 1994 started with Dutchy Carlyle Pierce Proctor M Decke Decke injuring his knee at rotorua against the rebels in a warm up match and replaced by C Taylor for rest of the season, went on to win the 1994 palmy teams after yet another brutal race against the Rebels. Then onto Aukland teams nats where they met in the semi with no cars finishing!!! those were the days!!! |
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Post by bayboy on Apr 13, 2009 8:56:40 GMT 12
I'm a proud Hawkes Bay person, but one of the best teams I remember were the Panthers in the 1980's.
Brian Anderson 1p,
Dave Evans 3p,
Gary Parkes 4p,
Robert James 14p.
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Post by john44s on Apr 13, 2009 11:48:30 GMT 12
The Scrappers of the early nineties were in a class off there own at the time, no doubt ! But how would they go against the Infamous Todd & Pollock Busters that racked up around 20 odd teams races unbeaten, or even the present Panthers ? Geez imagine the carnage ! Check out this site it have a video of the match up you are talking about www.stockcarscene.co.nz/stockcar-videos.html |
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Post by john44s on Apr 13, 2009 11:55:02 GMT 12
my all time team was the Wanganui Warriors
53v Bob Smith
44v Evan Mooney
16v Keith Turner
23v George Duncan
89v Adrian Flett
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Post by Ugmo on Apr 13, 2009 14:01:07 GMT 12
my all time team was the Wanganui Warriors 53v Bob Smith 44v Evan Mooney 16v Keith Turner 23v George Duncan 89v Adrian Flett All before my time but from what Ive been told I would agree. |
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Post by pallmall on Apr 13, 2009 20:55:19 GMT 12
The 1971-72 Pall Mall Team, something like 27 victories on the trot. Including beating Wellington who were 22 on the trot at the time.  Sam Ferabend Dave Greer Joel Wright Graham Mitchell Lawrie Hines      |
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Post by Go Slideways on Apr 14, 2009 1:26:58 GMT 12
The best team I've ever seen is: Scott Miers 8P Shane Penn 9P Wayne Hemi 6P Peter Rees 5P Peter Bengston 7P  My other favorite team that I am lucky enough to be part of the crew for is the current Kihikihi Kings. I'd be very interested to know: 1) When did teams racing start? 2) Is it true that the last team to beat the current Panthers was the Kihikihi Kings with only 3 cars? Who raced ? 3) When was the Palmerston North Panthers formed? 4) Who was in the original Panthers? 5) Who has raced for the Palmerston North Panthers during thier current unbeaten run? I want to create some speedway art this winter, so I'd like it to be accurate. While I'm here asking.... My girlfriends father, Ray Street, is a retired long-time engine builder in Palmy. Today Ray gave me the picture below of #88 MK III Zephyr stockcar he helped build and crewed for in Palmy. The picture was taken on 23/12/1965. Ray is at the wheel. The car was owned by Alan Hart of Harts Panel & Paint in Main Street. It was prepared at Engine Rebores on the corner of Church & West Street and driven by Don McNabb. It ran triple carbs through a worked head & utilized 2 barrow loads of cement in the boot for traction. The red, white & black stockcar was either driven to Harts then towed to the track or just driven to the track and back. It was a near new car at the time. If anyone has any more information on this car and others that raced at Palmy at the same time please post it. It would make a 71 year old man very happy. Thanks   |
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Post by scrapper44 on Apr 14, 2009 2:06:38 GMT 12
5) Who has raced for the Palmerston North Panthers during thier current unbeaten run?
Graeme Ward was the only other member during there current unbeaten run at Palmy , he was replaced after the first win by Shane Penn.
Auckland I'm not to sure , maybe Brett Hyslop and Craig Humphries ??
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Post by kale on Apr 14, 2009 12:58:47 GMT 12
#88 MK III Zephyr stockcar .. looks more like a MKII Zephyr .. Jack Noaro - Peter Hetterly - Roy Eaten - Warrick Sisson - Barry McKenzie and Charlie Bernstien were amoung the Panthers around 1970 .. Quite a formidable combination at the time .. cars were cheap .. men were men and women were DD
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Post by kiwisnoopy on Apr 14, 2009 13:16:43 GMT 12
I am pretty sure that the first (Black) Panther team was
35 Jack Nairo
49 John Hanright
58 Warrick Sisson
22 Big Bad Charlie
54 Roy Eaton
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Post by pallmall on Apr 14, 2009 18:18:30 GMT 12
The best team I've ever seen is: Scott Miers 8P Shane Penn 9P Wayne Hemi 6P Peter Rees 5P Peter Bengston 7P My other favorite team that I am lucky enough to be part of the crew for is the current Kihikihi Kings. I'd be very interested to know: 1) When did teams racing start? 2) Is it true that the last team to beat the current Panthers was the Kihikihi Kings with only 3 cars? Who raced ? 3) When was the Palmerston North Panthers formed? 4) Who was in the original Panthers? 5) Who has raced for the Palmerston North Panthers during thier current unbeaten run? I want to create some speedway art this winter, so I'd like it to be accurate. While I'm here asking.... My girlfriends father, Ray Street, is a retired long-time engine builder in Palmy. Today Ray gave me the picture below of #88 MK III Zephyr stockcar he helped build and crewed for in Palmy. The picture was taken on 23/12/1965. Ray is at the wheel. The car was owned by Alan Hart of Harts Panel & Paint in Main Street. It was prepared at Engine Rebores on the corner of Church & West Street and driven by Don McNabb. It ran triple carbs through a worked head & utilized 2 barrow loads of cement in the boot for traction. The red, white & black stockcar was either driven to Harts then towed to the track or just driven to the track and back. It was a near new car at the time. If anyone has any more information on this car and others that raced at Palmy at the same time please post it. It would make a 71 year old man very happy. Thanks [/IMG][/quote] Can answer some of your questions. First off, great photos, there were a few cars built like that in the early days of Palmy, but they got hard to repair every week. For more on that era at Palmerston North you must get the Palmerston 25 year book that came out in 1988, they are still around, and the Palmerston 75th book from 2006 which should also be fairly easy to find. The first NZ Teams race was at Western Springs, Auckland in March 1956 between Auckland and Canterbury, the next was a week later between the same teams, Auckland winning both. The next Teams racing was at Epsom Showgrounds, Auckland between New Zealand and Australia in early 1958, repeated the following season in early 1959. No more Teams racing was held until the third ever stockcar meeting at Palmerston North in March 1963 when there was an Auckland V Palmerston North teams race that Auckland won. By the way Don McNabb was in that first Palmerston Team. The first reference I have for the Palmerston North Panthers is the 1969/70 season when they raced the Wellington Wildcats. Teams racing was starting to get very big then and there were Teams races every week. I suspect Dexter Dunlop came up with the idea of giving the teams names to make the promotion more exciting. TimS may be able to add to that if the poor fellow has time. Therefore the original Panthers were: Jack Noaro Charlie Bernsten John Hanright Warwick Sisson Roy Eaton What an awesome line up. |
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Post by johnf on Apr 14, 2009 19:51:09 GMT 12
Pall Mall, probably getting away from the original posting but inline with the MK 2 do you have a copy of the Angila van stockie from about the same period?
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Post by pallmall on Apr 14, 2009 20:32:21 GMT 12
Pall Mall, probably getting away from the original posting but inline with the MK 2 do you have a copy of the Angila van stockie from about the same period? ?  |
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Post by johnf on Apr 14, 2009 20:50:15 GMT 12
looks like I'll have to go hunting.
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Post by Go Slideways on Apr 14, 2009 21:04:25 GMT 12
Thanks for the excellent info.
I thought #88 looked like a MKII as well but Ray is adamant that it was a MK III
I would love to aquire copies of the books on Palmy speedway history that Pall Mall refers to, please PM me if anyone has copies of either book for sale.
I'd love to see any photo's of the Palmerston North team or #88 racing or any stockcars from the early 1960's at Palmy.
I meet enthusiastic Palmy speedway supporter, Graham Patterson, at a funeral today who told me some interesting stories about 44 gallon drums, V8 Chevs, Fords & Chryslers, slant 6 Valiants that made the entire exhaust system glow hot, Dexter Dunlop, Ray New, Steve Storm, Charlie Bernstein, Happy Hart and more. Please post any pics or race reports from the early 1960's at Palmy.
What did the Palmy track look like in the early 1960's?
Any pics of the old wooden grandstand & rails?
Did they have a printed program in those days?
Were there souveniers back then?
Was food & drink sold at the track?
How may cars had sponsors?
With all respect, as much as this site is about locating missing racecars, it is my hope that it is also about recording the past for the future.
Thanks again, I'd love to see a picture of the original Palmerston North team drivers & cars which included Don McNabb.
I'll post some of my historic stockcar art here when it's done.
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Post by johnf on Apr 14, 2009 21:36:44 GMT 12
Perhaps the name should be changed to reflect all our stock car history as it certainly has branched far and wide from MIA.
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Post by pallmall on Apr 14, 2009 22:08:00 GMT 12
Its ok as it is, there are beady eyes watching it. (Mine mainly ) I have started a new thread on the Palmy early days, so this one can return to its intended course. |
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Post by Grizzly on Dec 27, 2014 11:27:13 GMT 12
I would have to say the Waikato Wanderers team from a few seasons back, can't remember the exact year 12h Malcolm Bear 16h Phil Dove 21h Steve Burley 44h Chris Britton 96h Steve Parks What a team, all could block or run if needed. That will be 1995 where they won the teams champs and the teams nationals and were finalist at the Rotorua teams invitation. |
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