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More old race pics including Moffat crashing of "05"

Started by _purpleLC_ , Dec 25 2008 10:44 PM

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#1 _purpleLC_

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Posted 25 December 2008 - 10:44 PM

Brocks team of BMWs at Bathurst.
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Moffat sticks Brocks commodore into the wall at Bathurst during practice.
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The good old days of racing, Gricey, Brock, Bartlett and later during the GroupA daysFrancavic (?)
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1 of Moffats RX7 (Hansford??), HSV Commodore (Percy??) and the mighty Bluebird of Fury.
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Brocky getting sideways into BP at Oran Park during qualifying, Gricey, Francavic and Richards fighting it out.
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#2 _purpleLC_

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Posted 25 December 2008 - 10:55 PM

Double post :tease:

Edited by purpleLC, 25 December 2008 - 10:59 PM.

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#3 knoath

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Posted 25 December 2008 - 10:57 PM

Great stuff!!!

Most appreciated.

Many thanks.
Dick

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#4 _purpleLC_

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Posted 25 December 2008 - 10:57 PM

Some more old Oran park pics.
2 nice Torana sports sedans. Bob leading the way in a sports sedan race and the demise of Skaifeys "Fraud Laser".

And I thought I would stick a pic in of some of my old cars.
SLR5000 with dealer fitted flares and SS 308 (cousins car) and as you can see I had a fettish for
MKII Carona's(put a 202 in one of them).
Also is probably one of the rarest Holden Ive owned HJ GTS Monaro 308 coupe,auto factory fitted with A/C, P/S, steel slide back roof, and Electric windows!!

I hope I have stalled your computers with these pics.

Cheers Louie

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Posted 25 December 2008 - 11:02 PM

"I hope I have stalled your computers with these pics"

I meant to say that I Hope I "Havent" stall your computers...

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Posted 25 December 2008 - 11:37 PM

Mate, great pics, if you've got any more, keep em' coming!

I like that pic of Brocky sideways at Oran :spoton:

Edited by 350LH, 25 December 2008 - 11:38 PM.

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#7 Rockoz

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Posted 26 December 2008 - 09:54 PM

Some of my old ones
AHHHHHHHHHH a Motorcraft sponsored Commodore

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Gricey

Brock Harvey and Perkins car

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Another of Gricey

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And Brocky turning into the paddock at end of race

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#8 _purpleLC_

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Posted 26 December 2008 - 10:16 PM

Thanks for those pics Rockoz, did you camp in the pits as well at Bathurst in those days?

Mal rose driving the ill fated Commodore, the car crashed early in the race resulting
in the tragic death of Mike Burgman, the "Chase" at the end of conrod straight was put in
after this accident.(in the next year)
Pic 2 the HDT crew getting No 25 ready for the great race.
Brock and Perkins celebrate their win.
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#9 Rockoz

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Posted 27 December 2008 - 05:25 PM

Yeah I camped behind the pits. Have fond memories of being woken up early by damned rotaries.
Loved wandering around the pits at night checking out the action.
Stood for hours watching Dick rebuild a motor.
Watched in awe of the TAFE guys rebuilding some impossible jobs.
And had my tent poles destroyed by the Channel 7 chopper.

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Posted 27 December 2008 - 07:13 PM

Yeah I camped behind the pits. Have fond memories of being woken up early by damned rotaries.
Loved wandering around the pits at night checking out the action.
Stood for hours watching Dick rebuild a motor.
Watched in awe of the TAFE guys rebuilding some impossible jobs.
And had my tent poles destroyed by the Channel 7 chopper.

Dunno how ya felt at the time bout the chopper, but lookin back ya surely gotta miss those days.

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#11 _purpleLC_

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Posted 27 December 2008 - 07:43 PM

Yeah I camped behind the pits. Have fond memories of being woken up early by damned rotaries.
Loved wandering around the pits at night checking out the action.
Stood for hours watching Dick rebuild a motor.
Watched in awe of the TAFE guys rebuilding some impossible jobs.
And had my tent poles destroyed by the Channel 7 chopper.

Rockoz, you summed it up word for word they way I would of. (except I didnt have a problem with the chopper)
Those rotaries, what was wrong with those cars that they had to start working on them at 6am EVERY morning!!

I will try and find some of the pics i got of them "rebuilding/rebody" of Dick Johnsons XE ford after he destroyed
it in qualifying.

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#12 Rockoz

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Posted 27 December 2008 - 08:02 PM

Had some very memorable times back then.
Was ARDC member for years. Got extra tickets in 83 cause mates aunty was driving one of them turbo jap things.
chopper was kinda funny and the TAFE guys even fixed my poles for me.
Beers and lunch in King George Tavern watching the race with no ads.
Actually helped a couple of the smaller teams a couple of times.
Remember the Police helping Barry Jones run in a new motor from Bathurst to Orange and back.
Mates aunt drove this, and by all accounts was a pretty good steerer

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Oh and her hubby drove this one.

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And of course George drove this one.

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Took hundreds of photos but not many good ones. Will sort them scan them and post them.

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#13 _purpleLC_

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Posted 27 December 2008 - 08:35 PM

Your mates aunty, Christine Gibson??

I cannot remember the year, but one of the Jap guy driving the Bluebird was over 2 seconds quicker to the top (halfway)
of the mountain then KB was in the Camaro (got pole) during "Hardies Heros" but it blew the engine up going into the dipper-
Who knows what time he would of done- Nissan motorsport had about 10 engine spares, they put in a one lap screamer engine in it
just for pole. I also watched it from the Tavern.

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#14 _rorym_

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 07:56 PM

Kazuyoshi Hoshino...The car had a bomb motor in it...reports said 700HP as a qualifier...it lasted 3 laps...they had 4 of them.
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#15 _Yella SLuR_

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 09:03 PM

There's a good shot of Moffat hitting the wall in 05 in the new Brock biography.

Yup, Robbie Francevic, the Volvo driver.

Gawd, I thought I was the only one silly enough to race a laser. Broke 60s on the hill climb track, stock standard, other than higher than usual tyre pressures.

Edited by Yella SLuR, 29 December 2008 - 09:10 PM.

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#16 Rockoz

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 10:20 PM

Yeah thats the mates aunt.
Bartlett got pole in 81? In the wet?
Did a Bluebird get pole in 82?
There were jokes that the motor was put in a trailer and sent still steaming straight to Bathurst Tip.
For those too young to know or remember, the TAFE apprentices worked their collective ringholes off with DJs car.
Pranged in Hardies Heroes in the morning. Attempts to straighten on pulling jig failed.
Bendigo Falcon bought and practised in Bendigo colours in afternoon by DJ. Spare STP? car bought as replacement for Bendigo guys.
Two complete sprays and sign writing done overnight, Dicks paint was still soft going on to grid and sign writer still applying signs.
On top of that was the usual 10 or so cars in for repairs.
TAFE guys generally slept during the race. Totally exhausted.

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#17 Rockoz

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 10:26 PM

This is Dick Johnson in the afternoon session.

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#18 _purpleLC_

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 11:59 PM

Yep, thats how I remember it Rockoz, I like you spent
most of the night/morning watching the TAFE and DJR team work on that car,
I do have a pic of them working on it somewhere.

Also in the GroupA days the BMW Germany brought out a M3 for their all girl
driving team and they smashed it real bad in practice, the Germans said the car is a throw away (impossible to repair)
but that TAFE crew got that car repaired to the amazement of the Germans.
They just could not believe that the car could be repaired and after the race donated the car to the TAFE.

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 08:31 AM

that M3 was driven By Roberto Rivaglia. After its Group A days it became a sports sedan and now currently resides in melbourne.
The car is undergoing a full rebuild and will make its return as a C of D Historic Touring Car probably later this year
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#20 _Yella SLuR_

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Posted 03 January 2009 - 08:13 AM

You doing that one Piquet?

Anyone got pics of Gricey's Chickadee Commodore? I loved that fella's attitude of "sticking it to the big factory teams". Still remember the year he went hell for leather leading the first 10 laps of so at Bathurst in the VH? Commodore before cooking it!!!!

Edited by Yella SLuR, 03 January 2009 - 08:16 AM.

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#21 piquet

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Posted 03 January 2009 - 08:37 PM

wish I had had that foresight to buy one of them really early when nobody wanted one.
No, its not me. I have seen the car and it is a real picture nearing completion. It's owned by one of the "Nc"
BMW 2002 punters down here.
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#22 _TUFF_

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Posted 04 January 2009 - 07:35 PM

My Uncle has afew photos from the old Castlereigh Drag strip i believe. I'll see what i can do.

Josh

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#23 _purpleLC_

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Posted 04 January 2009 - 11:38 PM

My Uncle has afew photos from the old Castlereigh Drag strip i believe. I'll see what i can do.

Josh

My brother took quite a few as well (some got published in Drag racing news) He told me he thinks threw a lot of them out :cry:

Im hoping he hasnt, Im going to have a look for them soon.

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#24 _gmp&a_

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Posted 21 January 2009 - 03:06 PM

That Black LX hatch next to Bob Tindall's is smoking! :rockon:

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#25 _double ss trouble_

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 09:10 PM

The Papaya SS is now one of my cars ,i bought it for $550 back in 1994 minus motor box and diff centre ,but still has original sienna interior ,it still has the same number plates ,never thought i would see such an old photo of the car ,please post more photos of the car or message them to me ,thanks jim