Drivers Profiles

No 66

TQ built in 1955 by Skip Eade. It was powered by a JAP, later changed to a Triumph 650 cc.

Now owned by Murray and Heather Kemp

 

 

 

 

 

No. 21

Driver Murray Kemp

Built by Gene Gennerton in the U.S.A.

Came out with a Chevy V4 engine. Barry Butterworth raced it with the Chevy, but after a lot of trouble with the engine it was changed to Scat Autcraft VW. Barry raced it at Western Springs, Kumeu and Meremere High Bank. Now owned by Murray and Heather Kemp

 

 

 

Owner: Shane Kett

Built in 1992 By Graham Townsend.

Gambler Copy.

Ran a Mazda Rotary engine.

Last driven at the Springs by Calvin Worthington.

FOR SALE—–FOR SALE—FOR SALE.

 

 

Owner: Bryan Ireland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner: Mal Parsons

JEEP engine

Ex: Merv Sutherland, Bill Texiera , Roly Crowther, Johnie Parker & Bill Winstone.

 

 

 

 

 

Owner:

 

Holden Engine

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner: Vic Wise

Holden 155 c.i. engine

Built in 1969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toyota engine

Ex: Pam Shanley, Shane Chapman & Tracey Smith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner: Mark Stokes

Holden 138 engine

Eddie James won the 71/72 NZ champs in this car. Also won the 1971 50 lapper.

 

 

 

 

Owner: Ron Shearman

Engine: Now Toyota, was Pontiac then VW.

Ex: Stan Fox and Mark Cooper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TQ #51

Owner: Stu Kennedy

Built in 1982

Engine: XS1B 650 Yamaha

Ex: Wayne McCollough, Allen Kent, Derek Williams, Chris Williams & Lance Grinrod.

 

 

 

TQ # 5

Owner: Bruce Plummer

Engine JAP 500

Ex: Nick Carter

1st in NZ chmps 63/64

2nd in NZ champs 64/65

 

 

 

 

 

Sprintcar # 12

Owner: J Stanley

1967 USA “Hank Henry built”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#83

Owner: Wayne Nicholson

Built 1936Jeep engine

Ex Lon Potter, Johnny Calender, Bill Cosgrave, Bob Leikus, Jim Simmons and Doug Nicholson

 

 

 

 

#9

Owner: Mal Parsons

Engine: Chevy II

Ellis Wilke chassis

Brought from the USA by Carl Olsen

Driven by Lance Humphries.

 

 

 

TQ # 18

Owner: Noel “NITRO” Grieve

Engine: Fiat 500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#62

Owner: Trevor Carnell

Engine: Ford

 

 

 

 

#72

Owner: Trevor Kett.

Built in 1982

Engine: Toyota

Ex Graham Standring & Shane McRae.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#7

Owner:

Engine: Holden

Built in 1972

Ex. Chris Sleep

 

 

 

 

#25 – Now renumbered #16

Owner: Garnet McCutcheon

Built in 1972

Engine: Vauxhaul

Ex. B.Butterworth & G.Hartnell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#3

Owner: Viv Pearman

Engine: Jeep

Was # 91 at Palmerston North Speedway

Built in 1948

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner : Alan Scott

Engine; Rugby Continental

2nd in 1947 NZ champs

Ex Des Herrick & Bill Texeira

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner: G. Lockwood

Engine: Holden

Built in the late 1960’s

Ex. Earnie McIntyre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TQ #22

Owner: Peter Burr

Engine: JAP 500

Ex.Lon Potter

 

 

 

 

 

TQ # 96

Owner: Alan Scott

Engine: JAP 500

Built in 1966

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#17

Owner: Mark Stokes.

Drivers: Mark & Greg Stokes.

Built by Trevor Carnell in 1959.

Originally ran a FORD Model A motor.

Converted to a Vanguard with twin carbs & Vertex mag around 1964.

 

 

 

 

 

#4

OWNER: Barrie Cox

DRIVER: Barrie Cox

Built by Tony Putt & Barrie Cox

LTC VW 2180 EX #58 Bryce Collings Originally built by Keith Watson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner:Roy Rowe

Powered by Ford V8-60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner:  Craig Hambling

Chevy II powered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

# 1

Ex Ted Tracey #5 & #51

Owner: Colin Lea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner: Neil Lovejoy

Restored by Neil Lovejoy

Chassis: Ray Alach Edmunds coil car 1982

VW Autocraft 2400cc

EX – Sunday News car driven by Brett Horrobin.

Restored to the colours Leith Maskovich raced in the late 1980’s early 1990’s at Western Springs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

# 83 TQ

Owner:

Powered by a 500 jap

Restored by Gren Parry in1982

Drivers Jim & Peter Simmons and Barry Robertson Raced at the springs in the 1960’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TQ# 97

Owner: Ron Shearman

History – the car was built in the late ’60s and driven at Western Springs by Debbie Leyland.

 

 

 

 

Midget #99:      Ex Leo Vercoe

Owner:              Grant Morse

Engine:             Fuel Inj VW

Chassis:           LTC Copy

Suspension:    Parallel Torsion

History:            Built by Robert Oxenham in 1978 / 1979. Owned & driven by Leo Vercoe. Unfortunately Leo had a bad accident in the car at Western Springs in 1982. John Stanley completly rebuilt the car in 2001.

 

 

SideCar AK#17

Built in 1984

Last raced in 1988

Owner Russell Gibson.

Check our Russ’s website at…

http://www.sidecar17.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Nitro” Noel Greive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TQ #96

Owner: Russell Gibson

Built 1982

Engine Suzuki GSX 600

History: Ex.Warren Whittaker #61k and #56 A,    Peter Nixon #17V,     Kevin Butler #Ak .        

In the 1993-94 season  car got 3rd in Nth Island champs at Kihikihi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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