Monday, May 21, 2007
Waihi Vintage CC Hill Climb
This was the inaugural Waihi Hillclimb and the first speed event for the Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club. A bit of morning rain cleared and we had a good day on a dry road. An E-Type Jag came to grief in the practice run on exactly the same corner that the driver warned us about at the briefing. Otherwise it was all good fun.
Cars included this 1917 roadster with its wooden wheels and Di's supercharged MG that she drove down from Auckland.
There were several 750 cc Austin 7 Specials, as the owners get older they get harder to get in and out of. Austin 7s were sold as a rolling chassis, so the body was free-form and built by coach builders or home builders.
An enterprising chap had a camera and colour printer and was selling prints for $2, these are the two that I bought. I was 4th out of about 30 entrants of all types. Fastest was Steve Sharp's Lotus 7 followed by a fast EH Holden race car and an Austin Healy.
Cars included this 1917 roadster with its wooden wheels and Di's supercharged MG that she drove down from Auckland.
There were several 750 cc Austin 7 Specials, as the owners get older they get harder to get in and out of. Austin 7s were sold as a rolling chassis, so the body was free-form and built by coach builders or home builders.
An enterprising chap had a camera and colour printer and was selling prints for $2, these are the two that I bought. I was 4th out of about 30 entrants of all types. Fastest was Steve Sharp's Lotus 7 followed by a fast EH Holden race car and an Austin Healy.
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