Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Kent 1500 pre cross flow sump pan required.

hi peoples;
having trouble finding a kent 1500 pre cross flow sump pan that was on the mk2 cortina's. it is the full rear seal type not the rope one. anyone out there able to find/help-
thanks
stacey - pres of desperation
snicolaou57@hotmail.com

Monday, August 29, 2011

The Nasty Nagari!

Just browsing the October 1979 Racing Car News, as you do, and came across this ad in the classifieds.
Maybe it didn't sell straight away. I seem to recall Ross running the car long after that date.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Birthday boy gets pole.

Mark turned 34 yesterday and gets pole today. Here he is in the Spa pits with his parents, Allan and Diane.
Good luck for tomorrow Mark.

West car history.

Ian and Margaret and everybody else in the "West" have very little knowledge of the history of their new car. Even Marcus is a bit vague about his mum's car's early life. They would love to know about previous owners and who did the s/s chassis and hatch etc. and there must be any number of slightly older Victorians who know the Mark 7 well.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Kapunda - week 32

Being watched?

Professional drag racing returns to SA at last.

At last Rino D'Alfonso has struck an arrangement with Rodney Jane and AIR is being upgraded. The first real big one is scheduled for November.

"wests car now west and not wests anymore."

From Stacey.

hi,
Just to let you all know Alan made it safely home to Donneybrook. Very nice 7 and Ian has already decided the things he wants to do to bring it to pristine (the car is already a very nice ).
Barry Chris and I with the Nagari and Hunter and Ross and Kay in the pimp wagon drove to Merridan to meet Ian. Lets face it, was a brilliant day for a drive! only 2 minor things went wrong- thermostat went and a brake wire came astray from the switch. Ian came home to the Preston river at its 100 year flood level also.
Attatched a few pic on the way.
stacey- pres of travel.
ps- I am not the only mad one- Ian slept in the 7 for 2 nights.....but it is bigger than the 4.

Motorclassica is coming.

It's on again this year at Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building from 21st to 23rd October.
The major reason I'd like to be there (and I'm sure there are many others) is to see the Mrs. Jones Alfa again.
The completed restoration looks magnificent. I'm still coming to grips with the long guards and running boards though. The present owner/restorer is a former Mark 7 driver.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

The 300ZX and originality.

I'm enjoying driving the new car. It's low mileage and has been treated gently over the last 26 years. It still has the Flight Motors sticker in the back window.
The car isn't much different to when it was first driven out of their showroom. It has been in the Riverland all its life. I feel a bit (just a bit) awful taking it out of its familiar habitat but at least it is just down the road, sort of.

These wheels don't look too bad either.

Australian Moto Trials Championships at Eden Valley this year.


Dear Fellow Motor sport Enthusiast
Keyneton Motorcycle Club is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the " Vine Inn Barossa 2011 Australian Moto Trials Championships" at Eden Valley on Sunday the 2nd & Monday (Public Holiday) the 3rd of October 2011.
Plus the Taste Eden Valley South Australian Women’s Cup
& the Eden Valley Hotel Diener /Holmes Sidecar Trophy
On Wednesday Sept 28th 2011
To the uninitiated, Moto Trials is where riders compete over a series of sections comprising rocks, logs, creeks and other such natural terrain. Each rider loses points for footing, stopping or failing to complete a section. The places that these motorcyclists can go and the things they can do simply need to be seen to be believed. For those of you who have been to a Moto Trial before, you will know the feats that these motorcyclists can do on their machines.
The Keyneton Motorcycle Club, Nuriootpa Vine Inn Hotel, TasteEdenValley and the Eden Valley Hotel would like to invite you to come to the BarossaValley and witness this amazing aspect of motorcycle sport.
We are looking for observers to assist us in running these events. Observing is not difficult, and can provide for an extraordinary experience. We require approx 70 observers on each day from approximately 8.00am though to 5pm.
You will be provided with training on the day as well as an observer’s school on a date to be advised in September plus lunch on the day
If any of your club members are interested in assisting us, please contact us via the following
Post: Observers Moto Trials
C/- Keyneton Motorcycle Club
PO Box 214
, Nuriootpa SA 5355 
Phone: Paul Wright 0414 573 993 or 8520 3311 Email gravitycheater@bigpond.com
Colin Redway 0403 582 180 or 8564 0247 Email credway@activ8.net.au
We will be in contact with everyone who indicated they will be able to help sometime in September to further discuss their availability and advice details of the observer’s school.
If you have any queries on the above, please feel free to contact one of the above observer coordinators:
Visit You Tube for promo video http://www.youtube.com/user/unique24films
Yours in Motorcycling
Paul Wright
Colin Redway
Observer Coordinators

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Mark 4s at Eastern Creek.

Last Sunday.
Peter took the photo. He's pretty pleased with it. I am too.