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Classic Speed Fest

Teretonga Park, 19 Feb 2006

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Stan Redmond McRae GM1 [009] - Chevrolet V8
(see note 1)
10 9m 41.69s
2 Ian Clements Lola T332 [HU38 (A)] - Chevrolet V8
(see note 2)
10 9m 51.23s
3 Stuart Lush McRae GM1 [015] - Chevrolet V8
(see note 3)
10 9m 51.55s
4 Phil Mauger (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
10 9m 54.31s
5 Noel Atley Begg [018] - Chevrolet V8
(see note 4)
10 9m 55.00s
6 Barry Leitch (F/Pac) Reynard
10 10m 01.16s
7 Aaron Burson Talon MR-1 - Chevrolet V8
(see note 5)
10 10m 03.15s
8 Steve Ward Lola T142 - Ford V8
(see note 6)
10 10m 15.45s
9 Lindsay O'Donnell Begg FM5 [2] - Chevrolet V8
(see note 7)
10 10m 16.05s
10 Geoff Harriman (F/Holden) 3.8-litre Ralt RT20 - Holden V6
10 10m 17.69s
11 Kerry Anderson Lola T142 [SL142/30] - Chevrolet V8
(see note 8)
10 10m 39.34s
12 Munro Tall (FF2000) 2-litre Reynard 84SF - Ford Pinto ohc
9
DNSF Tony Richards "Lola T332" - Chevrolet V8
(see note 9)
Did not start final
DNSF Murray Sinclair Lola T332 [HU28] - Chevrolet V8
(see note 10)
Did not start final

All cars are 5-litre F5000 unless noted.

Heat 1 Laps Time Speed
1Ian Clements87m 49.95s
2Stan Redmond87m 50.92s
3Stuart Lush87m 51.39s
4Noel Atley87m 52.73s
5Tony Richards87m 57.01s
6Phil Mauger88m 09.98s
7Steve Ward88m 14.45s
8Lindsay O'Donnell88m 17.27s
9Aaron Burson88m 17.51s
10Geoff Harriman88m 19.60s
11Munro Tall88m 25.06s
Barry Leitchdid not start
Kerry Andersondid not start
Heat 2 Laps Time Speed
1Ian Clements87m 47.68s
2Stuart Lush87m 48.46s
3Noel Atley87m 49.26s
4Phil Mauger87m 59.85s
5Tony Richards88m 05.59s
6Aaron Burson88m 11.67s
7Steve Ward88m 11.93s
8Lindsay O'Donnell88m 16.77s
9Stan Redmond88m 16.97s
10Barry Leitch88m 17.23s
11Geoff Harriman88m 21.62s
Munro Tallretired
Kerry Andersondid not start
Heat 3 Laps Time Speed
1Ian Clements87m 49.61s
2Stan Redmond87m 50.49s
3Noel Atley87m 53.56s
4Phil Mauger87m 57.01s
5Tony Richards88m 02.53s
5Murray Sinclair88m 02.53s
6Steve Ward88m 14.17s
7Aaron Burson88m 14.40s
8Lindsay O'Donnell88m 23.01s
9Kerry Anderson88m 26.35s
10Geoff Harriman88m 29.49s
11Munro Tall88m 34.72s
Stuart Lush7retired
Barry Leitch3retired
Qualifying
1 Ian Clements (F5000) 5-litre Lola T332 [HU38 (A)] - Chevrolet V8 56.97s
2 Noel Atley (F5000) 5-litre Begg [018] - Chevrolet V8 57.11s
3 Stan Redmond (F5000) 5-litre McRae GM1 [009] - Chevrolet V8 57.55s
4 Tony Richards (F5000) 5-litre "Lola T332" - Chevrolet V8 58.89s
5 Stuart Lush (F5000) 5-litre McRae GM1 [015] - Chevrolet V8 59.52s
6 Lindsay O'Donnell (F5000) 5-litre Begg FM5 [2] - Chevrolet V8 1m 00.05s
7 Phil Mauger (F1) 3-litre McLaren M23 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 00.98s
8 Geoff Harriman (F/Holden) 3.8-litre Ralt RT20 - Holden V6 1m 00.99s
9 Barry Leitch (F/Pac) Reynard 1m 01.34s
10 Aaron Burson (F5000) 5-litre Talon MR-1 - Chevrolet V8 1m 01.40s
11 Steve Ward (F5000) 5-litre Lola T142 - Ford V8 1m 02.69s
12 Munro Tall (FF2000) 2-litre Reynard 84SF - Ford Pinto ohc 1m 02.88s
13 Kerry Anderson (F5000) 5-litre Lola T142 [SL142/30] - Chevrolet V8 1m 05.00s
14 Murray Sinclair (F5000) 5-litre Lola T332 [HU28] - Chevrolet V8 1m 05.00s

Notes on the cars:

  1. McRae GM1 [009] (Stan Redmond): Built for 1973 season. Quicksilver Racing (Rockville, MD) for Jim and Chuck Sarich: raced in US 1973 (debut Watkins Glen R5 17 Jun 1973), US 1974 (1 race: Laguna Seca); advertised Autoweek 26 Apr 1975 - Ted Wenz and Peter Marcovicci (of Marcovicci-Wenz Engineering) 1986: raced by Wenz in US vintage racing 1986-1998 - Stan Redmond (Christchurch, New Zealand) 2003. Retained 2004 and used in the F5000 Tasman Revival series in 2004 and 2006. To Alistair Hey (Christchurch) 2007, and used by Chris Hyde to win the 2007/08 F5000 Tasman Revival Series. To Steve Ross (Dunedin) 2009, who continued to run it in the F5000 Tasman Revival series (#5 orange).
  2. Lola T332 [HU38 (A)] (Ian Clements): The original tub from HU38 was repaired and sold as a spare tub at the same time as the complete HU38(B). These were last advertised by Tuck Thomas (Edina, MN) in May 1978. The complete car was sold to Gordy Oftedahl (Minneapolis, MN) but the fate of the repaired tub is unknown. It may have gone with the complete car via Oftedahl and Chris Carrell to Chuck Haines. Believed to be the car sold by Chuck Haines (St Louis, MO) to Ian Clements (Christchurch, New Zealand) in 1999. The car was rebuilt in New Zealand, and raced in the F5000 Tasman Revival series from 2003 to 2007. Then sold to Sefton Gibb (Napier, New Zealand), who continued to race it in the Tasman Revival series from 2007/08 to 2016/17. Sold to Tony Galbraith (Te Kauwhata, NZ) and raced in the 2017/18 Tasman Cup Revival, at Monterey in August 2018, then in the 2018/19 Tasman Cup Revival, but was crashed badly in the Skope Classic in February 2019, putting Galbraith in hospital. Car and driver both returned for the 2020/21 season and raced again in 2021/22. More information about Lola T332 HU38(A)
  3. McRae GM1 [015] (Stuart Lush): Longer wheelbase car built for Graham McRae and raced in the 1973 British season. To Ian Ward Racing early 1974 and modified as "Ward KS1" but not raced in this form. It was then sold to Chris Featherstone and raced by him once at the end of 1974, then through the 1975 and 1976 seasons. After a single race at the start of 1977, the car was raced by Keith Holland in four races later in the year, and then by Featherstone in the Australian Rothmans series in February 1978. To Gary Dumbrell (Australia) 1978, then to Bob Tomlinson 1978, and then to Salt Walther 1979 for the 1979 Rothmans series, but it may be that Lee Seaton of Thomson Motor Auctions owned it though this period. Sold to Ray Gibbs (Australia) September 1979 and kept by him until sold to Stuart Lush (Auckland, New Zealand) 2000, and raced at Historic Sandown that year and in 2001. Lush raced it in the Tasman Cup Revival series from 2003 to 2015, during which time it was also raced by Chris Hyde in the 2009/10 season and by Greg Thornton in the 2012/13 season. Lush also raced the car in England during the Kiwis' visits to the UK in 2005 and 2008, and at Road America in 2014. Lush sold it to its former driver Garry Dumbrell in 2016, and after Dumbrell died in October 2021, it was sold to Peter Brennan (Melbourne, Australia) in December 2021. More information about McRae GM1-015
  4. Begg [018] (Noel Atley): First raced by Jim Murdoch in the New Zealand Gold Star in late 1974, then in the 1975 Tasman series, finishing second in the New Zealand Grand Prix, the 1975-76 Gold Star season, and in the 1976 NZ Internationals. The car was then retired to the Queenstown Motor Museum, where it remained when it was sold to Gavin Bain (Christchurch) in the late 1980s. It was later sold to Phil Mauger (Christchurch) and reappeared in 2004 when raced by him in the F5000 Tasman Revival series. Then to Noel Atley (Invercargill) who raced it in the Tasman Revival series from 2005 to 2009. Sold to Calven Bonney for 2010, and raced by him in the Tasman Revival series until sold to Scott O'Donnell (Invercargill) in 2017. The car will be on display on a regular basis at Bill Richardson Transport World in Invercargill.
  5. Talon MR-1 (Aaron Burson): Michael Brayton (Newport Beach, CA) acquired a Talon Formula 5000 car for 1977, but previous history of the car is unknown. During 1977, he rebodied the car for SCCA A Sports Racing, and then raced the car, as the "Wolf-Brayton 001" in Can-Am from 1978 to 1981. The car was later acquired by Mike McComas, who was then under the impression it was the Wolf-Dallara WD1. He sold it to Tony Roberts and Duncan Fox in New Zealand in 2003, where it was restored to F5000 specification. Raced by Roberts in the F5000 Tasman Revival from 2003 to 2005, when it was sold to Aaron Burson, then raced by him from 2005 onwards.
  6. Lola T142 (Steve Ward): This car was imported into New Zealand by Andy Culpin in the 1990s but its origins are still unclear. It carries a "SL142/23" chassis plate, suggesting it came from South Africa. It was bought from Culpin by Steve Ward (Christchurch, New Zealand) and rebuilt/assembled by Frank Wigg. Ward ran it at the Tattersall's Historic Sandown meeting in November 2001. He later appeared in F5000 Tasman Revival races in 2004, 2006 and 2007. The car was raced in high-wing form, and a Ford V8 engine, and was said to be "ex-John McNicol". Ward did not appear again in Tasman Revival meetings with this car. In early 2023, it was bought from Ward by Clyde Walters (Paparimu, New Zealand). More information about Lola T142 'the Steve Ward car'
  7. Begg FM5 [2] (Lindsay O'Donnell): Built new in 1973 by Fred McLean for Allan McCully for the 1973/74 New Zealand Gold Star, and regarded by McLean as a FM5, not a Begg FM5. To Graham Baker 1974 and raced in Tasman 1974, the 1974/75 and 1975/76 Gold Star, and the 1976 NZ Internationals. To Charles Talbot (Australia) 1976, and raced by him in the 1977 and 1978 Rothmans Australian Internationals. Presumably the car raced by Allan R. Nitschke in Australia from 1979 to 1982. Then unknown until acquired by Bryan and Graham Sala about 1990. Bought at auction in Australia by Gavin Hicks (Auckland, NZ) about 1991 and sold by him to Lindsay O'Donnell (Christchurch, NZ) 2001. Raced by O'Donnell in the F5000 Tasman Revival from 2003 to the 2012/13 season. Returned two years later for the New Zealand Festival at Hampton Downs in January 2015. More information about Begg FM5/2
  8. Lola T142 [SL142/30] (Kerry Anderson): Unknown in 1969 but maybe the car of Richard Negley (San Antonio, TX). Raced by John Saucier (MidWest City, OK) in 1970, 1971 and 1972. To Brad Blankenship (Indianapolis, IN) 1972, then to Duane Smith (Milwaukee, WI) 1973 and raced to 1975. Then to Dick St John's car owner, converted into a supermodified and raced in 1975 by Dick St John (Milwaukee, WI). Still in his livery when sold by Mike McComas (Pampa, TX) to Earl Zwickey (Amarillo, TX) 1995. Sold to Kerry Anderson (Auckland, New Zealand) late 2004 or early 2005, and raced by in the F5000 Revival Series from 2006 onwards. More information about Lola T142 SL142/30
  9. "Lola T332" (Tony Richards): Effectively a brand new car advertised by Michael Sheehan (CA, US) in 2002. This was "a 100% rebuild" of an old, crashed, car but the identity of the crashed car was unknown to Sheehan. According to later owner Marc Rauchfuss, it was built by Mel Spillman (San Antonio, TX) in the late 1990s using T332 parts acquired from Evan Noyes team. Marc saw this car raced for the first time by Spillman at Road America in 1999. The car uses the chassis number "HU 32B" but no connection to HU32 has been demonstrated. To John Mann (New Zealand) 2002 and raced in the Tasman Revival Series. To Tony Richards (Christchurch, NZ) 2005. Raced by Richards in the Formula 5000 Tasman Cup Revival at the Australian GP meeting 28 Mar 2009, and appeared regularly in Tasman Revival races until February 2014. Advertised by Richards as "HU32b, ex Evan Noyes" in 2015, and sold to Marc Rauchfuss (Simi Valley, CA). Repainted in Noyes' livery and advertised by Rauchfuss in February 2016.
  10. Lola T332 [HU28] (Murray Sinclair): Graeme Lawrence (NZ) for Tasman 1974, New Zealand Gold Star 1974; Tasman 1975; Tasman 1976; Gold Star Oct/Nov 1976; Australian Internationals 1977 - Terry Hook (Aus) Australian Internationals 1978, Australian Internationals 1979; heavily crashed at a club event at Lakeside 21 Jun 1981. Rebuilt by March 1982 by Chas Talbot on a new tub. Sold to Bob Minogue and Pete Brennan in the mid-1980s who sold the rear end to Peter Bick to complete his ex-Davison HU34. The ex-Hook car was then built up with other parts and sold to Manuel Jimenez who in turn passed it to Murray Richards (Murrumbeena, Australia). To David Sharp (New Zealand) 1993. To Murray Sinclair (Hong Kong, and Christchurch, New Zealand) 2001, and raced in the F5000 Tasman Revival from 2003 to 2007. To Russell Greer (Blenheim, New Zealand) 2007, who continued to race it in the Revival series. More information about Lola T332 HU28

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen (allen@oldracingcars.com) if you can help in any way with our research.

Individual sources for this event

Main details from Ross MacKay of FAST COMPANY of behalf of the New Zealand Formula 5000 Association, preserved at http://blackbullets.com/content/newsarticle.cfm?id=7253. Results for this race have not been located on www.marktime.co.nz, speedhive.mylaps.com, or racing.natsoft.com.au.