The Historic Racing and Sports Car Club Inc (HRSCC)

 THE HISTORIC RACING AND SPORTS CAR CLUB INC
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Coming events

Dates marked * are meetings for FJ.
Dates Marked @ are Championship meetings for FF.
Dates Marked # are Championship meetings for SC.
2011  
*@# Sunday 6th Nov TACCOC Spring Classic Hampton Downs. www.taccoc.co.nz . Entries on www.motorsportentry.com.
# @12th / 13th Nov MG Classic Race Weekend Manfeild. See www.mgcarclub.org.nz
* Sat 3rd & Sun 4th Dec HRSCC Vintage & Historic Taupo Picnic Meeting. www.hrscc.co.nz. Held in conjunction with Waitamata Branch VCC. Grids for VCC eligible Vintage Sports Cars, MSNZ eligible Historic sports-racing, Formula Libre, Formula Fords, Formula Junior/Formula 3, Alfas and other classic saloons/GT's. Contact Ray Hawke for further information 09 294 7446.
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2012  
#@Sat 14th & Sun 15th Jan HRC Tasman Revival Meeting Taupo www.grandprix.org.nz
Entries on www.motorsportentry.com.
*Fri 20th to Sun 22nd Jan NZ Festival of Motor Racing celebrating BMW Motorsport. Hampton Downs. Races for FJ & F3 this weekend only. Entry on www.motorsportentry.com but email Jim Barclay jim@nzfmr.co.nz first.
@Fri 27th to Sun 29th Jan NZ Festival of Motor Racing celebrating BMW Motorsport. Hampton Downs. Info on www.nzfmr.co.nz. Entry on www.motorsportentry.com
Thu 4th Sat 5th, Sun 6th Feb Southern Festival of Speed Skope Classic Ruapuna Circuit Christchurch.
Fri 10th, Sat 11th, Sun 12th Feb Southern Festival of Speed Enzed meeting at Levels Timaru.
Fri 17th, Sat 18th Sun 19th Feb Southern Festival of Speed Teretonga, Invercargill. Contact Max Hodder 0272 877476 for best prices for Ferry crossing.
March VHRR Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia
#Sat 3rd & Sun 4th Mar HRC Legends of Speed at Hampton Downs www.grandprix.org.nz Entries on www.motorsportentry.com.
#@Sat 24th & Sun 25th Mar HRC Tasman Revival meeting at Pukekohe www.grandprix.org.nz Entries on www.motorsportentry.com.
Sat 14th & Sun 15th April VCC/HRSCC 'The Roycroft Trophy' Hampton Downs. Held in conjunction with Waitamata Branch VCC. Grids for VCC eligible Vintage sports Cars. The aim this year is to conjure up a grid of Vintage Saloon cars. MSNZ eligible pre 1970 Historic sports-racing, Formula Libre, Formula Junior/Formula 3, pre 1980 Formula Ford. www.hrscc.co.nz
14/15 April Hamilton 400 V8 Supercars - NB Not for Historics!
Sun 6th May Hampton Downs - host club and details TBA
26 Aug Bruce McLaren Trust - Coast to Coast run. Call Jan McLaren 09-522 8224 for details.

Race reports

HRSCC Historic and Vintage Festival - Taupo 4th and 5th Dec 2010

A couple of days on from the Historic Racing and Sports Car Club's annual Taupo TT event and time to reflect on what a wonderful weekend everyone had. Everything worked superbly, the weather, the entry, the 'racing', and the socialising. The biggest plus must be that there were no incidents or damage among the competitors, everyone was out for some fun and a good run.

There were six groups running - historic sports-racing, Formula Fords, Formula 3/Formula Junior, Alfas, sports cars and the highlight of the weekend a good grid of vintage cars of all sizes and speeds. Our group had two invited guests, a very neat and quick Terrapin and Nigel in Graham Banks' Mk 5 Buckler (which also ran in the vintage group with Graham aboard).

A nice surprise was seeing Garth Thomas who bought his partly restored T72 Cooper-BMC formula three car for all to see. It was nice to meet Garth's dad, Bryan, a gentleman who competed in Jim Barclay's Gemini back in the 60s, some real Formula Junior history.

Most lost count of how many laps they got in, with very little time lost to recovering vehicles the groups rolled around so quickly everyone had had enough by 3pm on Sunday - the Carter Elfin, now back to genuine FJ specs and looking resplendent in new black paint, had enough. The battery went flat during its last run !

The Wayne Rodgers' initiated and created "Spirit of Formula Junior Award" went to the team of Walter Findlay and Rex Harrison for their never-give-up attitude, much to the delight of all competitors.

By my reckoning the HRSCC have been running this meeting now for 25 years, if you were unfortunate enough to miss this year, don't dispair, pencil it in for the first weekend in December next year. You won't regret it !

Regards and Compliments of the Season to all.
Ian Garmey