Grp C/Grp A/V8SC 'Where are they now?' continued...

[Camaroz]

Originally Posted by one five five

This came up in AMCM a few years back.

Mike Burgmann rolled one of them at Oran Park in 1983 at the ATCC round which wrote it off, so he bought the other one.

The article mentioned that the other car was advertised for sale in the mid-90s, but then the trail went cold

Last I heard, about five years ago, a Solicitor in Sydney has "both" Camaro's but will not sell.

[Rob Bailey]

Originally Posted by Camaroz

Last I heard, about five years ago, a Solicitor in Sydney has "both" Camaro's but will not sell.

I remember years ago ,a certain CAMS non paid historic gent had the log book to i think the crashed car.
You would know him.

[htc]

Does anyone know what tracks Group C & A will be racing at in 2014 ?

[Carter-Nelson]

I heard a while back the 2014 program looks something like

Philip Island - Mar
Eastern Creek
Morgan Park - May (I think)
Winton - Aug
Easter Creek - Sept
Sandown - Nov

Should be good, we are trying to do 3 or 4 races this year.

Nev.

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by Carter-Nelson

I heard a while back the 2014 program looks something like

Philip Island - Mar
Eastern Creek
Morgan Park - May (I think)
Winton - Aug
Easter Creek - Sept
Sandown - Nov

Should be good, we are trying to do 3 or 4 races this year.

Nev.

Is this potentially including the invited British and European contingent (mainly RS500's) I read about somewhere?

[Carter-Nelson]

That would be fantastic!

The sight of a gaggle or flock of RS500's flat out.....MMMmmmm.

Originally Posted by chunterer

Is this potentially including the invited British and European contingent (mainly RS500's) I read about somewhere?

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by Carter-Nelson

That would be fantastic!

The sight of a gaggle or flock of RS500's flat out.....MMMmmmm.

Well I hope that at least 2 of the 3 TWR Rover Vitesse's based in NZ will come out as well?

One of the cars has been out occasionally in recent years, one was being rebuilt, must be near finished by now surely? And another has just been purchased from the UK.

[Carter-Nelson]

I think there's one in Sydney that Paul is rebuilding.

I'm sure he said is was originally a TWR Rover that later competed in Australia with Tim Slako in Pink?

http://roversd1australia.wordpress.c...-in-australia/

Cool cars that sound great...I hope they are following the same rules we are for period specification.

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by Carter-Nelson

I think there's one in Sydney that Paul is rebuilding.

I'm sure he said is was originally a TWR Rover that later competed in Australia with Tim Slako in Pink?

http://roversd1australia.wordpress.c...-in-australia/

Cool cars that sound great...I hope they are following the same rules we are for period specification.

Paul's isn't an ex TWR car but may be sourcing TWR bits for it. It was a Patrick Motorsport/Martin Thomas (he of 1970's Camaro fame) built car for UK G1 as long ago as 1980 and then modified to GrA spec by Andy Rouse for Charles Sawyer-Hoare in 1983 then sold to Slako at the end of 1984 or early 1985.

[Carter-Nelson]

There you go, you learn something new every day...

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by Carter-Nelson

There you go, you learn something new every day...

Trouble is the more we pick up, the more we can forget!!

[Carter-Nelson]

HAhaha and the older we get....

[GTRMagic]

Thats why you put the story in a thread here, then come back to it for reference

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Thats why you put the story in a thread here, then come back to it for reference

If I remember the thread it's in!!

[htc]

Originally Posted by Carter-Nelson

I heard a while back the 2014 program looks something like

Philip Island - Mar
Eastern Creek
Morgan Park - May (I think)
Winton - Aug
Easter Creek - Sept
Sandown - Nov

Should be good, we are trying to do 3 or 4 races this year.

Nev.

Thanks for the info

[Redzone]

Originally Posted by chunterer

Is this potentially including the invited British and European contingent (mainly RS500's) I read about somewhere?

I mentioned that on the fb page, I read it originally in australian muscle car magazine, it was rumoured to become reality if group a/c was a support category at the agp this year, but that didn't happen..

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by Redzone

I mentioned that on the fb page, I read it originally in australian muscle car magazine, it was rumoured to become reality if group a/c was a support category at the agp this year, but that didn't happen..

FB page?!

I see, shame it's not happening this year but now that people are talking seriously about it, it can surely only be a matter of time?

Maybe the decent plan will be to meet at some other kind of major international event/venue first? But where is another thing!

[Carter-Nelson]

Not Sure I could afford the AGP again soon, it was a hoot but the cost of doing Philip Island and the AGP in consecutive weekends was expensive in $ as well as time. Many of the guys come from interstate and have accommodation costs and put their businesses on hold for 1-2 weeks....costly....

Originally Posted by Redzone

I mentioned that on the fb page, I read it originally in australian muscle car magazine, it was rumoured to become reality if group a/c was a support category at the agp this year, but that didn't happen..

[fomoco]

Is there any info on the cars Murray Carter ran. During the seventies he was Fords leading Privater. Then dropped of, race a mazda , then came back in 1986in a Skyline, then in 88 in a Sierra RS500

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by fomoco

Is there any info on the cars Murray Carter ran. During the seventies he was Fords leading Privater. Then dropped of, race a mazda , then came back in 1986in a Skyline, then in 88 in a Sierra RS500

There is a FB page for the Skyline restoration to NetComm colours Here

[Carter-Nelson]

I owned and raced Murry's XE from 2056-2008 - Great car. Its now owned by George in Sydney. He bought it to Sandown Historics last November.



Murray's RX7 is nearly finished being rebuilt...
His XD lives in county Victoria in 'as raced' condition
I understand the XC coupe that was XB got gutted to build the XD...
The XC promotional car was sold recently, looked great

Originally Posted by fomoco

Is there any info on the cars Murray Carter ran. During the seventies he was Fords leading Privater. Then dropped of, race a mazda , then came back in 1986in a Skyline, then in 88 in a Sierra RS500

[Samwhk]

http://v8sleuth.com.au/news/2014/01/...ng-restoration

Any of you chaps know what the 'controversy' around this car was?

[B!tchie Renault]

I think it was this:

http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/07/18/...eastern-creek/

[toranaracer]

I believe this is the car that was impounded by the sherrif and the "subsequent owner" arrested at Eastern Creek Shannons Nationals round a few years ago.

We were in the garage bay next to it when all this went down.

toranaracer.

[Samwhk]

Just did a bit of Googling on the 'subsequent owner'. Sounds like lovely chap.