MY COLLECTION OF ARTICLES ON MOTOR RACING, AIRFORCE AND PEOPLE

MY COLLECTION OF ARTICLES ON MOTOR RACING, AIRFORCE AND PEOPLE

2015 Earl Bamber

25 Jan

Earl Bamber – A Race History 2002-2015

2015 - Earl Bamber – Porsche ‘works’ driver Earl Bamber was...

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Ex Denny Hulme Porsche Carrera Rsr Iroc

18 Jan

Denny Hulme – 1974 Porsche Carrera RSR IROC

The inaugural International Race of Champions (IROC 1) was held...

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Rnzaf Greeting Concorde 1986

11 Jan

Greeting British Airways Concorde to New Zealand on 6th April 1986

A British Airways Concorde was flown to New Zealand on...

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Jim Barclay podcast

04 Jan

PODCAST: WONZ 266 Vampire Month Jim Barclay

November 2022 marks 50 years since the RNZAF’s de Havilland...

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1970 Watkins Glen 6 Hour

28 Dec

Denny Hulme – 1970 Porsche 917K – Watkins Glen

It was only some 5 weeks since his McLaren Formula...

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1970 Boac 1000km Brands Hatch

21 Dec

Denny Hulme – 1970 Porsche 917K – 1970 BOAC 1000 Brands Hatch

Denny Hulme was entered as a driver for the Salzburg...

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Craig Baird – Adelaide March 2012

14 Dec

Craig Baird MNZM – A Race History 1985-2015

Craig Baird – Adelaide March 2012 – photo via Craig...

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Prosche 944 Turbo Trans Am 1993

07 Dec

Chris Kneifel USA – Porsche 944 Turbo Trans-Am

The penultimate year of the Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting...

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1967 Porsche 910/8 chassis 028 - photo at a Porsche Dealer’s on 31 July 1967 Jo Siffert & Bruce McLaren drove this car to 3rd place BOAC 500 Brands Hatch 30th July 1967

30 Nov

Bruce McLaren – 1967 Porsche 910/8 2195cc Prototype Sports Car

The Shell Oil Competition Department in England arranged for Bruce...

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1998 Bridgestone-Porsche Club NZ racing

23 Nov

The Bridgestone-Porsche Club NZ Championship Series

The Porsche Club of New Zealand (PCNZ) formed in 1975...

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2015 Brendon Hartley – Porsche ‘works’ driver

16 Nov

Brendon Hartley – A Race History 1995-2015

2015 Brendon Hartley – Porsche ‘works’ driver Brendon Hartley was...

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Pukekohe 12 Dec 93 – the successful Lighting Direct Racing Team

09 Nov

Bill Fulford – A Race History 1991 to 2007

Bill Fulford 1994 Bill Fulford founded the highly successful ‘Lighting Direct’...

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About Jim

Jim Barclay is a former RNZAF pilot who flew a number of jet fighter aircraft including the Vampire, Strikemaster and Skyhawk, as well as the F4 Phantom with the USAF. In his service career, he held responsibility in a variety of positions including Commanding Officer of Number 14 and 75 Squadrons at Ohakea, Base Commander at RNZAF Base Auckland and Defence Attaché in the NZ Embassy, Washington DC. He also served as Project Manager for the purchase of the Aer Macchi 339 jet trainer aircraft, and attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in London. After 36 years of service Jim retired in 2001 in the rank of Air Commodore. He was awarded the Air Force Cross for outstanding leadership in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 1986.

Jim spent a little over five years from 2002 until 2008 as CEO of the Child Cancer Foundation of New Zealand. Under his vision and leadership the profile and brand of the Foundation was raised to be the number one children’s charity in New Zealand (Colmar Brunton 2007).

An avid motor sport enthusiast, Jim attended his first race meetings at Levin in 1956 and he has followed the sport nationally and internationally since then. He now owns and races a 1961 Historic single-seat racing car.