MY COLLECTION OF ARTICLES ON MOTOR RACING, AIRFORCE AND PEOPLE

MY COLLECTION OF ARTICLES ON MOTOR RACING, AIRFORCE AND PEOPLE

Chris Amon Bmw3.0CSL

27 Jun

BMW 3.0CSL

1973 Ex-Works Amon/Stuck BMW 3.0CSL 'Batmobile' Owner: BMW Museum, Germany This BMW...

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1987 BMW M3 Gpa Dtm

15 Jun

1987 BMW M3

Group A DTM | Owner: BMW Museum, Germany Development of the...

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1984 JPS BMW 635CSI Group A

10 Jun

JPS BMW 635CSI Group A

1984 Ex-Jim Richards | JPS BMW 635CSI Group A |...

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The originals taken in 1970 – RNZAF Skyhawk TA4K NZ6251 and Skyhawk A4K NZ6203

02 Jun

2013 Address to Draken International’s RNZAF Heritage Day

Address given by Air Commodore Jim Barclay AFC, RNZAF (Ret)...

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1964 Shelby Cobra 289 CSX 2202 & Le Mans Hardtop 4727cc.

23 May

1964 Shelby 289 Cobra CSX2203

Chassis# CSX203 –Owner: Ernie Nagamatsu, California, USA Ernie Nagamatsu’s good friend...

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Maserati 250f 1953

10 May

1953 Maserati 250F

Chassis# 2501 (#2523) – Owner: Peter Giddings, USA Of all the...

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Airshow Pilots Gisborne 1969

24 Mar

75 Sqn Vampires at Ex Golden Kiwi 1969

75 Squadron RNZAF - Exercise Golden Kiwi/Cook Bi-Centennial, Gisborne, September/October 1969 ‘Exercise...

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Bruce McLaren's 1968 BRM

17 Mar

Bruce McLaren’s 1968 BRM

P126 chassis# 01 V12 2493 cc – owner: Graham Adelman,...

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1974 Talon MR1A 03 F5000

10 Mar

1974 Talon MR1A-03 F5000

Owner: Peter Burson, New Zealand The Talon MR1A Chev F5000 was...

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1974 BRM P210-02 F1 V12

03 Mar

1974 BRM P210-02 F1 V12

Chassis#02 – owner: Peter Burson, New Zealand Chris Amon had had...

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1974 Amon AF1 01 Racing

23 Feb

1974 Amon AF1-01

Story by Ron Maydon I was in Germany a while ago,...

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Chris Amon’s 1954 Maserati 250F – Renwick 50, 10 November 1962

12 Feb

1954 Maserati 250F

Chris Amon started his single-seater circuit-racing aged only 16 years...

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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.