MY COLLECTION OF ARTICLES ON MOTOR RACING, AIRFORCE AND PEOPLE

MY COLLECTION OF ARTICLES ON MOTOR RACING, AIRFORCE AND PEOPLE

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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From left -Sqn Ldr Nick Pedley (14 Sqn), Sqn Ldr Gordon Alexander (CO 14 Sqn), Wg Cdr Jim Barclay (OC Strike Wing) being congratulated by Sqn Ldr John Duxfield (Strike Wing Exec Officer), Wg Cdr Frank Sharp (CO 75 Sqn) and Skyhawk TA4K NZ6251 in the background – photo RNZAF OH G2540-87

02 Nov

My Final A4 Skyhawk Flight

My final RNZAF flight as an aircraft captain was on...

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Montlhery 14 May 1995

26 Oct

Bill Farmer – A Race History 1984 to 2015

Bill Farmer –Le Mans 1996 photo via Owen Evans Bill Farmer...

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1996 Le Mans Andrew Bagnall

19 Oct

Andrew Bagnall – A Race History 1986 – 2015

Andrew Bagnall was born on 14th February 1947 in New...

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Baypark 28 Dec 71 Graeme Lawrence Lola Porsche

12 Oct

1970 Rorstan-Porsche and 1970 Stanton-Porsche

In September 1969, Ian Rorison and Feo Stanton, as owners...

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Ardmore 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder

05 Oct

1955 Porsche 550 Spyder chassis 550-0056

The Porsche 550 Spyder was a sports racing car that...

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Angus Hyslop Driving Cooper T26 Mk Vii

27 Sep

Bruce Webster and Rob Lyme – 1953/59 Cooper Porsche

NZ Festival of Motor Racing celebrating Porsche – January 2016Porsche...

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1973 Strikemasters NZ6365 and NZ6366 in flight

25 Aug

Flying the Strikemaster Mk88 in RNZAF Service: Part 1 the 1970s

In late 1972, after phasing out from service the De...

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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.