[Continued from Part 11] Pukekohe 5th January 1963 – Rex Flowers pushes his Gemini across the finish line to be classified 5th in the NZIGP – photo by Jack Inwood in Bruce McLaren Trust Collection sheet 273-02 Graham Hill, after an unhappy drive in the Rob Walker...
[Continued from Part 10]min 28.2, followed by Jack Brabham 1min 28.3, Tony Shelly and Chris Amon who tied for fastest among the locals at 1m 29.8s, and Angus Hyslop next in 1m 30.7s. Jim Palmer accepted the offer from Englishman Reg Parnell to drive the...
[Continued from Part 9] Bay of Plenty Road Race, Bay of Plenty Car Club, Mount Maunganui - 29th December 1962. Rex entered the Gemini in the inaugural Bay of Plenty Road race held on a street circuit near the harbour at Mt Maunganui on Saturday 29th...
[ Continued from Part 8 ] Rex with his Gemini and HVMC trophies in the garden at 716 High Street, Lower Hutt – photo Rex Flowers Collection A summary of Rex’s race sin the Gemini in the 1961/62 season The Gemini was late arriving in New Zealand from...
[ Continued from Part 7 ] Ohakea Circuit 1959-1962 Ohakea 24th February 1962 - Rex entered the Gemini in the Ohakea Motor Races held at RNZAF Station Ohakea on 24th February 1962. The first event for Rex was in Race 6 for ‘Racing and Sports/Racing cars’, a scratch...
[Continued from Part 6] Dunedin 4th February 1962 – Coming down to the Tramways Hairpin at the end of Anderson’s Bay Road, #52 Bill Thomasen Cooper T51 Climax tried to overtake #8 Chris Amon’s Maserati 250F. The two cars touched and Thomasen lost a tyre valve which...
[Continued from Part 5] The Teretonga Circuit – source ‘The Rothmans Book of NZ Motor Racing’, page 78 Seven cars took the starter’s flag for Race 1 at Teretonga, including Rex in his Gemini. This race was also Heat 1 of two to determine qualifiers for the ‘big...
[Continued from Part 4] Levin Practice Day in fine weather on Friday 12th January 1962 – Rex Flowers Gemini Mk3A-09 photo Rex Flowers Collection The next race at Levin for Rex was Event 15 for ‘Formula Libre Racing and Sports Cars’ which was the main race of the...
[Continued from Part 3] Entrants for the Bardahl Ardmore Championship Ardmore 6th January 1962 - Part of the Grid for Race 3, the Bardahl Ardmore Championship Photo Bruce Wilson Collection Rear of grid, (left side of photo) – the tip of the nose of the dark green Bill Gardiner...
[Continued from Part 2] Assembling the Gemini in New Zealand – The Chequered Flag Ltd’s ”Notes on Preparation and Maintenance of the 1961 M3A Gemini Formula Junior Car”. IN NEW ZEALAND A story from the Wellington newspaper, ‘The Dominion’, titled ‘Dark Horse In A Car’ was dated sometime...
[Continued from Part 1 ] Bill Moss followed up the first race win in Rex’s Gemini Mk3A with a second win that day at Silverstone. This time, the race was for ‘Formule Libre’ cars and held over 10 laps; entrants included FJ cars as well as...
Rex Flowers Circa 1965 - photo via Rex Flowers Rex John Flowers, then of Lower Hutt, New Zealand, was born on 15th February 1941. Rex said his father had a small transport business named ‘Flowers & Perry Ltd’ and the company, with four trucks, were advertised...