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Rex Flowers: A Story of his 1961 Gemini Mk3A-09 Cosworth-Ford FJ Part 15 of 15
[Continued from Part 14]Levin WCC sprint 23 February 1963 – Rex took the Gemini to Levin for a Wellington Car Club ‘Sprint’ meeting held on the Levin circuit on 23rd February 1963; he recorded the second to fastest time of the day. (2nd FTD)Levin Championship...
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May
Rex Flowers: A Story of his 1961 Gemini Mk3A-09 Cosworth-Ford FJ Part 14 of 15
[Continued from Part 13] Wigram 19th January 1963 – #25 Rex Flowers Gemini Mk3A Ford, #47 Bruce McLaren Cooper T62 Climax - Photo Euan Sarginson in ‘The Shell Book of NZ Motor Racing 1963’ Results of the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy Race over 71 laps=...
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Apr
Rex Flowers: A Story of his 1961 Gemini Mk3A-09 Cosworth-Ford FJ Part 13 of 15
[Continued from Part 12] Levin 12th January 1963 – leaving the track to enter the Pits- #4 Jack Brabham Brabham BT4 Climax 2.7 heads #25 Rex Flowers Gemini Mk3A Ford 1.3, #19 Roly Levis Cooper T52 Ford 1.5, #10 David Young Cooper T65 Ford 1.5 –...
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Mar
Rex Flowers: A Story of his 1961 Gemini Mk3A-09 Cosworth-Ford FJ Part 12 of 15
[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...
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Feb
Rex Flowers: A Story of his 1961 Gemini Mk3A-09 Cosworth-Ford FJ Part 11 of 15
[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...
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Feb
Rex Flowers: A Story of his 1961 Gemini Mk3A-09 Cosworth-Ford FJ Part 10 of 15
[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...
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Feb
Rex Flowers: A Story of his 1961 Gemini Mk3A-09 Cosworth-Ford FJ Part 9 of 15
[ 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...
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Jan
Rex Flowers: A Story of his 1961 Gemini Mk3A-09 Cosworth-Ford FJ Part 8 of 15
[ 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...
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Dec
Rex Flowers: A Story of his 1961 Gemini Mk3A-09 Cosworth-Ford FJ Part 7 of 15
[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...
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Dec
Rex Flowers: A Story of his 1961 Gemini Mk3A-09 Cosworth-Ford FJ Part 6 of 15
[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...