Bill Farmer –Le Mans 1996 photo via Owen Evans Bill Farmer was born on 8th July 1959 in Auckland. He began racing in 1984 in a Porsche 911SC at the Wings and Wheels meeting in Christchurch. Bill gained extensive race experience in the 1990s in a...
Andrew Bagnall was born on 14th February 1947 in New Zealand. He started racing in about 1986 when aged 39. He has since had 30 years of high level international motorsport competition at many world famous race tracks, including racing four times in the Le...
In September 1969, Ian Rorison and Feo Stanton, as owners of the Rorstan Racing Team, engaged Bryan Faloon to drive their Bob Britton (of Rennmax Engineering, Sydney) designed Rorstan-Climax single seater - that itself was based on a Brabham BT23. Paul Bolton (in 1968) and...
The Porsche 550 Spyder was a sports racing car that was manufactured from 1953 – 1956. The engine in the 550 Spyder was a 1498cc air cooled unit and together with the 4-speed plus reverse ZF gearbox, the very light and nimble car was capable...
NZ Festival of Motor Racing celebrating Porsche – January 2016Porsche Racing Cars in New Zealand By Jim BarclayBruce Webster’s Early Cooper Years - In 1955 Bruce Webster of Havelock North purchased the ex-Ron Frost/Arnold Stafford/Syd Jensen 1953 Cooper T26 Mk VII -JAP 500cc, a motor...