MY COLLECTION OF ARTICLES ON MOTOR RACING, AIRFORCE AND PEOPLE

MY COLLECTION OF ARTICLES ON MOTOR RACING, AIRFORCE AND PEOPLE

Celebrating Jaguar Racing in New Zealand 1950-1972

Jaguar cars racing in New Zealand recorded a long period...

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Sgt Pilot George Barclay

30 Jun

George Barclay – Prisoner of War Escapee

The Editor, Air Force News airforcenews@nzdf.mil.nz 27 Apr 23 Dear Editor, In Air Force News...

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1992 - BAC Strikemaster Mk88 NZ6370 and its replacement, the Aermacchi MB339CB NZ6463 – photo RNZAF

07 Jun

Flying the BAC Strikemaster Mk88 in RNZAF Service: Part 4 Jan – Jun 1983

My story “Flying the BAC Strikemaster Mk88 in RNZAF Service”...

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Porsches Manfield 7th November 1987

26 May

Porsches at Manfield November 1987

At the ‘Charter Corporation Classic’ held at Manfeild on 7th...

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The underbelly of BAC Strikemaster Mk88 NZ6374 carrying a drop tank and a PMBR on each wing with BDU33 SDB bombs on the two front stations of the PMBR and two Mk106 HDBs on the rear stations – photo RNZAF C588-86

17 May

Flying the BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk88 in RNZAF Service: Part 3 Jul – Dec 1982

My story “Flying the BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk88 in RNZAF...

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Ray Williams ‘Kitten’ Porsche GT2 Twin Turbo spec – photo via Ray Williams

10 May

Ray Williams Race History

Ray Williams - photo NZ Autocar 2012 via Ray Williams Ray...

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LSR attempt at East Canal Road, Waitakaruru 31 Oct 95 – Ray Williams 1983 Porsche 930 Turbo

03 May

Ray Williams – NZ Land Speed Record – 16th March 1996

Ray Williams of Auckland, New Zealand, has raced Porsche cars...

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BAC Strikemaster Mk88 NZ6362, ‘clean’ without the four underwing ‘parent rack’ stations fitted – photo by Phil Craig at the ‘Wings over Wairarapa’ airshow, Masterton, 22 Feb 17

26 Apr

Flying the BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk88 in RNZAF Service: Part 2 Feb – Jun 82

My story “Flying the BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk88 in RNZAF...

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WEC: Porsche extends LMP1 program

Porsche has extended its commitment to race in the LMP1...

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1976 Ruapuna – Lin Neilson Porsche 911S – photo Terry Marshall

12 Apr

The Porsche 911 in the 1970s and 1980s

Jim Palmer 911STim Bailey 911TIan ‘Big Pete’ Geoghegan #12 911SIan...

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1994 Australian Super Touring Cars series - GT Support races Wellington and Pukekohe Lighting Direct Team. From rear left – Owen Evans & Ralf Kelleners – 1st place, Bill Fulford & Craig Simmiss – 2nd place, Front - Ashely Stichbury & Andy McElrea – 3rd place. Pukekohe Dec ‘94 photo Owen Evans

06 Apr

Owen Evans – A Race History 1973-2008

Owen Evans 1996 Owen Evans of Auckland, NZ, was born in...

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Teretonga 2005 – Ross Rutherford Porsche 996 GT3 Cup car - photo Terry Marshall

29 Mar

The Porsche GT3 Cup Championship – 2005/06 until 2010/11

Porsche GT3 racing in New Zealand began in 2001/02 within...

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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.