Porsche Tag

Pukekohe 12 Dec 93 – the successful Lighting Direct Racing Team
Bill Fulford – A Race History 1991 to 2007

Bill Fulford 1994 Bill Fulford founded the highly successful ‘Lighting Direct’ company in 1974. He said he was ‘a late starter’ in motor racing having his first race in the early 1990s when he became “captured by the bug”.  From his first race to his last,...

Montlhery 14 May 1995
Bill Farmer – A Race History 1984 to 2015

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...

1996 Le Mans Andrew Bagnall
Andrew Bagnall – A Race History 1986 – 2015

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...

Baypark 28 Dec 71 Graeme Lawrence Lola Porsche
1970 Rorstan-Porsche and 1970 Stanton-Porsche

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...

Ardmore 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder
1955 Porsche 550 Spyder chassis 550-0056

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...