June 2020
CENTRAL HAWKE’S BAY BRANCH of the VINTAGE CAR CLUB of NZ (Inc) Lamb Country Branch Email: centralhawkesbay@vcc.org.nz
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1911 National Race Car Found—by Vic Groah & Brian Blain
Postal Address C/-73 Porangahau Road Waipukurau, 4200 NOMINATED POSITIONS CHAIRMAN Lynn Cross secross@xtra.co.nz 06 858 9814 SECRETARY Ken Lyons Ken.lyons@xtra.co.nz 06 858 8093 TREASURER Kaye Carswell wpkmotors@gmail.com 021 124 3620 CLUB CAPTAIN Rod McKenzie rod.mckenzie.wpk@xtra.co.nz 06 858 9562 COMMITTEE Bruce Poole brucepoole1930@gmail.com 06 858 9940
Eric Ramos and Bill Bennett are in Brian Blain’s 1911 National. Those in the background are from left to right: Carol Willson and Ken Huckaby near the 1912 Cadillac, Augustine Arreguin, Nathan Kalama, Rick Manley, Barrett Blain, Brian Blain, Rusty Ellis, Linda & Vic Groah ,on their 1912 Kissel Kar, Sandy Blain, Rosemary Huckaby, Dan Willson and Bud Willis.
The Indianapolis 500 is the one race that even non-car people are aware of. This granddaddy of all Oval American Car Races was started in1911. There had been shorter races on the two and a half mile rectangular brick surfaced track as early as 1909 but none so heavily promoted or successful as the 1911 500 mile extravaganza.
Gary Weaver janetmweaver@gmail.com 06 858 9908 Iain and Eva Gollan nga-oki@xtra.co.nz 06 858 9105 Ruth Parker brparkrz@xtra.co.nz 06 858 5411
John Foot V.I.C. (I.D. Card) Coordinator jsfoot@xtra.co.nz It is well known that Ray Harroun won the event in a 6 cylinder Marmon with 06 858 8301 an average speed of 74.602 miles per hour. At least that was the official word. PUBLICITY/WELFARE OFFICER The ending of the race has been controversial since the day of the race. What Sandra Cross secross@xtra.co.nz is for sure the Marmon team got the $10.000 winner’s prize. That Marmon 06 858 9814
still exists and resides in the Indy museum. Little is said about the other 39 EDITOR: joycecalder@gmail.com cars that raced that day. As would be expected, survivors of that long ago race 022 166 1403 are few and rare.