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[275 GTB-4]

http://www.natlib.govt.nz/

Te Puna Matauranga O Aotearoa

Levin 1963

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Bagnel Jag 1964

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Bruce McLaren 1959

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NZGP BMcL 10 January 1959

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Stan Jones, winner of the New Zealand Grand Prix at Ardmore, Manukau, Auckland.9 Jan 1954

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Levin 1956

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Fred H Stewart Enterprise 90 mile beach

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Norman Smith 1932

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Norman 'Wizard' Smith and Don Harkness in the car Anzac, Ninety Mile Beach.[ca 22 Jan 1930]

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Racing car Enterprise; Norman 'Wizard' Smith; Ninety Mile Beach.[ca 1932]

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John McMillan 1950

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LeMans start Ardmore 9 Jan 1960

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Ron Roycroft driving a Bugatti-Jaguar racing car, Levin.1956
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Ron Roycroft in his supercharged Austin Seven motor racing car.[12 February 1949]

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Ron Roycroft racing an Alfa Romeo at the New Zealand Grand Prix, Ardmore.8 Jan 1955

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Saloon car race, Tasman Championship meeting, Levin.1964

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Mini Cooper car at the Palmer Road Hill Climb, Breaker Bay, Wellington.1964

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Minis at Levin 1966

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Fabulous resource

[onelung]

BRAVO ! Superb resource - well spotted and thanks for bringing it to our attention.

[275 GTB-4]

I found this piece on Wizard Smith whilst searching the big library website on the big island...

http://www.naa.gov.a...2006-april.aspx

handsome machine!

http://www.naa.gov.a...2006-apr-1.aspx

[PS can you still drive along 90 mile beach? I did it about 20 years ago...]

[packapoo]

I believe the beach entrance known as Hukatere is where Wizard Smith was headquartered.
The whole beach is easily accessed from north via Te Paki stream, from south by the Waipapakauri entrance or even from Ahipara.
Hukatere is accessed by sealed then gravel forestry road from just south of Pukenui township.

An earlier thread on the forum regarding Wizard Smith and/or Southern Cross clearly showed a distinctively profiled hill at the beach entrance, Hukatere.
It was below this hill where the record attempts were set up. I have no knowledge of any concrete work, tho' it could well be there.

The beach is easy to drive - an awareness of tidal conditions and an eye out for the ever present fishermen is required.