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[ronmac]

Quiz due to begin in 24 hours..6.p.m. Australia Time..

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[ronmac]

Ron.s Quiz Reminder.Number 13 (12.A).Motoring...Racing...General Knowledge...Etc..
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[Ray Bell]

Originally posted by ronmac
Ron's Quiz Reminder. Number 13 (12A). Motoring... Racing... General Knowledge... Etc..

Due to begin in 10½ hours... (6pm Australian Eastern Standard Time). All Welcome.

Why not throw this one in, Ron, so David McKinney will get off to a good start?

[john medley]

...or David Manson

[Ray Bell]

As long as one of the questions relates to the make of rear axle...

Even John Medley might pick it, of course.

[Raysno]

Quiz due to begin in 24 hours..6.p.m. Australia Time..

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where is the Quiz??

[David McKinney]

Thanks for your confidence, Ray - misplaced, I fear, though when you tell us the answer I'll probably say, "Yes, of course! Obviously!"

Having set aside half an hour for Ron's quiz this morning I may now miss out...

[Raysno]

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MESSAGE FROM RON, COMPUTER PROBLEMS IN OZ HE IS TO KEEP TRYING, OTHERWISE 6PM TOMORROW NIGHT FOR QUIZ!!

[Wirra]

Q.1 How many old buggers does it take to stuff up a perfectly good computer?

[wenoopy]

Q.1 How many old buggers does it take to stuff up a perfectly good computer?

Shouldn't take long to fix it. Plenty of smart people in Oz. Remember the (long since dead) NZ politician who said of the nett migration loss of NZers to Australia, that the outflow to Oz increased the collective IQ of both countries!

[ronmac]

HI to you Experts..I don.t know what happened..Perhaps I overloaded the thing..I thought that computers never
gave trouble..I had the first 10 questions ready to go.clicked in at 3 mins to 6 and nothing !! Tried 15 times..Got a friend to send
a message.I let it sit for 2 hours and now it works !! Is that what happened to yours a few weeks ago Ray Bell ??
Hey Wenoopy.. Are you a mindreader...You.ve picked one of my questions.!! What The....!!(Re I.Q.) Amazing..
If its O.K. I.ll do it tomorrow..same time..With Luck..

[CarlRabbidge]

Q.1 How many old buggers does it take to stuff up a perfectly good computer?

You don't think that Ron is the 1st owner of his computer do you? I would hate to see him break a habit of a lifetime, bet it cleaned up real good too.

[wenoopy]

You don't think that Ron is the 1st owner of his computer do you? I would hate to see him break a habit of a lifetime, bet it cleaned up real good too.

It's probably an ex-Secret Service laptop and they left a few bugs in it (or forgot where they were!).

[ronmac]

HI Carl..Now Now.be nice..I.m going to shock you .Yes brand new.laptop..in oct 2006..Been O.K. up to now.
Thank you for the message about Matt.Cronin (OSCA ) good to hear he is on the mend and being transferred to CHCH
when they can find a hospital in one piece. Hope to see you all tomorrow..

[ronmac]

No bugs Wenoopy..I found 2 cockroaches.But I thought they were wee (little ) technicians..Did you have someone put a bug
in.my laptop. .so you would know my questions ?? Ha.Foiled again.

[thunder427]

question for RONMAC,from ex. Christchurch punter........Ron ,who with out a doubt was the hardest working,singular person at the now 'Famous' Raupuna raceway ,from inception till the mid 70's...........a clue for Ron (Mainly because he will think I'am talking about him and we all know how 'modest' he is!!),,,drove a Chev (no not Ron Slyvester!!)........but close!!!!................................regards Thunder427/MJ

[ronmac]

Hi Thunder..We had the Chev question about 2 months ago..Doug Algie.R.Silvester..P.Gillum..Al.Milligan..Rod mc Elrea.(McPhail )
Al. Mc Naughton...?????from Geraldine.. Who have I forgotton..? (Mr. David Mc Kinney would know )..??

[thunder427]

Hi Thunder..We had the Chev question about 2 months ago..Doug Algie.R.Silvester..P.Gillum..Al.Milligan..Rod mc Elrea.(McPhail )
Al. Mc Naughton...?????from Geraldine.. Who have I forgotton..? (Mr. David Mc Kinney would know )..??

Ronmac, this was just a tireless worker, (not tyreless!!)..didn't belong to the Canterbury Car Club ,but was at every meeting ,possibly first there and last to leave...another clue, his Chev was a three door version!!!!!!!!!!!!!!............regards427

[ronmac]

Also Mike Stanley.racing Chev...In the very early days of Ruapuna.I was not a Canterbury Car Club member..But I was still
racing in the dirt over the fence on the ....roundey roundey track...Templeton Speedway..
Perhaps Mr Thunder 427 had a chev.and was a valuable tireless worker ?

[Lee Nicolle]

Ron, you do know that a 12a is one of those antisocial Japanese things!

[ronmac]

HI Lee..No did.nt know that >I thought it was more like an american ism..Did you know that high rise buildings don.t
have a thirteenth floor..??

[David Shaw]

HI Lee..No did.nt know that >I thought it was more like an american ism..Did you know that high rise buildings don.t
have a thirteenth floor..??

Ron, think Wankel, and that isn't a typo.

[wenoopy]

Hi Ron.... I feel really bad about unknowingly sabotaging one of your as yet unpublished questions.
To atone for this heinous transgression, I have decided to replace it with one of my own.

Question #*#* :

Which NZ driver of the 1950's was brought up in this house.
I have never set foot in the house, but it's quite possible that you may have. The driver was not necessarily unknown in Australia, either.



Stu

[David McKinney]

First thought is T E Clark Jr, but I can't see any reason for Ronmac crossing the threshold...

[ronmac]

HI David...Not sure..Are you saying i.m a bit of a wankel?? Ha.... You lost me ?? Please explain..Anybody !
Hi.Mr Wenoopy.Are you going to have all the answers by 10 past ?? Wot house ?? Is that Dunedin..Car dealer ?? Any points..?

[David Shaw]

Ron, look here:
http://en.wikipedia....a_Wankel_engine
under 12A

[Ray Bell]

No, he made a point of saying that's not what he's saying...

Having said that, I have to say that I won't be able to say anything at 6pm, so can some of your contestants please leave me some questions for after 10pm when I'm home again?

[ronmac]

HI All..I hope you are back again..Sorry about last night..Has.nt played up like that before..
Perhaps I overloaded it..So I.ll keep it down to about 5 questions at a time.Sorry Ray.B There are a
few Aussie questions for you too, O. K. Keep my fingers crossed.!
Q..1..What vehicle is on the front cover of N.Z, Classic Driver Magazine Number 26..?
Q..2..Who won the Handicap Section of the 1956 Mairehau Hamilton Trophy Race A first B second C third.?
Q..3..Which car ace driver has been nicknamed ..Front Row Joe.?
Q..4..Who won the 1969 Surfers Paradise 12 Hour Saloon Classic A and in which car B.?

[Tim Murray]

Q4A. Bill Gates and Jim Bertram
Q4B. Ford XT Falcon GT

[Tim Murray]

Q3. Joe Nemechek

[ronmac]

Q 5 A..Who Said...Not Bad for a number 2 Driver...?
Q..5..B..Who said...You.r Just A Pack Of Bastards..?
Q..5..C..Who Said..Obviously your ambition outweighs your Talent..?
Q..5..D..Kiwis going to Australia improves the I.Q. of both Countries ?
Q..5..E..Giving young people driving courses will only make them over confident and
then they will become a danger on the Road..?.
Q..5..F..Who Said..I want you to bowl under arm this time..?
Q..6..Who Won the 1968 British Saloon Car Campionship A.and What Car.B.??
Q..7..Which Race Car did Frank Gardner use for the 1973 U.K. Race Season..?

[Tim Murray]

Q6A. Frank Gardner
Q6B. Ford Escort

Q7. Chevrolet Camaro

[ronmac]

Going good so far..!!
Q..8..What is the main Differences between a PIG.and a GOONEY BIRD..??
Q..9..In the United States (2003 ) What was the total number of road DEATHS A..?
AND B..The Total number of road accident INJURIES..B..?
Q..10..In the 1966 Surfers Paradise 12 Hour International Sports Car Race..A.Who Won.?
Q 10 ..B..Which Race CAR ??
Q..11..For the Wright Brothers First Flight Plane..How Powerul was the Engine,,H.P. ?

[Tim Murray]

Q10A. Jackie Stewart and Andrew Buchanan
Q10B. Ferrari 250LM

Where's everybody else????

[Altitude]

Q5A Mark Webber

[Ray Bell]

5B... Nobody famously, but Jim Richards said something similar.

Totally different final word, however.

[ronmac]

STILL GOING..Q..12..What Motoring Driver was nicknamed GELIGNITE..A..?
Q..12 .B..What act was he famous for..B..?
Q..13.. A What YEAR did the Indianappolis PACE CAR CRASH Occur.?
13..B..What Car WAS It..??
13..C..How many were injured ??
13..D..Who was the Driver..??
13..E..Which very famous peron was in the rear seat..??
Q14..How many Goodyear Blimps are operating currently..??
Q.15..Which Car Won the First 6500 kms.Australian Motoring Event. 1953.??
Q.15.B..Which car won..??
Q.15.C.What was the event called..??
!

[David Shaw]

5B. Did you mean "Pack of arseholes" which would be Jim Richards 1992 Bathurst 1000

[David Shaw]

5D Piggy Muldoon?

[Ray Bell]

12. Jack Murray... in his RedEx Round Australia days...

12B. For blowing up stumps with gelignite. He did use it for other purposes, sometimes even abandoned toilets.

Edited by Ray Bell, 07 April 2011 - 08:20.

[David Shaw]

5F. Greg Chappel
15. Jack Murray
15B. 1948 Ford Sedan
15C. Redex Trial

[Ray Bell]

15C. The RedEx Round Australia Reliability Trial...

15. & 15B. Peugeot 203, driven by Ken Tubman and John Marshall.

Edited by Ray Bell, 07 April 2011 - 08:26.

[Ray Bell]

Originally posted by Tim Murray
.....Q10B. Ferrari 250LM

Where's everybody else?

I was in the shower getting ready to go out...

10B. The Scuderia Veloce 275LM at that time 'owned' by Andy Buchanan.

This car was known as a 275LM from the moment Ferrari needed to homologate the 3.3 engine.

[ronmac]

Q ..16. A .What Year was the first race at the Indianappolis Motor Speedway..??
Q...16 B..What year was the First INDY CAR race at the I.M.S..??
Q...17 A..Who drove the Number 8 car in the N.Z. Championship Road Race on
February..25..1950..??
Q..17..B..What Race Car was it..??
Q..18. A .Who won the 1950 Le Mans Car Race,,??
Q..18..B..Which Rce Car..??
Q..18..C..How Many Laps Completed..??
Q..19..In which suburb of Indiana is the Indianappolis Motor Speedway..??

[Tim Murray]

This car was known as a 275LM from the moment Ferrari needed to homologate the 3.3 engine.

As I understand it, although 275LM is the technically-correct designation based on the cylinder capacity, Ferrari always insisted that the correct designation was 250LM. (Source: Ferrari by Tanner and Nye)

[wenoopy]

First thought is T E Clark Jr, but I can't see any reason for Ronmac crossing the threshold...

Someone did his Compulsory Military Training in the late 1950's at Hobsonville RNZAF, and I thought he might recognise house.

Air Force bought it from Tom Clark's family in 1950 and variously used as Task Force HQ, Married Qtrs , then Aviation Medical Unit . Was called "Ngaroma" but now "Clark House" (in Clark Rd Hobsonville). Clark Pottery/Brickworks was behind it on foreshore, many years ago...

[Ray Bell]

19. Speedway...

Strange as it may seem.

[Ray Bell]

Originally posted by Tim Murray
As I understand it, although 275LM is the technically-correct designation based on the cylinder capacity, Ferrari always insisted that the correct designation was 250LM. (Source: Ferrari by Tanner and Nye)

Be that as it may, in an effort to support Ferrari, David McKay insisted that the car be called a '275LM' from the time it was just a few months old.

It was always entered as such here from that time.

[Ray Bell]

16. 1909

The first 'Indianapolis 500' was 1911.

[Tim Murray]

Be that as it may, in an effort to support Ferrari, David McKay insisted that the car be called a '275LM' from the time it was just a few months old.

It was always entered as such here from that time.

Fair enough - I sit corrected.

Q18A. Louis Rosier and Jean-Louis Rosier
Q18B. Talbot Lago T26GS
Q18C. 256 laps