We should mention he was a Forestry Officer, so he basically practiced all
day every day in his back yard.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mick Ralph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: Old Rally Days/ Geoff Portman stories
> Geoff Portman bought my first 1600 from me in about '78.
> He was not so well known then (he became a legend later). While inspecting
> the car he asked if he could take it for a drive.. I thought i was an ok
> driver up to that point and reluctantly I let him drive... It was the
> fastest I have ever been in any 1600 and he scared me witless. In fact i
> hadn't realised my car could go that fast and after the test drive i
really
> didn't want to part with it. I did tho hehe
> He went on to become an absolute legend IMHO and was probably responsible
> for the rule changes which ended the 1600's days in top line rallying
> cheers
> Mick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brad HALLETT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 9:56 PM
> Subject: Re: Old Rally Days
>
>
> > I often wonder if todays speccies knew what they missed out on. I was
> good
> > friends with the late Gregg Hansford and when he drove the RX7 for Ian
> > Boettcher in rallies I met Geoff Portman and Ross Runnalls. I was about
> 13
> > then and Portman took me for a blast in the legendandry bluebird that he
> > used in the video he made. Thought I was gonna die but best fun I ever
> had.
> >
> > Imagine the size of the fields today of we could still run these cars,
and
> > results were based on amount of talent not amount of $$$.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Richard Clough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 9:29 PM
> > Subject: Re: Old Rally Days
> >
> >
> > > Dont laugh too loudly but Chris Wall and I competed in a 4 day
Readyplan
> > > Rally in about 1980 and Brocky - Yes THE Peter Perfect - drove a
> Gemini -
> > > fitted with a twin weber fed Holden Starfire 4! Pushrods and all. Not
> too
> > > slow either.
> > >
> > > I think Brocky ran third in the event which started in Melbourne then
> > around
> > > Mildura, Broken Hill to Echuca. It was run by Rally legend, Ross
"Maps"
> > > Runnells. Ross was Geoff Portman's navigator in the legendary
"Grunter"
> > > (IFK 250) and other Nissan weapons that came later, for those too
young
> to
> > > know.
> > >
> > > Our car finished 5th outright after 4 long days and nights in a pretty
> > > "stock" 1600 rally car, and shared the teams prize for getting three
> cars
> > > home, 2 Dattos and a Celica.
> > >
> > > The other Datto, Mick Ellis's '72 Marathon car, only just made the
> finish
> > > after Mick hit a tree head on at about 150K's. The navigator had
called
> a
> > > "flick right and left" turn through a fence line they were travelling
> > along.
> > > Mick was surprised when they arrived on the other side of the fence
to
> be
> > > facing a wall of big trees - at 200k's - instead of the track, which
> > > actually kept turning right. The service crew stretched out the inner
> > guard
> > > with a gas axe, at 2 am in the bush, in 3 hours. They replaced the
> smashed
> > > RHF leg/wheel/disc and got Mick back in the event.
> > >
> > > Mick had already replaced both left doors the second day, after wiping
> > them
> > > off on a tree in the Sunset Desert the night before. He also rolled it
> > > during the next day when arriving at a 90 degree corner a tad quickly,
> he
> > > drifted past the turn left and fell over a log.
> > >
> > > Halcyon days!
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Daniel Kroehn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 1 August 2000 22:56 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Help Z18
> > >
> > >
> > > > Totally agree about the killing of the Group G class. It's
effectively
> > > given
> > > > the Holden(cough) Gemini some sort of status. Since when was a
GEMINI
> a
> > > good
> > > > car for anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > > >
> > > > Daniel Kroehn
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Terry & Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 9:50 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: Help Z18
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Sacrilege. The "G" word has been written on this list again ):-
> > > > >
> > > > > There is an article on them Autospeed this week if you need a
dose.
> > > > >
> > > > > terry
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brad
> HALLETT
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, 1 August 2000 7:34 PM
> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Subject: Re: Help Z18
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ah yes, and the spectators used to chant "Howie Howie!" because
> Howie
> > > > > Marsden was head of Nissan Motorsport at the time.
> > > > >
> > > > > Personally I think the killing of Group G was effectively the
> killing
> > of
> > > > > rallying in Australia.
> > > > >
> > > > > Now the chant in the bush is "not another f&%& standard Gemini"
etc
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Errol Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 6:58 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: Help Z18
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Brad,
> > > > > > I think group G days were a lot more interesting than rallying
> under
> > > the
> > > > > > current regs. But I suppose its a bit hard to get the roads any
> more
> > > > with
> > > > > > tree huggers around every tree trunk!
> > > > > > I remember doing a single 105 Km stage in Canberra
> > > > > > ........................(goes into dream like trance)
> > > > > > ...................................ZZ ZZ ZZ ZZ ZZZ.
> > > > > > Cheers
> > > > > > Feral Errol
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----------
> > > > > > From: Brad HALLETT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > Subject: Re: Help Z18
> > > > > > Date: Monday, July 31, 2000 7:32
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And then you replace the glass with perspex and fit fiberglas
> > guards,
> > > > > > bonnet
> > > > > > and boot and OH MY GOD THE GROUP G BUG HAS BITTEN ME AGAIN
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Errol Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 5:13 PM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: Help Z18
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > David,
> > > > > > > I have a bluebird shell down to 900 kg's just by taking out
all
> > the
> > > > > > bitumen
> > > > > > > from the floors and firewall n gee-gaws n doo hickeys n seats
n
> > crap
> > > n
> > > > > > > lectric bitz etc.
> > > > > > > Cheers
> > > > > > > Feral Errol
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ----------
> > > > > > > From: David Costello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: Help Z18
> > > > > > > Date: Monday, July 31, 2000 4:36
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > the bluebirds are fairly heavy though
> > > > > > > so power to weight ratio won't be that great
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: Geordie Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > > Date: Monday, 24 July 2000 8:32
> > > > > > > Subject: RE: Help Z18
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >My 2 bobs worth, and will make for a really FUN conversion
> > project.
> > > > > > > >Series 3 Bluebird TRX + SR20 Turbo Engine. This engine will
> > almost
> > > > bolt
> > > > > > > >straight into a series 3. I have a series 2 and find myself
> going
> > > to
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > >bloody wreckers every weekend ripping parts off series 3
> > > bluebirds...
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >If you build it yourself, you could make yourself a quite
neat
> > > > looking
> > > > > > car
> > > > > > > >with 185kw in standard form & if you play around 500+HP is
not
> > out
> > > of
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > >question. Expect to blow about $6,000 minimum to begin with
on
> > > > engine
> > > > > &
> > > > > > > >car.... But should be easy bang for bucks.... :)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Your other option is to go and buy a Hyundai XL....
> > > > > > Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.........
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Ryan
> > > Platt
> > > > > > > >Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 11:31 AM
> > > > > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > >Subject: Re: Help Z18
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Hi..
> > > > > > > >Im thinking of buying my first car .. I have been very
> impressed
> > by
> > > > the
> > > > > > > >amount of information and help i can get from all the datsun
> > sites
> > > > ...
> > > > > I
> > > > > > > am
> > > > > > > >not a mechanic but i would like to learn a bit. I was
wondering
> > > what
> > > > > > makes
> > > > > > > >and/or models a anyone would suggest?
> > > > > > > >Another question.. i have not been able to find a site with a
> > full
> > > > > > > >explanation of all the makes and models and what specs they
> > have...
> > > > > > Would
> > > > > > > >anyone have a good site with this sort of information?
> > > > > > > >I am particularly interested in the relationship between the
> 510
> > > and
> > > > > > > 1600...
> > > > > > > >THanx very much...
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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