Pukekohe

Pukekohe was built in 1962 as a hastily conceived replacement for the Ardmore airfield. It has served the sport well, but now the sport has outgrown the place — even with about $7 million dollars being spent. Back to the halcyon days at Pukey’ with this classic Terry Marshall shot of the start of a saloon car race at the 1966 GP meeting — Australian Pete Geoghegan’s Mustang is on pole with the Fastback Anglias of Paul Fahey and David Simpson alongside. Then comes the Zephyr Corvette of Rod Coppins and Jim Mullins in the ex Kerry Grant A40. This was the fourth GP meeting at the place and it still attracted huge crowds.