I live about 4 miles away from Ruapuna Park just south of Christchurch - let
me know if anybody needs any assistance with anything as I usually have some
time to spare.
John Kipping
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wes Dayton" <oilyrag@hsrca.org.au>
To: "Friends of Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 6:59 PM
Subject: Bad News in New Zealand
> Sydney Australia is still a long ways from New Zealand, but having lived
for
> twenty years in NZ and also being aware of the events taking place there
> this month, maybe a few words about what is happening down there might be
> helpful to friends of Dick Buckingham.
>
> If you go to the website www.dunedin-tourism.co.nz/sfos/ you will see a
> description of the four-week/four-event "Southern Festival of Speed" that
> Dick was taking part in. Sitting next to me as I type this is a copy of
the
> race programme from the first of those four events held 31 Jan/01 Feb at
> Ruapuna Park Raceway which is in Christchurch. In it I see Dick's entry
with
> a 1967 Brabham BT21C. The programme was brought back to me by a competitor
> from here who had been to that event. Evidentally it rained the whole
> weekend.
>
> Here I get confused, because the reason this fellow came back was that the
> second event, which was to be held at Timaru (Levels Raceway) had been
> cancelled, but that appears from the notes to be when Dick had his
accident.
> It does seem to tie in with the notes in that Timaru is a couple of hours
> drive south from Christchurch.
>
> Christchurch's hospital is a well-equpped teaching hospital where I feel
> confident the facilities and staff would be of high quality and the
> sentiments expressed in the earlier notes about staying there seems
sensible
> to me.
>
> The friend I mentioned who is also competing is flying back to NZ as I
write
> this and I have left a message on his mobile to call me if he had any
> "first-hand" information.
>
> Wes Dayton (FOT)
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