Motor racing stories are a very important part of Australia’s history. When Mark Read wrote my story he was contacted by the State Library of Western Australia and several historical societies, as a lot of what he had written had never actually been officially recorded before. It’s also brought into focus old photographic records as well. Recently Mark has been working on restoring a lot of very poor quality photos. Remember some of the motor racing photos YOU possess may well be the only photo record of a particular car at that event. Here are a few of the images that Mark has restored recently.

@top fans David Warby York Motor Museum Motoring Legends of Australia Scarf & Goggles Speed Record Club Aussie Garage #DragRacing #dragracingphotography ... See MoreSee Less

On our visit to see our rocket friends in Auckland but with a heavy schedule, Cheryl and I still managed to find time to visit our great mates from Meremere Dragway and Pukekohe Hot Rod Club.

I first went to Meremere in the early 1970’s with Wally Pushkey, Earl Jordan and Bob Allsopp with our V8 motorcycle, Krazyhorse. Then in the 1990’s to 2000 with our jet dragsters Aussie Invader 1 & 4, match racing with American Joe Brown and his “Arizona Outlaw”.I was privileged to be invited to Pukekohe Hot Club to give a presentation to their members of our racing history and the Aussie Invader 5R project. We reminisced on some of the unbelievable times we had with our Kiwi mates over the years forming long lasting friendships. #newzealandtravel #dragracing #dragracing #pukekohe ... See MoreSee Less

We had the great pleasure of entertaining the Edith Cowan University (ECU) motorsport team yesterday. We met some interesting young folk with involvement in various aspects of the motor racing industry, from mechanical, electronics, computer design, electrical, fabrication and composites. My jaw ached from answering the many great questions these young students asked. Hopefully we can entice some of them to be involved in the project. ... See MoreSee Less