CLIVE - THE MAN

Clive Elliott has been racing for 42 years.  His Stock Car racing career started in 1966 when he went to a Meeting and the hair on his back stood up.  He vividly remembers he wanted to "have a go".  Clive was 18 at that point, when you still needed your parents signature to race. 
  His first car was an original '32 Ford V8 Truck (Photo 1) which he made into a Coupe.  It still ran the original chassis and stock standard flat head Ford V8 engine, with stock suspension, gear box and diff (Photo 2 - Racing No. 22).
  Clives next car featured an ultra modern, home made steel chassis with a 3.3 Vauxhall Cresta Engine, Dodge front axle, gear box and diff with an Austin A55 Body (Photo 3 - Racing No. 9).  This car was later re-bodied and became 96W.  He had considerable success with this car racing for No. 2 against the World Stockcar Team, featuring a Dutchman, an Englishman, an American and an Australian.  Clive also raced this car for the Wellington Wildcats.
  The 96W car was then sold and he raced the ex Ian Taylor car 21W - beginning of the Hemi era, which later became Clives 2ZB No. 980 Car (Photo 6).  This was arguably Clives most successful Stockcar which he raced for the Wellington Team who were totally dominant and were unbeaten for 3 Seasons (Photo 10 - Max Price, Peter Wood, Wilbur Chiles, Gilbert Malia & Clive Elliott).  Clive also raced the car for the NZ Team against the Aussies.
  Clive retired from Stockcar racing for 12 years but made the mistake of going to a Meeting, hence born was his current car starting as No.3 (Photo 9 & 7). 
  The car underwent many changes and was raced in Wellington as 98W (Photo 8) also competing for the Wildcats at Palmerston North and Tauranga.  This was at the old Bay Park Track in front of capacity crowds where the gates were actually shut and no more spectators were allowed in.  The Wellington Team were victorious (T Mac Photo 1, 2 and 3 - Left to right Tony Mac, Graeme Gaskin - Manager, Ian King, Darren Gray, Clive Elliott and Carl Furniss).
  The last change was from 98W to 95P (Photo 11) as Superstocks no longer raced at his home track, Te Marua.

Clives career has featured many wins, both individually and as part of the Wildcats team.  Clive was the first winner of the NZ Grand Prix, 3 times Wellington Champ, 2 times East Coast Champ, raced for the NZ Team twice, Member of the Wildcats who went unbeaten for 3 years.  A highlight of the 70's period was the Wildcats beating a Best in NZ Team consisting of Kevin Free, Barry Featherston, Dave Evans, Gary Lord & Graham Eaton (Black & White write up - Teams Race of the Season - Te Marua).  A real career milestone was when Clive won the prestigious Pall Mall Champs.

Personality:-
Clive is a modest, really nice guy.  He is a Panel Beater on wages and has not asked for help "it has been offered".

 All Sponsors and Backers of the project are proud to be involved and greatly look forward to witnessing the "Old Fella" holding the chequered flag next season.

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