Tony Batchelor

In the clippings (5)

28 Dec 1982Moreno favoured, but doubtful, for seriesPreviews the four-round 1983 Formula Pacific international series (January 1983), naming overseas entrants from the…20 Jan 1983Just Juice Lady Wigram Trophy programme and entrantsAdvertisement for the final round of the Just Juice international Formula Pacific series, the Lady Wigram Trophy at…20 Jan 1983Local race driver expects no miraclesProfile of Tony Batchelor, the 35-year-old only Christchurch entrant and first local driver to contest a complete…21 Jan 1983No clear favourite for final round of seriesPreview of the 34th Lady Wigram Trophy on Sunday 23 January 1983, the final round of the New Zealand Formula Pacific…16 Jan 1984Driving ambitionChristchurch garage proprietor Tony Batchelor, the first Christchurch driver to complete a full Formula Pacific…

From the reports

• Tony Batchelor finished tenth in heat 1 and twelfth in heat 2 at Manfeild in January 1983 in a field of 17, after his exhaust fell off in heat 2. (20 Jan 1983)
• Batchelor's costliest mishap of the 1983 series was a holed piston in the opening race at Bay Park; the season cost him about $5000. (20 Jan 1983)
• Batchelor's 1974 March was the oldest Formula Pacific entry in 1983 and expected to reach 260 to 270 km/h at Wigram. (20 Jan 1983)
• Tony Batchelor sold his 1974 March in December 1983 to a Temuka owner but kept its 1600 BDA Ford engine. (16 Jan 1984)
• In 1983 Batchelor's unsponsored Formula Pacific campaign cost him about $5000. (16 Jan 1984)

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