Where motor racing is made

By the time Brian had taken control of the promotion of our premier events, the Peter Jackson Series (no relation to the film-maker) via the sports promotions company Global, New Zealand, had been running Formula Pacific for nearly a decade. For the purists, these 1600cc high-revving machines not only provided state of the art design but also gave us a chance to see future talent first-hand. Keke Rosberg, Teo Fabi, and Roberto Moreno all significantly advanced their careers by winning the New Zealand Formula Pacific title.

For people who pined for the good old days of Formula 5000, the — by comparison — puny Pacifics were always tough to like. Brian could see both sides of the discussion, having been closely involved in brother Graeme’s F5000 campaigns, but recalls, “The world was moving towards Atlantic/Pacific