Happy matches

MC Ross Hedley 44th Junior

In 1973 I photographed a New Zealand motorcycle racer in the Isle of Man TT races just because his colourful red and green leathers attracted my attention. On my website I put the simple caption “Ross Hedley 44th”. In 2010 Hedley’s daughter in New Zealand found this photo here and bought it as a Christmas present for her father – 37 years after his race.

1990 Tour de Valvoline 19 Ralph Chadwick.....Golf (courtesy R Swan) (11)

In the late 80s and early 90s Ralph Chadwick in his Superwagen-sponsored VW Golf was a front-runner in South African rallies. In 2020 he wrote from Brisbane, Australia,“ My house burnt down over three years ago and I lost every photo, all my trophies; and my SA Championship Rally awards. Also all the newspaper articles and all my rally and racing scrapbooks.” We searched our collections and could supply 45 photos of him, to his and our delight.

1987 Kya Oct Club 29 21 (R Swan) (3)

In 2021 I supplied a photo to Stanley Feigenbaum in the US. It featured several cars that had not been identified. As always, I asked my client why he’d ordered this photo. His reply: “I am actually the one driving the Alfa Guilietta. This car was raced at Kyalami and at Hesketh.”

David Pearson