Allan has been collecting and racing various cars since the early 1990s. His first race car was an MGTF, then he moved up to and MGB. Then a nice lightweight MGC followed for Targa Tasmania. Next was a very quick MGBGTV8, which was followed by the TWR Bastos Rover Vitesse – the car he brought to the first-ever Leadfoot Festival. Allan has competed in a lot of iconic long distance events such as the London to Sydney marathon rally and the 24 hours endurance race at Germany’s Nurburgring – as well as racing a Toyota Corolla from Argentina to Peru across the Andes, which took 23 days. At present he is either rallying a 1973 Porsche 911 or racing a 2016 GT3 Cup Porsche. However, he has brought something quite different to that to this year’s Leadfoot Festival.
Allan Dippie - 1907 Sizaire et Naudin Voiturette Sport
Allan has been collecting and racing various cars since the early 1990s. His first race car was an MGTF, then he moved up to and MGB. Then a nice lightweight MGC followed for Targa Tasmania. Next was a very quick MGBGTV8, which was followed by the TWR Bastos Rover Vitesse – the car he brought to the first-ever Leadfoot Festival. Allan has competed in a lot of iconic long distance events such as the London to Sydney marathon rally and the 24 hours endurance race at Germany’s Nurburgring – as well as racing a Toyota Corolla from Argentina to Peru across the Andes, which took 23 days. At present he is either rallying a 1973 Porsche 911 or racing a 2016 GT3 Cup Porsche. However, he has brought something quite different to that to this year’s Leadfoot Festival.
1907 Sizaire et Naudin Voiturette Sport:
This car was made by Mr Sizaire and Mr Naudin 110 years ago in Paris. These two inventors and racing drivers had success in France and England from 1907 to 1909. A Canterbury farmer ordered a Sizaire from the factory and it arrived in New Zealand in 1907 then had some good results in the country’s earliest race events. The second owner, Bob Turnbull, found the car in a derelict state and restored it for the 1965 International Rally. Allan is the third owner of what is probably NZ’s oldest original race car. It sports a single cylinder 1460cc engine and has no gearbox but runs a three-speed differential. It was the first car in the world with independent front suspension and also has variable valve timing. It needs a riding mechanic to provide oil to the total loss lubrication system and that person will need to be brave!