Ray has been racing for more than 45 years and has won more than 300 races.
He has raced a variety of cars, from Ford Escorts, Nissans, MGs, Porsches, Formula Fords through to Formula 5000 and a March Indy Car.
In 1996 he set the New Zealand Outright Land Speed Record at 316 kmh in his Porsche 930 Turbo (some NZ records still stand today).
In 2006 Ray was part of the team to set NZ Endurance Records for 1 hour, 6 hour, 12 hour, 18 hour and 24 hour (these Records still stand).
He is still racing (and winning) as he approaches 70 years old.

Ray Williams - 1970 Ford Capri V8 Perana

Ray has been racing for more than 45 years and has won more than 300 races.
He has raced a variety of cars, from Ford Escorts, Nissans, MGs, Porsches, Formula Fords through to Formula 5000 and a March Indy Car.
In 1996 he set the New Zealand Outright Land Speed Record at 316 kmh in his Porsche 930 Turbo (some NZ records still stand today).
In 2006 Ray was part of the team to set NZ Endurance Records for 1 hour, 6 hour, 12 hour, 18 hour and 24 hour (these Records still stand).
He is still racing (and winning) as he approaches 70 years old.

1970 Ford Capri V8 Perana:

This 1970 Ford V8 Perana was built in South Africa as a Production Car.
The engine is a Ford Windsor V8, producing 460hp.
Neil Tolich built this car and won his class in Targa NZ several times.
Neil also won many races in the Classic race series.
Lucky for Ray, Neil decided to let him buy it from him.

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