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On August 29th 2009, Frank passed away at his home on the Gold
Coast, Queensland. Frank had been undergoing a 5 year battle with
his health but was back home, where he wanted to be, when the
battle ended. As his daughter I commenced this project, which dad
was very supportive toward, in late 2008. Dad was always very
supportive of the idea and I was fortunate enough to have him
in Sydney, my home, during his last few months where we were able
to discuss at length how the web site should play out. My
vision for this site, both then and now, was to ensure that Franks
vast achievements and incredible scrap book collection, could be
celebrated and viewed by others for all time. More
importantly, I wanted this site to be for the fans who know
vastly more about Dad's career than I do. My hope was
that people would add to the site, perhaps question some of the
content (Dad always enjoyed a healthy debate) and also share with
other visitors to the site their memories of Dad.
What you are viewing today is effectively the
first version of the site. I envisage that it will change over
the coming months as I receive feedback
and amend the site to create a richer and more
detailed catalogue of Dad's achievements.
Frank leaves behind his wife of forty years, Gloria, his son
Steve and and of course me, his daughter. As a family, we
are immensely proud of what Frank achieved and look
forward to receiving your comments and or suggestions
on how we can improve the site
Finally, I would like to give special mention to two very
special people without which this site would not have been
possible. The first is one of Dad's greatest fans, Tim Cox. Without
Tim's in-depth cataloging of Dad's achievements, I would not have
been able to present them in the detail I have. Second is one of
Dad's oldest friends, and my God Father, Don Hanks. Don is sadly no
longer with us but his incredible cataloguing of articles, photos
and general commentary celebrating 2 decades of racing history is
quite incredible.
If Dad were still with us, he would have taken his white hat off to
both of you.
Thanks to all who have contributed and to those of you who I am
certain will set me straight in the months and years ahead as I
continue to add to this site. I would also like to add, as a
closing comment, that I have attempted to include as many photo's,
articles, advertising from the day and commentary as possible and
where possible, give due credit. It is my solem hope that should I
have missed recognising any individual or company as a consequence
of posting something that required their permission, then please
advise and I can either include details or remove from the site.
Futhermore, while the site aims to be objective, should I have
misrepresented any person or association then please be advised
that this was not intentional and I will endeavour to amend content
where possible.
Thankyou for visiting. Enjoy the site.
Kristin (nee Gardner) Haynes |
