SPEEDWAY RACING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 25, 31 January 1938, Page 12

SPEEDWAY RACING.

MIDGET CAR UPSET,

, There were plenty of thrills at the f midtret car n nd motor cycle races at the j- er " Stadium on Saturday I J.V, nt fx th meeting of the season There were mishaps in both classes of races, the worst beinjr a collision in the I final of the Irophv Handicap. In the | last lap B. Bovcroft's car spun round ,on a corner and G. Smith, who was Ivips in behind him. hit his front wheel Smiths car turned completely over, and the driver to-.as pinned underneath When he was released Smith was suffering from sW-k and bruises on his face and chcsT IHe was attended to by the St. John i Ambulance ofivnls anil was ahle to return to l„ s home: Rovrroft was not hurt hut j oar was damajreH. The racing was of a high standard and the times of both cars and motor cvcles improved on past meetings. Besults: — i. Hf' 11 ,P" cc T B - Simmons lOOvds blid 1 • •f.Uv.N e bhS rS , 15 ° ""J?' S Lindskog 430 2-5. Ol> by -"- v<ls - Time" Pan-American Handicap.—First heat- * 7.vu o,, bhd ,,v,i i sb "; *' H'HhVna A n , , - D,,u ' '• 1 ornuK-k fell. Time hilii* t J 't .? e S? Ild ,le "t ; !'• Cairns 4i)vds lid 1 J. ( arlinson 30yds bh<l. J. \v„„ hy 40yds. Time. 1.32. Final: Mattson A," ±" m V- . r,lirlls nn >l Carlinson "fell together. Won by 20yds. Time i •>'. Ii I Imperial Airways Handicap.—Kirst'he-it • A. Mattson 140 yds bhd 1- K 4m th ! V UI Cor "" ltk Ml twice. " \Von hv 20yds. Time, 1.24 3-3. Second heat 70vds"bhd 4 ! >v,ls ..l' 1 " 1 - ,1: C. Buchanan i-m . - ' , U "" bv 100 yds. Time ~ !! Unal: Buchanan 1, Mattson Time. 1 ' 1 28' 3-5. feU ' Trophy Handicap.—First heat • P s»wl berg UOyds blid, 1 : A. Tuckett 20yds'bhd JYon by 50yds. Time. 1.23 4-5 . S<>con<i IT-'V " Simmons 40yds blid. 1; D. Carter i j.Ovds bhd. 2. Time. 1.24 2-5 Tliir.l heat: 11 Koycroft SOyds bhd. 1 ; M I)anks scr. 2 Won by 12l»yds. Time. 1.32 2-5 | fourth heat : V. Podurgiel (50yds bhd. and I G. Smithy 40yds bhd 1. Time, 1.32 1-". | r inal : Simmons. 1: Podurgiel. 2: "Swe«ill \v«n k, ,„ S V ,ith A"'? Roycrort crashed. Won bj 10yds. Owing to the crash the winners were given the danger signal as they came past the finish and no time was announced. Novelty Itace.—Tlic competitors after' completing two laps in the" reverse direction. stopped and drank a bottle of li-m»n-"After a further lap and a half tliev left their cars and mounted bicveles for the remaining 220 yds. D. Carter was, first and R. Koycroft second. Consolation Race —S. Lindskog. 1 ■ J I Beavis, 3. Won easily. |