N.Z. AUTO-CYCLE UNION

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25574, 16 August 1948, Page 9

N.Z. AUTO-CYCLE UNION

ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Officers elected at th-e annual conference of the New Zealand Auto-Cycle Union, held at Christchurch on Saturday and yesterday, were:—president, Mr A. McLaren (Hamilton); vice-presidente, Messrs E. Pink (Palmerston North), A. Laurenson (Christchurch), and C. Allen (Auckland); secretary, Mr R. Goodwin (Wellington); treasurer, Mr F. Jones (Wellington); executive, Messrs E. Smither (Dunedin), J. Dale (Onehunga), S. Brewer (Wanganui), and L. Lamb (Oamaru); speedway representative on executive, Mr A. Pratt (Wellington); district stewards, Messrs C. Allen (Auckland). E. Pink (Waikato). S. Brewer (Taranaki-Wanganui), T. Skews (Wellington), A. Laurenson (Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast, and Canterbury), L. Lamb (South Canterbury and North Otago), E. Smither (Otago), and R. Tall (Southland). In support of a remit that speedways be allowed to operate within 12 miles of each other, Mr Shews said that if the remit were adopted the union would still have the option of granting licences for the operation of such speedways. Mr Allen said that the rule as it stood forestalled the establishment of uneconomic tracks and protected existing tracks. The remit was not adopted. It was decided that in future motorcycle and midget car racing would not be held on the same programme. Applications to operate speedways at Auckland, made by two individuals, were deferred for one month. An application by Christchurch Speedways, Ltd., for the transfer of a provisional licence from English' Park to one of two sites for which the company held options, was granted. It was said that the company would open its new speedway on November 6. A permit to operate a speedway in the Wainoni riding had already been granted by the Heathcote County Council and it was for this that the provisional licence was granted.

- 1948-49 Fixtures National and provincial championship fixtures for the 1948-49 season were allocated as follows:—New Zealand open beach championship, Auckland Club; New Zealand 500 c.c. beach championship, Ixion Club; New Zealand 350 c.c. beach championship, Auckland Club: New Zealand tourist trophy (road race), Auckland Club (senior and junior championships); New Zealand Grand Ptix (Canterbury Club); Hamilton 100 miles road race, Hamilton Club; New Zealand hill climb, open event, Otago Club; 500 c.c. championship, Wanganui Club; 350 c.c. championship, Manawatu-Orion Club; New Zealand grass hill climji, open event, Hamilton Club; 500 c.c. championship, Onehunga Club; New Zealand quartermile grass track championship, FeildingOroua Club; New Zealand miniature tourist trophy championship, Onehunga Club; New Zealand open trial. New Brighton Club; New Zealand all powers air strip championship, Auckland Club; North Island open beach championship, Auckland Club; South Island open beach championship, Pioneer Club; North Island 500 c.c. beach championship, Ixion Club; South Island 500 c.c. beach championship, Otago Club; North Island 350 c.c. beach championship, Ixion Club; South Island 350 c.c. beach championship, Southland Club; North Island road hill climb, Manawatu Club; South Island road hill climb. Southland Club: North Island grass hill climb, Ixion Club; South Island grass hill climb, Canterbury Club; North' Island quartermile grass track championship, Mana-watu-Orion Club; South Island quartermile grass track championship, Otago Club; Wellington provincial open beach championship, Ixion Club; New Zealand light-weight championship, Rangitikei Club; New Zealand middle-weight championship, Rangitikei Club. The New Zealand open speedway championship was allocated to the Palmerston Club, the Wanganui Motor Racing Club was granted a new road race permit for a race of a four-mile lap, and the Wanganui Sports Club was granted a new permit for a 10-mile circuit road race. The same club was granted a new championship—the New Zealand five-furlong dirt track championship.