FAST TIMES IN SPEED EVENTS

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28868, 13 April 1959, Page 7

FAST TIMES IN SPEED EVENTS

Jaguar Records 147 m.p.h.

The most outstanding exhibition of sheer speed seen for some time was given by an Ashburton driver, Arthur Moffat, in his Tojeiro Jaguar when he was timed at 147.54 miles an hour at the Ashburton Car Club’s flying quarter mile event, held on the Longbeach road on Saturday. In the morning a standing quarter mile event was held, and in this Moffat also took fastest time of 13.9 sec. Second fastest time was recorded by the Christchurch racing veteran, A. Kennard in his Healey-Corvette. In two one way runs he was recorded at 138.42 and 139.98 miles an hour respectively in the flying quarter. He was also timed at 16.7 sec, 15.245ec, and 14.9 sec on three consecutive runs in the standing event. Results were:—

Flying Quarter-mile.—A. Moffat iTojeiro Jaguar), 146.34 miles an hour. 147.54 miles an hour: A. Kennard (Healey-Corvette), 138.42 miles an hour, 139.98 miles an hour; Mrs A. Kennard (Healey-Corvette), 128.52 miles an hour; I. Dow (3.4 Jaguar). 117.63 miles an hour; 119.19 miles an hour, 119.19 miles an hour; R. Ford (3.4 Jaguar), 119.19 miles an hour 117.63 miles an hour, 119.19 miles an hour; J. Keig (3.4 Jaguar), 111.78 miles an hour, 116.13 miles an hour: N. Stuart (Stuart Special), 106.35 miles an hour. 108.42 miles an hour; B Briggs (Ford Special), 107.76 miles an hour, 111.06 miles an hour; R. Rutherford (R.A. Zephyr), 100.55 miles an hour. 105.12 miles an hour, 105.12 miles an hour: E. Sprague (Zephyr), 98.89 miles an hour. 99.44 miles an hour, 100.55 miles an hour; S. Taylor (TR2), 94.2 miles an hour. 89.10 miles an hour. 100.55 miles an hour. M. Wells (TR2). 106.35 miles an hour. 107.10 miles an hour. 104.04 miles an hour; E. Von Tunzelman (Vauxhall), 80.7 miles an hour, 81.42 miles an hour: B. Walker (Sabre), 81.45 miles an hour; R. Price (Vanguard). 77.1 miles an hour, 73.14 miles an hour. 74.04 miles an hour: G. Owen (M.G.T.D.), 77.58 miles an hour. 79.26 miles an hour. 79.26 miles an hour: B. McLaren (Morris 10/4). 60.78 miles an hour. 62.1 miles an hour. 61.86 miles an hour; P. Millichamp (Standard 10), 62.1 miles an hour. 61.41 miles an hour. 65.22 miles an hour; J. Hart (D.K.W.), 73.74 miles an hour, 74.34 miles an hour; E. Candy (TR3), 100.55 miles an hour. 102.24 miles an hour, 102.84 miles an hour; P. Cresswell (Morris 1000), 68.16 miles an hour. 68.94 miles an hour; A. Bean (V.W.), 66.49 miles an hour, 66.18 miles an hour; B. Brown (Buckler). 95.19 miles an hour. 96.25 miles an hour; G. Shierlaw (Morris 8), 54.45 miles an hour, 54.55 miles an hour.

Standing Quarter-mile. —A. Moffat (Tojeiro Jaguar). 13.9 sec, 13.9 sec; A. Kennard (Healey Corvette). 16.7 sec, 15.255ec; W. Baker (Cooper 500), 16.65 sec. 16.7 sec. 16.4 sec; B. Briggs (Ford Special), 16.555ec, 16.2 sec, 16.0 sec; R. Rutherford (R.A. Zephyr), 17.155ec; il. Dow (3.4 Jaguar). 17.9 sec, 17.955ec; |R. Ford (Jaguar 3 4). 18.255ec, 18sec; IE. Candy (TR3), 18.85 sec. 18.8 sec, 18.7 sec; S. Taylor (T.R.2), 18.7 sec, 18.8 sec; M. Wells (TR2), 18.0 sec, 17.7 sec, 17.65 I sec: B. Brown (Buckler), 18.6 sec, 18.5 sec; B. Walker (Sabre), 20.1 sec, 19.7 sec; E. Sprague (Zephyr), 18.75 sec. 18.655ec; L. Cromie (Chevrolet), 20.955ec, 20.9 sec: J. Keig (3.4 Jaguar), 20.455ec, 18.755ec; W. Darrel (Ace Special), 20.055ec, 19.155ec.