STANDING-START RECORD.—The Christchurch driver, M. Stanton, in his Stanton Corvette, starts one of the runs which gained him the New Zealand 3000 to 5000 c.e. record for the standing start kilometre at Ashburton on Saturday. Stanton's best time, over several runs, was 22.355ec, and his average speed was more than 100 miles an hour. Stanton is already the holder of the 5000 to 8000 c.c. class record.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29770, 13 March 1962, Page 17
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67STANDING-START RECORD.—The Christchurch driver, M. Stanton, in his Stanton Corvette, starts one of the runs which gained him the New Zealand 3000 to 5000 c.e. record for the standing start kilometre at Ashburton on Saturday. Stanton's best time, over several runs, was 22.355ec, and his average speed was more than 100 miles an hour. Stanton is already the holder of the 5000 to 8000 c.c. class record. Press, Volume CI, Issue 29770, 13 March 1962, Page 17
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