Pit Stops

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29791, 6 April 1962, Page 9

Pit Stops

The import allocation for racing cars until June 30, 1962. has been fully used, and no further applications can be considered until the amount of the new allocation is known in July, says the latest ssue of the New Zealand Racing Drivers’ Club newsletter. The allocation is controlled by a committee known as the Racing Automobile Imports Advisory Committee, which consists of two representatives each from the Association of New Zealand Car Clubs, the New Zealand International Grand Prix, and the New Zealand Racing Drivers’ Club. Applications are made by prospective importers through whichever body they are members of.

The Mille Miglia will not be held this year, but will probably be held again in 1963 as a speed event.

* * ¥ The Rallies and Trials Enthusiasts Club’s novices' rally last week-end was won by A. Petre (Prefect), with D. Parris and P. Gregory as crew. T. J. Coleman (Vauxhall) was second, B. Cowell (Morris) third, A. G. Sutton ‘Hillman) fourth, and N. R. Grim wood (Vanguard' fifth. The points lost were 2.7, 37.9. 41.2. 94.9 and 115.1. The club plans to hold a similar rally on May 13.

A Volkswagen Owners' Club gymkhana was held recently on a farm property at Dunsandel. 11 members driving five different makes of car. Major place-getters were: Accelerating and braking, M. Maze; forward wigglewoggle, J Caukwell; reverse wiggle-woggle, R. Barker; sack race, M. Maze and Miss C. Spencer, equal; sputnik, Miss C. Spencer: potato race. M. Maze. The over-all winner of the day’s events was Maze, with Barker second and Caukwell third. The best woman driver was Miss Spencer. ¥ ¥ ¥

The New Zealand open go-kart championships will be held at Blenheim next w'eek-end.

¥ ¥ ¥ The res-lts of the national driver awards announced in the latest issue of the New Zealand Racing Drivers’ Club newsletter are: Racing cars, B

McLaren, sports cars. B. Cottle: and saloon cars, R. Archibald P Hoare was second in the list of awards for the second time and, of course, won the Gold Star award. * ¥ ¥ The organising committee of the Wellington Festival Gold Star Trial is to go into recess until September. when it will reconvene to commence the organisation of another festival trial which it is planned to hold in March next year

The Christchurch Go- } Kart Club’s South Island J open championship meet- | ing recently resulted in q the championship going to R G. Duff (Timaru), with H J McGrath (Ellesmere) sec- R ond and G. Meynell ! (Christchurch) third. The J winners of the 21 races were J. A. Smillie, N R Steenhard, G. Duff. N Me. R Fedries, G. Duff, B Me- J Fedries. G. Duff. N. Me- ! Fedries, H McGrath, D J Syme, B. McFedries, N. q McFedries. L. Jackson, G. R Duff. N McFedries. B Me- R Fedries. K. Jackson, N R McFedries, G. Meynell, N ! Steenhart, and K. Jack- | son. u ¥¥ ¥ J

The Riley Car Club of J Auckland has now form-J ed a Canterbury branch, ! and the new branch’s first q rally will be held on Sun- R day, starting from Lati- R mer square at 2 p.m It J will be a social run, and J will end after about an ! hour and a half at the S Sign of the Takahe. At q present the branch has R not elected officers, and R affairs are managed by an J area secretary, Mr A T ! King. !

¥ ¥ ¥ The Grand Prix of R Europe will this year be R the Dutch Grand Prix, to R be held at the Zandvoort J circuit on May 20 ¥ ¥ ¥

The disqualification of a Stirling Moss from the Sebring 12 hour race was * caused when the car M came in for a tyre change M and attention to the J brakes. Without being told S to do so by the pit man- ! ager. one of the mechanics J added petrol to the fuel * , tank, breaking the regu- i * lation that no fuel could * J be taken on until the car J completed 20 laps *