MOTO-CROSS SERIES

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30629, 21 December 1964, Page 14

MOTO-CROSS SERIES

Gibbes Wins Close Race

(N.Z. Press Association) BLENHEIM, December 20

T. Gibbes (Australia), on a 500 c.c. Greeves Special, and G. Hauger (Germany), on a 360 c.c. Wabbha. fought out the main race at the international moto-cross meeting at Hawkesbury, near Blenheim, today. Hauger took the lead at the second lap and held it till the eighth, when his motor stopped. His knee had knocked the petrol tap off and his motor stalled.

This enabled Gibbes to take a 200-yard lead. Hauger restarted and reduced the 23sec gap to 2jsec, but when he was within striking distance of Gibbes, Hauger went into a slide, finishing underneath his machine.

This cost him 21 seconds and he finished second to Gibbes. with M. Morf (Switzerland) third.

A. Harris, of Engand, who was leading the Gold Leaf international series with 22 points, pulled out with clutch trouble after one and a quarter laps. Harris retained first place, but is now only a point ahead of K. Cleghorn (Palmerston North), with 21. Gibbes (17) is in third place. Results:

Gold Leaf International. — G. Gibbes (Australia) (Greeves Special), 1; G. Hauger (Germany). (Waabha), 2: M. Morf (Switzerland). (CZ), 3; K. Cleghorn (Palmerston North), (A.J.S. Special), 4: G. Wroblenski (Palmerston North), (8.5. A. 5: D. Burns (Christchurch), (DOT), 6. Time, 31:19.2. 250 c.c. Scratch.—Hauger 1, Morf 2, Gibbes 3. G. Perry (Palmerston North) (8.5. A. 4. Time, 12:22. „ t 350 c.c. Scratch.—A. Harris (England) (8.5. A. 1; N. R. Miller (Blenheim) (Matchless), 2; K. J. Davis (Palmerston North) (8.5. A. 3: M. J. Griffin (Blenheim) (Jawa), 4; P. Milner (Christchurch) (8.5. A. 5. Time, 31:51.1. 500 c.c.—Hauger 1, Harris 2, Gibbes 3, Cleghorn 4, Morf 5. Time. 12:30.5. International Classic. —Hauger I. Gibbes 2, Harris 3, Morf 4, Cleghorn 5. Time, 15:18.2.