Pit Stops
The North Island saloon car drivers, D. Simpson and P. Fahey (last season’s national champion), have fitted fastback rear ends to their Anglias. These improve the aerodynamics. When both cars raced at Pukekohe with the fastbacks in place they broke the lap record several times. * # *
F. Stanton plans to fit a five-speed gearbox, new manifolds and other items to his Honda 600 G.T. & *•’
Syd Jensen, who retired from motor racing five years ago, has returned to drive the 2.5 litre Brabham formerly raced by W. Thomasen. Jensen was New Zealand champion in 1960, and started his career on motor-cycles at the end of the Second World War. * * *
The Gold Star saloon car championship for the 1965-66 season is at present led by the Auckland driver, D. Simpson, who races a 1650 c.c. twin-cam Anglia. Simpson has had nine wins from 11 starts this season. He is 23.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30941, 23 December 1965, Page 11
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149Pit Stops Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30941, 23 December 1965, Page 11
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