Morris Wins At Speedway

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31318, 14 March 1967, Page 18

Morris Wins At Speedway

The Auckland speedcar driver, T. Morris (Linkwater Holden), won the Rothmans feature’scratch event of six laps by two car lengths after an interesting duel with T. Hall (Holden) at the Templeton speedway last evening.

Morris, who was making his second invitation appearance at Templeton, led from the start, but Hall stayed close behind him. The other two scratch events were won comfortably by Morris, who was third in the recent world championships. R. Clive (Ford B 4) severely tested the superior cars of Morris and Hall and in the last water race managed to beat Hall. The Auckand motor-cycle sidecar team made a clean sweep ot the four events, winning by 21 points to two against the Canterbury team. This reversed their performance in the previous encounter when the Canterbury three won narrowly.

Unfortunately for Canterbury B. Philip went out In the' first race with mechanical trouble and B. Winstone did not start. In the second race the fast

Auckland team ot B. Evan* and his passenger, P. Tribble, broke the race record for side-cars in a four-lap event. This team won the first race but the other two were won comfortably by the Auckland pair, B, Buckley and B. Antmann.

I. Begbie and his passenger, D. Harper (Canterbury) could not match the speed of the Aucklanders,

Hall won the first speed-car handicap event after coming up quickly from the 1(0 yards mark. By the eecond lap he was third. B. Shutt (30 yards) drove hie Plymouth very fast to beat G. Roxburgh (Zephyr () by half a car length. Morris was blocked early and finished well back.

P. Taylor lost a wheel and somersaulted over another car In the final three-quarter midget car race. He was lucky to escape with slight bruising. The first event for novice motor-cycle rider* wes won by R. Clarkson when the other two riders fell In the last lap. At this stage Clarkson was last by 20 yards. Results:— Motor-cycle* Novice Handicap Event (four laps).—R. Clarkaon 1. Time, Solo Handicap Events (four laps).—First event: T. Black (130 yards) 1, G. Bay (100 yards) 2, R. Wright (120-yards) 3. Time, 00.2. Second event: M. Salt (20 yards) 1, R. Wright (120 yards) 2, K. Young (00 yards behind) 3. Time, 00.7. Third event: C. Glasson (go) 1, M. Salt (20 yards) 2, J. Jewell (20 yard*-) 3. Time, 89.2. Fourth event: M. Salt (go) 1, T. Black (100 yards) 2, R. Wright (90 yards) 3. Time, 80.0, Fifth event: G. Ray (100 yards) 1, C. Glasson (go) 2, H Cole (150 yard*) 3, rime, 93.1. Sixth event (scratch): T, Black 1, R. Wright 2, G. Ray 1. Time, 87.0.

Side-cars (four laps).—First event: B. Evans (rider) and P. Tribble (passenger) (Auckland) 1, B. Buckley- (rider) and B. Antman (passenger) (Auckland) 2, A. Clark (rider) and G. Jones (passenger) (Auckland) 3. Time, 04.0 Second event: B. Evans (rider) and P. Tribble (passenger) (Auckland) 1, A. Clark (rider) and G. Jones (passenger) (Auckland) 2, I. Begbie (rider) and D. Harper (passenger) (Canterbury) 3. Time, 02.1 (record). Third event: B. Buckley (rider) and B. Antman (passenger) (Auckland) 1, A. Clark (rider) and O. Jones (passenger) (Auckland) 2, I. Begbio (rider) and D. Harper (passenger) (Canterbury) 3. Fourth event: B. Buckley (rider) and B. Antman (passenger) (Auckland) 1, A. Clark (rider) and G. Jones (passenger) (Auckland) 2, J. Begbie (rider) and D.

Harper (paesenger) (Canterbury) S. Time, 97.1.

Iteck Reds Opening Handicap (four lapa).—A. Botherway (go), 1: W. Rusbrldge (140 yards), 2; D. Cameron (140 yards), 3. Time, 00.4. Sscond event (four laps): N. Quirk (80 yards), 1; D. Cameron (170 yards), 2; J. Annan (180 yards), 8. Time, 2:10.9. Stan Wheatley feature race for South Island championship (eight laps): P. Annan 1, J. Annan 2, D. Cameron 3. Time, 2:83.1.

Midset Cars Three-quarter Midget Racing Car Event (four lapa),—First race: H. Taylor (80 yard*), 1: S. Unwin (80 yards), 2; N. Chandler (80 yards), 3. Time, 91.8. Second event (six laps): R. Burt (170 yarde), X; S. Unwin (50 yards), 2; G. Roxburgh (170 yards), 3. Time, 2:10.9. South Island championship scratch race (eight laps): D. Harper 1, R. Burt 2, D. Richens 3. Time, 2:83.0.

Speed Cars.—First event (four laps): T. Hall (ISO yards), 1; B. Shutt (30 yards), 2; G. Roxburgh (40 yards) 8. Time, 90.0. Rothmans feature scratch event (six laps): T. Morris (Auckland), 1; T. Hall (Canterbury), 2; R. Clive (Canterbury), 3. Time, 2:0.5. Scratch race (eight laps): T. Morris (Auckland), 1; R. Clive (Canterbury), 2; T. Hall (Canterbury), 8. Time, 2:47.8. South Island championship race (eight laps) (scratch): T. Morris (Auckland), 1; R. Clive (Canterbury), 2; T. Hail (Canterbury), 2. Time, 2:47.8.