Pit Stops
Competition versions of !;the new Twin Cam Ford ;; Escort are being prepared ;! in Britain, and are ex- ■! pected to appear in their !! first races in March. In !! racing form the car is ex- !; pected to be capable of 150 m.p.h., and Ford also ;! plans to enter versions in !! international rallies. !! The Canterbury Car I; Club’s Banks Peninsula !; rally on February 4 will ;; start from the Bishopdale ;! shopping centre at 9.45 ;! a.m., and the first car is !! expected to finish at Hals- !; well at 3 p.m. Maps are !; not essential. Sealed watch |' timing will be used. The ■ ! event will run on check-to- ! check timing. I; Thirty-four competitors !; took part in the Canter- ;; bury Car Club’s recent ;; Thursday night rally, I which was won by M. C. ’Wear - E. Inwood (Cortina ; GT) with a loss of no ;; points. G. Kingston-P. Lof- ; tus (Vanguard) was sec- ; ond; P. Helmore-Miss R. ' Gainsford (Mini) third; J. !; Butts-J. Boyd (Austin ! Farina) fourth, and W. Peage-C. Harvey (Stand;ard) fifth. The event was '' a time-keeping exercise. ! The British driver, ! David Hobbs, is expected I; to drive a V-12 engined !; B.R.M. in major formula ;; one events this season. The ! car is one of the two used ! by the B.R.M. team in New Zealand and Australia last !; year.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31587, 26 January 1968, Page 19
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210Pit Stops Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31587, 26 January 1968, Page 19
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