Mcßae Will Drive McLaren

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32114, 9 October 1969, Page 19

Mcßae Will Drive McLaren

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AUCKLAND.

The top-line Wellington driver, G. Mcßae, will be the first New Zealander to drive a McLaren MIOA Formula A single-seater racing car in competition in New Zealand.

The car, which Mcßae had hoped to have ready for the beginning of the season at Pukekohe last month and Bay Park last week-end, arrived this week, and the V 8 470 brake horsepower Chevrolet V 8 and spares are expected by air before toe week-end. Mcßae expects the spares to bring the specification up to that of the MIOB, which will shortly go into production at toe Trijan factory which builds toe cars under an agreement with McLaren. Mcßae will prepare his new car for toe next Gold Star meeting, at Bay Park, on November 16.

D. Marwood (Eisert-Chevro-let V 8) already has 17 points from a win at Pukekohe and a second at Bay Park, and G. Lawrence (Ferrari 2.4 V 6) has 10 from his win at Bay Park. Mcßae also has 10 points from third placings at both meetings in the BeggChevrolet VB. RYAN REFUSES The Olympic marathon bronze medallist, M. R. Ryan, has refused an invitation to compete in an international marathon in Hong Kong on December 14. The New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association had been asked by the Hong Kong association to grant Ryan clearance to compete. However,

Ryan said yesterday he would not race as he needed a break before toe national championships in Napier next March.

PALMER RETURNS Officials of the Sahara golf tournament said in Las Vegas that A. Palmer will compete in their tournament, which begins on October 17. It will be the first tournament Palmer has played in

since he withdrew from the United States circuit two months ago after shooting an 82, setting off speculation that the all-time leading moneywinning golfer would retire because of a hip ailment. SQUASH SERIES

The New Zealand Squash Rackets Association, in conjunction With Rothmans, have arranged a visit of a represen-