Annan again breaks stock rod record

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32461, 23 November 1970, Page 19

Annan again breaks stock rod record

? The eight-lap, super-modified stock rod record was broken for the second successive week by the experienced driver, P. Annan, during a lively meeting at the Templeton Speedway on Saturday night.

Driving his Ford Mus-tang-powered machine with great verve, he won the eight-lap . feature race in the exceptional time of 2min 45.25ec four tenths of a second inside the record he set on the opening night seven days before. Just for good measure, he broke the lap record for his •” class twice before receiving the chequered flag. Early in the race he was clocked at 19.4 secs, twotenths of a second inside the lap record he established in C January last season, before turning in a lap in the remarkable time of 19.3 sec. This time was only a tenth . - of a second slower than R. T. Hall’s midget car lap record. Midget cars have long been regarded as the fastest four- .. wheeled machines in New Zealand speedway, but if . Annan’s performances are any indication their reign .-might be nearing the end. 7 Annan’s new record for eight laps was substantially - faster than the time set over • the same distance by E. j Murray in the midget car section on Saturday. Murray ’ won the midget car scratch ' race in 2min 46.55ec after i weaving his way through the ] field from a second row grid j position. Once again he had to work hard to get past the ; former New Zealand solo motor-cycle champion, M. i Burt, who led the race for ' most of the distance with a < great display of forceful < driving. : REMARKABLE SKILL I Burt, who retired from motor- I cycle speedway competition after 1 a serious crash in England two : seasons ago. showed remarkable S skill for a competitor in only s his second meeting of midget car ; competition. He started the night s with a fine win in the opening S six-lap handicap, and followed It I with a second to Murray in the 1 eight-lap handicap before tak- I ing second place in the scratch fi race. In the eight-lap handicap, Murray was in outstanding form, < bursting through from the rear I of the field to win in 2min 2 49.8 sec. On his way to victory S he recorded a fast lap in 19.4ecc. t The defendnig South Island 1 three-quarter midget champion, 1 D. Jones, finished out of a place I in the eight-lap race for points. 1 Honour* were taken by R. Burt, 2 a former champion, who led most of the way in Convincing style, c A. Palmer, the winner of the J first round, finished second but t was later relegated one place c behind D Richens for barging. 5

, R. Wright scored an impressive win in the solo motor-cycle J scratch race in the good time of 81.2 sec. T. Black, the reignI ing South Island champion, ap- , piled some strong pressure beI- fore retiring on the final lap while still in a challenging position. - Worthy of special mention was I the showing of last season’s top novice, S. Foster, who fell on 1 the final lap while holding third place. He was put into the field t at the eleventh hour as a replacement, and until his fall, was right up with the leaders. Wright also won both his han- ! dicap events from the back . mark, to retain his unbeaten record for the season. ! The promising young rider, K. Burt, was fortunate to escape . serious injury when he somer- ’ saulted 30ft through the air be- • fore crashing into the safety ■ fence during a handicap event. : Burt collided with the rear wheel ' of the scrambles champion, G. I Stapleton, while jockeying for . position on the first bend? He was taken from the track by ambulance, but recovered in the I pits. Results were:— MOTOR-CYCLES I Solo Handicap Events (four laps!.—First race: D. Beckworth :20yd) 1, K. Young (30yd) 2, A. ' McDwralth (go) ITime, 98.4. Sec- ' ond race: A. Nesbitt (30yd) 1, R. , Valentine (20yd) 2. G. Stapleton (20yd) 3. Time, 87.3. Third race: i R. Wright (20yd) 1, M. Salt (10yd) 2, S. Foster (go) 3. Time, 83.6. . Fourth race: A. McUwraith (go) 1, G. Jemmett 120 yd) 2, R. Hall (go) 3. Time, 95.0. Fifth race: R. Wright (60yd) 1, A. Nesbitt (10yd) 2. K. Burt (20yd) 3. Time, 85.4. Sixth race: R. Clarkson (30yd) 1, R. Herdman (40yd) 2, B. Valentine (20yd) 3. Time, 87.0. Seventh race: A. Nesbitt (30yd) 1. S. Foster (30yd) 2, K. Young (10yd) 3. Time. 89.3. Eighth race: R. Clarkson <2oyd) 1, A. King (go) 2, G. Jemmett (10yd) 3. Time, 92.4. Serio Scratch Race (four laps). —R. Wright 1, R. Herdman 2. Time, 81.2. Solo Novice Handicap Events (four laps).—First race: B. Turner (20yd) 1, L. Russell (10yd) 2, M. Andrews (10yd) 3. Time, 98.3. Second race: B. Turner (40yd) 1, G. Stone (go) 2, L. Russell (20yd) 3. Time, 96.8. Side-car Events (four laps).— Firs (handicap: L. Dwight and S. Unwin (120 yd 1, L. Dwight jun. and G. Cox (100 yd 2, C. Howie and L Combridge (60yd) 3. Time, ; 99.9. Second handicap: N. Hill and B. Lynch (go) 1, L. Dwight ; and S. Unwin (120 yd 2, C. Howie and L Combridge (60yd) 3. Time, 93.1. Rex Russell scratch race: L. Dwight and S. Unwin 1, L. 1 Dwight jun. and G. Cox 2, I. 1 Begbie and B. Counsel) 3. Time, 88.9. 1 MIDGET CARS Three-quarter Midget Cars.— ! Opening handicap (six laps): D. Packer (20yd) 1, D. Jones (120 yd 1 2, A. Palmer (130 yd 3. Time, 2:15. South Island championship points race (eight laps): R. Burt 1. D. Richens 2, A. Palmer 3. < Time, 2:54. John Morris challenge scratch (six*laps): D. Jones ' 1, D. Packer 2, R. Burt 3. Time, < 2:13.3.

Midget Cars.—Opening handicap (six laps): M. Burt (10yd) 1, J. McKitterick (50yd) 2, G. Roxburgh (60yd) 3. Time, 2:39. Second handicap (eight laps): E. Murray (60yd) 1, M. Burt (10yd)

-2, R. Clive (20yd) 3. Time, 2:49.8. • Rothman* feature scratch (eight i laps): E. Murray 1, M. Burt 2, ■ R. Clive 3. Time, 2:41.5. STOCK ROOS Super-modified Stock Rods.— Opening handicap (six laps): B. Annan (50yd> 1. H. Pierson (80yd) . 2, D. Cameron (100 yd 3. Time, 2:40, Stan Wheatley feature scratch (eight laps): P. Annan 1, i R. Dunn 2, H. Pierson 3. Time, 2:45.2 (record). Second handicap (eight laps): P. Annan (130 yd 1, H. Pierson (80yd) 2, D. Cameron ' (120 yd 3. Time, 2:51.6. Shipping telegrams AUCKLAND, November 22. Arrived.—Saturday: Cap Breton (8.44 a.m.). Hamton Roads; Blyric (9.15 a.m.), New Plymouth. Sailed.—Saturday: Hawea (9.33 a.m.), Lyttelton; Monterey (6 p.m.,) Sydney; Austral Pilot (6.28 p.m.), Charleston. Arrived. Sunday: Kuroshlo Maru (10.35 ami.), aea; Boreen (7.5 a.m.), Ecuador; Tarawera (1.34 pjn.), Melbourne; Japan Totara (6.3 p.m.), Kobe. Cap Vincent (4.5 p.m.), Napier. Sailed.—Sunday: Port Lyttelton (1.49 p.m.), West Indies; Athelviscount (3.2 p.m.), Mandan Point. DUNEDIN, November 22. Arrived. Saturday: Eastern Builder (9.15 a.m.), Nelson. Sailed.—Saturday: Hauroko (9.30 a.m.), Bluff; Murihiku (9.30 a.m.), Bluff; Port Chalmers (10 p.m.), Bluff. Arrived.—Sunday: Wanka (11.30 a.m.), Wellington; Storm (6.30 a.m.), Lyttelton; Parera (10 a.m.), Gisborne. BLUFF, November 22. Arrived.—Sunday: Moanui (10 a.m.), Auckland; Port Chalmers (10 a.m.), Timaru; Waimea (9.30 pun.), Sydney. NEW PLYMOUTH, Nov. 22. Arrived. Saturday: Pateke (6.45 a.m.), Lyttelton; Erne (7.25 p.m.), Auckland. Arrived.—Sunday: Japan Rimu (4 p.m.), Bluff. Sailed.—Saturday: Pateke (1.30 p.m.), Lyttelton; Nipponham Maru (5.35 pjn.), Japan. Sailed.—Sunday: Port Alfred (6.10 p.m.), Lyttelton; Erne (3.15 p.m.), Marsden Point. WELLINGTON, November 22. Arrived. Saturday: Golden Bay (6.10 a.m.), Tarakohe; Wanaka (6.35 a.m.). Auckland; Holmlea (7.35 a.m.), Lyttelton; Bergensfjiord (8.5 a.m.), Auckland; Main Lloyd (10.45 p.m.), Lyttelton. Sailed. Saturday: Wanaka (1.15 p.m.), Dunedin; Mariel (3 p.m.), Lyttelton; Holmlea (3.5 p.m.), Lyttelton; Bergensfjiord (6 p.m.), Lyttelton; Golden Bay (11J p.m.), Tarakohe. Arrived. Sunday: U.S.S. Shangri-la (5.30 p.m.), Sydney. Sailed.—Sunday: Coromel (12.5 pjn.), Chatham Islands.

Family benefit Applications for family benefit capitalisation for the year ended September 30 totalled 12,995, the Minister of Social Security (Mr McKay) said on Friday. Applications declined in the same period totalled 3731.—(P.A.)