CAN.-AM. SERIES
Hulme wins first race (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter —Copyright) MOSPORT (Ontario). D. Huhne, of New Zealand, driving a McLaren MBF, has won the first race of the 10 in the Canadian-American Challenge Cup series for bigbore sports cars. Winning the 200-mile race earned Hulme SUSI3,OOO. The series carries prizes worth SUSIm. Hulme led the field of 26 for 71 laps of the 80-lap race around the course of two miles and three-quarters. He completed the 200-mile course in Ihr 48min 15.2 sec, with an average speed of 109.033 m.p.h. Hulme took the lead as the race started, but lost it to the Scotsman, J. Stewart, who held pole position, in the ninth lap. Stewart went out of the race in the eighteenth lap with transmission trouble.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19710615.2.205
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32633, 15 June 1971, Page 24
Word Count
125CAN.-AM. SERIES Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32633, 15 June 1971, Page 24
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in