The moments before the start of the Rothmans National 100 Powerboat Race on the Estuary earlier this year were agony for Peter Knight, holder of the title and three times winner of the event He could not get the engine of his hydroplane, Wynn's, to fire. New Brighton team mates lifted the stern of the craft from the water so the propeller was clear—but still he could not get the engine to start He could not get the boat to the start line—and was out of the final. The trophy and $600 went to the North Island for the first time since the inception of the event when the Auckland boat, Miss Pall Mall, driven by 19-year-old G. Thoms, won easily.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32665, 22 July 1971, Page 13
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121The moments before the start of the Rothmans National 100 Powerboat Race on the Estuary earlier this year were agony for Peter Knight, holder of the title and three times winner of the event He could not get the engine of his hydroplane, Wynn's, to fire. New Brighton team mates lifted the stern of the craft from the water so the propeller was clear—but still he could not get the engine to start He could not get the boat to the start line—and was out of the final. The trophy and $600 went to the North Island for the first time since the inception of the event when the Auckland boat, Miss Pall Mall, driven by 19-year-old G. Thoms, won easily. Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32665, 22 July 1971, Page 13
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