Landrebe top road racer

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33251, 14 June 1973, Page 20

Landrebe top road racer

rpHE Dunedin rider, J. D. Landrebe. was the most successful road racer in the New Zealand championship season which ended recently with the Grand Prix at Ruapuna Park. Sponsored by the Christchurch dealer, Watson Motor - cycles Limited, Landrebe was the top scorer in both the 350 and 500 c.c. New Zealand championships, according to the final points table compiled by the secretary of the Auto Cycle Union (Mr I. C. W. Dougherty). He has also had his victory in the 350 c.c. class of the Rothmans series confirmed. Throughout the season he used the 350 c.c. Yamsel he brought back with him from England last year. Slightly lower than the standard racing Yamahas, it is basically a light-weight Seeley frame fitted with the normal Yamaha twin-cylinder racing engine. The most prominent Christchurch rider was M. J. Sinclair. He has had the official stamp given to his victory in the New Zealand 250 c.c. series and has been announced as the winner of the Rothmans series in this class as well. The Suzuki Centre sponsored his racing activities. Other Christchurch riders to feature prominently in the tables include D. Wylie, M. Cropp and J. Boote. Boote won the 500 c.c. class of the Rothmans series on a Suzuki with

Wylie, who was racing in Asia when the final rounds were conducted, second. Wylie was second equal with Cropp and R. Dumpleton (Auckland) in the New Zealand 500 c.c. championship and third in the 350 c.c. championship. He was also third in the 350 c.c. class of the Rothmans series. Official points in the New Zealand road championships are:— 250 c.c. class. — M. J. Sinclair (Christchurch) 38, 1; T. Discombe (Cambridge) 36, 2; W. Molloy (Hamilton) 21, 3; M. Cropp (Christchurch) 14, 4; R. Hannan (Hamilton) 12, 5.

350 c.c. class. — J. D Landrebe (Dunedin) 30, 1; R. Dumpleton (Auckland) 23. 2; D. Wylie (Christchurch) 21, 3; M. Sayle (Australia) 16, 4: Cropp 13, 5. 500 c.c. class. — j Landrebe 32, 1: Wylie,! Cropp. Dumpleton 18, j (equal) 2; R. Lett (Wanga-1 nui) 16, 5. Sidecar class. — G. Ski!-1 ton (Pahiatua) 40, 1; G. ’

Reay (Hastings) 22, 2: F. Sollitt (Pukekohe) 14, 3; J. Lasenby (Blenheim) 8. 4; D. Rohloff (Wellington) 7, 5.

Final results of the Rothmans series are:— 250 c.c. class. — Sinclair 38, 1; Discombe 36. 2; Molloy 21, 3; Cropp 14, 4; Hannan 12, 5. 350 c.c. class. — Landrebe 38. 1; Dumpleton 26, 2: Wylie 22, 3: Sayle and Cropp 14, (equal) 4 500 c.c. class. — J. Boote (Christchurch) 34, 1; Wylie 28, 2: Lett 20, 3; R. Ingram (Invercargill) 14, 4: D. Ogden (Auckland) 10, 5.