Ashburton rider in moto-cross win

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33386, 19 November 1973, Page 16

Ashburton rider in moto-cross win

(N.Z. Press Association) DUNEDIN. Riders from as far afield as Blenheim and Invercargill contested the zone one and two South Island semi-finals of the Pall Mall New Zealand motocross championship held tn muddy conditions at Sinclairs : Farm, Waihola, yesterday. Recent heavy rain left much I of the circuit extremely muddy and slippery, and as racing progressed the mud-pools turned to bog. The top South Island rider, R. Horsburgh (Ashburton) on a Honda, mastered the conditions and dominated the A grade events. His toughest opposition came from Roger Austin (Ashburton) on a Suzuki and John Shand (Mosgiel) on a Honda. In the B grade events the racing was very close, with G. Goodfellow, of Dunedin, on a Suzuki, R. Hill (Invercargill), Yamaha, and B. France (Christchurch), Suzuki, to the fore. In the C grade the New Zealand road lacing champion. J Landrebe, of Dunedin, showed his competition skills were not confined to the tarsea] by gaining two firsts and a second on his Honda. Landrebe, who took delivery of the machine only last week, was competing in his first full moto-cross meeting. Like the A grade, the 125 c.c. was dominated by one rider, A. Sintes (Christchurch* on a [Suzuki. He won all three races Results.— 125 c.c. —First race: A. Sintes (Christchurch) Suzuki 1; G. Udv (Invercargill) Suzuki. 2; J. Twaddle (Dunedin), BenefU, 3. Second race: A. Sintes, 1; G. tidy, 2; P. Newbold (Christchurch), Suzuki, 3. Third race: A. Sintes, 1: G. G. Udy, 2; T. Frame (Christchurch), Suzuki, 3. C grade.—First race; J. Landrebe (Dunedin), Honda, 1; C. McInnes (Mosgiel), Honda, 2; P. Walton (Invercargill), Suzuki, 3. Second race: J. Landrebe, 1; W. Calder (Dunedin), Honda, 2; S. (McLellan (Oamaru), Suzuki, 3. Third race: G. Reid ilnvercargill), CZ, 1; J. Landrebe. 2; W. CaTtler, 3. B grade.—Race one: G. Good fellow (Dunedin), Suzuki, I; 11. ’Hill (Invercargilli, Yamaha, 2; B. ilrance (Christchurch), Suzuki, 3. ’Second race: R. Hill, 1; B. France, 2. Third race: R. Hill, 1; B. France, 2; G. Goodfellow, 3. A grade.—First race: R. Horsburgh (Ashburton), Honda. 1; R. Austin (Ashburton), Suzuki, 2: J. jShand (Mosgiel), Honda, 3. Sec-

ond race: R. Horsburgh, 1; R iAustin, 2; J. Shand. 3. Third race: R. Horsburgh, 1; R. Austin, 2; J. Shand, 3.