McCallum leads open moto-cross

Press, 8 December 1976, Page 33

McCallum leads open moto-cross

The Blenheim riuer, Duncan McCallum, took the lead in the New Zealand open moto-cross series after the zone II quarter-finals at Nelson at the week-end. McCallum, lying only one • point behind Ross Horsburgh (Christchurch), at the begin-i rung of the day was a clear) leader when racing concluded. McCallum won all three races, two of them con-

vmcmgiy. in uic last race, during a stem tussle with Horsburgh both men fell in one of the several slushpatches with about half a lap to go. McCallum was the quicker to get mounted and went on to win narrowly. ! The Nelson Motor-cycle'. ;Club provided a testing circuit on a Brook Street • Farm for the series, and as : if the hill, stream and ditch obstacles were not enough ■ low cloud descended over

s.the course and much of the ij meeting was conducted in i fog. i ! There were two particui larly hazardous spots to be ‘.negotiated. Both were in a L gully and as the day wore lon and more machines (.passed over the more’ ■ favoured tracks so the con- : ditions in the valley deterio- ; rated. By the end of the i meeting the gully was al i great porridgy bog. The leaders in all the

• other classes retained their i front-running positions but some of the lower placings ■ were reversed. i Over-all leaders in each . grade at the conclusion of ('the day’s racing were: A (grade open, McCallum 1: ■I Horsburgh 2: R. Selbx (Christchurch) 3. A grade 125 cu cm: B. ( Carpenter (Christchurch) 1; JA. Bryce (Christchurch) 2; IM. Thompson (Christchurch (3.

B grade open: A. Duthie 1: A. Reid 2; D. Bryce (Blenheim) 3. B grade 125 cu. cm: R. Hampton 1, K. Reeves 2; A. Soper 3. C grade: G. Morrison 1: K. Murphy 2; R. O’Hara (Nelson) 3.