Father and son take model-plane titles
A squadron leader from Wigram won the New Zealand model radio-control soaring championships held at the weekend. His son won the junior title. Paul Lagan, aged 36, won a National Aiiways Corporation trophy, and a trip for two anywhere in New Zealand from the airline, as his prize. Over-all placings In the championships were determined by totalling the points of the four events Tn the two-day series held at Pleasant Point. Thirty-three contestants entered. John Lagan, aged 11, was the youngest competitor. He was top junior fiver, as well as being placed ninth in the open category.
The next championships will be held in the North Island, in March. Results were,—Slope soaring.—P Lagan (Wigram) 1, G. Palmer 'Timaru, 2, D. Rooke (Christchurch, 3. Thermal soaring.—Class A: Palmer 1. A. MacDonald 'Auckland, 2. I. Harvey (Christchurch, 3. Class B: Lagan 1, W. Stolt (Christchurch) and MacDonald (equal) 2. Class D: Lagan 1. R. Colvill (Tlmaru) 2, Palmer 3. New Zealand soaring cham pionship.—Lagan 1. 6tott 2. Mac Donald 3. New Zealand soaring junior championship. — J. Lagar (Wigram) 1, K. Westoby (Tlmaru, 12, P. Hardie (Timaru) 3.
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