Everett the flier in borrowed sprintcar

Press, 2 January 1979, Page 15

Everett the flier in borrowed sprintcar

A spiintcar driver, Selwyn Ev-| erett, gained the hat-trick xvith; three fine wins in throe starts 1 at Ruapuna Park Speedway on 1 Saturday evening. Everett, in good form after hisi third placing in the South Island’ title meeting last week, was drjx-i ing Roger Gleeson’s sprinter, as I he had blown his own motor! recently. Gleeson's gesture in loaning; his car gained him the ”‘CBA-i Mutual Personality of the Night Award.” The second round of the South I Island Demolition Derbx series xvas won by Trevor Ward <>t Palmerston North. Ward took the $lOOO prize in his Humber Snipe, having gained second place in the same car last week. Gordon Roxburgh won the $2OO Stirrers Award. The combinations headed by Dave Scobie and Wayne Tinner had a win and second each in; the sidecars, but in the opening handicap Bruce Turner mistakenly slowed down after three laps, thinking the race had finished. thereby losing his safe first placing. Tony Briggs continues to impress in the first division solos with txvo good wins, while the national and South Island champion. Larry Ross, had three victories after striking trouble in his first race.

I Trond Skretting and Craig I [Blackett both took heavy falls!: /into the concrete safetv fence.; (Ibut they were able to walk awav ; from their accidents. ( Norrie Chandler had another! 11 good run in the midget races, .■while Robin Sladen was the most 5 successful TQ midget driver with • a first and two seconds to his. credit. The second TQ race wasi /rerun after a six-car smash on I ’ the first bend in the opening lap. ' Results: MOTOR CYCLES First division solo events (four! 11 laps).—First handicap: T Black ' 1. P. Pawson 2. T. Skretting f (Norway) 3. Time: 78.7 sec. Sec ond handicap. T. Briggs 1, R. . Abel 2, M. Brown 3. Time: 78.7 i i sec. Suzuki Centre scratch:! i Briggs 1. Abel 2. Black 3. Time:; ■> 76.65ec. Consolation scratch: L. Ross 1, R. Muts tthe Netherlands/ ; 3 Time: 74.8 sec. Tommy’s Yam- :• aha flying six: Ross I. G. Staple /ton 2. Muts 3. Time: 75.8 sec. ’ Final scratch: Ross I. Stapletonj -2. Muts 3. Time: 75 Osec. » Second division solo events - (four laps).—First handicap: G.j j Beardsley 1, G. Forscutt 2. A. Crosbie 3. Time: 79.75ec. Second - handicap: G. Tax lor 1. C. Black? « ett 2, D. McPherson 3 Time:] s 82.3 sec. Final scratch: Taylor 1/ - Rearsdley 2, Forscutt 3. Time/ -; 78.6 sec. i Novice solo events (three laps).! I—First scratch: J. Jones 1. A.

Bayard 2, T. Ealam 3. Time: 71. H sec. Second scratch: S. Jordan I. M. Pavitt 2. Time: ttli.Bscr. Third scratch: Ealam 1. B. Wilson 12, T Duff 3. Time: 62.55ec. Sidecar events (four laps'. Christchurch Motor-cycles handicap: I). Scobie and M. Lock 1 W Turner and J. Sullivan 2. I Begbie and T Henry 3. Thpe Hl.Osec RCA Records handicap |W. Turner and Sullivan 1. Scoljit and Lock 2. B. Turner and tht Heg 3. Time: 88.2 sec. CARS ' Three-quarter midget car |events.—Geoff Stone Motors han divan 'eight laps,: G. Dawson 1 iR. Sladen 2. B Read 3. Time 2min 52.8 sec. Russ Noble scratch It.six laps'. Sladen I, G. Parr 2. C i Beach 3. Time: 2min 3.osec Final scratch (four laps): Pair I Sladen 2, Beach 3. Time: 86.0 sec Midget car events might. laps' Bishopdale Service Station han (Heap; X. Chandler L IL Robin son 2. A. Palmer 3 No lime •Coca Cola scratch; J McKitlerick 1, Palmer 2. Chandler 3. ’lime ,2min 33.8 sec. Sprintcar events. Opening han dicap 'seven lapse S. Everett 1 G. Denham 2. M Allan 3. Time: 2min 27.55ec. CRC feature scratch Height laps): Everett I, W. Pier ’son 2. K. Burt 3. Time: 2min 43.11 ’sec. Final scratch (four laps* Everett I. Allan 2. Pierson 3 Time: 79.0 sec.