Wilding wins title
Wayne Wilding won the Can-' terbury stock-car championship! convincingly on the new cinder; j. track at the Woodford Glenlj. speedway last evening. In two. of the three heats hei p demonstrated his six years of) ( stock-car experience. to the { detriment of Tom Densem and Mike Bedford, the runners-up.! In the ’hiid heat Densem. with; only a year's experience. s managed to take first place, but Wilding’s second place was < enough to give him a winning! L margin of six points from I Densem. [t The saloon classes have been! t reduced to rookies, ordinary t saloons and super saloons. ;j The super saloon races wore' especially exciting, with the new! ’ cinder track causing some 1 anxious moments for the drivers of the faster cars, unused to the) ? surface. > 3
Results:--Canterbury stock-car title.— i Heal one: W. Wilding (Mini-1 Hemi Valiant) 1, M. Bedford) (1100-Fojd VB> 2. T. Densem (A3O- - V 8» 3. Heat two: Wilding! I Bedford 2. Densem 3. Heal! three: Densem i. Wilding 2 P. Coutts. (A3o* Valiant) 3. Final points: Wilding 58. Den-' sem 52, Bedford 36. 1 Super saloons.—Race one: T.i Cardwell (Mustang Cobra ll> 1.1 D. Smith 1350 Chev. Monza) 2.! D. Sangster • Monaco) 3. Race two: Cardwell !, D. Rolt (Hatchback Torana) 2. Smith 3. Race! three: Smith J, Cardwell 2. Bolt' Invitation saloon race.—Rolt l.j Cardwell 2. F. Toort 3. Saloon feature.—G. Saltonl (Consul 315» I. G. Sim (Mk III: Zephyn 2. M. Dearman (Angliai.
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