Millen fastest qualifier
PA Auckland Although nothing is ever certain in motor racing, a local driver should win the twenty-eighth New Zealand Grand Prix at Pukekohe today.- ; 1 ‘ - Steve Millen, the winner last year, has pole position for the first of the two heats, as he did 12 months ago, after setting the fastest practice time in his Smash Palace Ralt v
Millen did only three laps in the second session after setting his 57.9 .seconds time during the first session. “Some people think I am cocky for not going out in the afternoon,” said Millen afterwards. “But the track is always slower in the afternoon so if you don’t think you can go any faster there is no sense in going out and wearing your car out.” '
Millen was a little surprised at his . time ’ — the he set for. pole position at last February’s Aurora series meeting — because ...since then the regulations regarding the wings on the cars have been changed in an effort to slow them down. The practice times and grid positions are: S. Millen (Ralt RTD 57.95, 1; D. Oxton (Ralt RT4) 58.4 2- D. McMillan (Ralt RT4)
59.0, 3; J. Smith (March 778), 59.0, 4; K. Smith (March 798) 59.1, 5; R. Wilson (March 80A), . 59.3, 6; C. O’Brien (Ralt RTI) 59.3 7; G. Campbell (Chevron 839) 59.7, 8; A. Revnard .(Cuda 5) 60.0 9; E. Morgan (Chevron 829) 60.3 10; T. Donovan (March 778 . 61.0, 11; D. Saunders (March 778), 61.5, 12; R. Hart (Surtees TSIS) 62.0, 13; R. Irving (Moddus) 65.3.14.
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