Chch driver wins karting series
Doug Drake, of Christchurch, won the 100 cu. cm Yamaha class in the annual kart racing series at Waiau. A total of 35 Karters from Blenheim. Kaikoura, Christchurch and Wellington, made up a field which contested 16 races. Drivers contested four heats of six laps on the demanding onekilometre circuit. The 22 entries in the lOOcc Yamaha class provided some very spirited racing. The Beta Cars racing team of Doug Drake and Murray Davies looked set to dead-heat the series, but in the last heat Robert Oakley got it all together and beat Davies, leaving the series to Drake. Results:
Over four heats. - lOOcc Yamaha: Doug Drake. 1; Murray Davies. 2; Robert Oakley, 3; Daryl Horwell. 4. 125 cc Gearbox: John Hamilton. 1; Avon Hyde. 2; Graham Stevens. 3; Paul Crichton. 4. 250cc'Open: Derek Wilson. 1. Bruce Bayliss. 2. Waiau Hotel lOOcc Grand Prix (12 laps): Horwell. 1. Drake. 2. Oakley, 3: Rex Greer (Blenheim). Waiau Hotel Open Grand Prix (15 laps): Hyde. 1; Crichton. 2: Gary Greer’ (Blenheim),3: John Allen. 4. Amuri Lions (Non-winners race. 6 laps): Terry Sowman (Blenheim). 1; Murdoch Anderson. 2; Gary Hecker. 3. Waiau Motor Services Ltd (Flying farewell 6 laps): Horwell. > 1. Crichton. 2: Drake. 3; Green. 4
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Press, 15 January 1982, Page 10
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