CRASHES TO ORDER.

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 19, 23 January 1940, Page 4

CRASHES TO ORDER.

Next Saturday night at Kilbirnie Stadium, Reg. Kavanagh will present a novel attraction. Cars will be crashed head and side-on at terrific speed, catapulted through walls of flame, and rolled over. Motorists and film' fans will be especially interested in this show. As holder of the world's stunt title and three world'^ records, Kavanagh is a most amazing person. He is- very quiet and his hobbies are tennis arid polo. But when in action in aeioplahes or cars he is, a different ■•man^^^^ohe pa|Har said: "He' "Rpstthe most uncanny 'judgment and nerves of steel. At Olympic Park Kavanagh crashed two cars so successfully that when he climbed out of the wreckage of his car practically unhurt everyone on the ground was pleasantly surprised. Kavanagb had a sedan, car parked in the centre of. the ground and then drove another sedan into it at 40 m.p.h:. He crashed into the front of the stationary car and turned it at right angles. His own car turned over and > somersaulted twice, and the whole of the roof caved into steerling wheel level. As the car lay on its top clouds of smoke rose and it was feared that a. .fire would blaze out before Kavanagh could be. rescued. Suddenly Kavanagh crawled out dusting- himself and rubbing a badly wrenched back. The crowd stood up and absolutely roared their applause. His. 30 feet leap through a wall of flame earlier in the evening was one of the most amazing oights ever seen in Melbourne."