MOTOR CYCLE RACE.
CONTEST IN HEAVY RAIN,
(British Official "Wireless.) RUGBY, Sept. 8. The Senior Grand Prix motor cycle race over 226 miles of road in the Isle of Man took place in heavy rain. Lowlying clouds covered the mountains during the race. There were many minor accidents owing to skidding, and twelve riders were eliminated through water penetrating the magnetos of their machines. Record speeds were out of the question, but the race was won at an aver, age speed of 67.32 miles an hour by Glcnhill on a Norton. Daniell, also on a Norton, was second with a speed of 66.97 miles an hour, and Swavy, on a Rudge, was third with 65.96 miles an hour.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 241, 10 September 1932, Page 7
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118MOTOR CYCLE RACE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 241, 10 September 1932, Page 7
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