RACING SEASON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21910, 20 September 1934, Page 18

RACING SEASON

SPLENDID PROSPECTS STIMULUS OF NEW TRACK With the opening of the new racing track at Onehunga toward the end of the year a particularly ihteresting season of inotor-car racing is in prospect. It is confidently expected the track will be available for practice next month and the opening meeting will be conducted by the New Zealand Motorracing Drivers' Association in December. Although no definite decisions have yet been made it is considered the races will be principally short events of about four laps of the half-mile course. The number of competitors to take part in each contest has not yet been decided «upon, but it is likely to vary according to the size of the vehicles competing. Some members of the association, however, consider it would not be practicable to have more than half a dozen cars in a race.

The formation of the track has aroused grgat enthusiasm among drivers and a number of special cars is being assembled to take part in the events. In addition there will be those which have already been raced at Henning's Speedway, Mangere, and Muriwai Beach. It is hoped there will be about 20 cars available for competition. The membership of the association has increased in a most gratifying manner in the past few weeks and there are now over 50 members.