MOTOR SPEEDWAY.
FIRST IN NEW ZEALAND. . CHRISTCHURCH, January 31. Christchurch is to have the first speedway .in New Zealand at Monica Park. It will be a track built of soft woods, built up at the corners to an angle of between 40 and 50 degrees, and capable of carrying motor cycles and small motor cars at a speed up to 75 miles an hour. It will cost about £BOOO, and it is proposed that the work of formation be commenced next winter. The track will be ready for use the following summer.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3804, 8 February 1927, Page 55
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92MOTOR SPEEDWAY. Otago Witness, Issue 3804, 8 February 1927, Page 55
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