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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19513, 16 February 1926, Page 8

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WANGANUI VISITOR’S IMPRESSIONS SPEEDING ON THE SEASHOEE LIGHT ENGLISH CARS DO WELL A Wanganui motorist who was at the Muriwai Beach motor sports on Saturday, when the championship of New Zealand was decided, said some remarkable performances were established. In his eyes the most astounding feature of the lay’s programme was the manner in which the beach stood up to the wear and tear. Though cars were flying up and down throughout the day the surface scarcely showed a wheel track. It was noticeable that many muchheralded competitors failed to come up to expectations. Some of the best performers were in the light car class, and English products were in the limelight. Unpleasant features were the long drive out from Auckland, over execrable roads, and the fatal motor accident which marred the proceedings. The victims of the accident, which occurred practically on the beach, wore left in the open for a long time. No ambulance was available, and a badly injured man, smoking a cigarette, and showing the greatest, fortitude, was simply wrapped in a rug and left in the centre of a curious crowd until a conveyance could be secured. Dust will always be prominent in memories of 1926 Muriwai. The road out was inches deep in dust, which rose in an opaque cloud, and the roadside hedges, and the passing cars, were clotted with dust at the conclusion of the day's activities.