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New Zealand road race championship

Four-photo montage of the first NZ car road racing championship over 105 miles at Wigram: the standing start with winner M. Proctor (Riley) on the left of the front row and runner-up F. B. Bennett (Invicta) on the right, Proctor on the top straight, fifth-placed Mrs S. Lupp in her MG, and Proctor leading R. J. Roycroft's supercharged Austin 7.

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  • The first New Zealand car road racing championship was held over 105 miles at Wigram on Saturday: the field gets away from a standing start; Proctor (Riley) on the extreme left and runner-up F. B. Bennett (Invicta) on the extreme right of the front row; Proctor speeding along the top straight; the only woman entrant, Mrs S. Lupp (Dunedin) in her MG, who gained fifth place; Proctor leading the field into the top straight, closely followed by R. J. Roycroft (Auckland) in a supercharged Austin 7.
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28-2-49 cEli NEW ZEALAND ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP.—The first New Zealand car road racing championship was held over a course of 105 miles at the R.N.Z.A.F. station, Wigram, on Saturday. The photographs show,-(1): The field gets away from a standing start as the starter's flag is dropped. The winner. M. Proctor (Wellington) driving a Riley. is on the extreme left and the runner-up. F. B. Bennett (Christchurch) driving an Invicta. on the extreme right of the front row. (2): Proctor speeding along the top straight. (3): The only woman entrant, 3irs S. Lupp (Dunedin) in her JI.G. She gained fifth place. (4): Proctor leading the field into the top straight. He is closely followed by R. J. Rovereft (Auckland) in a supercharged Austin 7.

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