27-99-54 9-12-54 MOTOR RACING AT RAKAIA BENEFIT MEETING FOR NEW CLUB The Motor Racing Club of Christchurch will conduct a race meeting at Rakaia today for the • benefit of the recently-formed Rakaia Car : Club. Races will be held in the Rakaia Domain where the club has graded and prepared a very good track. . More than 3000 gallons of waste oil has been spread on the clay 'surface of the track to lay dust Drivers from all over Canterbury, and possibly from Otago, are expected to compete. Guts of work and the loan machinery from local residents and contractors has helped the club in the preparation of its track. Now the Motor Racing Club has decided, as a gesture to a new club, to bold a race meeting and to give the complete net proceeds of the day to the club's funds. MOTOR RACING мОТОВ RACING MOTOR RACING RACING MOTOR RACING RACING SATORDAY, DECENTER SATURDAY: BEER! SATURDAY, DECEMBER RABAIA DOMAR BAKALA DOMAL RAKAIA DOMAIN RAKAIA DOMAIN Seé South Island's Leading Drivers Action on this Excellent Track. The surface has been treated overcome dust. Refreshments and Hot Water Available. Admission: Adults 29 6d, Cars 1s. Children Free Gates Open Mence 10.30. Proceedings cornmence COME AND ENJOY A PICNIC DAY AT THIS PLEASANT SPOT. Organised by Rakaia Car Club. Controlled and run by Motor Racing Club (nc.). C5880X 4-12-54 6-12-54 H. Green Breaks Car Club Record Hec+ Green. cut the track record from 32.05sec to 30.2sec when the Rakaia Car Club held a meeting in conjunction with the Motor Racing Club to-day. The track was a shade over haif a mile. attended. The trachdras in gold About one hundred condition, four thousand gallons of oil having peen laid on it. Results: First Race R. Moore (Cooper 500) I, B. Briggs (Ford 10 Special) 2, D. Drewery. (Singer Special) 3. Time-2min 22sec. Second Race-B. Monk (Ford 10 Brown (Ford Special) 2, Special) r P. Womersier (A40 Special). Time-1min 55sec. Third bolt Shadbolt Specials 2, T. Shadbolt (Shadbolt Special) D. Ransley (Ransley Rlley) 3. Time -Imin : 43sec. Fourth Race-M. Winterbourn (R.A. Vauxhall) 2 Time-erson Paterson (Singer Special) 49sec. Fifth Race_W. Shaw (V8 Ford) 1, A. Kennard (Riley 23) 2, M. Stewart (Vanguard) 3. Time 2min 8sec. Sixth Race "F. Shuter' (Edelbrock Special) 1, I. Branthwalte (Ford 10 Speclai) 2, Mrs B. Brown (Ford 8 Special) 3. Time--Imin 43.5sec. Seventh Race-P. Homesley (A40 Special) 1, M. Winterbourn (RA. Vauxhall) 8 3. Brags Ford 10 Special) S Time-suit 28.550c. Fighth Race-R. Moore (Cooper 500) 1, Hec. Green (RA.) 2. Time -2min 20sec. Ninth Race-B. Monk (Ford 10 Special) 1, R: Rutherford (Ford 10 Special 2 me 2min 28sec. (Ford Special) Tenth Race-s. Stuart (Riley 2g) 1, F. Pope (Citroen) 4, A. Kennard (Riley 23) 3. Time4min &sec. Eleventh Race F. Shuter (Edelbrock) 1, A. Gallagher (Fiat Special) 2. D. Drewery (Singer Special) 3. Time3min 2sec. Twelfth Race-Mrs B. Brown (Ford 8 Special) 1, Mirs J. Monk (Ford 10 Special) 2, A. Mofatt (Mor- Iis Minor) 3. Time min isec. Thirteenth RaceD. Ransley (Ransley Riley) 1, R. Moore (Cooper 500) 2, R. Rutherford (Fora 10 Special) Time-smin 43sec. Fourteenth Race B. Briggs (Ford 10 Special ›1, a. Green (RA.) 2, J. Branthwalt (Ford 10 Special) 3. Time: 3min 43sec. Fifteenth Race.B. Monk (Ford 10 Special 1, H. Green (R.A.) 2, J. Branthwalt (ford 10 special) 3. Time. 3min 49sec. Sixteenth Race W. Shạw (Ford V8) 1, A. Stuärt (Riley 23) 2, M. Stewart (Vanguard) Time 2min 43sec. CAR RACING AT RAKAIA H. GREEN BREAKS TRACK RECORD A track record of 30.2 seconds was established by H. Green at the meeting held by the Motor Racing Club and the Rakaia Car Club Rakaia Domain on Saturday afternoon. at the he track was a shade over half a mile, and Green averaged 65.6 miles an hour for the circuit in his R.A., breaking the record by 1.85sec. The first six races were run as scratch races to provide lap times for all competitors for handicapping. The meeting was run as a benefit for the newly-formed Rakaia club, and many useful prizes were given by Rakaia busi-. nessmen. A crowd of about 1000 attended the meeting. Several attractions, including a merry-go-round, were provided for the many children present. The weather was a fresh southerly breeze, and the track was in good orde laid on it. nearly 4000 gallons of oil having been Results were:— Scratch Events First Race (four laps).—R. Moore (Cooper 500), 2min 22sec, 1; B. Briggs {Ford 10 Special), 2min 24sec, 2; D. Drew- (Singer Special), 2min 38sec, 3. *Second Race (three laps).-B. Monk (Ford 10 Special). Imin 55sec. 1; B. Brown! (Ford 8 Special), Imin 55 sec. 2; P. Women A Special -5763 Third (three laps).-H Green (R.A.), 1min 43sec, Shadbolt (Shadbolt Special), 1min 47sec, 2; C. A. Ransley imin 48sec, 3. (Ransley Riley) (three laps) -M. Winter- Fourth bourn (R.A. Vauxhall), Paterson (Singer Special), 1min 50sec, Fifth Race (three laps) -W. Shaw (V8), 2min 8sec. 1; A. Kennard (Riley 24), 2min Ssec, 2; M. Stewart (Vanguard), 2min 14sec, 3. Sixin Race (three iaps).-F. Shuter (Edelbrock), imin 43jsec, 1; J. Branthwaite (Ford 10 Special), 2min 2sec, Wirs Brown (Ford 8 Special), 2min 13.5sec, 3. Handicap Events Seventh Race (four laps).-P. Womersley (A40 Special), scr, 2min 29}sec. 1; Winterbourn (R.A. Vauxhall), &sec, 2min 30}sec, 2; B. Briggs (Ford 10 Special), 8sec, 2min 32sec. Eighth Race (four laps).—R. Moore (Cooper 500), 5sec, 2min 20sec, 1; H. Green (R.A.), Ssec. 2min 20gsec, 2. Ninth Race (four laps).—B. Monk (Ford 10 Special), scr. 2min 28sec, I; R. Rutherford (Ford 10 8sec, 2min 28]sec, 2: B. Brown (Ford 8 29sec. 3. Special special), scr, 2min Tenth Race (six laps).-A. Stuart (Riley 22). 5sec, 4min 8sec, 1: F. Pope (Citroen), sCE. 4min 8sec, 2; 5sec. 4min 10sec, 3. Eleventh Race (five laps).-F. Shuter (Edelbrock). 10sec, 3min 2sec, 1; H. Gallagher Ssec. 3min 3sec, 2; D. Drewery (Fiat Special), Special), SCT, (Singer 3min 'firth Race (six laps)._Mrs N. Brown (Ford 8 Special), 5sec. *min Isec, 1; MIs Monk (Ford Special), Tsec, 4min 17 sec, 2; A. Moffatt (Morris Minor). ser. 4min 19}sec, Thirteenth Race (six laps).—C. A. C. Ransley (Ransley Riles), Izsec, 3min 43sec. 1: R. Moore (Cooper 500), 20sec. 3min 43gsec, 2; R. Rutherford (Ford 10 Special), 8sec, (Ford 10 Special), Fourteenth Race 3min 505e laps)._B. Briggs 5sec. 3min (SIX 43sec. 1; H. Green (R.A.). 20sec. 3min 14sec, 2: - J. Branthwaite (Ford 10 Speciai), scr, 3min 50sec. 3. Fifteenth Race (six 1apsi.—B. Monk (Ford 10 Special). 5sec. 3min 40sec, i; P. Womersley (A40 Special), Ssec, 3min 51sec, 2; B. Brown (Ford 8 Special), 8sec, 3min 52sec. 3. Sixteenth Race ‹four laps).-W: Shaw 4 Ford VB), Ssec. 2min 43=ec. 1: A. Stuart (Riey 23), 18sec, 2min 52sec. 2; N1. Stewart (Vanguard), ECI, 2min 55sec, 3.