Molloy Wins Thre Struggle On Old e-Man Machin 24-1-66 Few were quite prepared for the tremendous struggle that developed botTEn New Zealand's Isle of Man leauler, N. J. Laurebe Danger and the two works riders, H. R. Anderson (Suzuki) and W Molloy (Bultaco) in the national airfield motor-cycle championships at Wigram on Saturday. Molloy won the main ¡haust valve in the motor of top speed by a few miles an The two championships at Istake in this race,' the national 25-mile race for the lhis 500 c.c. Norton and was hour. He had done 120 to 125 250 c.c. and 350 c.c. airfeld forced to retire. m.p.h. yet Molloy had had a championships. both went to New Zealand 500 c.c. Molloy. who comes from slight edge in top speed. Molloy on the 250 c.c. works Bul-i and open airfield cham- taco with Anderson second in Huntly, was slightiv more for both Fastest Time cases. pionships after ex- tunate. His works 250 c.c. Bul- Landrebe narrow- Earlier. The fastest lap of the day was taco was proving difficult to ly won the first motorcycle put in by Landrebe in the open changing his works and at the last minute race at imin 43sec. the equiva- Bultaco when it re- start, l event over 11 laps. He tent of more than 83 miles an he decided to exchange it for finished sec ahead of Molloy, bour Mollor's best was fracfused to start, for a i his old but well-tried 500 c.c. who was still making up after itionally 82 miles an hour 500 c.c. Norton: Norton. It was just as well for a his works while Anderson lapped reguslow start on tarly in Imin 45sec. about 79 if Landrebe had established a Multaco. His time for this miles an hour. All three put in He finished at more lead early in the race Molloy race, 19min 16.6sec, was even most of their laps at Imin 4jsec than 100 miles an hour, would never have caught him. faster than Molloy's in the After the race Molloy said less than half a length main event—an average speed that he had really been Of almost 80 miles an hour. ahead of Landrebe. ing hard set pand Anderson was also third in rebe. this Entering the final lap, the had a European Contract round ace tee erst peter first from 24-year-old Landrebe He said that the Spanish i time the frst lap slight edge over the 29 year- push start was 1min 46.5sec, an Bultaco factory had just average speed more than 78 old Molloy. Down the back offered to renew his contract miles aD hour. Down the straight they hurtled. almost as a works rider and that straights he was reaching 120 locked together, at more than miles hour. he would be contesting the Lan got by on the sec. 120 miles an hour. world 250 c.c. and 125 C.C. ond and for the nest eight lap Approaching the hairpin world championships in the laps Anderson magnifbend for the last time they cently to Molloy in each tried to out-brake the approaching European season. nose-to-tail struggle. Finally Landrebe said be had made the superior power of the Bulother, and both overshot the taco triumphed and Anderson no plans yet for his trip to to third. The corner badly. However, when the Isle of Man in June and dropped focal ck first rider to finish mas they sorted themselves out would just "wait and see what McCleary, #ho gave the impres- Molloy was left in the best comes up." He will take the sion that he ras saving himposition. self for the main race. He 500 c.c. Matchless he rode at ished fourth, 30sec behind An- Molloy swung into the main Wigram but will increase the! derson. straight just a length ahead of the blue cowling of Landrebe's 500 c.c. Matchless and took the chequered flag a5 Landrebe ranged un alongside his rear wheel. His time for the race was 19min 17sec. Landrebe was credited with a time a second slower, but the margin was smaller. Led Big Machines New Zealand's world champion, Anderson, on his works 125 c.c. Suzuki, led all the big 500 c.c. machines round on the second lap with THE WINNER OF THE OPEN MOTOR-CYCLING RACE at Wigram on a fantastic display of skill. Saturday, W. "Ginger" Molloy (No. 34), passing the world champion, H. R. Although he had to concede victory to the big machines of Molloy and Landrebe, he Anderson, who finished third. Molio is riding a 246 c.c. Bultaco and Anderson was always within challenging distance and finished third. So close were these three outstanding New Zealand riders that officials found it impossible to separate them with their photo-electric timing gear on the back straight. They timed the group at just under 120 m.p.h. One of the unluckiest riders was the present New Zealand , senior and junior Grand Prix champion, christchurch. R. McCleary, jun.. He made a brilliant start and first time round led Anderson by about 30 yards with Landrebe and Molloy following close un. Unfortunatelv as The was accelerating out of the chicane in an effort to throw Mustang Not Be Could Caught I. Segedin (Hamilto Mustang howled into a retain for the full 30 mi lap modified production Wigram. on) in the Ford lead he was to nutes of the 15saloon race at Segedin was chased by J. Mullins (Christchurch) in the Mini Cooper S, but won by 10 seconds ahead. P. B. Langley (Napier), in another Mini S, could not get near Mullins, and finished third, another 14 seconds. The best battle was that between F. Hamlin. (Lower Hutt) and B. E. Innes (Morrinstillle), both in Mini S's. Bruton (Invercargili) in atother Mini S joined in for a while but was left behind. In the first allcomers' event K. Grant (Wellington) in the Mini S-engined A40 took the lead from the beginning, and held it easilly to the end, lapping as fast as 1:42. For the first four laps W. Collins (Christchurch) in a Ford engined MorTis Minor held to second, with Mullins in hot pursuit. On Mullin's tail were Langley and Hamlin with R. Grace (Sanson) in a Mini S and G. J. Baker (Christchurch) in an Anglia fought it out behind them. Further back again J. W. Armstrong (Dunedin) in an Anglia and D .S. Hayward (Christchurch) in the immaculately-prepared Cortina G. I bearing kept him out of the final race. Simpson had some gearbox trouble and A. F. Moffatt's Curtina Climax dropped out after the warm-up lap because of fluctuating oil pressure. Lap Record in the alicomer's final, warlin again led early throughout. setting a new saloon lap record of 1:36.8. Simpson was a good second all the was, Hawes on the Tojeiro was third and Cop- DInS was fourth, well back. Grace's Mini was out earli with gear troudle. and C. Berryman's AS0 lost a wheel on club corner and departed through the nay with some damage but no as intery. Grant retired on the frst lap with a broken axle. Collins was fourth behind Coppins. Moffatt in the Cortina Climax started well back and was coming up through the field well, having moved into sixth place. when hes o iL pressure again began to fall and he retired. Nielson's Zephyr Corvette re- - tired after shedding a fan belt. BOYD WINS CLUB RACE Porter Had To Push disputed positions. At the rear of the field F. V The Motor Racing Club cham- Turner (Christchurch) in pionship event, an l-lap race Austin Mini Struggled with F. for sports cars and specials, Stanton in the littie Honda was the most exciting at Wig coupe which was surprisingly ram for the spectators. fast for its small engine capa-! B. E. Porter in the Lotus Climas 15 led the first time city. On the fifth lap Collins spun on around, followed by G. Матбол the loop when trying to hold off ‹Stanton Corvette), Bord Mullins. and the Mini S driver (Lycoming Special), B. Haves went through into the second in the Tojeiro Jaguar and then. place he was to hold throughout. after a long gap T. Shaw Collins restarted behind Lang-l the Lotus 1.5, D. D. Silcock ley and managed to pass him. (Jaguary XK140) and N. F. but could not catch the flying Stuart in the Stuart special, the Mullins. rest of the cars being well Swift Ferrari In the second alcomer's race spread. the fourth M. Stephens Martin in the beautifully. of Neison had blown up his prepared Ferrari 250LM had no Zephyr Special and Mardon had difficulty in leading ali the way, taken the lead from Boyd and as was to be expected. Be Porter. These three were lapped in about I:39. In the elmost wheel-to-wheel. early laps D. A. Simpson in thei Further back Stuart, R.J. very fast Lotus Anglia, P. Fahey Stewart (Robat Mantis) and in a similar car and B. Hawes 0. Evans (Lotus Spl) were in the Tojeiro Jaguar, which was locked in combat, the Robat Atted hardtop, had Mantis briefly taking the lead furious tussie. on the next lap. The two Anglias went very ra- Then Boyd took the lead from pidly indeed, and eventually Fa- | Mardon, who had been timed hey got past simpson. Behind at 144 m.p.h. on the bach them there was a long gap back straight, and Porter. started to to R. Coppins in the Zephyr drop back with clutch trouble. Corvette, Miller in a Cortina There was then a gap to the Corvette, C. Jepson in a Lotus Tojeiro and long gap Cortina, and L. Neilson in the Shaw. Zephyr Corvette, which The frst two cars continued retired with fuel troubles soon ¡their fierce battle, and on the after. ninth Porter spun out at The second third and fourth loop and dropped to fourth. But cars ught VErY fiercely. then on the last lap the Stanton Fahey spun of at the loop. He Corvette ran out of fuel, and caught Simpson again and was although Mardon pushed it for soon close up on the Tojeiro, the line he lost his place, and but on the last lap he had to Hawes finished second. with retire with overheating. A run Porter third.