Racing car hits hangar
Paul Bolton, 30, an Australian who emigrated to New Zealand in 1968 and planned to settle in Tauranga as a racing instructor, was admitted to Christchurch Hospital in a satisfactory condition after his Brabham-Climax crashed backwards through a hangar wall in the Lady Wigram Trophy; he was knocked unconscious but not badly hurt. Separately, hundreds of spectators and a Motor Racing Club station wagon crossed the track before the final motor-cycle race had ended, narrowly missing a rider travelling nearly 100 mph.
Facts
- At the 1968 Lady Wigram meeting a Motor Racing Club station wagon and many spectators crossed the track before the last motor-cycle race had finished, with officials warning riders to throttle back at the Bomb Bay bend.
Photos
- Two New Zealanders in the first three: the first three to finish the 101.2 mile Lady Wigram Trophy Race. From left, C. Amon of New Zealand (Ferrari), second; J. Clark of Scotland (Lotus Ford), first; and world champion D. Hulme of New Zealand (Brabham Ford), third.
