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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.
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22-1-68 Racing Car Hits Hangar VICDAM TWO NEW ZEALANDERS IN THE FIRST THREE.-The first three drivers to finish in the 101.2 mile Lady Wigram Trophy Race on Saturday. From left are C. Amon, of New Zealand (Ferrari), wao was second; J. Clark, of Scotland (Lotus Ford), who was first; and the world champion, D. Hulme, of New Zealand (Brabham Ford), who finished third. Paul Bolton, who was injured when his Brabham Climax crashed backwards Anxious Moments through a wall of a hangar during the Lady Hundreds of spectators, vince the driver that the Wigram Trophy race at race had not finished, but Wigram on Saturday, is many of them small boys, even then the bonnet of the in a satisfactory condi- swarmed across the track station waggon remained on tion in the Christchurch before the final motor-cycle the track and across Hospital. race had ended at Wigram sight of the time-keepers. Airfield on Saturday. With At tile same time hun- Bolton, who was knocked un- them was a station waggon dreds of spectators, many conscious, was admitted.to bearing the Motor Racing of them small boys headthe hospital for observa Club's official stickers. ing for the pit area, flowed tion. He was not badly Only the first few riders across the track, and for a hurt. had received the chequered • few anxious minutes motorflag when the station wag- cycies were being braked Bolton, aged 30, emigrated gon, carrying a passenger, desperately. from Australia to New was driven across the start- Several officials ran down Zealand this year. He finish line, narrowly missing the track to warn riders to plans to settle in Tau- motor-cyclist travelling throttle back as they came ranga as racing instrue- nearly 100 miles an hour. round the very fast bomb- It took several seconds of bay • bend into the front tor at a driving school tol wild gesticulations by the straight. Even s0, it was be established as part off flag official (Mr M. Butler) surprising that nobody was the raceway there. and other officials to con-.

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