23-9-72 BELOW: Darid kisses his wife, garet, before the of the race. Hob Znd till a punctu him three laps. Hobbs Mare start bs ran re lost DECISION FOR MOLLOY Both m titles rotor-cycle to Perry ' By R. O. DEW) The brilliant 21-year-old Auckland rider, G. L. Perry: (500 Suzuki). comfortably won both the New Zealand open and 500 c.c. motor-cycle airfield racing championships, decided in; the same race over 10 laps of the very fast Wigram circuit on Saturday: Not even the rider mechanical troubles four laps who won world-wide from the finish. acclaim only Time honours on the day went to Perry. He recorded months ago for finishing the fastest lap at lmin 26.2: runner-up in the world average speed 88.95 miles an hour-and the road racing fastest race time, 4. 1. Turner sec. Unfortunately. this could (Taradale), could keep not be compared with previhim. Turner ous times because of alteraup with riding tions to the circuit. The highest speed The international motor-cycle 500 Suzuki, road racer, W. Molloy gradually finally Molloy at 119.4 miles. an to miss the sixth round finishing 9.3sec behind. (Huntly), might be forced drifted back, However. there is little doubt of the New Zealand 500 Molloy was travelling c.c. championship series the rapidly improving Dun- Third place was taken by | had no alternative but to ride considerably faster in the at Teretaunga on Satur- edin rider. J. D. Landrebe straight into him." Perry said first race when speeds down (350 Yamaha), who provided after the race. the back straight were not Perry's front wheel hit Mol- taken. The injury he suffered to his past the reigning national! a minor surprise by slipping loy's left leg with considerable force. Perry fell heavily left leg when G. L. Perry champion, D. Wylie (Christ- while Molloy managed to (Auckland) collided with church), three laps from the control his bike and bring V& proves him in the first race ati it to a halt alongside a straw Wigram on Saturday has LEAD IN TITLE The win gave Perry a com-; *I thought my proved to be more seri-l , manding lead of eight points broken," Molloy said its worth ous than first thought. in the New Zealand 500 c.c. FINE CHALLENGE X-ray has shown a road racing championship This left Wylie at the head G. Pederson (Gemco-Olds- ¡series and he is now un-t cracked bone; Molloy, likely to be beaten. one of New Zealand's! Dis- mobile V8) had a walkaway But in some respects the combe (Hamilton), some dis- • behind on victory in the six-lap event finest representative rid-| victory was a hollow one. ers, has not yet decided W. G. Molloy (Huntly), who! Yamaha. Riding superbly, for free-formula single-seat, whether he will attempt was expected to set the pace Discombe siowly crept up on ers and sports racers at Wig: Ion his three-cylinder Kawa- Wylie and on the eighth lap| ram. to race at invercargill. saki, had injured his left slipped past. Taken Faiture to do so will cost hint entie in the earler race and prise. wille responded to the dered across the tine nearly The big, yellow car thunhis chance of winning the had to have a pusher for the Challenge. He hung on to Dis 28sec ahead of the second lead of eight aged to get past. ! in sight. forced his way to ¡the front. "RODE STRAIGHT IN" He hurtled round the final tyre's best, 93.9 m.p.h. afterwards. his bend right on the limit, his Apart from a brief ankle troubling him, he with-! machine hopping across the held battle between C. Rob- i track under the strain, and erts (Brabham) and B. Hyslop 19/0 world 000 c.c. road rac- runner-up in the crossed the finishing line only (Ford JRM), which Roberts inches in front of Discombe won, there was little compeing championship and one of! in what was easily the clos- New Zealand's most experi- est finish of the day. Both There were several spins international riders, riders were credited with the in the loop: P. Stewart (Robat ironically received his ankle same time, 15min 6.3sec. Mantis) spun into the wall of injury in a clash with Perryi in the first race. Molloy led ing Landrebe rode an outstand- the hangar, bruising his hip in commanding race on his 250 c.c. and bending the car, and J. the first five laps. Perry, who overall and took the New from behind in the loop, for Yamaha to take third place Tschursinov had his Lotus hit had joined the race a lap be-iZealand 250 c.c. airfield title which spun him out. hind after working on thei The 350 c.c. title was won by clutch of his smaller 250 c.c. Discombe. He let in the clutch with a Suzuki, attempted to dive un- rush to start again and the der Molloy at the back of the TURNER OUT irear suspension fell off, apcircuit but was pushed wide Turner. one of the favour-; parently fractured in the colby a slower rider being lap. ites for the 250 c.c. title on lision. Jhis smaller 250 c.c. Suzuki,!. D. O. Evans (Lotus 27) fin- "Ginger (Molloy) had al- was well back in the field ished the race third, about *and ben he withdrew with I2sec behind Mcintyre.