19-1-74 gon Carpets 35 ALLA. MIES Popular Otahuhu racing driver Red Dawson was getting plenty of power. from his Camaro during today's practice session at Wigram for tomorrow's saloon car races being staged with the New Zealand Grand Prix. Dawson had a tough tussle with Paul Fahey (Manurewa) who was driving • Cologne Capri in today's session. 200 OTOR RAGING NZ INTERNATIONAL GRAND PRIX 19th and 20th JANUARY, 1974 RACE SERVICES Motor Racing is Dangerous Persons attending the Meeting do so entirely at their own risk. FAILURE TO WEAR THIS PASS WILL RESULT IN YOU NOT BEING ADMITTED TO THE CIRCUIT OR BEING REMOVED FROM THE INFIELD. MOUNT COOK LANDLINES 20th JANUARY, 1974 To be surrendered to the gatekeeper. 19th JANUARY, 1974 Boote speeds to win Ticking of more than 150mph through the timing laps, John Boote and his Levi-sponsored Yamaha TZ750 led the motorcycle field home in the New Zealand Open Airfiela championship at Wigram today. Behind Boote was Taradale's Keith Turner, the early leader on a smaller version of the water-cooled Yamaha, a TL350. Christchurch racers Stewart Avant (Yamaha 250) and Marty Cropp (Watson's Yamaha TZ350) were close all through the 12-lap race, with cropp making a final dive in the last lap only to find a slower rider in his way. The race started spectacularly, with Australian rider Murray Sayie shiding out on the first turn and dropping his TZ350 Yamaha. Boote was not dear the front after the start and was content to wait until the race was almost half over before be took the big Yamaha racer out into the front and opened quite a comfortable lead on Turner. Great ride Avant's great ride on the 250 gave him the airfield championship title for that class, while Cropp, right behind him took the 500 at the finish, The 350cc title championship. went to Turner. First production motor-cycle was Jon White on some Kawasaki who was pulling 124mph in spite of a clutch cable that had broken in the second lap. His overall placing was sixth. Gavin Keats brought his production 850cc Norton home in ninth place overall, one spot ahead of Ian Miles riding a McCleary RD350 Yamaha-the third production bike across the line. Results: J. Boote (Christchurch) Levi- •Yamaha TZ750, 1; K. Turner ‹Taradale) Yamaha 350, 2; S. Avant (Christchurch) Jean Machine-Yamaha 3; M. Cropp (Christchurch) Watson's Yamaha 350, 4; B. Nielson (Invercargill) 350 Yamaha, 5; J. White (Christchurch) 900 ¡Kawasaki, 6. To be surrendered to the gatekeeper.