24-1-83 Crowe, Tulloch outstanding in big-saloon events By JOHN FRIDD keep out Huxford for second Rodger New Zealand's two top big- Freeth of Auck- Sheilsport national 2 litre saloon racing drivers Trevor but had to pull out with one land. easily won the to saloons. - R. Harrington (Auck., Стоже (Christchurch) and lap to go when fuel-starva- motor-cycie races on his Escort IC) 1, Lancaster Inky Tulloch (Mataura). tion hit his motor. Cameron powerful Mcintosh Suzuki (Auck, Datsin 1600) 2 K. Stoneshared the honours in the threw away third place to 1300. Brent Jones (Christ- man (Auck., Escort TO STA Grindley when he spun his church) took two seconds on Marsh (Auck, Datsun) 4. W. Bust / supporting races at the Lady Datsun on the last corner his Yamaha TZ500 and Brian (Timara, Toyota Starlet 1300) 5.1 Wigram Trophy meeting yes- and Fastest lap. R. Cook (Auck, terday. Crowe scored a first could not get going Barclay two thirds 00 Datsun Sunny) Imin 27.50s again in time. Suzuki Katana 750. and a second in his Zap National Ford Laser Starlet V8 to Crowe's fastest lap was WIn under Moffat's record but not Stevenson Hydraulies national Northy I. D. Saunders national sports sedan series, quite good enough to baet sporis sedans. - Scratch race. I (Auck.) 2. E. Williams (Auck) S wille Tulloch won two races Tulloch's new mark. set in Tuiloch (Mataura. NEC Fastest lap. Hislop imin 42.81. and twice broke Alan Mof- the previous race (nev) 1, T. Crowe (Chch. Zar fat's lap record in his big Crowe won the series with potarlet Olds) 2. J. Osborne (Cach. Saloons. — J. Little (St Andrews, NEC Capri V8. 48 points from Huxford (43) Capri Chev) 3. Fastest lap, Tal- Wayne Huxford. of Well- and Osborne (29). (Limaru, Commodores SS Va), 2 ington, was leading Reverse grid race: Crowe 1, B. Dryden (Wanaka, Commor the Roy Harrington won the luxford (Wgto, Capri Chév) 2 D Sports sedan series going into double-points dore V8) 3. B class winner. Cl Shellsport 2- srindley (Cach. Mazda RX3) 3 Conoley (Chch, Capri V6). C class! the final at Wigram and in tre saloon race in his quick Fastest lap. Crowe 1min 16.89s. winner: 1. Begg (Wyndham, Golf the first race he stuck with Escort 1C. He battled hard Upen Saioon Car Association. GTi). Fastest lap, Little, Imin Crowe for two laps while for four laps to keep ahead - Tulloch 1, Huxford 2. A. Hvde Tulloch ran away with the of fellow Aucklander Reg (Chch. Capri Chev) 3. B. class *s pre-6 lead. However. Huxford's winner. Grindley. C class winner: race: Pateman challenge Cook (Datsun Sunny) and (Timaru Lotus Cortina) 1, P evaporated then must have been relieved 1600). Fastest lap, Tulloch irain when the rear axle broke on Swaney (Timaru, Minx) 2, R when Cook's car developed a 16.86s (record). Driver (Timaru, Anglia 1600) 3. his Capri. gearbox fault. dropping him Motoreraft national Forumia Fastest lap. Swaney 1min 40.80s Tulloch stormed away to down the field to Ford championship. - Heat one: A Handicap race: D. Pyke (Timari, win the race but Crowe was K. Ingram (Feilding, Eutectic) 1, Cortina 1500) I. Driver 2. Pate content to scream home Kevin Ingram, of Feilding S. Richards (Hamilton, Titan) 2. man 3. Fastest lap, Driver 1min second seven seconds behind M. Brownsey (Tokoroa, Titan) 3. 41.60s. as he knew he would take continued his march towards. Fastest South Island Formula Ford the 1982/83 Motorcraft For- 23.59s. Heat two: Ingram 1, J. Championshit - J. Crawford 1. sufficient points to regain the mula Ford title when he won Crawford (Cheh. Valour) 2. Rich- I. Macdonald (Chek, Bowin) 2. K lead in the series. During the both heats convincingly in ards 3. Fastest lap. Ingram imin Hill (Chch. Hustler) 3. Fastest race Tulloch lowered Mof- his Eutectic. John Crawford 24.225. lap. Crawford Imin 24.29s fat's lap record from 1min of Christchurch was getting 17.6s to 1min 16.97s. the better of a fierce battle John Osborne came out on with a gaggle of top North top in his battle with two Islanders in the first beat other Christchurch Capri drivers. Ian Munt and Avon before he biew the motor of his Valour, letting Steve Hyde, and they finished in Richards (Hamilton) take that order. second ahead of Mark The second big-saloon was Brownsey (Tokoroa). the Open Saloon Car Associa- Crawford struck back to tion points race. and Crowe take second place in. the 'elected to save his car for second race ahead of Richthe sports sedan final, leav- ards while Ingram once ing Tulloch untroubled to again ran away to win by win by 10s from Huxford, three seconds. with Hyde third. Osborne's Lyn Johnson, of Timaru motor lost oil-pressure dur- repeated his messy triple roll the race and Munt's at Bay Park earlier clutch blew. The lack of month when he clipped a opposition did not stop Tul- marker on Bomb Bay Bend loch from turning in an in- at high speed and rolled his credible lap of Imin 16.86s to Begg. wrecking the car and again lower the lap record. concussing himself. The second sports sedan гасе had handicap reverse-grid start and Tulloch and Crowe started off the back row. giving away about 20 seconds to the frontmarkers. Crowe was very psyched up for the race and seythed through the field to take the lead after two and half laps from the new "bigbanger" Datsun 180B V8 of Kelvin Cameron. Tulloch was close behind Crowe but his race ended after four laps when a type punctured as he was braking hard at the hairpin and his Capri slid into the grass. Hude was parking hand.