10-6-04 13-6-04 Streets of speed named Kristina Greene The roaring 50s will make a new entry in Christchurch tomorrow when a housing subdivision bearing the name of two motorracing pioneers is inaugurated ir Mairehau. The two-street subdivision was named Stanton Park aiter the brothers Maurice and Charlie Stanton, who in 1958 set an Australasian speed record of 280kmh with the Stanton Special they designed and drove. The car had an engine from a surplus Gipsy Major plane and Morris Minor road tyres. "Pre-sales offers show strong buyer interest," Brent Smith, owner of marketing company First National Iron Bridge real estate, said. Section prices ranged from $346,000 and $397,000. He 17 Stanton Special Stanton Special: owner-driver Warner Mauger behind the wheel. hoped to sell the 31 lots and predesigned homes in six months. "This is one of the last areas from which the central city can be reached within minutes," he said. The names Charlie Stanton Place and Maurice Stanton Stree were approved after a proposal by developer Warner Mauger, a car collector who has owned the Stanton Special since 1967. He said it was often a probler finding names for subdivisions and streets and the Stanton choice was appropriate because the development was near the • area where the Mairehau Road racing circuit once stood. The Stanton brothers had raced there in their early days. Charlie Stanton will be guest of honour at the opening of Stanton Park tomorrow. The Mauger car collection will be on public display on Saturday. Famous name for subdivision new Shirley subdivision a named in honour of two Ling identities. Brothers Charlie and Mauri a car that broke the Australas: and two streets within it are bein former Christchurch motor rac ce Stanton designed and drove ian land speed record almost 50 years ago. Developer and car enthusiast Warner Mauger said using the Stanton name for his 31-section subdivision was long overdue recognition for the pair's contribution to motor racing in New Zealand. The subdivision is off Clearbrook St in Shirley. In 1958 the brothers' Stanton Special, which had an engine from a surplus Gipsy Major plane and Morris Minor road tyres, set an Australasian land speed record of 173.8 mph (280km/h) on Tram Rd near Christchurch. The brothers went on to set another half dozen records over various distances in the Stanton Special and another of their home built cars, the Stanton Corvette. 25 Maurice Stanton at speed in the Stanton Special. Maurice later beat Bruce McLaren to become New Zealand hill imb champion and also worked in England, overhaulng and rebuilding the engines with which Denny Hulme won the Formula One world championship. Maurice died in 1997 while Charlie, who is 84, lives in Nelson where his favourite interest is now piloting a glider he designed and built himself. Mauger, managing director of Rookwood Homes, has owned the Stanton Special for 36 years and often drove it at vintage car rallies. He said the use of the Stanton name for his subdivision was appropriate because the development was near land that was once the Mairehau Rd racing circuit, where as a boy he watched the brothers race. Mauger has set up a comme the subdivision recognising th achievements. Charlie Stanton was guest of ing of Stanton Park on trida collection, including the Stant display at the function. morative plaque ir e Stanton brothers honour at the openy and Mauger's car ton Special, was on