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W. Harris
Driver · 1958–1959
5results
2wins
5podiums
5clippings
Results
- 1958P1Birdlings Flat · Race 2 (scratch)Ford Special
- P3Birdlings Flat · Race 8Ford Special
- P3Birdlings Flat · Race 14Ford Special
- P1Birdlings Flat · Waitangi Trophy - second heatFord Special
- P2Birdlings Flat · Waitangi Trophy final (six laps)Ford Special
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 1958 | Birdlings Flat 1958 | Race 2 (scratch) | 1 | Ford Special | 3min 17sec | 29 Aug 1958 |
| 7 Dec 1958 | Birdlings Flat 1958 | Race 8 | 3 | Ford Special | 29 Aug 1958 | |
| 7 Dec 1958 | Birdlings Flat 1958 | Race 14 | 3 | Ford Special | 29 Aug 1958 | |
| 7 Dec 1958 | Birdlings Flat 1958 | Waitangi Trophy - second heat | 1 | Ford Special | 3min 15sec | 29 Aug 1958 |
| 7 Dec 1958 | Birdlings Flat 1958 | Waitangi Trophy final (six laps) | 2 | Ford Special | 29 Aug 1958 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Car | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 1958 | Birdlings Flat | Ford Special | 1:01 | fastest race lap · Waitangi Trophy | clipping | |
| 1 Jan 1959 | Nelson | V8 special | 0:40.8 | 66 mph | lap record · Tahunanui beach circuit | clipping |
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In the clippings (5)
Nineteen cars in N.Z. beach raceNineteen starters were expected in the 30-mile NZ championship beach race at Pines Beach, including Ron Roycroft in a…Aero-engined special wins N.Z. beach eventCulverden sheepfarmer D. H. Rutherford won the NZ beach race championship at Pines Beach in his Lycoming aero-engined…
PhotoW. Harris in a Ford Special slides at the south end of the Pines Beach course after leading from the start of the NZ…
Dust and stones hazard at Birdling's Flat racesAbout 3000 watched saloon, sports and racing cars on a one-mile grass circuit at Birdlings Flat, organised by the…
Harris scoops the pool at Nelson beach meetingW. Harris of Takaka (V8 special) won the Nelson circuit championship, the scratch race for cars over 2000cc, the…Built automatically from OCR of the clippings, so a name printed two ways may still be split across two profiles, and some results may be missing. Spotted a mistake?