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Results · 1955

Not held: the runway used as the main straight was being resurfaced.

Rakaia Domain · Rakaia Car Club and Motor Racing Club meeting · 19 February 1955

Race One

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Source
1	Barry Brown	Ford 8 Special	1min 45.5sec	6 Nov 1954
2	Monk	Ford 10 Special		6 Nov 1954
3	Arthur Kennard	Austin Healey		6 Nov 1954

Race Two

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Source
1	P. Wormersley	Ford Special	1min 40.5sec	6 Nov 1954
2	A. Shadbolt	J.A.P.		6 Nov 1954
3	B. Rutherford	Willys Special		6 Nov 1954

Race Three

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Source
1	A. N. Stuart	Riley	2min 12.5sec	6 Nov 1954
3	M. Stewart	Vanguard		6 Nov 1954

Race Four

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Source
1	R. Biggs	J.A.P.		6 Nov 1954
2	Maxwell	Austin 7		6 Nov 1954
3	J. Branthwaite	Ford Special		6 Nov 1954

Race Five

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Source
1	Nola Blackburn	Ford 8 Special		6 Nov 1954
2	P. Hessey	Ford Special		6 Nov 1954

Race Seven

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Source
1	W. Shaw	T.R.2	2min 37sec	6 Nov 1954
2	Maxwell			6 Nov 1954
3	Arthur Kennard	Austin Healey		6 Nov 1954

Race Nine

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Source
1	Nola Blackburn		2min 44sec handicap 20sec	6 Nov 1954
2	A. Gallagher	Ford 10 Special	handicap 23sec	6 Nov 1954

Race Eleven

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Source
1	W. Shaw		2min 44sec handicap 12sec	6 Nov 1954
2	T. Hessey			6 Nov 1954
3	Maxwell			6 Nov 1954

Race Twelve

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Source
1	Barry Brown	Ford 8 Special	2min 35sec handicap 10sec	6 Nov 1954
2	Arthur Kennard			6 Nov 1954
3	Duncan Rutherford	Willys Special		6 Nov 1954

Race Thirteen

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Source
1	P. Wormersley		2min 34sec handicap 12sec	6 Nov 1954
2	A. Gallagher			6 Nov 1954

Race Sixteen

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Source
1	P. Wormersley		5min 48sec	6 Nov 1954
2	Barry Brown			6 Nov 1954

Race Seventeen

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Source
1	Arthur Kennard		3min 27sec	6 Nov 1954
2	M. Stewart			6 Nov 1954
3	A. N. Stuart			6 Nov 1954

Race Eighteen

Pos	Driver	Car	Time	Source
1	Maxwell		3min 19sec	6 Nov 1954
2	Des Drewery			6 Nov 1954
3	A. Gallagher			6 Nov 1954

Reports: Motor racing, Rakaia Domain, Saturday February 19 · Fastest lap in car race to Shadbolt

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