Glen Eagles beats visitors in Stock Race

Press, 3 February 1986, Page 28

Glen Eagles beats visitors in Stock Race

The Glen Eagles team of Christchurch, beat the visiting Top of the South Tigers team from Nelson in the Hurst Auto Dismantlers McCall Trophy stock car teams race at Woodford Glen speedway on Saturday evening. After round one, held in Nelson last December, the Tigers led, 80 points to 60, the Eagles needing to win the second round by more than 20 points. The Eagles driver, Wayne Wilding, took pole position for the race, with Nelson’s Peter

Hewitt right behind, with the Glen Eagles team captain, Terry Hem, beside Hewitt. From the start, Wilding was pushed out of the way by Hewitt, who stormed into the lead from Ross and Hem. Going Into the back straight Hem shoved Woodford into the concrete wall, but Hem found himself straddling the track and was hit very hard by Ross, ending Hem’s race. This left the Eagles down to three cars, with Hewitt in a commanding lead from Johncnn hut cnmp onnd fpflmwnrk

by Wilding and O’Connor, saw them spin out both Russ and Ross, while Woodford also spun to the infield. Hewitt won the race with the next three placings held by the Eagles team giving the Eagles 90 points to 60. Final points: Glen Eagles 150, Top of the South Tigers 140. The supporting stock car events provided the crowd with some entertaining, hardi hitting action, with. 22 cars i taking part Alan Parkhill had a good r evening with two wins and a

. second, while the only Nelson ■ car to feature in the results , was a third placing by Hewitt. Wilding’s car was badly i twisted in the last race when I he was tossed at full speed ! into the concrete wall by Nelson’s Sam Woodford. ; There was also plenty of ’ action in the Street Stock , class with many spins and a . spectacular roll by Kevin J Clive’s Holden. s Timaru’s Wayne Mitchell drove brilliantly in the A 1 grade saloon races to score i three consecutive second

placings in his very quick Escort, with some very close finishes. The first race went to the Mustang of John Lovelady, who just headed home Tony Cardwell’s Buick Skyhawk and James Berryman’s Rover VB, with Cardwell winning the other three. Results.— STOCKS Hurst Auto Dismantlers Teams Race: D. Hewitt 1. B. Johnson 2, W. Wilding 3, time 4:35.265; Town Hall Service Station race: B. Annan 1, A.

Parkhill 2, Johnson 3. Hurst Auto Dismantlers race: J. Hillyer 1, B. Hera 2, K. O’Connor 3, time 3:20.405; Singer Sewing Centres race: Parkhill 1, Hillyer 2, S. Woodford 3, time 4:00.925; CoCa-Cola Feature: Parkhill 1, W. Parsons 2, Hewitt 3, time 3:24.895. A GRADE SALOONS Viking Pies and Savouries race: J. Lovelady 1, T. Cardwell 2, J. Berryman 3, time 4.49.595; Shell race: Cardwell 1, W. Mitchell 2, N. Soper 3, time 4:48.925; Yukoff race: Cardwell 1, Mitchell 2, G. Deal 3, time 4:36.425:

Sydenham Park, Chev Spares Feature: Cardwell 1, Mitchell 2, Deal 3. B GRADE SALOONS Beaurepaires race: J. Child 1, A. Warman 2, G. Woods 3, time 2:12.145; Amalgamated Batteries race: T. Waters 1, K. Kerr 2, M. Kerr 3, time 2:29.765. STREET STOCKS Trevor Allan Auto Gas race: G.Robb 1, B. Oliver 2, D. Coleman 3; Bardahi race: S. Britt 1, D. Ramsay 2, H. Hobby 3; Doug Smith Panelbeaters race: Hobby 1, Britt 2. T. Stevens 3.