MOTOR RACE
FOR “OLD CROCKS.” i United Pr6BB Association. —By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright). . ;i ■ ' ; LONDON, November 24. Noisy hut triumphant, a Dedietrich racing Textor car, built in 1903, won the “Old Crocks’’’ race (cabled on November 17th). It covered 564 milea in 83 minutes 55 seconds, A 1903 car followed thirtyone minutes later, A Daimler 1890 car also finished, though it lost a tyre and broke the chain on three occasions,'* ' ,
Apart fi-orii the abolition of the speed limit, the event was organised to celebrate the death of the “Red Flag” Law in 1896, which forced engined vehicles on the roads to* be preceded by a red flag.
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1930, Page 4
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107MOTOR RACE Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1930, Page 4
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