NEW SPEED RECORD
MOTOR CYCLE-DOES a 104.6"AnipiR.' (Per Prest lsgociq,ti6n-~ Copyright. Ji WELLINGTON, March 6. Speeding At Beach at 104.65 miles per hour,. Wally Kilmister made a New Zealand speed record for the 1 half-mile sprint by 500'c.c, (3J h.p.) motor cycles.’ The present record of 93, m.p.h., which is still subject to confirmation, is held by A. Mattson (Auckland), y r " . The speed recorded is one of the highest attained with "this size of engine in any part of the world. Mattson’s figures were also bettered by two other competitors, Hewer 94.756 m.p.h, and Coleman 93.75 m.p.h.
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Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1933, Page 7
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98NEW SPEED RECORD Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1933, Page 7
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