THE THRILL OF THE SKID

NZ Truth, Issue 1214, 7 March 1929, Page 14

THE THRILL OF THE SKID

"Bmadsiding" Makes Its Debut In^Wellington

CFrom "N.Z. Truth's" Special Wellington Representative). Thrills galore will be served up to the Wellington, sporting fans on Saturday night, when the "broadsiding" track at Kilbirnie Stadium will open. The sport will make its premiere m New Zealand, under auspicious circumstances if "Gus" Clifton and ,Max Crraham, the two Australian cracks, know anything about- it; '••:<-• ;

THE zipping and roaring of open ex- , ■ hausts'lias been barred m the wisdom of .th'ie civic heads, but this will neither detract from the spectacular, of the sport nor the speed of the acesi The thrills will come on the bends when motors' travelling about forty miles an hour will skid round the wellgreased bends, broadside on to the track. "'.'.. '".-.. It is on the beryls that tactics come* into play, and the two brilliant 'Aussie aces will find, that Jack. Arnott,' Billy Allen, Tui Morgan and Wally Kilminster are just as adept as they. are. "Broadsiding" has taken tiie : .public fancy all over the world and there 'is

no reason at all why it should not tickle the fancy of Wellington fans. When "Gus" Clifton rolls his machine out of the pits the sensations should start. "Gus" comes to Wellington with a reputation as one of the best and most experienced riders who has ever performed on Australian tracks. He also holds a number of track records. "Max" Graham has a number of scalps to his belt, including several Silver Gauntlet victories at the Speedway Roy ale. There will be no hitches m the programme. There never are when George Sutherland has control.