OREWA BEACH RACES
HIGH SPEED ATTAINED High speed and fast turnin *LJ!Tj! features of the annual race rneenns j the North Shore Motor-Cycle Sports Club on Orewa Beach. . sand was left fairly smooth ao* packed by the outgoing tide, as® the speedsters a good opportunity fast work. .^l, In the half-mile flying the speed of 82 m.p.h. was attain W. White, riding a covered the course in 225. The * . and third men came a dead-heat 2-5 s behind. C. Walker won the open ship of ten miles with a speed 01 68 m.p.h., a fine performance m .. of the large number of turns, nu*® all. The course at the beach was » straight each way. Results:— nf 22 H.P. Side Valve Class, 4 Butt’s medal). —S. Persen _ frwfMcLaren (A.J.S.), 2; F. Wilkin* ' las), 3. Time, 4.59 2-5. 22 H.P. Overhead Valve CbM-Vjjf (Sutcliffe Cup).—J. Griffiths <R®* 1; W. White (Rex-Acme), * J '3i H.P. Open, S mile* Cashmore (8.5. A.), 1; C. Walls®* Acme), 2. Time, 7.54. (JP Open Championship, 10 )|» Cup).—C. Walker (Rex-Acme). thews (Velocette). 2; K. McL®r®* 3. T ine, 9- 4» North Shore Club miles (Brier Cup) —T. L BlomO**-; » Acme), 1; A. Walker (I Usher (8.5. A.). 3. Time, 6—a 1 Half-mile Flying Champs | White (Rex-Acme), 225., (P*i (8.5. A.), 22 2-ss, 2; J [ Acme. 22 2-ss, 3.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 295, 5 March 1928, Page 2
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220OREWA BEACH RACES Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 295, 5 March 1928, Page 2
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