WORLD CHAMPION SHOWED
CLASS WITH FOUR IMPRESSIVE WINS
Hugh Anderson, four times world champion, was the idol of the large crowd at the grasstrack motorcycle racing held at Taupo's Centennial Park on New Year's Day. Anderson easily won four of the 11 races on the programme, including the North Island 350 c.c. miniature T.T. and the New Zealand Open miniature T.T. championship. Results: North Island 350 c.c. miniature T.T.: H. Anderson (Ohinewai) 350 Bultaco 1, L. Love (Wanganui) 250 Suzuki 2, R. Gregory (Masterton) 350 Montesa 3. New Zealand open miniature T.T. championship: H. Anderson 400 Husqvarna 1, A. Collison (Palmerston North) 360 CZ 2, P. Ploen (Palmerston North) 360 CZ 3. 350 c.c. scratch: H. Anderson 350 Bultaco 1, L. Love 2, R. Gregory 3. Over 350 c.c. scratch: B.
Scobie (Hamilton) 500 Brysco Metisse 1, P. Ploen 2, A. Collison 3. B grade scratch: R. Crawley (Auckland) 500 Hagon B.S.A. 1, D. Johnson (Frankton) 250 Bultaco 2, R. McPherson (Hamilton) 500 Triumph 3. A grade scratch: H. Anderson 400 Husqvarna 1, J. Furze (Pal- . merston North) 500 JAP 2, R. Gregory 3. B grade* scratch: D. Johnson 1, W. Wetzel (Porirua) 500 Norton 2, H. Gregory (Masterton) 250 Suzuki 3. 350 scratch: L. Love 1, W. Molloy (Huntly) 350 Bultaco 2, D. Johnson 3. A grade scratch: P. Ploen 1, A. Collison 2, A. Franklin (Auckland) 360 CZ 3. Consolation scratch: I. Stanley (Auckland) 500 Triumph Metisse 1, N. Cosford (Taumarunui) 500 JAP 2, B. Alderdice (Tauranga) 250 CZ 3. Race of Champions: A. Collison 1, P. Ploen 2, A. Franklin 3.
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Taupo Times, Volume 20, Issue 1, 7 January 1971, Page 7
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264WORLD CHAMPION SHOWED CLASS WITH FOUR IMPRESSIVE WINS Taupo Times, Volume 20, Issue 1, 7 January 1971, Page 7
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