NEW MOTORING SESSIONS FOR 1ZB
OD TALBOT, well known to R listeners for his Diggers’ Session, has branched out-he will be heard on the air from 1ZB at 10.0 on Friday evenings in the new Motorists’ Session. In bringing the motor enthusiasts this service, 1ZB could not have chosen a
better man. Rod has had 25 years’ experience handling motors. of every description, from vehicles of almost pre-1914 vintage to the sleek streamlined automobiles of the present day. In the early days Rod spent a great deal of time on the road, with ancient
contraptions, and in vad travelling conditions. The experiences gathered should prove invaluable, and some, no doubt, more than a little interesting. Apart from touring, Rod had
participated in motor races. Rod recalls one particular race of which so far there is no official record: it happened in Egypt when he was stationed there during the last war. He and a brother soldier found a car before it was lost-a staff officer’s car, to be exact-and while cavorting among the sand dunes they were spotted and chased. However, all went with a bang, and not a little speed, and they had the car parked, and were out of sight when the pursuers arrived at the base. Rod says the only reason they won was by adhering to the old saying "Nothing but the best "-they had borrowed a Rolls Royce, all shining and new, while the other car was a broken down Daimler. Still, that is rather beside the point. Rod has created two road records which would seem to remain unbroken, his principal success being between Palmerston North and Levin.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 38, 15 March 1940, Page 47
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