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No 99 : February 8, 1969

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The Rough and Tumble of Stock Car Racing

You want the thrills? You want the spills and a ton of excitement? Then try the Tasman Car Scramble Club's meetings at Lansdowne Road, Appleby. We went to see the cars and their skilful drivers recently, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. From what we could gather, nearly anything goes - even to pushing a bloke off the track.

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Dave Pannell heads Robin Perrott out of the first bend, but....

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Dave nudges off the next bend.

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Ouch! That's me bumper you've crunched. Chris Guard has just thumped Jock Greenem.

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Dulcie Burns, of Blenheim, ready for the ladies' race.

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What's there to grin about? This is serious stuff.

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Take your choice - dirty windscreen and clear face or, like Barry Pulley, no windscreen and dirty face.

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Joan Kenning, Picton, won the ladies' race.

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Nothing like commencing young, thinks little Barry Newport.

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A little earlier Kevin Newport's car flipped on a bend.

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Take that, you female scramble driver, you'. An incident in the ladies' race when No 12 really bought it from Joe Robinson's Capri.

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