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No 178 : April 23, 1969

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New Record On Sealed Road

The sealing of the road on Holden's Hill has given the Gisborne Car Club a new and different type of surface on which to stage its hill climbs. The March hill climb, the first over the new stretch, saw some good performances and a new record created.

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Stephen Clare in his newly built Formula V sweeps up round a bend about midway along the seven-tenths of a mile track and, left, carries on to record the fastest time of the day, and create a new record of 48 seconds.

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Dein Ferris won the 1100-1500cc modified class in his Cortina GT

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The second fastest time of day went to Jay Scammell in his Mini-Cooper. He also won the 1100-1500cc standard class.

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Club captain and scrutineer for the day, Basil Kendrew, checks a wheel.

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Barrie Jones watches as Basil Kendrew checks Barrie's Cortina Gt.

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Ian Kinloch on duty at a communications check-point.

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One of the club's top women drivers, Margaret Turner, keeps the records.

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Stan Worsnop has his Mark I Zephyr checked by the scrutineer.

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Keeping times are George Parker and Graham Clare.

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