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No 223 : January 31, 1973

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Mo'cycle News

The Gisbome Motor Cycle Club has staged a couple of interesting events during the past two months. In December, a beach race meeting, run under permit issued by the Marine Department, was held on Makorori Beach. The first meeting of its type run by the club, it proved very successful.

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The beach sands provide a different type of surface with plenty of scope.

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Take-off!

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Brian Allwood gets ready to start

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Also heading for the starting line is Trevor Phillips

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Margaret Graham was on patrol duty for the day

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On January 13, the club staged the Poverty Bay Moto-cross championships at Muriwai. Some spectacular riding was seen by the large number of spectators attending.

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Ivan Miller of Wanganui outclassed the other riders to take all three heats of the championship races. Here he makes a mighty leap during the course of the second heat

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. . . and takes off again at the next jump on his 400cc Suzuki

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Ivan Miller receives his trophy and prize-money from Peter Eccles-Smith

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Morley Shirriffs was second in the champs on his Yamaha 250cc

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Lou Peeti: third on his Suzuki 400cc

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Officials checking out details are, from left, Bruce Worsnop, Neil Rickard, Jill Randall and Glen da Good.

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John Roberts on his 250cc Kawasaki makes a mighty leap

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