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Three Cars to Hastings
Several members of the Gisborne Car Club entered the Hastings Blossom Festival car trial on August 25. Sixty-five cars were in the 10 hour trial, which covered 290 miles of Hawke's Bay territory. Provisional results gave Jim Walsh 42nd place, Bernie Bliss 43rd, and Ian Pilbrow 54th.
Some of those taking part were, from left, Ian Pilbrow and Diane Clayton (and Dow McGrory, absent) in a Triumph Vitesse sponsored by Benson Bros Ltd; Jim Walsh and Clyde McGrory (and John McKenzie, absent) in a Mazda RX-3 sponsored by Broadlands Finance Ltd; and Bernie Bliss and Ray Priestley (with Jack Glassford and Roger Bell, absent) in a Hillman Hunter sponsored by M. S. Martin & Son Ltd.