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What a Prang!
Mike Martin turned it on at a Tasman Stock Car Club's meeting recently. Going through the turn past the official stand he spun, collided with another car and then turned over. Mike was suspended by his safety harness but was unhurt although the body sheared off the chassis.
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The highlight of the meeting was the prang recorded on the previous page but there were numerous other exciting incidents. Here we capture a few of them as well as take a glance back stage.
The Thomason Brothers Ford V8 heads off the track
Grace Lines gets a push to the start of the ladies' race
A flattie is not going to stop reigning club champ Chris Guard
That fence sure is solid
The Car "O" Syndicate's entry leads the field through the first turn with Neale Syndicate's Chevvie disputing its claim
Bert Caldwell working on Rick Rawson's Oldsmobile
Which way's the finish? Pannell/Lindup's 999 confuses the opposition by swinging the other way. One of the Hogarth boys in car 8 is not fooled.
Barbara Baillie has her helmet adjusted by Ron Frost. "Take it easy with my car, " could be Ron's warning.