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Thrilling Duel in Beach Racing Title

For several years now, the South Island beach motor-racing championship race has been a pretty tame affair, with nobody able to challenge the supremacy of Neil Stuart and his V8 Special. The exception was this season's race, a thrilling affair, in which Alan Rhodes battled his way to victory in his Zephyr Special. Stuart, driving a new car, a Jaguar Special, hotly contested the race, but had to pull out towards the end with overheating.

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The field takes the eastern bend for the first time. Rhodes leads, then Stuart, then P. Leversedge and closely attended by E. Read in his Daimler, L. Harris (Chev-Jaguar Special) and L. Evans (Grieve).

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Stuart pushes Rhodes on the eastern bend

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The damaged nose of Stuart's car led to his retirement

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Harris's Chev-Jag was second

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Leversedge stalled on the western bend and missed his chance of a major placing

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Ron bast makes an adjustment to his super-charged Anglia

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Pete Leversedge, smiling and undaunted

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Neil Stuart surveys the ruins of his car's nose.

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Giff Tait's Chrysler Valiant looks like any other Valiant, but under the hood he's got six carbies working for him

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Saloon cars line up for a race

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Big smile from a big winner, Alan Rhodes