Motorsport

NZ GRAND PRIX MEETING
(Ruapuna Park, Christchurch)

NZ Grand Prix (34 laps): Simon Wills (NZ) Reynard 94D
43m 47.174s 1, Scott Dixon (NZ) Reynard 92D 43:55.767
2, Matthew Halliday (NZ) Reynard 94D 44:11.707 3, Jason
Liefting (NZ) Reynard 95D 44:23.350 4, Brenton Ramsay
(Aust) Reynard 94D 44:59.026 5, Paul Dumbrell (Aust)
Reynard 94D 44:16.244 6, Ian Peters (Aust) Reynard 90D
44:32.994 7, Craig Lowndes (Aust) Reynard 92D 44:33.159
8. Fastest lap: Wills 1m 16.584s.

Formula Holden (18 laps): Wills 25:01.543 1, Ramsay
25:07.128 2, Halliday 25:08.315 3, Liefting 25:08.805
4, Yudai Igarashi (Japan) 25:12.765 5. Fastest lap:
Dixon 1:16.734.

Tasman Cup points (with 2 races to go): Wills 75,
Ramsay 47, Halliday 42, Dixon 41, Liefting 30, Lowndes
21, Igarashi 18, Dumbrell 12.

Tasman Express Formula Holden championship: Wills 75,
Dixon 53, Halliday 42, Liefting 34, Andrew Booth (NZ)
20, Kevin Bell (NZ) 12, Daynom Templeton (Aust) 12.

Tranzams, race 1 (6 laps): Shane Drake (Auck) Chev
Corvette 11:14.725 1, Craig Baird (Queensland) Chev
Camaro 11:15.719 2, Grant Silvester (Chch) Ford Mustang
11:17.367 3. Fastest lap: Baird 1:23.379. Race 2 (6
laps): Baird 7:01.649 1, Drake 7:02.599 2, Silvester
7:08.249 3. Fastest lap: Baird 1:23.160. Race 3 (10
laps): Baird 1, Drake 2, Silvester 3. Fastest lap:
Drake 1:23.321.

OSCA, race 1 (6 laps): Craig Gilbert (Timaru) 11:19.242
1, Owen Evans (Auck) Porsche Le Mans 11:21.564 2, Dean
Fulford (Auck) Porsche Le Mans 11:32.386 3. Fastest
lap: Gilbert 1:25.190. Race 2 (6 laps): Gilbert
7:18.632 1, Evans 7:22.236 2, Paul Williams (Rangiora)
Chev Camaro 7:24.828 3. Fastest lap: Gilbert 1:25.661.
Race 3 (10 laps): Gilbert 1, Evans 2, Williams 3.
Fastest lap: Gilbert 1:25.592.

Porsche, race 1 (6 laps: Dean Fulford (Auck) Le Mans
Turbo 9:16.474 1, Owen Evans (Auck) Le Mans Turbo
9:16.498 2, Paul Higgins 911 RSR 9:18.910 3. Fastest
lap: Evans 1:30.672. Race 2 (6 laps): Evans 10:28.122
1, Fulford 10:28.240 2, Higgins 10:35,798 3. Fastest
lap: Evans 1:28.342. Race 3 (14 laps): Evans 22:47.963
1, Fulford 22:48.016 2, Peter Millener (Auck) 911
Carrera 23:04.012 3. Fastest lap: Fulford 1:27.682.

Formula Ford, race 1 (8 laps): Phil Hellebrekers (Auck)
Ardvark 12:23.076 1, Nick Ross (Cambridge) Van Dieman
12:23.834 2, Brady Kennett (Palm North) Van Dieman
12:23.919 3. Fastest lap: Ken Smith (Auck) 1:31.271.
Race 2 (8 laps): Hellebrekers 12:18.309 1, Kennett
12:18.650 2, Ross 12:18.849 3. Fastest lap: Ross
1:30.970. Race 3 (8 laps): Robbie Henderson (Chch) Van
Dieman 12:14.130 1, Hellebrekers 12:15.322 2, Ross
12:16.366 3. Fastest lap: Hellebrekers 1:30.478.

Pre-1965, race 1 (6 laps): Grant Sprague (Tauranga)
Ford Mustang 10:15.056 1, Frank Wright (Mt Maunganui)
Chev Nova 10:26.016 2, James Paki Paki (Nelson) Ford
Futura 10:27.814 3. Fastest lap: Sprague 1:40.221. Race
2 (6 laps): Mitch Cobbham (Tokoroa) Cortina 10:54.585
1, Chris Brown (Riverhead) Anglia 11:09.617 2, Grant
Molloy (Invercargill) Anglia 11:13.521 3. Fastest lap:
Sprague 1:38.857. Race 3 (6 laps): Glen Brazier
(Invercargill) Anglia 11:33.19 1, Sprague 11:35.222 2,
Wayne Tuffley (Chch) Anglia 11:35.833 3. Fastest lap:
Sprague 1:38.585.

NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE ROAD RACE CHAMPS
(Pukekohe)

Superbikes, race 1: J. McEwen (Sanson), Kawasaki ZX9R,
1; D. Fulton (Mt Maunganui), Kawasaki ZX7, 2; R. Clee
(Auckland), Honda CBR900R, 3. Race 2, Geoff Perry
Memorial and NZTT: McEwen, 1; Fulton, 2; J. Love
(Hamilton), Suzuki GSXR750, 3.

Formula 2, race 1: D. McLachlan (Lower Hutt), Kawasaki
ZX6R, 1; G. Jeffery (Auckland), Honda RS250, 2; S.
Harris (New Plymouth), Honda CBR600, 3. Race 2 and
NZTT: Harris, 1; McLachlan, 2; Jeffery, 3.

Formula 3, race 1: T. Fitzgerald (New Plymouth), Suzuki
SXR400, 1; T. O'Donoghue (Palmerston North), Kawasaki
ZXR400, 2; W. Bloxham (Timaru), Kawasaki ZXR400, 3.
Race 2 and NZTT: Fitzgerald, 1; O'Donoghue, 2; J.
Lowther (Timaru), Kawasaki ZXR400, 3.

600 Sports Production, race 1: R. Clee (Auckland),
Honda CBR600, 1; T. Rees (Kawerau), Yamaha R6, 2; D.
McLachlan (Lower Hutt), Kawasaki ZX6R, 3. Race 2 and
NZTT: Clee, 1; Rees, 2; McLachlan, 3.

Open Sports Production, race 1: Rees, Yamaha R1, 1; P.
Gee (Auckland), Yamaha R1, 2; B. Bernard (Wanganui),
Suzuki GSX1300R, 3. Race 2 and NZTT: Rees, 1; Gee, 2;
J. Love (Hamilton), Suzuki GSXR750, 3.

125cc, race 1: S. Ward (Christchurch), Honda RS125, 1;
A. Main (Blenheim), Honda RS125, 2; J. Easton (Foxton),
Honda RS125, 3. Race 2 and NZTT: Ward, 1; Main, 2;
Easton, 3.

Sidecars, race 1: C. Buckley/D. Abrahams (Auckland),
Yamaha 1000, 1; G. Murray/S. Puketapu (Gisborne),
Suzuki 900, 2; P. Duxbury/G. Duxbury (Auckland), Suzuki
1127, 3. Race 2 and NZTT: Buckley/Abrahams, 1; A.
Lovell/P. Duthie (Rotorua), Suzuki 1100, 2; D. Annan/R.
Shorter (Auckland), Kawasaki ZX11, 3.

Historics, race 1: S. Donnelly (Paraparaumu), Kawasaki
900, 1; S. Chappell (Auckland), Kawasaki 830, 2; R.
Buchanan (Manukau), Suzuki GSX1100, 3. Race 2:
Donnelly, 1; Chappell, 2; Buchanan, 3.