Historic Karting

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May 31, 1969
They might be small and close to the ground, but the little go-karts taking part in the Rothmans GoKart Grand Prix meeting on the reclamation at Port Nelson were certainly not slow. At times the powerful little machines reached speeds well above 60 m. p.h. Major placings in the big event went to South Island karts and drivers, Robin Wilkinson (Christchurch) taking first place. He just pipped Nelson's Robin Greig who took second place. Another Christchurch driver, Phillip Mills, was third (at left). The only untoward incident in the big race was a collision involving several karts. Our photograph above shows the merry mix-up as karts sort themselves out after the collision. Behind the straw bales the driver of one kart lies on the road while the crowd scatters.

Nelson drivers relax in the pits: Denis Bradley, Mike Fisher, Jim Bradley and Kevin Jones.

Only woman driver was Lavinia Triplow, seen here with her father, Roy, the national president, and another driver