Thanks again to John Climo for allowing me to share these images of the early events at Levin. The second Levin meeting was in October 1956.
One of the entrants there was Auckland business man and race driver, Tom Clark..
Tom was driving an HWM 2 litre HWM he had purchased from Australian Tony Gaze earlier in the year.
The Hesham & Walton Motors (HWM ) # 22 had an Alta 2 litre super charged engine.
More about this car can be read at this site.
https://primotipo.com/2019/12/13/ton...-zealand-1954/
Tom Clark during a practice session at Levin.
Tom Clark in HWM # 22 on race day.
Driver safety was not a priority it seems at that time!
Tom had to work hard to stay ahead of the pesky 500 cc Coopers of Ron Frost # 15 and Arnold Stafford.
(Harold Plimmer photos.)
(Ken H)
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