Auckland Blokart Club Team stopped by Police for speeding



4:51 AM Tue 1 Feb 2011 GMT
'NZ Police pull over a group of Blokarts for Speeding' Ross Vickers
With the Masters Games Blokart regatta less than one week away the Auckland Blokart Club (ABC) team has been out training over the weekend in ideal conditions. Team members, Russell Harray, Barry Cole along with Bruce and Jenny Hales sailed Muriwai beach on Saturday in near perfect conditions. Hitting speeds on 74km/hr (40knots) in around 20 knots of wind the experience gained will prove to be invaluable when sailing the Ohakea runway during the Masters Games this weekend. Monday saw Cole and Harray return to the beach for some more high speed sailing albeit in slightly lighter ...


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by Ross Vickers





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