The Association of New Zealand Car Clubs is the controlling body for motor sport in New Zealand. It has about 10,000 members, and is affiliated with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. The Association licenses drivers for all competitions; coordinates the national calendar of motor sport events each year; and awards Gold Stars for the best driver in selected racing events, hill climbs, and trials. All attempts on national speed records are supervised by the Association. In addition to the four Tasman Cup fixtures, two other events are usually given Gold Star status. The first of these, the Renwick 50, is run over a slow, 50-mile road circuit near Blenheim, while the second is run over a 70-mile “round the houses” course at Waimate, South Canterbury. The New Zealand Racing Drivers' Club also makes similar awards to the successful drivers of racing, sports, and saloon cars competing at certain meetings.
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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.
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Association of New Zealand Car Clubs (Inc.)
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Eileen Higgs, National General Secretary, Young Women's Christian Association, Wellington and John Stuart McBean, M.A., Journalist, Tourist and Publicity Department, Wellington.