But that did not mean the Aspiring Lifestyle Retirement Village resident had given up her interest in driving. Her three sons, Keith, Alan and Alistair, recognised that when they paid for her to celebrate her 90th birthday last month by doing a few laps of Highlands Motorsport Park in a left-hand-drive V8 Mustang. That got her up to 150kmh, although she did have to pull over at times for other faster traffic. Ms Munro is the daughter of the late Jim Roy, who as a lieutenant in World War 1 was awarded the military cross twice. Mr Roy farmed near Clinton and Ms Munro recalled they did not have electricity when she was a child.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 24, 2019 16:33 UTC