6-3-51 6-3-51 Australian Motor-racing 'Lacks Friendly N.Z. Spirit' A friendly atmosphere was lack-y British Army. Since his return to ing in motor-racing in Aus- Australia he has been driving in all tralia to-day. Drivers their cars behind locked doors, foched repared the big races there. Motor-racing was ver! expensive and gave awar no information in Europe. With the exception of whatsoever, said the veteran Sydney the few crack professional drivers racing driver. 51-vear-old Mr Tom nobody could make it pay. said Mr Sulman. on arrival in Christchurch Sulman. It was for that reason that this morning. With . Mr Ken Tub- he had forsaken. to some extent. man. of Fisherman's Bend. Mr Sul- big car events in favour of dirt man intends to compete in the big track midget car racing in England Wigram car race at the end of the He had been one of the founders of month, and also in the New Zealand the which drew immense championship hill-climb on Satur- sport, day. crowds. Horrerer, he gave it up in The two Australians drove their 1938 after having been involved in a Dad smash, considering it too dancars in the Ohakea trophy race last gerous. Saturday: Mr Sulman was third with his black Italian Maserati. Mr Sulman's car is one he bought while Mr Tubman brought his K3 just before leaving for New Zealand 1.G. home in about fifth place after | He had never driven it in a race until having two pit stops early in the Last Saturday. During the race race. One of the things that had there was a tropical downpour and impressed him about the motor in a burst of over-confidence he slid sport in New Zealand was the badl_ on a corner and the motor friendly spirit among drivers, all of I stalled. As he could not start it whom seemed to share their secrets ¡alone he pushed it for a quarter of on tuning and other -matters con- a mile before help came. He resumed cerning their cars, said Mr Sulman. the race and finished in third place. In Australia motor-racing was a busi- Looking back on the experience, MIr ness. and was a rich man's sport, Sulman said he thought he might be although there were many keen getting a little too old for racing, drivers who almost went without as he had been so exhausted after food in order to compete. the long push that he could not A proud grandfather, Mr Sulman keep his mouth shut. said that he thought he was probably one of the oldest drivers com-e WHEN TEMPERATURE DIVES neung in Australia to-day. He has Keep a jump ahead of sudden been interested in racing since 1919. weather changes with fast-acting and hegan. as many drivers do, by Baxters Lung Preserver. the favourriding motorcycles. Farly in the lite stand-by for cough and cold emerthirties he went to England and com-gencies. The unique warming peted in racing events regularly until soothing and properties "Baxters" 19+7. with the exception of the war bring rapid relief. Baxters Ltd.. 602g ryears, during which he was in the Colombo St.. Christchurch.-Adam AUSTRALIAN DRIVER WILL RACE IN CITY SIE TON StAtion sines in his back acati racing car in ranch are are in the national 9-3-51 AUSTRALIAN RACING MOTORIST COMPETITOR IN 100- MILE RACE "The atmosphere in which drivers prepare and race their cars in this country is quite different from • the ai- Australia." said MI mosphere in Thomas Sulmar. a veteran racing driver from Sydney. Mr Sulman has come to Christchurch to compete the South Island hill-climb championships on the Governor's Bay road on the 100-miles race on Saturday. and the airstrip at the R.N.Z.A.F. station. Wigram, on March 24. Mr Sul lan said the friendly way he had been treated in New Zealand was quite unlike the treatment afforded drivers by their rivals in Australia. behind "Drivers prepare their cars locked doors and give away no information at all which might be of help to another driver." said Mr Sulman. In New Zealand. he said. he had found drivers exchanging information spare parts with friendly abandon. Mr Sulman, v ho is 53 years old and a grandfather, has become famous on Australian racing circuits for his spectacular and successful driving small racing Singer 9. He has brought a Grand Prix Maserati to New Zealand for its maiden races in his hands. So far he has taken third place in the Ohakea Grand Prix on Saturday. after stalling the car and pushing it several hundred yards before his mechanics arrived to restart it. 17-3-51 Car Drivers Will - 3 Compete for £500 Stake at Wigram "Racing drivers will compete for the Lady Wigram Trophy and £500 in prize money in the Christchurch Racing Drivers' Club's 100-mile' Wigram car race on Saturday, March This year the race will be a scratch event, but there will be prizes for winners in each-car capacity class. The outright winner of the race will receive £200 in cash as well as the trophy. In addition, there wil be cash prizes the leaders quarter, half, and three-quarter race distance, as well as a trophy for the driver who puts up the fastest lap o time. • Although entries have not-yet closed, it is expected that there will be at least fifteen of the Dominion's leading motor-racing drivers competing, as well as three Australians, Tom Sulman, Ken Tubman, and John Nind, who have already arrived • in Christchurch for the event.