28-10-55 MAYBACH TO COMPETE IN WIGRAM RACE Australia's fastest and most spectacular racing cal, the Repco-Mayoach. will compete in the Lady Wigram Trophy race at Wigram on January 21, 1956. This was announced br the entrants of the car. Mace Engineering Limited. in Christchurch today. The car. driven by Stan Jones, will compete only at the Stan Jones in the old Maybach after his win in the Auckland International Grand Prix in 1951. International Grand Prix at Ardmore on January 7, and at Wigram. The car has been rebuilt since its win against top-line international cars at the 1954 Grand Prix at Ardmore. The rebuilding followed a crash at Southport last year. Built From Junk Charlie Dean. the builder who had constructed the Southern Hemisphere's fastest racer from a German staff car captured in the Western Desert, set to and built yet another outstanding car from the 17cwt of junk that was the collective remains of the racer. The new version made its cebut at the Bathurst Easter meeting, and distinguished itself by clocking more than 145 miles an hour on the straight, the fastest time of the day. Engine Slanted The engine. which develops more than 260 b.h.p. is of 3.8 litres, compared with the • 4.2 litres of the earlier model. To allow for a lower frontal area, the engine is slanted, and centre space is given to SIX large-bore carburettors. Dean will fly to Christchurch before the race to check the car for both events. 29-10-55 17-11-55 THIRD Y.2. GRAND PRIX BRITISH DRIVERS TO COMPETE Some of the world's best drivers and some new racing cars are entered for the third New Zealand Grand Prix races which will be held at Ardmore or January 7. In the main event. of 200 miles, limit for the field is 24 cars, but 4½ will compete in qualifying laps for the right to race. There are five entries from England and five from Australia., The rest are New Zealanders. Strling Moss, the British champion, who was second to his team-mate, Juan Fangio, in the world championship this year, will race his personal Maserati at Ardmore. He will have first-rate competition from Reg Parnell, of England, who will drive al Ferrari, and Leslie Mari, in Britain's world challenger, the Connaught. A host of other first-class drivers includes Stan Jones, of Australia, Winner of the frst Ardmore Grand Prix; Peter Whitehead, who was second this year in a Ferrari; and Jack Brabham, whol is racing a new Cooper. Another competitor will be F. A. O.l Gaze, of England. He was second in the Lady Wigram Trophy race last year in his H.W.M. New Zealanders Will compete, too. Those who have excellent chances of winning the £150 prize IOr the first New Zealander home include Ron Roycroft, driving a Bugatti-Jaguar, the drivers in the Scuderia Zambucka. Ross Jensen in the Austin-Healey 100S and L. Bulcraig in the newly prepared Northland Special A 150-mile-an-hour Porsche "Syder" has been entered by Norman Hamilton. Ltd., of Australia. The car, which won its class in the recent Mans 24-hour race, has fourcylinder air-cooled engine at the rear. is built on lines similar to a Volkswagen. Christchurch entrants in the Grand Prix are F. Shuter (Cadillac Special), R. Moore (Cooper). L. Moore (Kieft), and E. Bristed (Triumph TR2). JONES TO COMPETE AT WIGRAM • Stan Jones, winner of the 1954 New Zealand Grand Prix at Ardmore and holder of many Australian racing track records. will compete at Wigram the Lady Wigram Trophy race in February. He will drive one of the fastest cars in Australia-a car which now retains very little of the German staff car components from which it was made. Called the Repco-. has been entirely re reduced to a mass aiter a crash at the meeting in AustralI body identical with t 300 SLR. and copyi that nar the eraine Maybach, the car built since it was of twisted steel e Bathurst Easter has a the Mercedes-Benz ing the design of has been tilted to allow a lower fron The engine devel and is of 3.8 litres. burettors are fitted timed at 150 miles circuit with its old tal area. oos about 300 b.h.p. Six large-bore car- • The car has been an hour on a race body. Top Overseas Drivers Will Come to N.Z. P.A. AUCKLAND, To-day. Attracted by the highest prize money to be won in the Commonwealth outside England, seven overseas motor-car racing drivers will go "on circuit" around New Zealand after the New Zealand Grand Prix meeting at Ardmore on January 7. Four will be englishmen, Reg Parnell, Peter Whitehead, Leslie Marr and Tony Gaze. Parnell and Marr will be driving new British cars of outstanding design. Three others will be Australians-Stan Jones, who won the first Grand Prix in his Maybach, Tom Sulman, and Jack Brabham, one of the greatest Australian drivers. Best Will Come The circuit, which is expected to be an annual one, is the realisation of one of the aims of the Auckland Grand Prix Board of Control. It means that the best overseas drivers can be attracted to New Zealand with the guarantee of several races to make their visit worthwhile. There are hopes that in the future it may be possible to link up with Australia, South Africa and possibly South America to form a Southern Hemisphere circuit which would give European drivers races during their of season. There will be four race meet-: ings in the first circuit-Ardmore, on January 7; the Lady Wigram Trophy race, at Christchurch, on January 21; the Dunedin road race on January 28; and the Southland road race, on February 11. All have been granted permits under the Royal Automobile Club rules, making them international events. 17-99-55 MOTOR RACING OVERSEAS DRIVERS " = TO TOUR N.Z. ATTRACTIVE PRIZE MONEY (New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, November 16. Seven overseas motor racing car drivers will go "on circuit" around New Zealand after the New Zealand Grand Prix meeting at Ardmore on January 7. They have been attracted by the highest amount of prize money to be won in the Commonwealth !. outside England. Four will be Englishmen, Reg Parnell, Peter Whitehead. Leslie Marr and Tony Gaze. Parnell and Marr wil be driving new British cars of outstanding design. Three others will be Australians Stan Jones, who won the first Grand Prix in his Maybach, Tom Sulman. and Jack Brabham, one of the great-. est Australian drivers. The circuit, which is expected to be an annual one. is the realisation of one of the aims of the Auckland Grand Prix Board of Control. It means that the best overseas drivers. can be attracted to New Zealand with the guarantee of several races to make their visit worthwhile. There are hopes that in the future it may • be possible to link up with Australia, South Africa and possibly South • America to form a Southern Hemisphere circuit which would give European drivers races during their off season. There will be four race meetings in the first circuit-Ardraore, on January ?: the Lady Wigram Trophy race, Christchurch, on January 21; the Dunedin road race on January 28; and the Southland road race. on February 11. All have been granted permits under the Royal Automobile Club rules, making them international events.