23-11-57 Overseas Drivers Sign Up for Lady Wigram Trophy Two overseas drivers have signed up to compete in the 150 mile Lady Wigram Trophy race at Christchurch in January. They are the Austrauan Amok Glass (Super Squato Ferrari, and the Englishman, Dick Gibson (Formula I Cooper). Ar present the Motor Racing Club, sponsor of the trophy race, is still negotiating for some of the drivers from overseas who will compete in the New Zealand Grand Prix at Ardmore on January 11. Financial Arrangements But already it is evident that neither Stuart Lewis-Evans nor Rey Salvadori who will drive Connaughts at Ardmore will be available for Wigram. It is understood that their cars will be sold immediately after the Grand Priz and these two drivers will fy bome to Eng Jari The other two drivers booked for Ardmore are Archie Scott- Brown (Lister-Jaguar) and the Australian. Jack Brabham (Formula I Cooper). It is pos sible that they will appear at Wigram but all will depend upon agreement on financial arrangements. Good Prospects However, the position is suct to-day that even if these two drivers do not come south the race will lose little. There are now so many first-class Grand Prix cars in the country owned by New Zealanders that it is likely that the club will have to be quite selective in its acceptance of entries for the main event. Prospects of New Zealand drivers having a clean-up in the international events this season have never been better they are to day. Two local men Shuter and Pat Hoare will be running exceptionally Shuter bought two SCLT Maseratis - 200 miles an-hour models and Hoare will be rac ing his new *ailor-made 3 litre Ferrari Yardstick Frank Caniwell, another local man will be racing a new Tojeiro-Jaguar sports car—one of the fastest in its class and in other parts of the country there are numerous new fast cars to build up a topfight field. The season start in earnest next Saturday with the opening meeting at the Invercargill Teretonga Park circuit. There will be a big contingent of North Island men racing there as well as a few local drivers and the main event of about 80 miles should at least provide some sort of a Jardstick to judge prospects for the later events in the season The Canterbury Car Club will hold the C. W. F. Hamilton Trophy race on the Southbridge circuit on Saturday, December 14-9-58 16-1-58 LADY WIGRAM TROPHY RACE •BOR BAL "ROYAL TOUR" GRANDSTANDS GRANDSTAND SEATS 10/• (ezciuding edmission) CONCESSION TICKETS Admits Privata Cor end & Aduits 30/- FAMILY TICKET Admits Private Cor 2 Adaits - Children Fros 20/- Grandstand Pleas Advesos asse Moil Order Bootings for Stasd Soots and Concessioa Tickets Now on Sole st DIE BOOKING OFFICE CHRISTCHURCH. Lady Wigram Troph Most Open Race in TE 150-mile Lady W being the most open r if the twenty-five entries so. church Motor Racing Club The race will be held igram Trophy looks like ace yet held in the series, far received by the Christare any indication. on Saturday, January 25. The last three races were won by the Englishman Peter Whitehead and this year it looks though the toughest. competi. tion New Zealand drivers will face will be the Australian Jack Brabham who will pilot the 2.2 litre Cooper that carried him home to a fairly comfort. able victory in the New Zealand Grand Prix at Ardmore last Saturday. Brabham' is no stranger to Wigram. He ran second to Whitehead last year in a Formula II Cooper. The balance of-the overseas contingent will consist of the two Englishmen, Archie Scott-Brown (Lister- Jaguar) and Dick Gibson (Cooper Formula II) and the Australian, Arnold. _ Glass (Super Squalo Ferrari). Scott-Brown,, one of the personalities of British motor sport, looks the best of the rest of the overseas drivers. Driving his exceptionally fast sports car he was running in second place at Auckland when he had to retire with suspension trouble. New Zealanders took second, third and fourth places at Ardmore. They were Ross Jensen (250F Maserati), Ron Roycroft (4}-litre Ferrari) and Christchurch's Pat Hoare (3-litre Ferrari, respectively. Entry Awaited So far Jensen has not sent in an entry, but no doubt he will be on the starting grid on Satur day January 25, as he will be looking for points in the Association of New Zealand Car Cluh's gold star competition. These three drivers conld give Brabham and Scott- Brown something to think about and there are others who must also be conceded place-getters" chances. They. include the Levin driver Bon Frost (Cooper Formula ID, Gavin Quirk (250F Maserati) and Mery Neil (Cooper-Climax). Quirk, so far, has not been able to take full advantage of his car through lack of experience, and Neil, who romped away with the: Teretonga Park race at Invercargill late last year, may find his car a bit under powered for Wigram. Significantly the . Lady Wigram Trophy has been won by a single-seater racing car each time with one exception. That was the first race in 1949 when Morrie Proctor, driving a Brooklands Riley won at 66.17 miles an hour. Last year Whitehead in a Ferrari won at 81.46 miles an hour. Sports Cars The sports car race has drawn the best field yet, there being a bevy of Jaguars and Austin- Healeys as well as Frank Cantwell's Tojeiro - Jaguar, and Arthur Kennard's Healey-Corvette. Eighteen cars have been entered for the 25-mile saloon car Ice. They are representatives of most of the late model production cars to be seen on local saleroom floors. With two I W 3.4 Jaguars to add flavour to the race this event, from the point of view of the man in the street with no particular knowledge of motor racing, could be one of the best events of the day. y May be Series Yet Entries are: Lady Wigram Trophy J. Brabham, Cooper Formula I (Australia), A. Scott-Brown, Lister-Jaguar (England), R. Gibson. Cooper-Climax (England), A. Glass, Ferrari Super Squalo (Australia), R. Watson, Lycoming Special (Auckland), A. Kennard, Healey-Corvette (Christchurch), G. H. Pierce, Austin Healey (Taumarunui), F. D Cantwell, Tojeiro-Jaguar (Christchurch), G. T: Quirk, 250F Maserati (Te Awamutu), R. J. Blackburn, Mistral (Christchurch), I. O. Mckellar, Cooper-Climax (Ashburton), Shuter, SCLT Meerat, Lero tabot welin? ton), G. C. Mardon. R.A. Vanguard (Christchurch), W. Darrell. A.C.Đ.II (Christchurch), R. W: A. Frost, . .Cooper-Climax LevIn), B. A. Wood, Staride (Dunedin), R. J. Roycroft, 47litre: Eerrari (Glen Murray), J. Buza, Connaught (Auckland), P M. Hoare, 3-litre Ferrari (Christchurch), f. . sprague. 4Cu1 Maserati (limaru), R. McCutcheon, Normac_Special (Norsewood), B. Mcharen, Cooper Climax (Auckland), M. C. Mayo, Buckler (Auckland), Neil, Cooper-Climax (Auckland). Sports Car Race Lawton. Austin - Healey (Whangarei), J. Brown, Jaguar shIzo (Christchurcn), A. Bell, Jaguar xKizo (Palmerston) Kennara, Healey Corvette (Christchurch), J. H. Pierce, Austin-Healey (Taumarunui), F. Cantwell, Tojeiro - Jaguar (Christchurch), K. C. Macmillan, Austin-Healey (Invercargil!), A. Moffatt, E. Mistral (Christchurch),. I. 0. MicKellar, Cooper-Climax (Ashburton), N. Clelland, Austin-Healey (Gore), N. A. Masters. Jaguar XK120 (Balclutha), D. Lawrence. TR3- Mistral (Wanganui), K. S. Sandbrook, Jaguar XK120 (Waipawa), K. Roper. Austin-Healey (Nelson). M. C. Mayo, Buckler (Auckland). 17-1-58 LADY WIGRAM TROPHY RACE OR RAGING "ROYAL TOUR" GRANDSTANDS GRANDSTAND SEATS 10/- (excluding admission) CONCESSION TICKETS Admits Private Car and 6 Adults 30/- FAMILY TICKET Admits Private Car 2 Adults Chi.dren free - 20/- Grandstand Plans, Adrance and Mail Order Bookings for Stand Seats and Concession Tickets Now on Sale at D.I.C BOOKING OFFICE, CHRISTCHURCH.