18-1-58 18-1-58 FOURTH INTERNATIONAL 150 MILES LADY WIGRAM TROPHY RACE OVERSEAS ENTRANTS inelude: • J. BRABHAM-England. • A. SCOTT-BROWN-England. • R. GIBSON-England. • A. GLASS—Australia. • PROGRAMME: GATES OPEN 9 A.M. 10 A.M., 350 CC MOTOR CYCLE RACE .... 17 MILES 10.45 A.M., OPEN CAR RACE 25 MILES 11.30 A.M., 500 CC MOTOR CYCLE RACE 17 MILES . 12.30 P.M., REDEX SPORTS CAR RACE .... 50 MILES 1.30 P.M., LADY WIGRAM TROPHY RACE.... 150 MILES 3.50 P.M., SALOON CAR RACE .... .... 20 MILES ADMISSION ADYANCE BOOKINGS AT D.I.C BOOKING OFFICE ONLY.. ROYAL TOUR GRANDSTAND SEATS 10/-, (plus admittance) ADMISSION TO COURSE: ADULTS %/», CARS 2/-, CHILDREN 2/-. CONCESSION TICKET ADMITS Private Car and & Adults,, 30/- FAMILY TICKET ADMITS Private Car, 2 Adults änd Children Free, 20/- ADMISSION AT GATES: ADULTS 7/6 - CARS 2/6 - CHILDREN 2/6 N.B. NO GRANDSTAND SEATS SOLD ON COURSE. CATERING • PACKAGE LUNCHEONS • TEA • HOT WATER • PIES é ICE EREAM DRINKS. R.N.Z.A.F. STATION SATURDAY. WIGRAM JAN. 25, 1958 OTOR TACING JACK BRABHAM TOP PICK FOR WIGRAM RACE JACK BRABHAM, the gay young Australian racine driver who won the New Zealand Grand Prix at Ardmore last Saturday, should continue his winning way at Christchurch in the Lady Wigram Trophy next Saturday. If his car keeps going and he decides to compete, he should also eat up the fields in the Dunedin and Invercargill international road races the two following weekends. With two seasons of European racing behind him, Brabham is regarded in Britain as the leading exponent of Formula II raçing. He has a forceful style all of his own and at the same time drives within his own and his car's limits. At Wigram last year, he finisned second to Peter Whitehead. Although he made a pit stop in the latter stages of the race. there was only a margin of about 10sec between the two at the end.. On the face of it with the bored-out 2-2 litre Formula I Cooper, Brabham would be a most unlucky man if he did not notch up a Lady Wigram Trophy win next Saturday. The Wigram circuit is faster than Ardmore, venue of the Grand Prix, and it should admirably suit his car. - Coopers recognised have always been tops on slow bends, but many people do not realise that in reality • where they shine is on the 70 m.p.h. curves and Wigram has more of those than Ardmore. Strong Challenge Archie Scott-Brown, the gallant young Englishman whose impeccable driving belies the fact that he has a malformed left hand, will be fighting against Wigram traditions to win with his extremely fast sports racing Lister-Jaguar. The last five of the six trophy races so far held have been won by single-seat racers. But Scott-Brown may find Wigram more to his liking than Ardmore. New Zealanders cannot be discounted this year. The first name that comes to mind is that of Ross Jensen, the man who took second place at Ardmore with his ex-Stirling Moss 250F Maserati. Jensen is a most polished driver. Then there is. the other Aucklander, Ron Roycroil, who is now in the veteran class and has been at Wigram since the inception of the race. Experienced He brought home his big 42litre Ferrari third at Ardmore and will go hard at Wigram. Pat Hoare looks the most likely of the Canterbury drivers after his fourth place in his new 3-litre Ferrari at Auckland. Hoare is a driver with wealth of experience and not great deal of good fortune benind him. He is also a man who nas come up in racing in the right way. He has at times grown t0o fast for his cars. Now he has a cal , that should be compatible with his ability. A young man who cannot be meglected when looking for possible place-getters is 20-year-old Bruce McLaren, who is using a works Cooper-Climax this season and has been selected to spena a European season later with the Cooper Car Company. McLaren is the most promising young driver in the coun try to-day and if he overcomes his run of bad luck that put him out of the Grand Prix he should finish in the first five at Wigram. Frost Fast Another driver who should be up with him is Ron Frost, of Levin, who will race the ex- Brabham Formula 11 Cooper. Frost is: a fast driver and a good one. Frank Shuter, of Christchurch, is the unknown quantity. for Wigram. His SCLT Maserati will be undoubtedly the fastest car in the race and Shuter has the ability to make the most of it. If this car • turns up on the starting grid in peak form, Shuter could easily prove the hardest man for Brabham to beat. In • the field of about twentyfive there are other possibilities, but the drivers mentioned are the ones most likely t0 settle the issue next Saturday. - Whatever happens this will be the most open trophy race yet, and New Zealanders will have more than a look in at the finish. That will be a change following the: overseas monopoly of the last three races.