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Lady Wigram Trophy Race advertisement

Advertisement for the 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy on Saturday 25 January 1958, billed as the best and most evenly matched field ever. Named drivers: Scott-Brown (Lister-Jaguar), Gibson (Cooper-Climax), McLaren (Cooper), Glass (Ferrari), Lewis-Evans (Connaught), Hoare, R. Jensen (250F Maserati), Brabham (Cooper-Climax), Roycroft (Ferrari) and Shuter (Maserati). Practice 9 a.m., trophy race 1.30 p.m.

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Planning the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting

Photograph of drivers and club executives planning organisation for the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.

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  • Drivers and racing club executives are busy planning the organisation for the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on Saturday. Left to right: Derrick Edwards and Dick Gibson, with the president of the Motor Racing Club (Mr Harvey Croft), and Archie Scott-Brown and Len Hayden study a plan of the race circuit.
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MOTOR RACING WIGRAM SATURDAY NEXT JANUARY 25th LADY WIGRAM TROPHY RACE 150 MILES The Best and Most Evenly Matched Field Ever To Face The Starter includes: Scott-Brown- England, R. Gibson-England, Cooper-Climax. B. MeLoren-Auckland, Lister daguer. Cooper. A. Glass Australis, Lewis Evans England, Ferrari. P. Hoare ChChns Dort Conneught. R. Jensen-Auckland, Ferrari. 250F M serafi. J. Brabham Australic, R. Royerof - Auckland, F. Schuter-Ch Chou cooper Climax. Ferrari. Maserari. PROGRAMME: PRACTICE 9.00 a.m. OPEN CAR RACE, 10 a.m. 9400 25 miles 350 c.c. MOTOR CYCLE RACE, 10.45 ... 17 miles REDEX SPORTS CAR RACE, 11.30 50 miles 500 GE. MOTOR CYCLE RACE, 12,30 17 miles LADY WIGRAM TROPHY RACE, 1.30 .... 150 miles SALOON CAR RACE, 3.50 20 miles ADMISSION ADVANCE BOOKINGS AT D.L.C BOOKING OFFICE ONLY. ROYAL TOUR GRANDSTAND SEATS 10. (plus admittance) ADMISSION TO COURSE: ADULTS I/- CARS 2/-, CHILDREN 2/- CONCESSION TICKET ADMITS Private Car and 6 Adults, 30/- FAMILY TICKET ADMITS Private Car, 2 Adults and Children Free, 20/ ADMISSION AT GATES: ADULIS 7/6 - CARS 2/6 - CHILDREN 2/6 N.B. NO GRANDSTAND SEATS SOLD ON COURSE. • SPECIAL FEATURE:-AMUSEMENTS FOR CHILDREN. CATERING TEA HOT WATER PACKAGE LUNCHEONS ICE CREAM PIES SOFT DRINKS 23-9-58 23-1-58 Drivers and racing club executives are busy planning the organisation for the Lady Migram Trophy meeting on Saturday: Left to right: Derrick Edwards and Dick Gibson, with the president of the Canterbury Motor Racing Club (Mr Harvey Croft), and Archie Scott-Brown and Len Hayden study a plan of the race circuit for the meeting.

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