12-5-59 16-6-59 Ardmore Grand Prix The success of the New Zealand International Grand Pris, which is held at the beginning of each year at Ardmore, may next year: be jeopardised by the holding at Florida of the American Grand Prix on December 12. The Ardmore event is scheduled for January 9 and, unless this date changed, the world's leading drivers wil not have sufficient time to ship their cars from the United States to New. Zealand. Confrmation of the date for the American event is being awaited from the London beadquarters of the British Racing Drivers' Club. If it is necessary to change the date of. the Ardmore. event, other races, including the Lady Wigram Trophy Race in Christchurch, will also have to be changed. The dates for these races, in which the international drivers are also invited: to compete, are set for soon after the Auckland race. WHERE are few figures more popular and more respected in New Zealand motor sport to-day than Mr J. A. Brewer, the new president of the Christchurch Motor Racing Club. ..His election to office at the annual meeting last week will have the unanimous approval of all who have had dealings with him over the years in the sport. There must be few men more! Triumph is fielding a strong competent to lead a motor racing works team of three cars this club than Jack Brewer. For the year. Each is the TR3S model last three years he has. been reputedly fitted with twin-oversecretary of the club and thus head camshaft motors. knows all the details of the organisation and work involved in Most Interest staging the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting. A foundation member of For New Zealanders most inthe club, in the early years terest will undoubtedly centre Jack Brewer was associat- on the fortunes of Bruce Mced in the designing and con- Laren, who will partner Jim struction Russell in a 2000 c.c. Monaco of successful cars, the first Cooper-Clin.ax. of which was the Wolseley Jaguars, who have had Special, with which Green their fair share of wins at mon the Lady Wigram Iro- Le Mans, are not entering phy. any official cars this year, but there will be a number Then followed the super- of Jaguar-engined cars raccharged P. A. Vanguard, which ing in the colours of several is seen occasionally at meet- countries. :ings even to-day. There were a number of other For the record, here is the built, some of which are still oincia points position in the running in modified form. World Drivers' Formula - 1 Championship: 1960 Race points, Tony Brooks (Fer Joakim Bonnier (B.R.M.) 31 Maurice Tintignant So far the Motor Racing Club (Cooper-Climax) 4, Masten Greg. has not made any arrangements (Cooper-Climax) Innes for the engagement of overseas ¡Ireland (Lotus-Climax) 3, Bruce drivers for the 1960 race. McLaren (Cooper-Climax) the first moves are likely to be Jean Behra (Ferrari) 2, Stirling made this week when club offi- Moss (Cooper-Climax) 1. will be holding In the Formula I Construccussions, in the city with the tors Champonship the poomor president of the New Zealand is: Cooper-Climax, merrard." International • Grand Prix Or- B.R.M. ganisation (Mr W. H. Knox). Lotus-Climax, Aston • Martin and Maserati, no points scored It seems almost certain •that the usual policy will be adopted as far as overseas men are concerned. Some or all of the drivers who com- New Zea- Pend Grand Prix mill beinvited to come south to contest the South Island international events. The Southland Sports Car Club, according to reports, is making an all-out effort to have its 960 Teretonga Park international race recognised as the premier event in the south Island. The club is working on: an ambitious promotion scheme, detals or wrich will probably: be made public within the next few weeks. 16-6-59 Le Mans Event Overseas, the attention of motoring enthusiasts is now being directed to the French town: of Le Nans, where the 24-hour: sports car race will be staged this week-end. Le Mans will constitute the fourth round in the manufacturers' world championship series and, as far as Britain is concerned, most interest will cen-: tre on the fortunes of the four "works" Aston Martins. They would appear to be the British cars most likely .to defeat the Italian Ferraris. The Aston Martin team is particularly strong, but a notable absentee is Stirling Moss. Driver Pairs The driver pairs are Roy Salvadori-Jack Brabham, Maurice Irinugnant - Jack rairman, Faul -rere Carrol Shelby, Graham Whitehead-Brian Nayior. Graham Writehead and his brother, the late Peter White head, filled second place in a privately entered Aston Martin benind the Ferrari of Olivier Gendebien and Phil Hill. Works Ferraris Pairs for the works Ferraris are Jean Behra-Cliff Allison, i Gendebien-Hill, Dan Gurney • de Silva • Ramos. These men will handle the 2953 c.c. cars and, in addition. Scuderia Ferrari will field a 2000 c.c. car which will be driven by the Italians, Cabianca and Scarlatti. Porsche lead in the sports car championship at present and four examples of this marque have been entered for Le Mans. There are two 1948 c.c. cars one a United States entry and the other from Germany, and two works cars each of 1587 c.c. The latter will be the main threat and the pairs will bel Joakim Bonnier Taffy von Trips,! and Edgar : Barth-Hans Herr-i mann. Behra and Herrmann finished third with a Porsche last year.