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6th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race

Advertisement and programme for the 6th international Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF Station Wigram on Saturday January 23, 1960, listing overseas entrants, races and admission prices.

Facts

  • The 1960 Lady Wigram programme: Motor Racing Club Trophy scratch race 20 laps, 350cc motorcycles 8 laps, sports cars 20 laps, 500cc motorcycles 8 laps, Lady Wigram Trophy 150 miles, saloon cars 10 laps.
  • Admission to the 1960 Lady Wigram meeting was 7/6 for adults and 2/6 for cars and children.
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Eliminations necessary from record Wigram Trophy field

Record entries were received for the 1960 Wigram meeting: 21 for the Motor Racing Club open-car championship, 25 for saloons and 19 for sports cars. Fields were limited to 24 cars for safety, so elimination trials were to be held at the training session on Friday. Entry list for the 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy is printed.

Facts

  • Field for each 1960 Wigram race was restricted to 24 cars for safety, with elimination trials at Friday's training session if needed.
  • Entries for the 1960 Wigram meeting: 21 for the club's open-car race, 25 for saloons, 19 for sports cars.
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15-1-60 15-1-60 6th International LADY WIGRAM TROPHY RACE RNZAF. STATION WIGRAM SATURDAY January 23rd OVERSEAS ENTRANTS WORLD CHAMPION - JACK BRABHAM — COOPER CLIMAX BRUCE MCLAREN (Great Britain) COOPER CLIMAX IAN BURGESS (Great Britain) COOPER CLIMAX DAVID PIPER (Great Britain) LOTUS CLIMAX TED GRAY (Australia) LEN LUKEY (Australia) — Australion Gold Star Winner, 1859 COOPER CLIMAX TORNADO PLUS THE PICK OF N.Z. DRIVERS AND CARS GEORGE LAWTON, HECTOR GREEN, PAT HOARE, Cooper Climax R.A. Ferrari DAVID HULME, MAURICE STANTON, Cooper Climax Stanton Special JOHN MANSEL, JIM PALMER, RON ROYCROFT, Maserati Lotus Ferrari. PROGRAMME: 10 a.m. MOTOR RACING CLUB TROPHY SCRATCH RACE. 20 laps 11 a.m. 350cc MOTOR CYCLE RACE. •... ча40 0000 8 laps 11.40 g.m. SPORTS CAR RACE. •... sato oч%0 20 laps 12.30 p.m. 500cc MOTOR CYCLE RACE. 0000 8 laps 1.45 pm. LADY WIGRAM TROPHY RACE, 4000 2000 150 miles 4 p.m. SALOON CAR RACE. 044° ... 10 laps ADMISSION ADVANCE BOOKINGS AT DIC BOOKING OFFICE ONLY. ROYAL TOUR GRANDSTAND SEATS 10/. (plus admittance) ADMISSION TO COURSE: ADULTS 7/6, CARS 2/6, CHILDREN 2/6. CONCESSION TICKET ADMITS Private Car and 6 Adults, 30/-. FAMILY TICKET ADMITS Private Car, 2 Adults and Children Free, 20/-. ADMISSION AT GATES: ADULTS 7/8- CARS 2/6 - CHILDREN 2/6 CATERING TEA - HOT WATER PACKAGE LUNCHEONS ICE CREAM PIES -HOTOR RACING SOFT DRINKS Eliminations Necessary From Record Wigram Trophy Field Witor ree ord tren traine entries for the Lady Wigram Trophy, to be elimination trials at the traini Friday afternoon, as fields for all ever stricted to twenty-four cars in the int to hand already there will have ing session next nts are to be reterests of safety. Record entries have been received for all the races. There are twenty-one entries for the Motor Racing Club's championship open car race, twenty-five for the saloon car race and nineteen for the sports car race. Entries Entries for the 150 mile Lady Wigram Trophy are: I. Burgess (England), Cooper- Climax; J. Brabham_ (England), Cooper-Climax;_ M. F. Stanton (Christchurch), Stanton Corvette; McBeath • (Otaki), Normac Special; A. T. Freeman (Welling-i ton), Lago Talbot; .W. M. Gill (Auckland),. Lycoming; L. C. Voore (Christchurch), R.A. Vanguard; Ie. F. Bulcraig (Kawakawa), Cooper-Climax; L. Lukey (Australia), Cooper-Climax; J. M. Windleburn (Maungaturoto), Lotus; F. Shuter (Christchurch). Maserati; J. Mansell (Glen Murray), Maserati; D. Piper (England), Lotus; P. M. Hoare (Christchurch), Ferrari; R. Smith (Waitakaruru), Ferrari; G T. Quirk (Te Rahu), Maserati; H Green (Christchurch), R.A.; Motiatt (Ashburton), Tojeiro- Jaguar; W. J. Thomasen (Huntly), Ferrari; L. R. Gilbert (Hamilton), Cooper-Bristol; D. C. Hume (Te Puke), Climax; T. Gray Australa, Tornado; J. Palmer (Hamilton), Lotus; B. McLaren (England), Cooper-Climax; J. A. Malcolm (Huntly), Cooper-Repco; G. Lawton (Whangarei), Cooper-Climax; R. J. Roycroft (Glen Murray), Ferrari; B. R. Webster (Havelock North). Cooper-Porsche. It is doubtful if Shuter will be fit to drive as he underwent an appendicitis operation in Auckland on the eve of the New Zealand Grand Prix. The Englishman David Piper ¡has entered a second Lotus in the race, but no decision has yet been made on a driver for it.

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