The Big LAP Day Arrives! SPEEDS All Roads Lead 19-1-60 TO SOAR to Wigram BRABHAM this Saturday AT SPEED! IN WIGRAM BATTLE Cooper - Climaxes In Box Seats NECORD speeds year after year have been the feature Lady Wigram Irophy since its inception, and it is safe to sav thai once again this year the lap speeds will soar as the factory entered Cooper-Climax drivers, world champion Jack Brabham and New Zealand champion Bruce McLaren inevitably fight it out for the two major places. ground and finally went and it could be that on Saturdar Wigram has never been kind to Brabham. Last with transmission trouble. lone or two of the Continental year the young Scotsman Ron Flockhart brought home will hreak ine Cooper sethe Lo. quence at least in the minor works B.R.M. a mere 2.5sec ahead of Brabham's tus powered 23places. 2.2-litre Cooper-Climax to win, at a searing 89 miles litre Coventry-Climax en- Ross Jensen will most likean hour, a race that kept the crowd on its toes from gine. But unlike the Coop- disce drin driving Gavin Quirk's the ensite mounted Maserati. Jenwhat appears to be sen is one of the Dominion's extremely fragile frame in finest drivers and he could Saturday could be Brab- first time since the first race on front of the driver. easilv be the man to head off bam's day. As No. 1 Cooper the circuit in 1949 the race was To reduce the frontal area of the smaller engined Coopers. won by a two-seater sports car. the car and to provide it driver he must have every And the victory was a popular with Johnnie Mansel, the chance, and on paper there is lone. for Scott-Brown, physical- an excellent aerodynamic shape Aucklander who finished ly handicapped but the engine is canted its side! fifth in this rear's Newr only one man capable of beat- neverthe and it could be that this is one. less tooflight driver, had Zealand Grand Prix will be ing him on the fast 2.116-mile earned a place in the heart of the reasons why the Lotus driving an older 250F and New Zealand 2sec or 3sec a lap slower he should be able to hoid Wigram circuit. That man is motoring than the Cooper. enthusiast for his sportsman- Jensen. Then there is Pat the young Aucklander, Bruce ship and pleasant manner. The inclination of the engine Hoare with the 3-litre Fer- McLaren. No. 2 man in the It was a bitter blow when hel some extent upset the rari. Cooper works team, McLaren met his death in fuel mei, or some estent u At least a sports car Hoare is not spectacular and race on the Spa-Francorchamps this is a theory that has gained he drives in finish. is to-day unquestionably one! some strength. At Ardmore of the world's circuit in Belgium. he had brake trouhle. hut on top racing Last year the trophy race remotorists. solved itself Prominent the tight Lerin circuit he Tron into terrific race last Saturdar and he is struggle between Flockhart and the one driver who might still He and Brabham with their Brabham and the issue was in Piper is, however, sound, 2-litre Cooper-Climaxes the doubt until they out of fast driver and he be running at Wigram on Saiswept should be urdar when others have retired world's best racing cars_are. the left-hand hend into the fn- prominent on the fast Wigram through over taxing their cars sitting in the box seats to fin-lishing straight. circuit, the billiard table surish first and second for thei earlier in in tre Although it would be un. face of which should suit the first time ever at Wigram. fair to detract from Flock- Lotus. There has been no real Above: The relaxed driving sirle of the Australian-horn world champion Jack Tigram. if it has not hart's drive. it could hon. Then there is the other opportunity assess the has morth of the Austraiian Brabham is evident in this picture of him with the works Grand Pris Cooper. been kind to Brabham. estly be said that Brabham Englishman, Ian Burgess. meted out no better treat- with the 2.2 litre Cooper- He is rather chamnion. T.РП Lukes or Winner of this year's New Zealand Grand Pris. Brabham will go out favourite in a dashing dri- Ted Gres, the man thỏ till ment to the rear-engined Climax the larger, 21 litre and though his the trophy race. Below: This D-litre Lotus is the latest Grand Prix car to appear Coopers. When the race Tras Cooper he driving Australia's B.R.M. proved himself to be has onis a 2 g.litre in New Żealand. The young Englishman David Piper will drive it in the trophy given intemational status a real racer and the man of engine his spirited driving famous sprint car. the Tor. it was the late Peter White. the dar. should off'set to some es. nado. race. Although powered with a Coventry-Climax engine similar to that of the head, one of the gentlemen Both drivers were handi. tent the lack of engine ca- Luker was nui partirulati; Coopers. the Lotus has generally prored to be 2sec to 3sec a lap slower than the of motor racing, who cast capped as ther had pacity. impressive with bis 1960 C.t. his shadow oTer the clas work Coopers. their way through a slow-mor- The tight Ardmore circuit is Cooper-Ciimax in the Grandd sic for three years. On each ing field Con Prix and rol he tat ente stieticis who have the late stages of the rite ruit and i condi provide one of and time and timelbr no means ideal for the occasion he tron using Fer. again were balked by slower tinental Grand and George Lawton. the and Lamon shang if their older cars stand up ¡he purposes or the day. that him Prix cars and Halne ir For. raris gave cars and drivers. that swun recent per the round lew Zealarders win ain Britain competing in the pare. Of the rest is. rear-nic Jimmie chair drives. The logical drive 00de Cornere gig dire Paler son re-e former well- This choice for third have not put up sucn goni per-! Anglo-Italian mononolv place at Wigram appears to be formances there Wigram is hi: in mething in Lanton is # George Falmer, was ripped to shreds in 1958 David Piner trith the 2t-litre however, a different kettle ofi ... ...... pita the Tornado tonen Archie Scott-Brown few! Lotus. the latest model. Piper! ach histine Ta, ing little of Hume's steadineis, This par fitor witr His nev 1960 c.c. away with the race in works held fourth niace in the With is fat enon borde extramely