Records should topple in big Wigram race
With seven top drivers entered, including Brabham, McLaren and Moss, records are expected to fall at the January 21, 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy. Brabham's 1960 lap record was slightly under 95 mph and his race average 89.46 mph; Ron Flockhart predicted 100 mph laps. The article assesses the Lotus and Yeoman Credit cars, Salvadori, Bonnier, and local drivers Hoare, Gill, Gilbert, Palmer, Shuter, Mansel and Hyslop, with the field limited to 24 cars.
Lap times
- Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax): 95 mph lap record
- Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax): 89.46 mph other
Facts
- The field for the 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy was limited to 24 cars in the interests of safety.
- Syd Jensen, the NZ road racing champion, was reported not racing at Wigram in 1961.
Photos
- Three champions at Ardmore: Bruce McLaren (17), Stirling Moss (7) and Jack Brabham take their lines at the start.
