12 The Christchurch Star, Tues., Jan. 17, 1961 CARE TAKEN TO PRESERVE ALL SAFETY "MOTOR racing is dangerous." This wars- ing is to be found in just about every race meeting programme. There is no doubt that motor racing is a fairly hazardous calling and for this reason in most parts of the world it is rigidly controlled to ensure as far as possible the safcty of the participants and especially the spectators. controlling body is The signals are given by: the The sporting, Inematonal 091l- and moblic Federation the gatton to obey the flag sigrules nals implicitly. land regulations for the conduct of meetings. Failure Zealand the As-l lead to the suspension Zealand even cancellation of Car "esponsor i competition leence. for the conduet of meetings l'or of those appoints stewards to who will be attending- the that the rules and re- Lady Wigram Trophy Lacos of Inter- on saturday Fenier. the general comnrules of the ing flag signals: petition vivid impression, taken at Auckland, of Stirling Moss at speed. A.N.Z.C.C. and any supple. RED-Complete and im-i mentary home rules are en mediate stop. forced. YELLOW (waved): Great' Every oAT° fully to on- danger, be prepared to stop. Inapected (steady): Take Factory and Private Each sure that safe to race. driver It le perfectly must have CAL RED care, danger. YELLOW STRIPES: WITH VERDI Take not only normal driving ¡licence in thig soiled also a competition licence. on course some- Entries as Rivals Signals where. displayed cult held steady around flags with the the will be the flag The 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy on Saturday is likely toe the last occasion on ARTA To as mare the possible CeL as est to the oil, which waved Indicate will near. LILIALL which New Zealanders will have an opportunity of seeing factory and privately flag signals devised by the ent danger. International Lutomobile BLUE (waved): entered teams of 24-litre Grand Prix racing cars in action. Nothing could be more Federation is used. trying Another: appropriate than that right at the end of the 2} litre Grand Prix formula the Motor overtake you. Racing Club, sponsor of the Wigram classic, should achieve its ambition and present (steady): Another competitor is following you to the public the world's best teams to provide Grand Prix racing in the traditional Count very closely. manner. WHITE: An ambulance or service the In the seven years of the It was John Cooper who course, lake care. 24 litre Formula I Category first realised Down placing the custlic BLACK: Displayed a number of marques ap- the driver. although the chief flag marshal peared: dominate gether with competi- L0 scurity. and then sink in obe brn had employed the sor which soms berore world war trea for rather different DAY OF Start or's that number competitor to ston "›УСІ• the period, the next lan. This signal on January 1. If there 1 1h Cocon on January From the motor. THRILLS AT Positions on the starting appears as eneral given something cycle units came the wrong with the hirteen world first formula grid for a major road race car or If the competichampionship races such as the Lady Wigram Or inse is ariving in ily car marce to ramshaft Trophy are determined by manner which the stewards reach that total was Cooper- WIGRAM the speeds put up during of the meeting consider 1 linax. Ty elty directly derived whereas F'errari: training session and quali- and other competitors. victories were built ful fire pump units em. fying laps prior to the race. whole ployed by British fire- BLACK WHITE period The driver who makes CHEQUERED: " Signal Cooper Cllmax during the for ILS blitz. 1960l ine fastest qualifying lap the winner and it also matter of the last On the first circuits with swapman followed obtains known subsequently three years. its original form high the Cooper Cooper motor racing parlance asteach Perhaps • the LuTCOOP! engine zave more than 140 has brought out his car signifying the end about this is a maximum rear- the ositlor of the race. thing the brake horsepower. about 185 an hour. engined with a frame Vigran first two Cooper VICULACE was subsequently With the gearing Ilkely to wasca on tue most success- model position at the extreme left NATIONAL FLAG: This WELL developed ulti-be user al wigram the cars ful Formula Junior TAP TONI used for starting all cars privatery entered , by mate capacity of 2.2 litres will probably. Arst corner at Wigram Is a races. the millionaire British rac reach les an at rent to carer. with twin overhead cam- thing like 150 miles an Cooper. is left-hander patron Rob Walker. shallo better hour. extremely robust and fairly the first corner was a infrirling the But the than 175 brake horsepower. The other contender straightforward de- then the be Bire car in the Argenting engine Va original the team to hos cars will be see. light extreme right of the front in 1958. al excelly bristling novel features French champion ready ely tent ovax signed signed purrice Trintignant Male Grand Prix keening roW pose weight to times thus with the minimum. Order OL Grand win a few 2t-litte slowest cars ate aways smoothed the pach to rand Brainchild Chapman's buspensior hack of months later. by Courie wishbones Prix successes came next with any which have Then In 1950 Austral. a robust four-cy. helical springs front not "tan Jack Benbham linder unit with twin The brainchild of the bril- wide-angle be antined in the rea in the qualcame camshafts over-liant Colin Chapman large at ity ne sessions. operating- las teased racing driver inclined a rear, Motor races such as the 2t-litre the Cooper give exception- Wigram Trophy LOV which uLe Formula 1 Cooper win. prollle. bolted to a light alloy block succession of as spea started on "oount-down" and holds the wet cylinder spec- safe gay that system two-nothing looking anything with the iners in place. seaterg designed The cars are lined iu t three o11 Lotus the grid end dro. and ive bearingi trials. typically English mud plug peared at Wigram before. ers are notified by SULELL Bruce McLaren, No counter • balanced ' crank- Weight han been the first Instance the num- Cooper works driver, shaft twin From these cars • Chap- down to the ber minutes before the world racing and two choke man proceeded to develor cham- Weber carburetters. sports cars the minimum and start. In this. JOLIT hirat of tlae As. the starting gets the himself pionship as well. 240 brake rea te nise in Brit! Closer the number Last Brabham horsepower at 7000 revolu- conde remaining the took the drivers title again winning fve Buccessive tions a minute. the ish club racing meetings. These proved be By adopting nas these fea- is displayed als on a boa substantially used successful before tures Chapman races arid McLaren, with Lotus Is the Bo long Chapman was bullding able to produce starter drops the flag Argentine win. assisted barit "zero seconds' being ambitious sports rac- anEl coopers In the Cooper there Is a the right moment by ers and they soon came Taegus champion- twin plate hydraulically. But an assistant who ship once more. operated clutch which club racing Ini speed than the Cooper. on te backenerally five-speed drive don and began wins International has done notching appear at the expense that he taps Lotus hrough which can pair be quickly sports car races. of of sions in dropping the starter nas OCeN CHLOWI CRETIC alter ive-speed By coincidence Moes won to overall Chapman turn • Lotus two epreuves ratios. tention seat brakes • are employed year with cars entered Last There are 8 to suit! to single and he entered those the rear rectly rectly did coon down or. given Walker course, gear ratlos what is Known ag the or. mounted Inboard and, propilate starting signal at the rent moment Dy However, on those occas- Girling dise brakes and mula Il category employ. the car is fitted Jons they the TART. ing, ltke. John assistant have occasionally Lotuseg and frontinal bolt-on wheels are 1 litre Cooper max the Jump on the others with standard equipment. Coventry the car Moss will drive on power unit. about Saturday. The Cooper has the Cooper trivers have not Lans although multi - tubulnr jumped the star and thus Today the the Cooper-Cil- frame successful At Wigram Brab world's most and tobnar wlehbones lons, were oversnadowed ault all McLaren successful racing car. will drivers front and rear form the the Coopers. rive the works Coop jump the Basically develop- suspension the ment the little motor-cy- ones "being® adjust model and al ler discretion of for altering race in the the stewards controlling the cle-engined the extremely light front- WOUL ONE Yeoman before them camber Hell. engined race. In Formula III racing from serge and tell. car Credit Racing Stable be. penalty i8 made on springs owered with the he ltre ltre. ing driven by the Ewed. a time and it will de their Introduction more Climax unit. than a decade ago. uned all round. champion pend the gravity was not a greati chim Bonnier. I the offence.