New Many Zealand Pro Prom ising ducing Drivers OUTSIDE Britain there is perhaps no country in the British Commonwealth where there is keener motor racing than there is in New Zealand and, with the exception of Britain, it is perhaps true to say that New Zealand has introduced to international motor sport more promising drivers than any other country. The success of New Zea-|took over a 4CL'1® Maserati le is the tall dark Auck to Wigram fans If it was been due in no small mea- of Reg Parnell. overseas has that was once the property lander with the cheerful humanly possible sure to the competition pro- grin who last season drove The young man was vided in such events as thela rather race-weary and tem- a race-weary 250F Maserati lew zealand Grand Prix and chinerv, but with tremendous verve to a gopd deal of ex- finish in the New Zealand drivers in these and periende which stood him in Hoare in the Waimate 30. New Zealand Car This car has been said by the New Zealand tradition. Star its maker Italian Enzo Ferload racing drivers' pionship. cham- rari to be the best prepared and most successful pri- sly aster It was in the 1956-57 sea- vately owned Ferrari singleson that the A.N.Z.C.C. then had a spell with a 2.9. troduced the Gold Star serjes and the winner for its preparation Cooper-Bristol who has been mentioned Aucklander Ross got behind the wheel of the as pared. He had the misfor- Ernie Ransley, his rac- candidate the tune to blow it up in with an Austin Healey 100S. Jensen completed ing mechanic. who has owned by Stirling N.Z.I.G.P. trip is 19-year-old Grand Prix but it will be on Jim Palmer of Hamilton. double using 250F Mase- and Ross Jensen. the starting grid at Wigram. He will be driving a For- Like Gilbert, Christrati the tollowing mula Junior Lotus at Wig- church's and although Frank Shuter he ram and If he has anything is another driver who has drawn from big-time racing the best driver in the coun- like in the game for years now this most accomolished tion of a racing car. of suitable mact nely lack did at the Grand Prix meet-and driver will be seen in ac- machinery has Wig tion in the Wigram saloon selves, ing he should be prominent gram places on several oc- For this next saturda ormer had car race at the wheel of a season he has Son car with performance in 3.8 Jaguar. Grand Prix, finished second an Italian lec-Mec an ex- driver Bruce McLaren, No. 2 on ceptionally light keeping with his ability. in the Waimate 50 last year front- young Jim the world ranking list, had and took a place at Dunedin. his turn engined car, reputedly the with a Buckler sports Home-built with a fastest of its type in the then took over a 1098 c.c. Cooper-Climax in world, but with no reputa- sports Lotus. 59 season, amassing a re- Gold Star last season. tion for rellability. Last season he had the cord total of 50 points. Shuter entered racing If it comes up to expecta- 2-litre Lotus now owned by with a series of home-built. Last season Syd Ferrari tions Mansel 18 going to Ashburton driver V8 engined speciais and Jensen of Palmerston North provide tough opposi- Arthur Moffatt and he had then moved on to a 9.9-litre who won the Gold Star after Now he has a new Ferrarl. con in the Wigram race and an exceptionally good sea- Maserati and another a keen struggle It has other South Island events son although luck was not eight - cylinder church's Pat Prix this season. car of the ended frame Pat Hoare with him all the time. same make that was дрес- Hoare's 39. with 43 points to robust and power- Unfortunately the car did Palmer, who has years of tally built to race at Indianot reach New Zealand in Gill was every bit ав racing ahead of him, is a napolis but never appeared Syd Jension is not rac- gine in place of the more en- time for the Grand Prix. pleased with the effort as very polished driver and there. lig this season and brittle 24 litre Grand was McLaren, although he quite fearless. His car may An extremely fast and now it remains to Prix Lent Car be motor. must have felt a little sad. be a little down on power forceful driver, Shuter. seen whether Hoare Hoare, who not to have a Wigram in the trophy race field but has made a name for him-; is married, can win the Gold Star has two children and start. with hig now Ferrari motor business, When Bruce McLaren This young Auckwent this season. exceptionally well in the blew up his works Cooper-lander took over the He is not going to have Grand Prix and may prove! Climax in practice for the lycoming last season after things all his own way. Hoare began his racing Zealanders at Wigram. the toughest the New year a young Auckland uni- with an old Riley and an Lady Wigram Trophy last a blooding in motor sport DAY OF career with Singer Le versity student stepped M.G. When the merits of Mans soon.after World War New Zealand | racing forward and offered him his He soon showed that he II, graduated to an R.A. car to use in the trophy was capable of coping with drivers are being dis. race. TRILLS AT Special which came out of спввод а name the immense power of the the workshops that It was a sporting gesture Lycoming and he motored of yeteran enters the debate which driver and wizard racing en- was gladly accepted to good effect right through eatly on is Johnnie by McLaren who gineer Hec Green and then Mansel. felt he the season. *had an obligation to appear Good Day WIGRAM This year he had a good day at the meeting in December, utself ve a good account self in New Zealand motor lowed that up on the racing in the face of great the sports car race at the tighter South Island Grand Prix I'his year he has the then finished Grand Prix Itself. land Road Race Champion- For this season the Lycoming has been fitted with disc brakes and a formerly an aerial topdres- 50 brake h delivers about sing Hyslop of Hastings. brake For the last two than the older one. but now confines his activi- Hyslop The Lycoming is very liable and with Jaguar sports car and now wheel it should has taken over Syd Jenself well at Wigram, cularly in race, and should also show up in the land events. the Nw Zealand and in a work- GIll, that none of hig ing engineering, get home in tenth been were as fast as he was possible lasted out the races he Curope was generally well back Another 1960 c.c. Cooper New driver is Tony Shelly, national Organisation's scheme. Now Gilbert has a 250F A product of the Cooper Jim Palmer standing by his Lotus. Another driver and it is immaculately prela polished driver who has performed well at. Levin and Invercargill. He is yet another who could well be in the running in this year's Gold Star ser-