19-1-69 B Tony Clererley, from England, at work the Lotus-Climax racing car to be driven by Stirling Moss the Lady • Wigrama Trophy Race on Saturdas. The car is on display at a city garage, where it is rabham's 'Plane Lost being tuned up for the big event. Contact With CONTROL TOWER staff at Christchurch Air- . port were worried about world champion racing driver Jack Brabham the other day. In fact they took emergency steps to deal with the situation. The weather at the airport had deteriorated and all incoming aircraft were told not to land until the "Brabham situation" was dealt with. over Christchurch pilot But grabham few on toi the airport completely unaware of any emergency and not in the least worriednot as much as the control tower stati, anyway. Brabham was on his way back from Queens. toWE with the world's No. 2 driver, Bruce McLaren, and two mechanics, Mike Grohmann and lim Wall. "There was no drama," AbOut 40 miles from Christ- Brabham to-day. church the radio packed up. "We kept on coming and found airfield and landed. There was no difficulty. Experienced "The control tower tried to divert us to another airfield earlier on because of Airport Jack Brabham bad weather. But they • forgot I'm flying in stuff like that all the time in England. "Of course, I never got the message. But then everything was all right." said Brabnam with nis soit smile. Race river Wife Pen Maserati trident and the Ferrari horse with the broken tail are two important trade symbols in the life of Mrs Jocelyn Hoare. She acknowledges their importance by saying she would like large photographs of them both. Mrs Hoare's husband, Pat, Butterflies Mrs Hoare is naturally in- Christchurch's terested in car racing, leading racing car drivers, "When 1 hear the five enjoys this spectator sport and he will be competing minutes warning there was Wigram was not Trophy Race. he and Mrs cigarette - 1 go content with being a mere Hoare are hoping that his through packets, must Naturally laughed spectator. Her great interest new Ferrari, with its horse Mrs Hoare, has to be hockey, and she was a steering started, though I don't Canterbury wheel, will be the first New! really worry. I know Pat player. Zealand car over the finish- not do anything however, her home ing line. and family take up her time, sill He's older than a lot of with baking and gardening Vintage Model the other boys, past being two main interests. taking unnecessary risk." trident Overseas Trips; svmbol also has an impor-? tant place in the Hoars although 144 miles an hou seems a frightening speed! She likes to go with her life. In their garage behind in a car, it can't really belhusband to watch his races, the gleaming new Ferrari kept up. and went with him on his which arrived from Italy a "The_ needle just flickers/recent trip to Australia. fortnight ago, is an old, 1935) hat it, and then another bend! She was unable model Maserati. company him on either of circuit comes his two trips to Italy be The car is one of Mr and you have to slow down Hoare's earliest, and he cause she would have bad hopes to sell it in Amer- Bends come up very quickay to leave their two young at that speed. ica, where vintage cars entered his daughters behind and. has We are hoping to first race in 1949 collectors' racing consistentlyla trip to Italy very ever since. said Mrs Hoare. The Ferrari, however, started in a home 1У"T should like to the more important car made car and *the places Pat has had a Maserati and two and It arrived in on his two trips since then." Zealand just in time for Pat Ferraris. Hoare to give it two In the meartime, the most Carpet Clear important Prix at Ardmore. It was a little difficult tol At odd times, various bits tam drive at first because it had This year Jers Hoare will a different wheel base from their way into the dining not be entertaining any of the other Ferrari he drove. the Hoare's Papa- the drivers, as a big cock race it- tail party and dinner self, the car reached a speedi men are very con- the race have been arranged, of 144 miles per hour, i siderate. They never waik much as Stirling Moss around on the carpet Jack Brabham got out Joily shoes, or leave bits of thank goodness," Mrs Hoarei Tractors Better As the cars have to be rs Hoare has no desire stripped and checked after a car up to such a speed. Apart from the fact that! driver in the family feels one racing car Change Tyres enough, she also does not racing about! so delicate and brittle. "You only need to rev much or put them into • is, and oi course sne ca the wrong gear for lange a tyre if need b something to go wrong," she said. However, she never reall vorries about ner nusband driving racing cars-except for the last brief minutes before a race is due to start.