MILLIMETRE MARGIN FOR MOSS ALTHOUGH on the basis of time Stirling Moss had a fairly comfortable victory in the Lady Wig. ram Trophy last Saturday, he did, in fact, win the race by the narrowest possible margin - a matter of precisely ONE MILLIMETRE. The incomparable Moss at the wheel of his 2.5-litre Lotus just after the start of the race. West he ice right mer OI MIS By Peter Greenslade ELIMINATION ?l the conciesion of his OLLLIT. even able positin the ala OF MCLAREN susplcion and its tyres in the middle slages or we race, and didn never in the It can safely be said that. history of the within striking Its DC BITTER PILL Wigram Trophy race when they made their has there been THE elimination of Bruce Metaren will his between vic- placed to hurry Moss along Mini-Cooper from the first saloon car race and increase tyre weal By using the fost-wearing on the blue Lotus. of the day at the Lady Wigram Trophy meeling higli hysteresis, 'cling" rub But Surtees made his as the result of a protest made by another Miniwhich orisinally introduced to inhibit with a spal Cooper driver was a bitter disappointment for faring car's near the control tower the record crowd, specially as Ron Flockharl, tendency With that he skid on wet surfaces, Moss Brab- the Scollish racing driver, wilhdrew his Coopers probabls had Austin in sympathy with McLaren. lap over the making other competitors. way everyone had been look so alhough there was much, there are very few Hut really he look a nothing much between ing forward to sceing these make at • least gamble and high performance some modifications. made his derision in the ing stagry. pitted 62 lars of advird from the although he was en- highly Saloon competitive racing and, iN sconced second place tremely good field. The with the possible Brabham his hands But the incident elid extremely gamble paid off. lekl. fact 27-1- well-prepared lunt another Right through the not well in the standar 3.H-Jitra every topclass raeing driver the "1| blessine saloon racing field Jaguar, tike agalemaled risk. Cooper, In Now Zealand. ¿oly not a stock salood generally takes it when he had passed The lace car in the country with with few Aulficient pertormance Moris look: his before the harry pressure Silted modications but stared am It is doubt- faded away lo nothing showing SINCERIN fuf whether there was one ol surged in the crankcase Was patenty obvious cars compeling har rapacity class othel overseas of the Cooler's Chaine against the cars that are drivers who actually the fast bends really did not comply with beling that Moss the regulations if 17 V6111 baren had cared to do so he pril it our. to nurse What it really amounts to his ce alive is that, with one enough to keep ahead of protested against the inclu possible exceptions. there Cut Out Surtees. the race. sion of al least ten cars in are probably stock sal- Thirits the training Thus Moss was able to run race without Complex Certainly spectator-ownmodels lander bruce Nclaren, who last vital twenty laps. those raced at Wigram must qualifying lap So forethought, skill and Among the keenly interested spectators at the The probiem been perplexen, eX set an luck all contribuler Lady Wigram Trophy race were Miss Joanna tremely compies one they lust nave been aware of the will now Saloon car drivers their cars had nothing ligh hysteresis tyres in Cracroft Wilson and Shalima Mahomel. Miss matter of thirteen laps. a driver who competed in be spend very considerable like the performance the who Cracroft Wilson was married on Tuesday to sums of monev making moo. similar oles actually Under the cirenston. admiration for Moss the New Zealand racing driver Angus Hyslop. cons to neir cars and rey no mone expect while others may not spend for tape in a rare which was Difficult lie. pun at a cracking pace. Motor Racing extremely difficult Drivers such as McLaren, for scruttneers to determine Jack Brabham, John Surtees exactly whether the Roy Salvadori lor momen! saloon do not extend beyond using them in At Dumedin what has been laid down in the race itself. the regulations. But in the Moss Wants the saw his only chance trophy rue tillure W· 111. His Lotus ly certain would be its engine Will he cal sion raNow Zealand's strip down an com. Jacket the power of the 2.7. inlernational mofor racing season al Iltre Coopers of the main Teretonga Park, Invercargill, lo day, the South Island molor racing scene will switch to Dunedin done next Saturday, from time to time in One Way where the national Dunedin past just to ensure that Feslival road race meeling will be held on a wittann essentially al 1.68-mile " round the houses " circuit in the city any use an eggine with powerdriving circuit. itself. capacity There was only one way ine with the regulathat Moss up This Wil De d "New earr Cooper), David ivan i sally in power land Cooper) But this procedure that was by braking and the feature event Hade maserati). an later for the corners, Dunedin f'estival Road race genuine toad racine event and only in the case ing better road holding 50.4 attracted course which places a high competitor who nas them, and paining in accele a good field, the only notable' premium on skill, the Dune been placed. ration out of thein by keep-absentee being the Hastings to doops a similar proce ing wheelspin right the farmer, Angus Hyslop, a cvs as me best in dure in motor racing. .would minimumn. will be 2b-litr0 the country and judging bs be just about impossible in the inter. the the feature event were not the answer. national Warwick should be Moreover it could be very Farn, Sydney, next Satur- with Mansol Hoare and costly. ternal factors that hel day. Shelly likely to be mos A number of officials of pert Move too. prominent. the Association of New Zea- In the first place carlier Top Drivers to events hart left a fair coat- Big Fields be investigating the matter and spilt oll Leading driver's entered and it is be hoped that a on the circuit. , for the Dunedin in- Pat The day's programme will stactory ap lease islactory Hoare (3-Hitre consist of three least Perrarl, Johnnie Mansel i action to lae main race majority of saloon car driv Vulnerable 2.7-1ce Cooper-Maserati), there will be 20.2-mile Shelly (1960c.c. Cooper), race for sports cars and a incl Moss was able to handle lim Palmer (1.5 litre Lotus), 16.8 mile Tol dent such as the one that the better Ross Greenville led to Mclaren's non-aptham anyone else by virtue (1.5-litte and a 16.8 mile motor cycle The strain shows on Roy Salvadoris face as Chris (250F race. the his cyres and also, Bob Coppins (Tee All the events have drawn he roars round the hangar bend at Wigram would in at lll at lis not i Mec), Bill Thomasen (1960 big fields ¡help molor sport in this Saturday. country.