15-9-63 Early Preparations Among the eariy arrivals in Christchurch for the Lady Wigram Trophy race next Saturday are young Hamilton driver, Jim Palmer, who came third in the recent New Zealand Grand Prix event, and Bruce McLaren. Palmer (left) is carrying out mork on his Lola this morning, while Bruce Mie- Laren, at another city garage, checks the running of a wheel of his Cooper- Climax. The suspension of McLaren's car was damaged when it spun off the track at Levin last Satur day. Your Chance to See the Cars To Gladden the Teart The revolutionary fourwheel drive ferguson to be driven by Innes Ireland at Wigram. Of Car Enth PoR the thousands of people who annually make the pilgrimage to Wigram for the International Trophy race meeting one of the disappointing features is that few of them can closely examine the cars which contest the the events. It is true that there are many who get pleasure enough from seeing the Grand Prix machines hitting more than 150 miles an hour on the long back straight, drifting through the fast i bends and battling wheel to wheel. Bat there are many dyed-in-the-wool enthu• siasts who would give a great deal to closely examine the cars. Unfortunately, although the Motor Racing Club would like to do so, it is impossible to give everyone who attends the meeting a really close-up view of the cars. The pit area must be out of bounds to the public if the meeting is to proceed smoothly. However, this year en- -thusiasts will have chance to see the cars at really close quarters. Tomorrow evening there will be a display of some of the cars competing at Wigram in Cramner Square. Although it would be impossible to have every car competing at the meeting on display, there will be a representative collection that should gladden the heart of every enthusiast and satisfy the curiosity the man in the street who has nothing more than a passing interest. In addition to the racing cars, there wil be modeis of Donald Campbell's recordbreaking speedboat and the new Bluebird car usiasts World champion Graham Hill is shown here at the wheel in the New Zealand Grand Prix. LADY WIGRAM FEATURE with which he hopes to set a land speed record in Australia • later this year. To round of the evening there will be a film show • which should have just as much appeal for the general public as for motor-racing fans. The display is one of several that will be held throughout the South Island within the next few weeks. Others will be conducted at Invercargill, Dunedin and Waimate. The idea is to give the public a greater understand. ing of what is involved in motor sport so that more people can take an intelligent interest when they attend race meetings.