15-9-63 Forecast for Saturdav: Fa stest Wigram Trophy Race Ever SELECT BAND OF TOP DRIVERS WILL FIGHT IT OUT ON WIGRAM CIRCUIT ALTHOUGH this year's field for the 150-mile International Lady Wigram Trophy is rather smaller than usual it is without question the best that has ever appeared on the 2.1l6-mile circuit. All the overseas men taking part are among the select band of drivers who scored points in the 1962 World Racing Drivers' Championship. Topping the list is! noem racing|drive a 1500c.c. front engined place on the championship are the Hastings farmer to Lola, Rex Flowers, Aucklander, Angus Hyslop the Well- McLaren. the major Australian fixtures 1100c.c. Joung man who leadsi 815the Cooper Car Com-tinguished himselt in Jimmy Palmer. Heady Race pany's racing team. AL SHELLE To as negn Runner-up championship in over- New Zealand racing motor-i county ¡drive a 1220c.c. Lola-Climax McLaren Grand twenty irst competition in 19e1 years eh de and rand there will and made a name for him. de hand Co is or ill and finished third self Formula Junior handling Corvette on engined T ee Mec. the ladder with 27 racing on the Continent and shared a class winning Taken by and large there car in the Le Mans twenty- are all the ingredients of a points. four-hour race. record-breaking trophy race, magic century. This cen- Jary four-wheel drive Fergu-lit Third and the question that could well be that Ire-!, from the injuries he in last year's largest in every enthusiast's Oniy time tell, but l son by Ireland. Tonica will driven land will turn the tables. STIll recovering trophy race, the former Brilliant mind is received when he crashed at the Goodwood, world motor-cycle champion McLaren 100-miles-an-hour lap. the possibility of a judging by performan- Graham Hill, the пети Favourite put up the world champion, with great England, motor-racing circuit last Easter John Surtees, won® the than one field (last year he This season he has al- Carrently New Zealand Grand Prix at the record maker Lola Climax driver skill and determination kept Brabham is a great favwas also selected as one of ready won the Renwick 501 stands in the names Surtees in the New Monday, Stirling Moss, who won the Lady *aarong January Zea• secona place unworld's ten best-dressed with 2h-litre Cooper- Stirling Moss and John land Grand Prix the finished fourth in the 1962 men). Climax and he drove brilli- til a mile or so from home and his Brabham-Climax is Wigram Trophy last year, will be a spectator world series 19 COLLO. Ireland had a fairly indif- antly ISNr Second Surtees at 95.1 miles an fantastic speed of McLaren's in the Pukekohe race when one of the most beautifully! A newcomer to Wigram is ferent hour. 2700c.c. Cooper-Climax both he was forced out with gear- prepared has sol at Wigram on Saturday. the slim South 1962 season scoring hind Surtees in the New! To boost a record by fivelin the training sessions and box trouble. far appeared in this coun Tony Maggs. Driving in sup- African only two points. However, Zealand Grand Prix miles hour this should not be taken asiPukekohe. task. easy these the tates of the Graed Prix, tr Lack Moss is seen here on his winning way in port of IcLaren in Europe Shelly raced in Europe Fantastic of time to prepare! last year's race at 93.27 miles an hour in a Rob last season he ended up in Sartees But last year Moss had say in motol-racing, is not it for the Grand Prix put on the champ won the Grand last year as an independent things very beyond the bounds of pos- Brabham at a disadvantage. even nate his own Walker entered 27-litre Lotus-Climax. He (Prix United states all •exe Prix in a 2700c.c. Cooper- LUS COOLS cower ionship ladder with 13 land, in any case, any driver tremely well. way in the latter stages of sibility. ful as those other But this should be no jointly set up a lap record of 95.1 miles an points. who can He will use the same car the race and there it could problem here and the score points in the Since his return from doubt that 4oll1a Maggs unfortun- overseas men, World championship win- world title series Is a power he has at Wigram. have dEC LuKe one Resale TON this nan who has twice won hour with John Surtees (2.7-litre Cooperner 195% and 1960, the in big-time motor racing. overseas shown gone harder if he had been that he tail, dark This quartet is likely called upon to do so. was compelled with its fantastic road-hold: quite Climax). Australian Jack But the drivers to retire after a lap. ing- easily do it again given trophy international standard provide trouble for Surtees. well have reliablity. Ever the great tactician, Moss outwitted race in 1959 and 1960 not likely have and he distinguished the OTErseaS теп, but been at his peak, but in But those who Moreover, Wigram Is ing Cooper-Climax driv- things all their own way at himself with apart from there twelve months he has him the training watched Inclined to become very At this functure it would his rivals by using fast-wearing rain tyres Wigram, for over the wins on. his home cir- strong bunch away especially be foolhardy to try and foreeach occasion. UCCOLLECO much deer and convinced that he has tre greasy cast the result. Suffice which provided greater traction on the greast, two three seasons New cuit, Levin, late last of New Zealanders who not dar and under suer This year he will be Zealand drivers have shown faster racing motorist everything points should provide • CL fast circuit. It was a calculated risk that paid driving a car of his own that they can step out with Young tremely thrilling race church could spring a surprise. fastest-run off. the best in big-time racing. within the race. Mr driver. Moss finished the race with some tyres the promising Brabham- Australia with considerable Bernie Blogg, rains, and everyone and too Ivew Leatana ori- worn through almost to the canvas. Those most likely to success last year and has They include the Auck- an Leave Pascrimauary Ferguson vers fighting it out on fairly get in amongst the over- been signed up by the in lander John Histed who will someone theigent will be the revolution lequipe, not want that,i level terms.