15-1-63 16 63 Saloon Popular If there is one particular department of motorracing that has caught the fancy of the average motorist it is saloon car racing, for there is no doubt that it provides some of the most spectacular and interesting competition at a meeting. For the trophy race meeting the saloon car events have attracted highly competitive helas, but most interest is likely to centre on the final event of the day--a 21-miler for all types of saloons. One of Best In this event the major contenders will most likely Christchurch's Pay Archibala, regarded by many as one of the fastest and most polished drivers racing to-day. He will drive his new 3.8 litre Jaguar. Then there will be Timaru's Ernie Sprague who is a wizard when it comes to extracting power from a Ford Zephyr. He will be driving one of the latest examples of this marque. From Otaki there will be Athol McBeath, another 3.8 Jaguar man, who won the big saloon race at the New Zealand Grand Prix meeting recently. First of Type Another likely starter is che Englishman Geoffrey Cars of Appeal ¡ Richardson who has brought to New Zealand Ferrari Berlinetta. This is an exceptionally fast car and is the first of its type to appear in this country. "baby inmane People thil in the feld will attract most interest. This is the Morris Mini-Cooper that Bruce McLaren drove into second place in the big saloon car class at Puke. kone. McLaren sportingly entered the car against the heavy metal and came home second, narrowly beating Sprague. Different To all intents and purposes the Mini-Cooper looks as innocuous as a "Mini" seen on the Christchurch streets. But it is one with a difterence. Fitted with a 1098c.c. engine which has been worked upon by McLaren and his Timaru mechanic Wally Willmott, this little car will out-accelerate a 3.8 Jaguar to 80 miles an hour. ts acceleration, coupled vith tantastic road-holding and McLaren wizardry • at the wheel makes it a force to contend with in any company. Exciting Whether it can hold off the heavy metal on a powerdriving circuit such as Wigram remains to be seen. But it is a sure bet that the final event on the day is one that will certainly keep the crowd right on its toes. Order of The Day This year's Lady Wigram Trophy meeting has attracted high - class fields for all events and there is every indication that racing will be much closer than it has ever been. Besides the 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy, there will be four car races for saloon, sports, and racing cars, and two: motor-cvcle races. The order of the day is a.m. 10.00—Motor Racing Club championship, about 32 miles. 10.50-First motor-cycle race, about 16.8 miles. 11.30—Saioon car race, about 21 miles. p.m. 12.10 Sports car race. about 36 miles. 1.0—Second motor-cycle race, about 16.8 miles. 2.20 —international Lady Wigram Trophy race, about 150 miles. 4.35All-comers' saloon car race. about 21 miles. HOW TO GET HOMEFROM CAR RACING MIDDLE LINCOLN CITY BOUND TRAFFIC EXITS PARKING AREA • ROAD ENTRANCE CLOSED AFTER NOON RACING CIRCUIT PARKING AREA PARKING SOUTH BOUND AREA TRAFFIC WIGRAM STATION SPRINGS EXIT MAIN ROAD ENTRANCE MAIN SOUTH ROAD Railway THE Motor Racing Clu staff of the Royal I Wigram, have evolved a which will get Lady W home quickly and safely follow it. The plan (above) is in the bustle and exciter are apt to be forgotten. Cars returning to tr Should leave the circuit eastern side of the aer Lincoln Road. 1b, Transport Department, and New Zealand Air Force Station, "departure movement order " igram Trophy race spectators if they have the good sense to virtually self-explanatory, but lent at the end of the day plans So here are the facts: le city and points north of it by one of the two exits on the odrome leading on to Middle South-bound traffic should main entrance to the station. Traffic in the southern p southern exit and turn left to j or right to join Springs Road. No restrictions will be P wish to drive around the cir drome to reach any of the exits OF THE MEETING. ave the circuit by the arking area . can use the oin Middle Lincoin Road, aced on motorists who uit or across the aero- AT THE CONCLUSION Entrance Easy Entry to the circuit at the start of the day should present no real problems, but late-comers should keep in mind that the Wickerys Road entrance will be closed to all vehicular traffic from midday, maybe a little earlier if the adjacent car park has filled up. Eariy in the day, cars arriving by Middie Lincoln Road will be permitted to proceed through the adjacent parking area to the one adjacent to Vickerys Road which fronts the pit area. By having the correct money ready to hand to gate attendants and by obeying the directions of those responsible for the control of traffic and parking areas Wigram patrons will make the day much more pleasant for everyone.