19-1-63 21-1-63 21-1-63 MAGGS, HYSLOP CLOSE The wind must have been was also out with brakeland Maggs just managed to & handicap. trouble. hold him off. It was a northeasterly, There could not have which gusted up to 30 m.p.h. about 200 yards on Surtees, been more than three right into the faces of the who was running on level car lengths . between drivers as they raced down pegging with Brabham. them when they came the long back straight. There was a gap to Maggs, across the line. It was a jubilant who had Hyslop, Amon and who had driven Shelly for company. Hysted, McLaren that waved as consistently this season, dehe received the cheq- The remainder of the field conder of the ap monsterey at that stage were a monstrated once again his uered flag and never jabilities by bringing in the behind. before has a Lady Wig- little Lola in fifth place. ram Trophy race win- Although he was a long ner been given such a Comfortable way behind it was a very tremendous oration. good etiort on a fast power The pace was really a With twenty tours com-i driving circuit such as Wigcracker. On lap 10, McLaren McLaren seemed ram. pleted, set a new record of 1min comfortable in front and * * * 19.25ec. Surtees and Brabham were The touring Englishman But Brabham replied with still in close company with Geoffrey Richardson led 1min 18.4sec on lap 18, then! Maggs getting the better of from start to finish to win he finally brought it down Hyslop. the ten-lap all-comers' salto Imin : 18.3sec in nis bril Amon had drifted a little oon car race, the final event liant chase in the concluding and so had Ireland, who of the programme. Second was P. Archibala, stages. was next in line. of Unristenuren, Who was! * * * The leaders had content to cruise around lapped the tailenders At the drop of the flag, it easily for his placing. was Surtees who showed twice already and Shel- Highlight of the race and! out first but Brabham was! ley bad made a pit the wnoie meeting was the: not far stop. Surtees was the spectacular crash when G.! away and Ireland, next to who had not put in a qualify- abandon, and Tait, of Nelson, slid into the that left Brabham com- ¡straw bales at the start of ing lap and started from the back of the grid, with the fortably in second the pit straight. place. Chevrolet bounced Ferguson, exploited all the acceleration of four-wheeled It took him a long time into the air and rolled seve! to gather in Melaren, butiral times but when it came through the field. change to a stop it had demolished! lap and, at 40 laps,labout 100 yaras ot straw! Brabham and McLaren had bales. Narrow Lead lapped the entire field. A big cheer went up! Maggs, Hyslop and Ire when Tait stepped out from At the end of the first lap land had completed thirty-his wrecked car, uninjured nine tours and Histed was japart from slight abrasions; McLaren and Brabham and Pete di best of the rest, hav. on one hand. He was using. ing completed thirty-seven. a safety belt. there was a bit of a gap back Brabnam his pit; to Naggs, who was followed Results: stop and that gave McLaren Wigram International Amon, Ireland, Hislop, a lead of better than forty Trophy-B. McLaren . ‹New Zeaand Shelley. seconds, but the Australian 1730c2 1:00 Brabham, astria Putting in his second tour did not take it lying down. lia, Brabham Climax). 20.5sec, McLaren! min 35sec, took Surtees but the latter mirica, ec Zola Cimas, Somin was able to hold off Brab- Terrific SeC Casin completed oper (Hastings, ham. He was followed by Climax), 70 laps completed, Maggs, Amon, Ireland, min 41.5sec, 4; J. Histed (Auck resumed in fourth 64 laps Hysiop and Shelley. immediately set! pleted, 96min already. Some had been in trouble place and overhauling first! green Brabanse, mins (Wellington, 62 laps completed, ¿ola) 17.6seC Cooper Hyslop and then inally Fastest lap: s- Brabham, 18.3sec driver Lionel Bulcraig It was a terrific drive Ali comers' saloon car race: was out. He had bashed because he actually did pass G. Richardson Ferrari), i his Aston Martin into a McLaren to finish on Archibald straw bale and closed (Christchurch, same lap. up the air intake. Hyslop also raced to the 1, 3.8 Jaguar). •lacdonald (Amber- Young Jim Palmer, of finish. In the last few laps ley, Ford Zephyr), 17min 29.8, Hamilton (1.5 Lotus Ford) he put in a strong challengelsec, s. A large crowd but not a. record one, lined the sides of the circult throughout the Oil Leak Threat To motorists had a long wait be- day. After the race many fore they got away from the circuit, and traffic officers had McLaren's Wigram Win a busy time directing traffic. Some cars took more than half an hour to travel about a mile away from the track. Bruce McLaren, driving a 2.7-litre Cooper Climax, won the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy Race on Saturday after battling TIMES AND for much of the 150-mile race to hold off, first, J. Surtees (Britain) in a Lola, and then J. Brabham (Australia) in his Brabham. PLACES MoLaren lowered the record race time of 96min 38.7sec to 96min 4.7sec. The former time was set last year by Stirling Results of the motor races at Wigram on Saturday were Moss in a Lotus. as folows:lotor Racing Cino Champion-| On the thirty-firsi the pic- ship (15 laps).-M. Stanton: The fastest lap during the race was ture changed. Surtees pulled (Christchurch), Stanton Corpreviousiy 1mın 20.Isec, also set last year by vette. 1; Cattle (Dunedin)./ into the pit witn gearbox Lola, 3=. Moffatt (Ashbur- Moss. During the race it fell three times, ¡trouble letting Brabham ton). Lorus. 3. lime. 22:40.6.; through into second place. Under 1500 c.c. class: ฿ Cottlet finalls going to Brabham with Imin 18.3sec. By the thirtieth, only 1. B. R. Blackbum (Christchurch\ Maserati, 2: P. R. Pres- McLaren and Brabham were ¡ton (Timaru). Buckler, 3. 1500g Nearly all the drivers raced on rain tyres on that lap, Maggs, Hyslop| 3000 c.c.: Moffatt, 1: but, at the end of the event, tyre experts said and Trend were one behind Rutherford Christchurch 260KL McLaren could have done another eight or land the other drivers further! Zephyr. Stewart ¡back still. ‹ Christchurch), nine laps in safety. Whether the car would 3000 Stanion, Surtees rejoined the race Stuart (. (christeninn). Stuart i have completed another nine laps, however, is about 10 laps later. On the Specia, Healey Corvette, Candy 3. (Tidoubtful, for oil pressure was falling off thirty-second, Brabham went during the latter stages of the race and after past McLaren into first place Championship the car had stopped it was found an oil leak lafter the fortieth. By that| Hutt!, MacGibbon! had let a considerable amount of lubricant time, the Ferguson was two Burns (Christehurch). AH. A 3S. laps behind NicCleary (Christ- On the forty-fourth, Brab- The first six places went Palmer (Hamilton) in the ham pulled into the pits to Cleary (Christchurch), At the hairpin, Bul- cop up with oil. He lost his! 2 Triumph. 3. (South Africa Lola, craig had an oil lead burst. place to Mclaren who was! A. Hyslop i Hastings) Cooper, and his tyres were sprayed more than 80sec ahead when 2: Histed (Auckland) with oil. As a result he could Lola, and I. Green (Welling- took the Ferguson ston inte the church! ton) Cooper. At the finish, Brabham and pits for water, and within a' McLaren were a lap ahead lew laps ne had retired with, Under 1300 c.c. overheating. (Palmerston North). Three In Front Cooper. Hyslop was the first New Zealander home, and just failed By the third lap, McLaren Pressure Loss opened a gap of about 2000 c.c.: R. B. to catch Maggs after makingi challenge on the 100 Jards About. this time McLaren B. All tale neor but it started to started losing oil pressure, and Brabham had gained pole close as Brabhem, Brakham began to Levis_pulled position on the grid in prac- threaten Surtees. The three with fuel troubles. On the bald, Geraidines, Jaguar alongside began to leave the next three still Dow recorded a similar time. cars-Maggs. leading Brabham, With Maggs B. and Hyslop a lap behind. in). Lopa, т At the fall of the flag Sur- Hyslop well behind. (Ashburton). tees was away first. and into On the tenth, McLaren was Turfie retired;| Lotus, ahead of reported as reaching 144 miles so did Surtees. 1500; the hangar positiong were an hour on the back straight, 182- Preston The first time round, the and the positions of the lead- changed by the sixtieth, but! Over 1500 order of the leaders was Sur-iers the sixty-fifth McLaren Fariane N. Richardson, 2; P. K. cars began (Croevale), was a lap ahead of Brabham. Maggs, C. On the eleventh. Brabham then pulled up (Britain) iF. Turfie (Australia), fnish on the same lap as Mc-i Heaperran (Hast- Lotus, spun coming into the Laren The president of the Motor Wellington) Lotus, N. Histed damage, and quickiy rejoined Racing Club (Mr J. Brewer), (Auckland) Lola, and Amon and Shelly.! presented McLaren with Wigram Trophy Race.- Levis (Putaruru) Cooper. both of whom had been going trophy and congratulated him. The patron of the club (Mr Cooper, Brabham, out L. Bulcraig (Kakakawa) J. Mathison, M.P.) also offer-i South' in his Aston Martin and J. ed his congratulations. (Hastings). Kanar: L02 much the same to the thirty- The 100 miles an hour lap 9 first, Ireland in the Ferguson was not reached 5: I. Green (Wellington). Cooper! It might 6. have been but for a strong easterly which blew throughout the day. Apart from this, None of the the weather was warm though other New Zealanders seemed the sky was overcast. able to make any pression on Hrslop, who was going very well. ATTENDANCE DWINDLES Crowd Fewer Than 1962 The attendance the motor racing aù Wigram on Saturday was a disappointment to the organisers. the Motor Racing Club. Although no official figure was avalable yesterday. it is known to be less than last year's 15,000 paid admissions. The largest crowd to have watched the Wigram racing assembled in 1954 Then the 16-cylinder. supercharged B.R.MI. was raced by Ken Wharton. On that occasion, the crowd was estimated at close to 35,000. Ine second largest at- the tended in 1960. when estimate was 30.000. and in 1961, in heavy rain, the figure dropped to 22,000. "We haven't checked our figures fully, but it was definitely a smaller crowd than last year," said MI C. G. MeIver, a member of the club executive who is charge of gatekeeping at! Wigram. Mr McIver paid tribute to the work of members of the! Christchurch Canine Obedience Club who patrolled the fences of the airfieid io fol!! those seeking to gain free: admission. "This was done as a trial. and proved SO, successful that we will in-! crease the „number on patro!! inext rear.