94-9-64 COSTLY CARS RACING AT TERRIFIC SPEEDS WEN in 1943, est in the cors ticte or thed anhe 100-Cite Club in 1949, most of the cars that contested the 100-mile feature event were either production sports cars or home-built specials. To-day the Lady Wigram Trophy attracts the finest racing drivers in the world, driving costly, specially built factory racing cars. Over the years lap and in a 2.7-litre Brabham- that one of two of the leadrace speeds have generally Climax. ing drivers will prove to be increased until last year For this year's meeting just as fast as the top men during the training sessions ened to 2.3 miles by the in- the circuit has been lengin were last year. the fastest cars were lap- clusion of a loop beyond thel In any event there is a ping the 2.116-mile circuit at Control Tower Bend and it prize of £200, donated by speeds fractionally less than seems almost certain that Manchester Car Sales, Ltd, 100 miles an hour. the laps speeds will befor the first driver to lap The present lap record slightly slower than they Wigram in the course of a were last year. race at a speed of 100 miles of 97.63 miles an hour However, the new Tas-jan hour. stands in the name of man Formula cars are prov- Here are the previous Jack Brabham, who ing to be faster than last Wigram feature race winestablished it last year year's models and it could be ners: 1949 (Distance 105.8 miles)—M. Proctor, Riley 9 (Brooklands), Ihr 35min 56sec; 66.17 mp.h. Fastest lap: F. Bennet, Invicta, 1min 52sec; 68 т.р.д. 1950 (Distance 105 m.p.h. Fastes 76.2 m.p.h. 1951 (Distance 10 Fastest lap 74.6 m.p.n. 8 mlles)—H. Green, Wolseley Special, 1hr 30min 57sec; 69.79 st lap: G. Cogian, Australia, MG IC Supercharged 1min 40cen/ .57 miles)-L. Moore, Alfa Romeo P3, 1hr 27min 41sec; 69.5 m.p.h L. Moore, Alfa Romeo P3; G. Smith, Gee Cee Ess, imin 42sec; 1952 (Distance 50.78 miles)—L. Moore, Alfa Romeo P3, 39min 4sec; 76.3 m.p.h Fastest lap: L. Moore, Alfa Romeo P3, Imin 34sec; 81.04 m.p.h. 1953 (Distance 50.78 miles)—R. Roycroft, Alfa Romeo P3, 38min 40sec; 78.8 m.p.z. Fastest lap: R. Roycroft, Alfa Romeo P3, 1min 34sec; 81.04 m.p.h. 1954 (Distance 99.5 miles)—P. Whitehead, England, Ferrari, 1hr 9min 51.3sec; 85.46 m.p.h. Fastest lap: K. Wharton, England, B.R.M., Imin 23.5sec; 89.37 m.p.h. 1955 No meeting owing to aerodrome sealing. 1956 (Distance 150.236 miles)-P. Whitehead, England, Ferrari, 1hr 48min 0.3se 83.46 m.p.h. Fastest lap: P. Whitehead, Ferrari, Imin 29.5sec; 85.11 m.p.h 1957 (Distance 150.236 miles)—P. Whitehead, England, Ferrari, Ihr 50min &sec 81.84 m.p.n. Fastest lap: P. Whitehead, Ferrari, 1min 30.6sec; 84.08 m.p.h. 1958 (Distance 150.236 miles)-A. Scott-Brown, England, Lister-Jaguar, 1hr 47min 33.4sec; 83.80 m.p.h. Fastest lap: A. Seott-Brown, Lister-Jaguar, Imin 27.50sec; 87.06 m.p.h. 1959 (Distance 150.236, miles)—R. Flockhart, Scotland, B.R.M., 1hr 41min 4sec; 89.19 m.p.h. Fastest lap: R. Flockhart, B.R.M., Imin 22.2sec; 92.67 m.p.h. 1960 (Distance 150,236 miles)—J. Brabham, Australia, Cooper Climax, Ihr 40min 42sec; 89.51 m.p.h. Fastest lap: J. Brabnam, Cooper Climax, 1min 1 20.8sec; 94.28 m.p.h. 1961 (Distance 99.452 miles)-J. Brabham, Australia, Cooper Climax, 1hr 17min 18.5sec; 77.19 m.p.h. Fastest lap: J. Brabham, Cooper Climax, 1min 33sec; 81.9 m.p.h. 1962 (Distance 150.236 miles)-S. Noss, England, Lotus-Climax, Ihr 36min 38.7se 93.27 mph. Fastest lap: • Moss, Lotus-Climax, and J. Surtees, Englanc Cooper-Climax, 1min 20.1sec; 95.1 m.p.h. 1963 (Distance 150.236 miles)-B 4sec; 93.832 m.p.h. Fastest 18.3sec; 97.63 m.p.h. * One lap equals 2.116 miles, but straight, was removed, making MeLaren, New Zealand, Cooper Climax, Ihr 36min lap: J. Brabham, Australia, Brabham-Climax, 1min in 1954 the slow sharp bend, at the end of the back ; one lap equal 2.073 miles. Driving this 2.F-Litre Cooper-Climax Bruce Mc- Laren mon the Lady Wigram Trophy for the first time last year. Now with a new lightweight Tasman Formula Cooper-Climax he hopes to complete a double on Saturday. But nerer before has the trophy race field been so evenly matched . .. SO only time will tell. Mess VER the vears our! patrons have seen many of the world's finest racing motorists in action driving some. of the world's finest cars, says the president of the Motor Racing Club (Mr U. A. Brewer) in a special! message. In • fact it can be said,! without too muen exaggera-! tion, that the Wigram races have traced the development of post-war motor, sport not only in New Zea-i land but throughout the Line-up The rate of development of motor sport in this part of the world can well be gauged by the line-up drivers for this meeting. age fror Contesting the trophy |1 race will be Bruce Miclaren, leader of the Cooper works! team. Denis Huime, one of: the foremost Formula Junior drivers in the world,! and Chris Amon who, dur-i ing the 1963 European sea-: son showed that he is in tre top twenty drivers who annually contest the worid championship series. *These three New Zea-i: landers will have the backing of several other very able local drivers, J. {Palmer and Tony Shelly lamong them. Brabham Coming From Australia there will e one of Wigram's most yal supporters. Jack Brabam, world champion in 959 and 1960 and freely pped as one of the best n the President prospects for the title this makes for keener competlyear. tion and provide a better He will be supported byispectacle. For this reason the Tasmanian John Youl the trophy race has been Who has also performed well reduced from 150 to 100 in l'ew Zealand this season. miles and, as a result, it has To add interest to the been possible to provide a field there will be, for thei more comprehensive pro first time, an American con- gramme... testing the race. He is Tim Maver, regarded in the Thank You United States and Europe Finally, could I say that a as one of the most promis- small club such as ours, ing younger drivers. whose objective is to stage annually a world-class race Loop Included meeting, could not possibly This tenth anniversary • do so without the cooperaalso marks changes in the tion of the Officer Commandpattern at Wigram. The cir-ing the R.N.Z.A.F. Sta® cuit has been lengthened tion, Wigram, his stafi, and slightly and made more in- many outside voluntary helteresting competitors pers as well as the many and spectators by the inciu-drivers from all parts of sion of a loop. the country who participate It is now generally con at considerable cost with ceded tnat shorter races little chance of success.