14-1-64 100 MILES OF SPEED AND THRIL LS AT WIGRA M TENTH TROPHY RACE WILL MTSPECTATOR BARRIER, RE BE VERY CLOSE AND WT ESCAPE ROUTE KEY The Main Straight Hairpir - FLAG MAPSHAL in Australia at the begin-(from between about 1.5 and ning of last year, but since 1.7 litres, that MT → TOILET-HEM have show then it has been modified they can keep within strik- WT -TOILET - WOMEN. EXCITING to bring it up to the latesting specifications. Tasmanian grazier, machines. In the races to date An- distance of the bigger AMISAMBULANCE INSIDE -FULL REFRESHMENTS. CIRCUIT. John Youl is commonly re drew Buchanan (1.6-litre AMB- AMBULANCE OUTSOE •NO SPECTATORS garded as one Of Aus- Brabham-Ford), Roly Levis CIRCUIT-TRAVELLING Vickerys PERMITTED ON THERE are good reasons for supposing that the tralia's Cooper-Climax best drivers. His (1.65-litre Lotus-Ford), and 7 - 0G THOR. INSIDE OF CIRCUIT tenth international Lady Wigram Trophy on was origin. Rex Flowers (1.5 litre Lotus!| ally raced by Brabham and Ford) nave been driving Saturday will be the closest and most exciting race is one of the best 2.5-litre i wheel-to-wheel with Buchever contested on the Wigram circuit. Of the fifteen cars ever to carry the name anan just a shade faster. Cooper. With Timaru's David drivers likely to line up for the 100-mile race at Entered by the ve- Young hoping to be back least five are so evenly matched that any one of teran driver and racing in the picture in his 1.5- * Club manager Reg Parnell, litre Cooper-Ford follow- COMPETTIONS Curre Control them could win, and another two have better than the 2.5 litre Lola-Climax ing his crash at Mount ENTRANCE 18P3600 C Tower runners' chances. that will be driven bJ Maunganni, these drit- TONG STAND Amon is a direct des- ers should provide a Bend li A41 On top of that, as; the chances of world champion Jack Brab- cendant of the car John very good race within the race will be run for landers Jim Palmer (Cooper-car for the leading New Zea ham has also built a special series. It is Surtees ased to win the the race and it could be FT ONLY CREWS New Zealand Grand that one or two of them , Paddocks formula which enforces (Lotus-Climax) be the first time under a Climax) Shelly slightly larger than the Mc- as light and but it is almost might have a Prix last year and em- bodies number of will get in big cars at the finish. among tae START - FINISH modifications. a measure of uniformity Both have acquitted them-slight power advantage. In previous years when It also is extremely light the race has been run WT * Hangar Bend on the competing cars, selves Supporting Brabham will Paimer currently leads in be Hulme, runner-up in the and has excellent road-hold- , over 150 miles drivers have they will be much more the Association of New Zea- ing characteristics. displayed a tendency to hold evenly matched as far land Car Clubs' road racing The cars of Shelly and back and hope that the lea- Palmer are older modeis, - ders' cars will break up unas performance is con-Gold Star slightly heavier than those der the strain. This type of wins at Renwick and Mount cerned than they have of the international drivers, race plan has led to thei ever been in the past. and probably at a slight development of high-speed! garded as the fastest driver disadvantage as far as processions. The race is likely to re- power is concerned. Now, however, the Motor However, the inclusion of, Racing Club has cut the dis- Brabham-Cli- a testing loop beyond the tance down to 100 miles--a maxes of the former world! the works Cooper-Chi- Control Tower Bend has long sprint-and drivers will race with a maximum champion Jack Brabhami max team, has had built turned Wigram into more of and the brilliant New Zea- two special lightreight have to race all the way If ten starters, the fastest cars a drivers' circuit and this they hope to be in at the of the meeting. land Formula Junior driver 2.5-Litre Cooper- Clim- could, to some extent, off- finish. This new arrange Denis Hulme, and the axes for the Tasman set the handicap. ment Saloon car racing is Cooper-Climaxes of Bruce Cup series of eight make for faster and closeri perhaps the greatest McLaren and the young races being contested in Jack Brabnam racing. American Tim Mayer. New Zealand and Aus- In Race Wigram patrons will see But this quartet will not! tralia this month and in unofficial world Formula eleven events in the coursel will be three events for February. As Wigram is an excephave things all its owni Junior championship last tionally fast circuit it is al- of the day, the way. One of Australia's lead- These cars are very small year and winner of the Vic- certain that the 2.5- drivers appearing on The Motor Racing Club ing drivers, John Youl indeed, extremely powerful Hudson Memorial Trophy litre cars will be the con- least two Championship race for dri- (Cooper-Climax) and the and ideally suited to a fast, at Levin recently. tenders for major honours. | three occasions as there will Young New Zealand in- smooth circuit such as Wig- However, already this sea-|be two 25-mile preliminary trophy race will also conternational driver Chris ram. Modified son a number of New Zea- heats for main race cars sist of two heats and a final, Amon (Lola-Climax) are Determined not to be out- i landers, with Ford-engined right at the start of the day land for the motor-cycle fans both capable of footing it done by his former team-! His car is one Which Formula Junior туре cars The final event will be the there will be one race of with the four favourites. 'mate, McLaren, the former Brabham used with success ranging in engine capacity 13-mile Wigram invitation/about 25 miles. Bomb-Bay Bend Back Straight cato acto SPECTATOR BARRIER •M And 2.3 Mile Circuit, Loop With the Hangar Bend re aligned to make it smoother and faster and the chicane eliminated beyond the Control Tower Bend and a testing loop added, the Wigram circait has been extended from 2,116 miles to 2.3 miles and transformed what was predominantly a power-driving course to & drivers' course. On paper the new circuit looks slower, but the new lightweight Tasman Formula cars and the re duction of the race length by 50 down to 100 miles could produce some surprising lap times. Re-arrangement of the circuit opens up a new and most interesting vantage point for Wigram pations.