23-1-65 LADY WIGRAM TROPHY RACE PRACTICE.—J. Clark, of Scotland, a former world champion, practising in his Lotus Climax at Wigram yesterday. He broke the lap record of 1min 26.9sec, set last year by B. MeLaren in a Cooper Climax, by 9sec. McLa Heats ren, : New Clar LaD Win Record Two in a Row Langley made it two in a row in the first twenty-mile allcommers' -saloon race, but i wasn't too easy. Local driver Warner Col ins (Ford Anglia) led into the fifth lap, while Langley and Innes had a wheei-towheel tussie, swapping place several times just ahead of Leeston driver Jim Mullins (Mini-Cooper At the end of five laps Lang- NEW ZEALAND'S No. 1 racing driver, Bruce McLaren, and the 1963 world champion, • Jim Clark, won their eleven-lap preliminary heats for the Lady Wigram Trophy Innes also managed to get past ley hit the front. A lap later with ease this morning. In the course of his heat, Clark established a new lap record Collins's car went off tume of Imin 25.9sec—about 96.5 miles an hour. but he hung on for third place. dropped out The old record of 1min ciear of Abernethy. and An- Thomaser 12.5 Repco-Brab-| Langley's 1275 c.c. Austin- after half-distance and that 26.7sec was set by Dennis drew Buchanan (1.5 Brabham- bam-Climax), and Ken Sager Cooper covered almost 36 miles left Dunedir Morris Mini Hulme (2.5 Repco-Brabham- Ford) was next in line just (1.5 Brabham-Ford). in the half-hour, and reached driver Len Neilson in fourth Climax) in his trophy race clear of Aucklander Red Daw- This race developed into speeds of 102 miles an hour in place at the finish. heat last year. son (2.5 Cooper-Climax). something of a procession, the back straight. After battling for the lead In his ninth lap Aber- with Clark well clear of the over the opening lap, Tom Coventry-Climax engined nethy had a spin rest, but after seven laps Good Win MeCleary (Christchurch), rid- Cooper and Lotus respec- hangar bend and dropped managed ing a 500 c.c. Norton, built up tively, MeLaren and Clark to the rear of the field. Palmer on the back leg of The Motor Racing Club's 25 a comfortable lead to win the asserted McLaren and Gardner sailed the course. championship provided frst motor-cycle race at Wigfrom the drop of the flag home well clear of Buchanan! Palmer regained his position leading sports car driver Barry ram this afternoon for mach- ines up to 500 c.c. land Dawson. and held it into the tenth lap. Porter with a good win over. estimated never again seriously chal- Then Grant got ahead again Aucklander Jim Boyd. at These four were the only Porter drove the 2 litre 18,000 this morning, was about lenged. ones lo go the full distance of to give him the second com Lotus-Climas which thousand while Palmer, having earned two Quite a crowd was about 25 miles. Aucklander ten o'clock when pleted ten laps, stopped with him the New Zealand Racing watched MeLaren win the Lady Wigram the first heat field lined up. Shot Away i over-heating trees ours, pioners, Wishe shared with Trophy, race a year ago. however, classified John Riley last season. Gearbox Trouble In the second beat Clark shared the row of the Boyd drove the Lycom- (N.Z.), 2.5 Cooper-Climax, 16min Easy Win ing Special, one of New PReoco-Brabaham- (Aus McLaren made the best of the starting grid with the 2.5 start, but was closely attended Repco-Brabham-Climax driv- Zealand's best-known spe- Frank'ers. Jim Palmer and Kerry Clark won very easily from cials, but to-day it was not _(N.Z.), 1.5 Brabham- Australian, Ford, 17min 2isec, 3; I. Dawson Gardner (2.5 Repeo-Brabham- Grant, as well as McLaren's Thomasen was next Climax). These two were fol- Cooper team-mate. American The local driver, Ron Ruther- 25.1sec. 4. C. BiCY CR1,25 lowed by Bruce Abernethy (2.5 Phil Hill. The local driver. Peter Gil-ford, drove a consistent race Lotus-Clima Lawrence com- Cooper-Climax) and Roly Levis! At the drop of the flag, lum, completed ten laps to be in third place all the way in 1.5 Brabham-Ford. (1.5 Brabham-Ford). Clark shot away, attended This 260M Zephyr. McLaren, But after one lap by Palmer and Grant. Hill Fourth home another 26.Ssec- Langley and his Austin-Cooper local, • Maurice Stanton, who 2.5 Second Heat-J. Clark (V.K.), dropped out with gearbox was left sitting on the line Lotus-Climax, trouble. The Lower Hutt driver, Rex! in his Cooper. with a stripped first gear Irace, but he had to stave off ton-Corvette overnight after a Brabham-Climax. in the thirty-minute saloon carrebuilt the engine of his Stan- a near-all the-way win with his brother Charles bad Ik. Grant 22846 Repeo maz: irmin 422se0 As the field jostled round a determined challenge from blow-up in practice. 3: J. Palmer (NZ.), 10 laps comlater when the oil pressure in side, and Hill took no part in Innes (Morris-Cooper S). fourth place but was out a lap him the car was pushed to the the Morrinsville driver, Brian The race was marred by a cooper-Ford, his 2.5 Lola-Climax failed. crash in the tricky loop. est lap: Clark, Imin laps, 25 9sec, a After leading for two Christchurch's P. S. Lever- record. Half Hour Gold Leaf Saloon Well Clear Good Lead laps, Innes made a 45sec sedge spun his Ford V8 Special Car Race R. B. Langley (00s stop in the pits, and then in the loop and M. J. McLean, tin-Cooper made a magnificent come- of Mataura, (Morris-Cooper 16. With six laps completed, Mc- Clare guckly built up a good back to be within 4.4sec of Cooper - Triumph the laps, S), 15 laps. waren and Gardner, racing in lead over Palmer and Grant, Langley when the race stalled car. (Morris-Cooper company, were well who were followed by Billi Neither driver was seriouly laps, (Morris injured, but Mclean was taken Cooper Racing to the Christchurch Hospital ship Siub Champlonby ambulance for observation. (Lotus Climax), 18min 20.8sec, (Lycoming), 18min Rutherford (260M Zephyr), Stanton Corvette). 18min 47.8sec, R. Caldwell (Lola), 19min 1 30. 4sec, б.