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Motor Racing Club presents 12th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race

Programme and advertisement for the 12th Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram on Saturday 22 January 1966, with times for two trophy heats, saloon races, motor-cycle races and the 2.30 pm trophy race. It lists the overseas stars (Clark, Stewart, Attwood, Gardner, Palmer, Martin) and NZ entrants Marwood, Levis, Dawson and Buchanan, with admission and grandstand prices.

Facts

  • The 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting began at 10 am with the first trophy heat; the trophy race started at 2.30 pm and the final all-comers saloon at 4.30 pm.
  • Admission at the gate for the 1966 Lady Wigram meeting was 10 shillings for adults, 2s 6d for cars and children; grandstand seats were 20 shillings.
  • Concession tickets (40 shillings, admitting a car and six adults) and family tickets (30 shillings) were sold only at the DIC booking office.
Read the OCR text
THE MOTOR RACING CLUB INC. PRESENTS ITS 118-1-66 12th International LADY WIGRAM TROPHY RACE SATURDAY NEXT - AT THE R.N.Z.A.F. STATION, WIGRAM PROGRAMME 10.00 a.m.: First Heat Lady Wigram Trophy. 10.30 a.m.: Second Heat Lady Wigram Trophy. 11.00 a.m.: Production Saloon Car Race. 11.45 a.m.: Motor Racing Club Championship. 12.30 p.m.: First Heat "Gold Leaf" All-comers Saloon Car Race. 1.00 p.m.: Second Heat "Gold Leaf" All-comers Saloon Car Rate. 1.30 p.m.: Motor-cycle Race. CATERING 2.30 p.m.: Lady Wigram Trophy Race: LIGHT LUNCHEONS, PIES, TEA, HOT WATER, PROGRAMME SALES: 4.00 p.m.: Open Motorcycle Race. SOFT DRINKS, ICE-CREAM AND COLD PURCHASE YOUR PROGRAMME FROM 4.30 p.m.: Final "Gold Leaf" All-comers Saloon Car Race. COCA COLA AVAILABLE IN SPECTATOR TENTS INSIDE GATES OR AT GRAND- AREAS. STANDS. N.Z. ENTRANTS SEE THESE CHAMPIONS IN ACTION ON SATURDAY INCLUDE DENIS MARWOOD (ROTHMANS COOPER) ADMISSION Advance Bookings at D.I.C. ROLY LEVIS GRANDSTAND SEATS 20/- (BRABHAM) (Includes Admission at Gate) ONE STAND OPPOSITE RED DAWSON START-FINISH AND PITS (LOTUS) AT THE 2ND GRANDAND ANDREW BUCHANAN 100P. (BRABHAM) CONCESSION TICKETS 40/- (Admits Private Cor and 6 Adults) Jim Clark Jackie Stuart Richard Attwood Frank Gardner Jim Palmer Spencer Martin FAMILY TICKET 30/- SLUILAND SCOTLAND GREAT AN AUDIKALIA N.Z. CHAMPION AUSTRALIA (Admits Private Car and 2 Adults) WORLD CHAMPION 1965 LOTUS B.R.M. B.R.M. BRABHAM LOTUS BRABHAM INTENDING PATRONS PLEASE NOTE- N.B.: CONCESSION DRIVE REMEMBER — All officials & marshals TICKETS, CROSSING AND CONSIDERATELY, OBEY FAMILI TICKEIS ROAD. THE TRAFFIC OFFICERS, are volunteers. Please obey their ARE NOT ON SALE AT GATES, TURN RIGHT ON TO DRIVE ONLY AT D.I.C. BOOKING OFFICE. RECT YO DEPARTMENT WILL CAREFULLY. MOTOR RACING CLUB instructions carefully, PEDESTRIANS AND ADMISSION AT GATES ON ROAD RACE DAY: WHERE NSTRUCTIONS ARE ISSUED TO Adults 10/- FACILITAT 1966. Cars 2/6 PLEASE OBEY THEM. No advertising of any description may be carried out at Wigram Airfield on January zist or band, Children 2/6 HAVE YOUR CORPECT CHANGE DEAnY I

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