20-1-66 Current world motor racing champion, Jim Clark (right). enjoys a cup of tea with the president of the Motor Racing Club, Mr J. Brewer, at a Mayoral reception to racing drivers this morning. Six drivers attended and Jackie Stewart thanked the Mayor for the reception. Jensen Be Sta May rter At Wigram T'm former New Zealand champion racing motorist, Syd Jensen, of Palmerston North, will contest the international Lady Wigram Trophy on Saturday in his recently acquired 2.5litre Repeo-Brabham-Climax provided he can get the car to Christchurch from the North Island in time for to-morrow's training sessions. Jensen gave up single-seater withdrasal from the 100-mile racing after winning New Zea- trophy race. ¡land motor racing's premier The Lesco Racing Team s laward, the Association of New 2.5 Brabham-Climax, which Zealand Car Clubs' Road Rac- was to have been driven by ing Gold Star, in the 1959-60 Neil Whittaker, of Wellington. season, but he has kept his will not be starting. nana in by competing wiin Whittaker crashed at the considerable success in long-Levin international meeting distance saloon-car races since last Saturday. He was unhurt then. ibut the car was fairly extensively damaged. 1965 Successes An added attraction at the! Wigram meeting will be In March last year he demonstration of the capabilishared with • another former ties of the Christchurch-built. champion, Angus Hyslop, the Ferrari GTO_coupe owned by driving of the winning Chrys- former New Zealand champion ler Valiant in the DR five-hour racing driver Pat Hoare. race at Teretonga Park, Inver- Th driver of the car will be ¡cargill, and subsequently, witn the B.R. M. team leader, Jac- Ross Jensen, finished second kie Stewart. The car is basically the 3lin the Wills six-hour race at litre single-seater Ferrari with One of New Zealand's lead-Which Hoare won the Associ- ¡ation of New Zealand Car ¡ing racing motor-cyclists some Clubs' Road Racing Gold Star pears ago, densen twice rode im the isie of Man T.T. races in the 1961-62 season. before becoming the coun- It was converted into a try's leading 500 c.c. racing two-seater GTO model car driver. early last year by Hoare's He subsequentiy gradu- former racing mechanic, ated to larger cars and Ernie Ransley, the wellspent a season racing in known local former racing Britain, where he set a driver and automotive ennumber of lap records and gineer, Hee Green, and a won some important races. local coach-building firm. So far there is only one: The car is believed to be possibly one of the fastest fully road equipped Ferraris in the world. Stewart will test the Ferrari during to-morrow's practice •sessions. and will give the, demonstration during the tun-' turn gram cheon interval at Wigram on Saturday. Prizes For Austin A programme of cashprize support for successful Austin drivers has been announced by the Austin Distributors Federation, Petone. It is the first time that a maJor car-manufacturing firm in this country has decided to give comprebensive, tangible assistance to drivers who achieve distinetion in motor sport, and the move follows the tradition of the British Motor Corporation which operates a larger scheme of cash-prize awards on an international basis. Ibe Austin programme started with the first major event on the 1965-66 motor sport calendar-the Wills Sir-hour race for standardspecification saloons at Pukekohe on October 9. The programme comprises a points-prize system covering the 20 major races of the season, with an end-ofseason award of £100 for the top-placed Austin saloon or Drivers sports car driver, and £50 and £25 for those placed second and third; and a $25 cash prize for each class- winning Austin saloon car driver in the four inter- national fixtures during January. The points-culmination system is administered for the federation by the Asso ciation of New Zealand Car Clubs, governing body of motor sport in this country. 0.4551-5 . The cash-prize system for dass winners in the international events at Pukekobe, Levin, Wigram and Tere tonga during January is handled by the federation, which will present the awards on receipt of applications certified by offcials of the meetings. At each of the major race meetings which qualify for the class-winner's prize system, a total of £75 is available to successful Austin drivers. The classes to which the award applies follows the generally-adopted formula of classification and provides a £25 prize for each Austin driver winning in the up-to-1000 C.C., 1001-1300 c.c. and 1601-3000 c.c. classes. To be eligible for awards, Austin cars must be raced in standard production form, or modified only to the extent permitted by the supplementary regulations for a specific meeting. Entries are:- First Heat. - G. J. Baker (Christchurch), Ford Anglia, 1498 c.c.; K 5. Grant (Hellington), Austin Farin& A40, 1283: J. W. Armstrong (Dunedin), Ford Anglia, 1498; F. Cooper. Hamite (Lowes Hutt). Morris 1283: Collins (Christchurch). Morris Ford, 1488; C. M. Bidwill (Auciland), Ausin .Cooper S, 1283; Hickey (Christchurch), Ftas, 148L: B. Douglas (MortinE- Morris Looper s, 1293; ViS! Hayward (Curistchurch: D. S. lord Cortina, 2498; 4. 3. Allister (balclutha). Austin Couper. 887; B. E. Janes (Morrinaville). MOrTiS Cooper 1293; D. Bruson (invercas gill), Austin Cooper Sures Cooper 2275: Ellins (christenurca), Morris Grace (sanson) Langley bag. S. 1275; B. B. AUStIn Cooper, 1283; Cooper S 1293; Browa (Vamaru), Morris Cooper S, 1493; 4. R. Maclean (Invercar- Ford Cortina, 1498; T. Scott (Horrinsville). Morris Cooper S, 1283; F. V. Turner (Chrlstchurch).. Austin 898. Second Beat.-S.. P. Kennedy 1649 Ford Anglia Gi. c.c.; B. Henshaw (Christchurch), Volkswaged. 1583; C. H. Bertymen (Chrisichurch). Austin A30, 1888; D. A. Simapson _ (Auckiand). Ford Angila, 1643; F. Mofatt (Ashburson). Cortina Climax, 1963: Hutray (Christchurch). Ford Sabre Gi. 3803; J. Milles (Motueta), Cortina, A600: 10 DE nOminateR COPpInS Angila Corvette, 4800; . (адитета), Zephyr Corvetle, S40W; B. A Silvester (Chriatchurch). Cher. Corrette, 5000. Zephyr. L. W. Netlson (Dunedia), Fora 3000; B G. Macdonald L. (Cheviot), Lotus Cortina, 1700; Bradley (Auckland). Lotus Cortina, 1596; C. P. Jep. 50n (Palmerston North), Lotus 1584; S. Martia (Aus- Cortins gerrart Sas: *.PaDey tralla), (Nanurewa), Angils, 1750-