RK D VAT WIG PAM By Peter Greenslade The 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy race winner, Jim Clark, repeated the performance this afternoon when he won the 101.2-mile South Island classic at an average speed of about 96 miles an hour in his 2-litre V8 Lotus Climax. Clark covered the distance in 63min 34.1sec-1Osec less than last year's winning race record, set by Jackie Stewart (B.R.M.). Second home was the No. 2 B.R.M. driver, Richard Artwood, 16.9sec in arrears. These were the only two to go the forty-four laps. New Zealander Denis Repco-Brabham V8 into thirc and another: lâp back was Gardner (2.5 Repco-Brabham Gardner's team-mate Ke lar car, finished fifth with fo Next in line was the current Levis, who The t Clark, No. 1 champion. Clark N challenged did forty laps in hoped-for three-co 1 B:R.M. driver S Jack Brabham did led from end to by Stewart for t ime nursed a sick d place, a lap behir the Australian Frank Climax in Bartlett, in a sim y-one laps completeo .5-litre champion Rol his 1.5 Brabham-Ford rnered duel between tewart, and the world not eventuate. end. He was strongly the first four laps, and then Stewart was dramatically out of the race. A marker tyre kicked off a rear whee Clark's Lotus, shattered Stew an oil pipe, and struck the c on his helmet. Stewart, travelling at at through the control tower b showered in the face with bo ing a double-thickness mas art's windscreen, burst driver a glancing blow ut 110 miles an hour end at the time, was iling oil, but was wearsk which undoubtedly saved him from severe burns. He escaped unhurt, altho afterwards that when the marke head he "blinked a bit." Stewart's spectacular aban ham in his Repco-Brabham V8 up the position he held until in th was displaced by Attwood. A lap later Hulme took his third and these two raced nos twenty-fourth lap, when Brabhan with his engine overheating bad With Clark clear in front established in second place, Huir end, nursing a somewhat sick ce Brabham resumed but was gh he admitte r struck him on the donment let Brab. into second spot-e eleventh lap he team leader to be se to tail until the came into the pit. and Attwood well me held third to the well out of contel tion and eventually finished in laps in arrears of Clark, the wi However, the world char ing stages of the race made and was rewarded with a lo 97.41 miles an hour—the fast Thus Brabham equalled t Stewart last year. thirteenth place...te innel pion in the concluda tremendous effort ap of 1min 25sec- test lap of the race. he lap record set by JOES GA The victor garlanded with laurel leaves . • Jim Clark makes a speech after winning this afternoon's Lady Wigram race. The anticipated 100 mile an hour lap did not come up and so the side prize of £400 for the first man to do it, will remain in the Motor Racing Club's account until Wigram, 150. Stewart approached it this morning in his preliminary heat when he relurned Imm 23.8sec, just isec outside the limit. It might well have been faken on this afternoon if Stewart had remained in the тасс. The current nalional chanpion, Jim Palmer, drove exceptionally well in his 2.5 Repco- Brabham • Climax to run in fifth spot, ahead of Gardner and Bartlett for fourteen laps. He drifted back and two laps later was out of the race with engine bearing trouble. Unlucky get underway at 2.30 this ailernoon. The wind, which had been a cold north-easterly this morning, swung round to a warm north-westerly breeze and everyone was hoping that the 100 miles an hour would come up. Clark made a fier of a start but had Stewart, Altwood. Brabham and Hulme close by. Next in line were Gardner and Barlett, with Palmer in close allendance and then came Levis. It soon became obvious that Clark was out to win from start lo finish if possible. In the first couple of laps he drew out a few car lengths on Stewart but the B.R.M. driver gathered him in again and was right on his lail through into the faleful lap when he was eliminated in dramatic fashion. Another unlucky one was the young Wanganui drivel, Graeme Lawrence who had been so successful with his 1.5 Brabham-Ford this season. He made several pit stops in vain attempts to remedy overheating trouble. Indeed, although the day was overcast, wigram and temperatures were high at on the fast power-driving circuit, overheating put paid to the chances of several drivers. A crowd, estimated unofhcially at more than 20,000, was on hand to see the trophy race Comfortable With Stewart out of the way Clark was left in a comfortable siluation-well clear of Brabham who had Hulme and Attwood too close for comfort. Altwood, realising the chips were down with his leader out of the race, got down to work smartly, first to pass Hulme and then Brabham. After the full day of racing the track became lairly treacherous, Oil droppings and rubber made it extremely but Clark and Atfwood greas handled the going in immaculate fashion. Hulme and Brabham seemed to be on the ragged edge and wagging their lails in spectacular fashion. In the meantime Palmer was going well and had the measure of Gardner and Bartlelt. Dropped Out Of the rest Levis was doing best of all, but he had the Lotus Ford driver Dene Hollier on his tail until the lalter dropped out with ignition trouble. As the race progressed and: Brabham fell by the waysidei much of the interest went. perfect order, had an chair drive, well clear of Allwood who seemed content lo hold his place. Next in line was Hulme in, his sick-sounding car, contfortably clear of Gardner and Bartlett, now Palmer had gone. Levis was next, fairly well clèar of Jim Boyd (2.5 Repeo- [Brabham Climax). And this pair were a lap ahead of Levis' team-mate Bill Stone (1.5 Brabham Ford) and Ian Dawson (2.5 Repco-Brabham Climax). In the concluding stages il was just a question of whether Clark would attempt to fill his cup to the brim and turn in a imin 22.8sec lap and so collect the €400 side prize. But with four Tasman cham- , pionship races yet to be run ¡ in Australia he evidently de- ,cided lo be satisfied with what he had.