18-9-67 27-9-67 HULME AND AMON FOR WIGRAM The top New Zealand motorracing drivers, Denis Hulme and Chris Amon, will compete in the Lady Wigram Trophy Race in Christchurch next January. Oticials of the slotor Racing Club, which organises the race, said Amon would drite a works F2 Ferrari with a 2i-litre sports engine. I he president of the Motor Association of New Zealand, Mir R. TV. A. Frost, said in Invercargill during the weekend that Hulme would drive a specially bult Brabham for the Tasman series. according to the Press Association. This car will have either Repco-Brabham or a Ford Cosworth engine. Hulme and Amon are the first international drivers to confirm with the Motor Association of New Zealand that they will be competing in the Tasman formula series, he said. Hulme is at present leading the world championship and Amon is third. FIVE TOP DRIVERS FOR WIGRAM RACE FOUR of the world® top drivers have which will be held at as the other Tasman Invereargill. 's leading motor racing teams with five of the been entered for the Lady Wigram Trophy, Christchurch on January 21, next year, as well Championship events at Auckland, Levin, and Confirmation was received to- Formula 2 Brabham-Ford, day by the president of Christ- while the Italian Ferrari church's Motor Racing Club concern has entered its No. :bir J. A. Brewer). The Lotus team, in conjunc- 1 team driver, New Zeation with Ford New Zealand, lander Chris Amen, iin a has entered a 2.5-litre version specially built Tasman of the Lotus-Ford V& which will: Formula car with V6 be driven by the current Tas-! man and former world cham-: engine. pion, Jim Clark. "This line-up looks the most B.R.M. has entered two competitive we have had for specially built Tasman Wigram in many a sear, Formula V12 cars, one of which Said Mr Brewer "It is particulariy gratifying lander Bruce Mebaren and the will be driven by New Zea-ito us that for the first țime other probably by this year's we will have our own leading Italian international drivers. Hulme, John Surtees. Grand Prix winner, McLaren and Amon, all racing against each other in fully Currently leading in the competitive works cars with world championship as well full factory backing. as the Canadian-American "The position is made even Cup series for sports cars. mure exciting in that we have New Zealander Denis the prospect of seeing our own, Huime will be driving a New Zealanders matched against two of the world's fastest and most able drivers. Clark and, possibly, Surtees. Ford has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in the development of its Ford V8 racing engines and has already been rewarded with two convincing successes in the Le Mans 24 hour sports car race. as well as at Indianapolis and lin Grand Prix racing. As usual, B.R.M. is leaving • no stone unturned in its effort to carry off the Tasman series. In addition to the two nerv V12 cars, the team will also bring a complete 2.1-litre V8. Whereas all these teams are pinning their faith on cars with the biggest engines permissible in the series, Hulme has! decided to use one of the latest Formula 2 Brabham-s Fords. 12-10-67 Lotus, Ferrari, Wigram Big Names Two car factory entries from Gold Leaf Team Lotus and Ferrari, along with a Brabham- Ford V8 entered by Frank Williams Racing Cars of England, will be the major contenders - for the 1969 international Lady Wigram Trophy-the third round in the 1969 Tasman Championship at Christehurch on January 16. This was announced to-day by the secretary of the Motor Racing Club (Mr G. F. Sheppard). Both factories are sending out tbeir regular Grand Prix ¡team drivers and, for Wigram ¡patrons, there will be three ¡new overseas drivers on the starting grid. Spearheading the Gold Leaf Team Lotus campaign will be the 1962 world champion, Graham Hill. a veteran with more than one hundred world ¡title races behind him. the current leader in the world senes. The winner of two New Zealand Grands Prix, Hill has oniy attended one Wigram meeting and then it was as a spectator. Supporting him will be Jac- atkie Oliver, a young English driver who joined the team lafter the death of Jim Clark earlier this year. Second behind Clark at Wig- Iram and runner-up to him in the last Tasman series. ¡New Zealand's Chris Amon will lead the Italian Ferrari attack His team mate will be Englishman Derek Bell. Enzo Ferrari's most recent addition to the team. Piers Courage will drive the Frank Williams Racing Cars' ¡entry, a Brabham powered by the seemingly unbeatable i Cosworth-Ford V& engine. Now the regular B.R.M. V12 driver for Tim Parnell Racung in world title events, Courage made his name in the last Tasman seres when, driving an under-powered McLaren- Ford FVA. he finished third on the ladder. Subject to completion of negotiations. the other overseas entry would be that of the Sydney racing patron. Mr Alec Mildren. His driver would be the Australian Frank Gardner, now the English saloon car champion, and the car would be a Brabham powered by a new Alfa Romeo I V8 engine. 10-2-68 15-2-68 Lady Wigram Prices Sir, -I wish to know the reason for the increase in admission fee for fewer races at this year's Lady Wigram motor racing meeting. It cost my wife and me $3.30 to attend this meeting. This included 30c a car and 40c for a programme, which was full of advertisements. Surely no programme is worth this much. In one particular race thirty-five drivers were listed as competitors and only eleven started. Surely the patrons deserved to see all the cars listed, and more races. Some of the cars did not appear all day. Furthermore it cost us 50c each to watch the practice on the Friday.- ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY The complaint was referred to the Secretary of the Motor Racing Club I ME G. F. Sheppard', who replies that his club does not wish to comment.—Ed.. "Christchurch Star." Lady Wigram Prices Sir,- "Once Bitten, Twice Sby" has just cause for complaint about sky-rocketing prices at the Lady Wigram Trophy race. No wonder the Motor Racing Club does not wish to comment. Even the usual excuse offered these days (devaluation!) just would not wash. Yes, I know we are better off than English and European motor-racing enthusiasts, but that is no excuse either. To give the Motor Racing Club something else to chew on, why cannot it do as the Canterbury Car Club does and ban the consumption of alcohol on the grounds? No one is going to pay $1.30 admission, and have his day spoilt by the irresponsible behaviour of the drunken yobs around him. Has it ever occurred to the Motor Racing Club that these people are also generally the only ones who give marshals and officials any trouble?—MISS RUAPUNA. 13-1-68 14th INTERNATIONAL LADY WIGRAM TROPHY RACE GRANDSTAND SEATS STAND AT START/FINISH $230 each STAND AT THE LOOP. $2.30 each AVAILABLE HOW AT D.I.C INCLUDES ADMISSION AT GATE SAT., 20th JAN., '68 BOOK NOW AT D.I.C MAIL ORDERS TO D.I.C. PLEASE ENCLOSE STAMPED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE