19-1-68 18-1-68 FOR THE MOTORIST Currently leading in the 1968 Tasman Championship series with New Zealand Grand Prix and Rothmans International Tasman Championship race wins to his credit, 24 year-old Chris Amon, No. I Ferrari driver, will be out to make it three in a row at Wigram on Saturday. Vital Race Keen Strugg Points at Wigram THE fourteenth international Lady Wigram Trophy race here on Saturday will constitute the third round in this year's eight-race Tasman Championship series. Established in 1964, the McLaren, who won the title in worth-Ford V8, while it is ex- Tasman Championship is 1964 and his B.R.M. team-mate pected that the modifications Pedro Rodriguez. made to the B.R.M. V12s of for single-seater racing None of these drivers finished New Zealander McLaren and cars with a maxımum in either the Grand Prix or Mexican Rodriguez should engine capacity of 2.5 the Levin race. bring both into the picture in litres and running on fuel Odds-on favourite in the the 100-mile race on the fast with an octane rating of New Zealand Grand Prix and Wigram circuit where, it is again at Levin Clark should expected the 100 miles an hour no more than 130 on the open his account at Wigram race lap will come up for the Research Method. with the 2.5 litre Lotus-Cos-first time. This year there are eight races in the series-our in New Zealand and four in Australia. Drivers can count their best three performances in each country and are awarded points for each race on the basis of 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1, for first to sixth places. With wins in the New Zealand Grand Prix and the Rothmans International Tasman Championship race at Levin already to his credit, the 24year-old No. I Ferrari driver, Chris Amon, of Bulls, currently leads the series with 18 points. Other Points Other scorers to date are: Piers Courage (England), 1.6 McLaren-Cosworth-Ford, Jim Palmer (New Zealand), 1.6 McLaren-Coswortn-Ford, Frank Gardner (Australia), Brabham-Alfa Romeo V8, 6; R. Levis (New Zealand), 1.5 Brabham-Ford, 3 (Australia) 2.5 Brabham-Cli- 3: P. Bolton max, 2; I. Dawson (New Lealand), 2.5 Brabham-Climax, 2; G. Lawrence (New Zealand) 1.5 Brabham-Ford, 1; W. Stone (New Zealand), 1.5 Brabham- Ford, 1. Yet to Score The English private entrant Piers Courage has scored 10 Jim Clark, Tasman cham- points with his 1.6-litre McLaren-Coswortz-Ford in the pion last year and in 1965, has Tasman series so far and should add to his fotal yet to score in this series. Similarly placed is Bruce Wigram on Saturday. DON'T MISS THE 'STAR SPORTS' SATURDAY A Complete Report on the Exciting LADY WIGRAM TROPHY RACE From the action-packed scene of the Wigram circuit you will be brought a wheel-by-wheel account of men and machines fighting for supremacy in this the South Island's major motor race of 1968. See the action, too, in a full "Star Sports" photograph coverage. Report on CANTERBURY SWIM CHAMPS THE 'SPORTS' brings you wonderful week-end reading - - - Special features ==- Exciting Photo Coverage, eic. TV ENTERTAINER ROLF HARRIS SUPREME Everyone has heard of him; most have seen him on television. Now an interesting story of him comes to you in this Saturday's "Sports". ORDER YOUR "STAR SPORTS' NOW AT YOUR NEAREST «STAR" AGENT.