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Records fell at the Wigram circuit on Saturday permisted to carry adverisin cars in the four
race
when the former world champion driver, J. Clark, took i are do australla
the drivers'
his 25 litre Lotus-Ford to victory in the 44 lap 101.2mile Lady Wigram Trophy race. Dread a rele
Clark not only won the $1000 side-prize for the first driver ation (C.A.M,S.). Australian No: $20
to turn in a lap at an average speed of 100 m.p.h. or better, he VADIN
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also improved the record time for the race by 7 mph. and, with
the New Zealand driver, C. Amon (Ferrari V-6 2.4-litre) set a read.
new record lap of 1min 19.6sec, or more than 104 m.p.h. Jand
Clark was closely B.R.M. NicLaren, asa than seemed
pursued for much of and altered the fuel Chat it the inat
the to finish, in the Brabbain Ford and ave
by Amon, previously raced by Shaw.
second previously
who Anished As they would futur
less than eight gec- eatinated Cla on the THE WINNER of the Lady Wigram Trophy Race, NAtT Zealand
stor than last pole position J. Clark, of Scotland, shows his delight at the
onds behind Clark. Gardner affect the whole Tasman
beside him front victory on Saturday. His car had just pulled into With fuel
preliminary heats to row. Britain. out
The world champlon, погаса grid second the pits, and he was already surrounded by young racing, the • 10 Ar
(Brabbam Ford the morning. admirers. somewhere,
ivertlaing
litre) frished third a lap be. mark and were olgift seconds recording about 166
blad Clark and Amon, after 1am Le one. M.P.П.
putting up. per- Imost слов he for 10000 practice his b ody of
formance in. walch been Internationale
lacked the. On the he had been unabl
be hrst Brabham) Lawrence is to permit advortisin
demanded, He set a best lap Wanganul Main Race
of 1:20.8, compared with the Roye
best of 1:22.1 had diane whees balance adver
Courage, who 'Inished fourt
in a McLaren Ford 1.8-litre. Next lap the cars of gap 34.
Clark's average Lawrance seventh. Levia was
loop. Bol. behind Palmer.
the race: wat 102.6 m.p.h., on the tonth with a hord gasket late
which, when compared backwards tallure. hangar, ine rotiterent
the previous record race aver. AMON KODY
struct une the two
age of 98.522 m.p.b. gives an on the infeld
BoC.
indication of the pace. Bolton suffered
took the $1000 dollars although
second lap with time of aron Hospital, 10 eventeen Hume engine CORO
1:21.8, well under. the Coard ning rate dosing lages. rovolum.p.h. average, which racing cars to carry advertisins
equivalent to 1:22.8.
24 Points Elfin Dominates
place McLaren
Amon's sécond place gave car THAS RE
him anotber six points in the Palmer.
Tasman championship, and be
with 13 points points for compared Courage, twentieth un une Sports Cars
22-1-68 Clark is third
with wine points, and the New The present sports-car champion A. A.
Zealand driver, J. Palmer (Mc-
Laren Ford 1.6-litre), who was peared, wat a further Buchanan, of Masterton, dominated the main
third on the table with seven drums sports-car race of the day, in his 6500 с.c.
polats, scored nothing for bis paused sclaren. Elfin.
seventh place on Saturday and and failon G. Mardon,
fourth. Clark tred after 25 lans of Christchurch, 152_ the back atraigh
For the first Gardnor third. with undlag-i bu
time in New Into frat place in and coming out
Zealand the •B.R.M.s finished the seventh, where
the race. McLaren Anished Gard- colorior
hiftn in hir V.12 Rodriguez
car, and and McLaren
Rodrigues took the 2.1-Jitre MeLaren'e V-12 car was again Championship
V-8 car to sixth place. 8.ving ruel trouble and ne rotirements
The first. New Zealander ired on the eighth lap. There are or cot Club
home was the former national championshio
Cir bartle to speciale
who and single-sestors,
brought ble 16 te Palmer,
brought McLaren
Ford In seventh, three laps Clark and recorded could catch
behind the leader. The New in 1min 20.Isec, and Gardner
Zoaland stagle-seater 20.8s0c closed could hon
cham•| Hulme's linin 20.980c Bevera: times, but just
B80б get the had ne no.
imin and had
traffie the
made 40 10 1810 have
onnet. and dropped
the behind ni ine
Mardon closed 40 • WItHIN one behind. cars
second of the Elfn, and reached completed the
THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION, J. CLARK, on his way to a record-breaking win in the Lady Wigram Trophy Race on Saturday. Clark broke the average speed record for the race by 7 m.p.h., raising it to
102.6 m.p.h., and won $1000 for being the first driver to lap the circuit during the race at an average speed of more than 100 m.p.h.
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