20-1-69 21-1-69 EASY WIN TO JOCHEN RINDT IA VERA GING a record-breaking 103.11 miles an hour, the 26-yearoid Austrian Jochen Rindt, notched one of the most convincing Lady Wigram Trophy wins in many a year when he brought home his 2.5 Lotus-Cosworth-Ford V8 a round 26sec ahead of his Gold Leaf Team Lotus world champion partner Graham Hill. It was Rindt's third racel worth-Ford V8), who finished 20sec lead over Courage by drive with the team and his 5.6sec behind the Ferrari : the end of seventeen laps. first win. driver. Third, just 3.9sec behind In the next round Hill, who Hill, was New Zealand Fer- Derek Bell. Fifth was No. 2 Ferrari manihad been lying third, moved rari driver Caris Amon, wilo The first five all averaged tou tos world was unable to break the jinx! champion ¡more than 100 miles an houricould make no impression and on New Zealand Grand Prix for the 44-lap 101.2-mile jour- Rindt widened the gap to 25sec plete the Tasman "treble." I. and Levin winners and ney. by the end of Lap 28. In Lap 29 Aron took Cour- Nevertheless, Amon picked In Race age, and set off after Hill. up four points main- while out in front the Austrian tain his place at the top of Records were the order of continued to go away from the Tasman ladder with 22 because Rindt other front runners. the 13 of Englishman Piers points to Rindt's 15, and equalled heat time of 1min 18.8sec in day, his, preliminary While Rindt eased back Courage (2.5 Brabham-Cos- I the race his speed by a second or so itself andso each lap, Amon gained on Amon. fill by Thus about the same Amon just as amount. shared the lap record last year : with the late Jim Clark, keeps However, there were not his name in the Wigram rec- enough miles left for him to ord book. bridge the gap Courage held on gamely The new figure is 105.08 miles an hour-1.06 miles while Bell, secure in fifth place, an hour better than that drilted back a little. achieved in 1968. Wilted The overseas contenders easily. outstripped the resident Leading the resident drivers, drivers. Levis and Graeme Lawrence ham-Ford completed forty-one laps for sixth spot. Lawrence's (closely for thirty-two laps,. challenge ¡laps completed, were Graham for brake adjustments. and next in line with forty then when he made a pit stop McRae (1.5 McRae-Ford), Bert That left Levis in a secure Hawthorne (1.5 Brabham-Ford) aam Rid Dawson (25 Brab- him McRae, in his 15 McRae- Ford. easily held off the fac- Bad Day tory-built 1.5-litre cars. Result: Lady Wigram It was a bad day for thei (44 laps, 101.2 miles): Australian visitors. Rindt (Austria, 2.5 Frank Gardner (2.5 Mildren- Cosworth-Ford V8, 58min 53.6sec, -Alfa V8) was eliminated with- Hill (U.K.). in seconds of the start when worth-Ford V&, 2.4 Ferrari tangled with Ken Smith 59min | (1.5 Lotus-Ford). 23.55eC Brabham-Cosworn Leo Geoghegan suffered a FOR 24 34 FranCE recurrence of oil pressure problems in his Lotus-Repco V8 Brabham-Ford FVA, and dropped out after four laps. laps; thorne (N.Z..), 1.5 Brabham-Ford Rindt, who placed second 40 laps. 'in the New Zealand Grand Fastest lap: Rindt and Amon, 1 min 18.8sec (105.08 miles Prix, made every post a win- hour). ning post at Wigram. More than 20,000 people Patching under a hot Sun aw the Austrian build up: THE OLD AND THE NEW SHES BI The old and the new provided a stri Saturday. TOP: A Ford car commos heads into one of the bends-its only sedge, of Christchurch. BOTTOM: streaks past in his Lotus iking contrast in styles of racing car at Wigram on n in motor racing in New Zealand twenty years ago accessory an anti-roll bar. The driver is P. S. Lever- The Lady Wigram Trophy winner, Jochen Rindt, • Ford, assisted by streamlined stabilisers. Exit From Wigram Sir,-Having once shambles of trying parking area at the Wigram. I wonder Motor Racing Club more experienced the to get away from the "Loop" grandstand at if, for next year, the might consider intro- ducing some organi. spectators get awar he same zeal as thes it. Frank!s: it was d ruies were the order ficial or a traffic o he game going to the anil lustiest there will be many a scratched or crumpler F. CARROLL. sation into helping from this area with - help them get into isgraceful. Raffety's of the day: not an fficer in sight with sob with the biggest From what I saw, person surveying a fender.-ANTHONY