25-10-69 FIRST LADY WIGRAM TREK ON SATURDAY TE Lady Wire Trophy race circuit, at the R.N.Z.A.F. Station, Wigram, will be put to an entirely new purpose next Saturday. The South Hornby Community Centre Promotion Committee will conduct a fund-raising trek with the co-operation of the Air Force authorities and the promoters of the South Island's classic motor race, the Motor Racing Club. The trekkers, who will be sent on their way to lap the Lady Wigram circuit by the Motor Racing : Club's official starter (Mr Walter Laing) will launch the committee's fund-raising campaign for its share of the cost of what is believed to be a unique community centre project in this country. The community centre will be incorporated in the • assembly hall for the new intermediate school in Amges Road, which will be opened in 1971. The estimated cost of the facilities that will be available at the centre is $60,000, excluding the price of the land. But, by combining a public foyer and lavatory facilities with a supper room and other features required for a community centre with the school hall, project will cost about $14,000 County's Help The bulk of this sum is being contributed by the Papa- Ila County Council, which sought and gained the approval of the Education Board to combine community centre facilities with the assembly hall. The only condition made by the board was that the coun cil and the promotion committee should meet the cost of the community centre facilities. The promotion committee Lionel Rose's Whiskers In Dispute P.A. MELBOURNE, To-day. The stubby black beard Aus tralia's former bantam-weight fighter Lionel Rose grows for each night threatens to become the big issue in his featherweight fight with Mexican Vincente Garcia here on November I. Garcia's trainer - manager Jorge Trign said in Melbourne that in Mexico boxers "are not allowed to wear whiskers like Rose. He said whiskers could "cut. a man's lip." He said Garcia did not like the possibility of being "scraped" by Rose's black bristies. is hopeful of securing up to 2000 entries for the trekwhich will be known as the Lady Wigram Trek-from school children in the district, many of whem will attend the intermediate school when it opens. The Air Force has given the committee the use of the No. 1 hangar at the aerodrome and is co-operating in every way to make the event a success. Pegasus Press, the Christchurch printing and publishing firm which produces the annual "Shell Book of New Zea land Motor Racing" has donatea fifty copies of the latest edition for distribution as prizes. Chance to Win The committee, in typical motor racing tashion, has devised a formula so that trekkers, irrespective of age, the amount of sponsorship and the distance covered, will all have a chance of winning a prize. Like the Lady Wigram •Trophy race, the trek will be held, wet or fine, on November 1 and trekkers will assemble on the starting grid half an ¡hour before Mr Laing drops i the flag at 8,30 a. It. 27-11-69 Entries for Wigram The following overseas entries have been received by the promoters of the Lady Wigram Irophy Race, the Motor Racing Chib, for the event this season, Negotiations are still under way with other drivers. Derek Bell (United Kingdom), Brabham Cosworth, 2.5 litre; Michael Campbeli (United States), Forsgrini- Chev., 5 litre; Derek wiliams (United Kingdom), Lola Chev., 5 litre; Ult Norinder (United Kingdoms), Lola Chev., 5 litre; Ron Grable (United States), McLaren Chev., 5 litre; Walt Hansen (United States), Sceptre Chev., 5 litre; Mike Goth (United States), Surtees TS5, 5 litre; Kaye Griffiths (United Kingdom), car not known; Pierre Philips (United States), Begg, 5 litre; Kevin Bartlett (Australia), Mildren Waggot; Max Stewart (Aus tralia), Mildren Waggot. 27-11-69 BEST N.Z.-BUILT IN FORMULA A Best of the New Zealand-buit Formula A cars is that built by the veteran of car design and construction in this country, George Begg of Drummond, Southland. There is hardly a race meeting in New Zealand when there is not a Begg car competing. His own Formula A car, being driven by Geoff Mardon (shown above) represents about $8000 as it stands. After its "shakedown tests" at Pukekohe (fourth) and Bay Park (third) the car has been rebuilt and is now virtually ready to compete in the full Tasman series in this country. Begg, has worked for_New Zealand international Bruce McLaren while overseas and he certainly knows his racing cars. He is building an identical car to his present one for the American Pierre Phillips to drive in the Tasman series. The Beggs are powered by Z28 Camaro Chevrolet engines' and chassis and body is of monocoque construction using alloy panels for the body. Commenting on the New Zeaflander's chances in the international series he said: "They: have a reasonable chance of j doing well-by that I mean; third or fourth." CAR FIELD