16-1-70 CLUB READY O COPE WITH BUMPER CROWD THE "new look" Tasman Formula, which includes the big 5-litre American V8 engines, has created unprecedented interest in the international races held in the North Island so far this season. The Christchurch Motor Racing Club is preparing to cope with a bumper crowd at the Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting to-morrow. As well as many volunteer helpers, the club will have the assistance of the police, Ministry of Transport and R.N.- Z.A.F. to-morrow, and to-day the president of the club (Mr J. A. Brewer) aipealed to the public for its fullest co-operation "We are expecting a very large crowd and we have an organisation to cope with it, provided always that the pubco-operates," said Brewer. "I would ask everyone to study the accompanying map which Shows the outof-boulds areas and also parking areas exits." As usual, Ministry of Iransport officers will be strategically placed to direct race patrons into the circuit and, as a general rule, patrons should leave the exits through which they entered. "Wigram is an operational aerodrome and the club must clear it of all litter immed- ¡ately after tne meeting," said Mr Brewer. "Patrons can help us by taking away their own refuse or leaving it tidily in bags or otber receptacles. "Broken glass on an airfield lives, and I would ask people! can not only cause damage to to be particularly careful in [aircraft, but also endanger this regard." MIDDLE LINCOLN. CITY BOUND TRAFFiC EXITS PARKING AREA ROAD OUt SOUNDS • RACING CIRCUIT PARKING AREA PARKING TE BONNA OUT BOUNDS AREA WIGRAM STATION EXIT ENTRANCE MAIN MAIN ROAD SPRINGS Railway SOUTH ROAD ROAD PEDESTRIANS ONLY DOTTED LINE: ACCESS WAY Polio Victim Now Is a Top Mechanic WoReNe th Mice 7 ThempeSt ing his aftempts on the land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, and assisting the Ford Motor Company during a Mustang Mach 1 test in which 285 records were broken is enough to make any racing car mechanic different. • But for the United States the Year, in another Ane Tear Carry Bein, it of different sense. Crippled with poliomyelitis ten years ago, Just when he was beginning to realise mis dream of being a professional motor racmg menanic, Larry Burfound it a hard struggle to "get back into the race." Now he is in New Zealand with the Californian driver Bill Simpson, and every day is busy preparing Simpson's Eagle Chevrolet for the racing series. Burton says he comes from a racing car orientated family-four brothers are all racing addicts, two drive sprint cars, and his father was killed in a racing accident. He had a bright future ahead when the disease robbed him of the use of his legs, but he was undaunted. He found it bard to be accepted as usetui, , but once given & trial be has never looked back. "I fnd I have an advantage over many other mechanics, especially the tall ones," he said, pointing out that the cars were very low and most mechanies suffered from "mighty sore backs" after working on them for a while. "I just sit here and enjoy myself," he said. Revealing A revealing experience for him came one day when he had a particularly difficult job to perform, and found he just had to get higher. He • lifted himself right up with his arms and discovered "just how small those cars are. From my • level they are almost head height, and after looking down on one for the first time in many years it was quite amazing to see it from a different perspective." He finds his work no difterent than ordinary mechanic, and says that when he wants to work under the car "I just get out of the chair and roll around on the ground like a monkey." He has worked all over the , United States, and did the Can-Am series the season before the two New Zealand drivers Bruce McLaren and' Dennis Hulme carried all before them. Burton was also the racing mechanic for the cars used in the film "Winning" and appeared briety on the screen. i Plans next season: include buying Hulme's Indianapolis racing car and entering in this year's Indianapolis race. LDREN RACING TEA YEAT KE STLETT MAX STE Larry Burton working on Bill Simpson's car from his wheelchair at Wigram to day just befors practice runs.