19-1-70 CATCHING UP AFTER DELAYED START Wellington's Graham McRae making up ground after a delayed start in the Lady Wigram Trophy race on Saturday afternoon. In two laps he picked up 12sec, but later was forced to retire. Almost Out of But Matich Wins Petrol, Trophy UCK took a turn at quite a number of steering wheels in the Lady exception, all of it was bad! L Wigram Trophy on Satarday aftertoon and, with one notable re-i (Lola T142) was next in line and first lap until he took Grable in portion followed by the New the twenty-seventh round. having, for he won the race with landers, Graham Baker (Brabham Seven laps later, he too was out the 5-Htre Chevroiet V8 engine of Smith (Lotus of the race with a blown engine. his McLaren Mi0A spluttering Frank" Radisich (McLaren it sucked in the last few drops of petrol from the tanks. Matich averaged Struggle If there had been another lap to the 1969 race record Matich Fainly not have made it. cero now miles he had quite a struggle hit the to tear front As things turned out was Lotus Cosworth Ford V8) remains! Jochen Rindt 2.5 Gold Leaf Team himselt from Grable, but 10.3sec. later by intact for at least another year. the American found the slippery San Francisco's Ron Grable (Mc- The 1969 lap record of going a problem as the race pro- Laren MI0A) and a further 2.5sec i gressed and Matich was able back came Australian Max Stew- Amon (2.4 Ferrari V6). set by Rindt and Chris build up his lead. was broart (2.0 Mildren Waggott). Once Bell had retired, the race themselves as other thorning preliminary well established and major contenders fell by the way. Wellington's the leading trio Grable McLaren M10A) when ne put in a side, this ap ahead of the Americans, trio finishec round in imin 18.6sec—a speed of 105.34 miles an hour. ora way. wit the American hat Sirapson (Eagle Chev) and Mike But McRae's luck I ging along miles behind and Fal- Goth (Surtees TS5). ran out be-toon the best of the fore the main race started. Zealanders. Sixta, and anotber lap back, In the supporting events of the Mike Campbell Fire day, the two opening heats in the (Forsgrin Ford Boss), then Mercury $1000 saloon car series first New Zealander, provided most of the excitement, oon, of Levin, who drove a 2.5 with the current national champ Rorstan Climax. from an overfilled fuel tank spill- Paul Fahey, ed on the engine and ignited stupendous perform- Southland racing car designer The flames were quickly quench- in his little and constructor, Mr George Begg. ed, but not before oil and water FVA and always getting the better was rewarded with his best plac- Itnes had been damaged. of the big V8-engined Ford Musof this international series race when tangs of Red Dawson and Job when the American, Pierre Phil- the leaders had run the better Riley, and the Chevrolet Camaro brought in one of the Beggipart of 3 miles and, although he of Rod Coppam Trophy 174 laps, FMs to ninth place, worked his way up into the top Lady Wigram with forty-one laps completed. half of the twenty-one-car field in / 101.2 miles)F. Williams, eighteen lapserhen his|sec, he was lia), McLaren 59min 54.2. then forced Grable (U.S.A.), engine over-heated. Laren MI0A, 60min 4.5sec, Australian national champ. Stewart (Australia), 2.0 Mildrer Waggott, 60min 7sec, 3; W. Simp failed to quality, and set of trom son (U.S.A.), Eagie Chev, 43 laps, he back row in the rolling start 4; M. Goth (U.S.A.), Surtees T$5, was in trouble before he 43 laps, 5: M. Campbell (U.S.A%) ¡Forsgrini Ford Boss, A brush with another car dam- B Faloon New Zealand), the front aerofolls on his Climax, Mildren Waggott. They were re (U.S.A.), Phillips moved at the end of his first lap. Chevrolet FM, Then he was back in the pits dom), again to have the rear wing re-iG. moved to improve handiing. with a blown engine. after was out of the race lap: Stewart and G. race lap: Stewart and CRe test Laren Mi0A), Imin 19.6sec, Sweden's Ul Norinder had an oll line break in his Lola 1190 and he was out of the race with a badly damaged en- ince ample 1. Marwood, gine after three laps. after 20 laps, l of pit stops before eventual теtoes, et to the disappo moment i of the crowd, estimated at about:| 21,000. A few laps earlier, the Sydney! millionaire, Niel Allen, had been forced out with electrical troubles! in his McLaren MIOB, when lying' sixth. More prominent New Zealanders sidelined before half the race included (Rorison Eisert Chev) and Geoff Mardon (Begg Chevroi let FM). Engishman Derek : Brabham Cosworth Ford V8) held i third place from the end of the