13 - 1-71 THE PRESS. WEDNESDAT: JANTART 13, 1971. 13 HUGE SUMS INVESTED The "circus" of risit- Frank Matich from Aust- eun) has put a last-minute Teddy Pilette of Belgium, ing international driv- ralia, backed by Repco and $50,000 who can almost guarantee Goodyear. has no less than also shows shortage themseives through-theers coming to Christ- great New Zealand driver either night repair 12 men in his crew: INtO hris Amon pursuit of enginechurch for the Lady complete cars. three of the cash. He has a crew of five, change session at Wigram second Tasman crown and fantastic Mercedes TaCeg. Trophy Race new Repco V8 motors and the won in 1969). Amon has transporter for his McLaren More than one driver has this Saturday is ac- a travelling workshop. And the backing oi a team of MIOB. its load spares in the past that Just as g backsiop ne has three and companied by cars, mechanics, MOtOrs. three Chevrolet the dedication shown by another McLaren МОВ, and enough spares to build motors. spares and equipment racing mechanics is sitting in Sydnes ready complete second car The more rank-and-file worth millions of De rom over in case he i necessary. entrants may not have the thing that no money could and dollars. has the ill-luck to write off buy. that the investboth ine The American contingent. Banger by on ase wath. ment of thousands in New following the debacle abilly and dollars Each of the thundering Zealand. "hardware" 500-brake The millionaire year when they came dedication. And all of the would all be wasted withhorsedower tuel- South insufficiently-prepared, drivers rely dIC on the dedica. largery injected Formula A cars is Australian Allen, unsung in and biain hard work of the mechanics worth around $20,000, chase another McLaren MIOB, much more realistic way. work of their mechanics. behind the SPAST two about things ken Holden, joint manager motors, worth $6000 each. most the same scale, and for a group of five drivers. Add at least another $5000 has been reported as being has been in New Zealand worth of spares, the cost of prepared to spend $250,000 1UL things transporters and crew, cost of it by air) and it does oi travel for the lot much the championship. in an all-out attempt to win organised. runner John and Cannon, top Foam-filled not A. Granatelli's giant S.I.P. North American Formula A take long for those millions Corporation (it stands for champion, mountain Sereral hundred For- ment which improres show Specially Treated Petrol- WIll mis Cal. mula and rac- car handling and almost ing cars in Europe and eliminates the risk of FIREWORKS CAN SATURDAY FROM THE WINNER OF THE N.Z. HIS WAY TO SECOND PLACE AT LEVIN. BEHIND HIM IS GRAND PRIX, NEIL ALLEN, SEEN, HERE ON in the United States fire in crashes. Some of THE DRIVING "FIND" THE SERIES SO FAR: NEW ZEALANDER DAVID have recently been fit- the cars at Wigram on OXTON, IN THE STP-ENTERED LOTUS. ted with safety foan- Saturday will race with filled fuel tanks, a com- foam-filled tanks. paratively new derelop- Saloons STP entry's background Safety foam is produced Saloons are the Eurofoam DIVision always OF P.R.B. (Belgium). win- major draw-card Wigthe 1969 Robert ram, and on Saturday there The decision br the the U.S. champion John States until 1968. the main will be four major saloon German army was forced Meganck Foundation award STP Corporation to par- Cannon, Ine corporation product of the company use hastily reclaimed given annually for contri- events. The second race on offering $8500 ticipate in the Tasman cash was first developed OlIS petroleum combutions towards Saner the programme is the Bank VILES 1970 Tasman Hew South Wales series cane from a fly- Europe during the Second pound added as an motoring. saloon-car championship, series contestants who World War as a means Ho els and this formed Safety foam is a reticu- the fifth event is the first ing visit to this country the corporation's products. herng reclammed ols. the basis of Scientifically lated open pore foamed heat of the Mercury $1000 early last November by Although the (culliar The Treated Petroleum (S.T.P.) elastomer made from saloon series Thomas, tion did not become widely- dustry had been put out of which was introduced into special type of low density opening David the round, and the eighth ICCE company's general man- known outside the United action by bombing and the the United States in 1954. polyester urethane which Is the Rothmans 30-minute LET SEEN HERE SON WHO LETT, SEEN E MILDREN ENTERED FRANKLIN MEN MILDREN-ENTEREI BART- allows liquids flow erent for production ager for the Far Dast through its porous skeletal saloons. The second Mer- and South Pacific. structure. heat will also Safety foamn held before the main cent void, and thus reduces тасе. The corporation was the the capacity of the fuel assons assassaraso pioneer turome-derer system by only 3 per cent. racing cars. and this led to Used initially as baffling long disagreement bematerial the develon. Addition lueen Granatelli its president, and the Andy ment of crash-resistant United tanks in racing cars it was addition to Chris States Club. eventuthat safety foam Amon. popular New ally Granatelli's cunrbine increased stability in car Lealand racing EaP engines were effectirely handling by preventing the from the "Indy weight the fuel from the racing team now he services 500." shifting Canadian driver John Can. duzing cornering, braking and acceleration. non and the Da promising. In addition to its parti- Aucklander, Uxton, cipation through the entry After the successful tor the Tasman series. the S.T.P. Ford March application in Cars. Amon, will now have his and S.T.P. Lotus cars. plus investigations into its use the inclusion in the team of THE N.Z. 'INTERNATIONAL" AMON AT SPEED IN THE STPchoice of either the STP- ENTERED MARCH-FORD. the fuel tanks of military March car or the Lotus-/u. venicles and aircraft have which has been modified by revealed complete sup- STP mechanics pression of powered by a 5-litre Ford FOR VICTORY AT After extensive tests safety *Boss 302' engine. The THE VIOLEN WIGRAM IS GRAHAM MCRAE THIS foam has been fully STP-March, has Cos TOOK HM TO VICTORY MCRAE IS NOW SECOND CHAMPION creepied lor millary use. worin-Ford 2.5 litre engine. POINTS, TWO BEHIND NEIL ALLEN.