19-1-72 DONI MISS SATURDAYS STAR SPORTS & MAGAZINE Saturday, January 22nd for special story and pictures of Saturdays Lady Wigram Trophy Race 21 Firestone Former motorcycle champion at Wigram in his Surtees TS8 Mike Hailwood, of Chevrolet, seen abo Britain. is likely t ve at Pukebohe,. o be a major contender for victory where Hailwood finished second. own design, and powered by the Holden-based Repco V8 engine. Matich is experienced and fast: he is always a threat. The drivers with an outside. chance victory include Australian Kevin Bartlett, in his McLaren M10D Max Stewart, his fellow-countryman in an Australian-made Elfin Repco V8, and the Belgian Teddy Pilette, in a McLaren MIOB. All these men are drivers with solid experience behind them, and they can be expected to take full advantage of any mistakes made by those ahead of them. Gardner to miss Wigram race «Nero Zealand Press Association). WELLINGTON. The New Zealand grand prix winner, F. Gardner, of Australia, will definitely not race again on the New Zealand section of the Tasman motor-racing series. His New Zealand agent, Mr But Mr Sellens said there R. Sellens, of Wellington, were no facilities in New 'confirmed yesterday that a Zealand to repair Gardners ner's damaged new chassis to replace Gard-car, which was badly damwould be flown from Europe during last Saturday's Levin Lola 1300 aged when its motor cut out to Australia, but would notjinternational and it slid off be ready until the Australian section of the championship. Although damage to the Earlier . reports had sug-l car did not look too bad, the gested that Gardner, lying chassis is designed to (second equal in the champion-|crumple in an accident, to ships points table, wouldigive maximum protection make every effort to start in! the driver. the two remaining races of The remaining two races the New Zealand section, in the New Zealand section ¡even if only to pick up a few are at Wigram (on Saturdas) points from minor placings.land Invercargill. STEWART Elfin The Australian sports car manufacturers, Elin made their debut in New Zealand Formula A racing with their entry of two Elfin MR5's in the New Zealand Grand Prix. One, driven by Max Stewart, finished fifth at Pukekohe, and fourth at Levin last week-end. The first of the 500 h.p. cars, built at Elfin's Adelaide sports car factory last year, has met considerable success on Australian circuits in the Formula A class with six wins and two seconds from nine starts. cars The cars being raced in New Zealand for Ansett Airlines of Australia by John McCormack, aged ! 33, the successful Elfin driver in Australia, and Garrie Cooper, aged 36, both of Adelaide. Cooper, the owner of the Elfin company, has been building sports cars for 13 years. Stewart is driving a third car. "We have arrived at the MRS's design, which we believe rather original, from our experience of other sports cars we have built." said Cooper, "combining the successful 5litre Repco-Holden motor which can take the cars to 195m.p.h., on the right track and with the right gearbox."