21-1-72 Gra ham SCOrC hing [cRae pace sets during warm-up laps By PETER GREENSLADE Lady Wigram Trophy race drivers got into the groove smartly today in shake-down runs for the 101-mile third round in the Tasman championship tomorrow. As expected, it was 1971 Tasman champion and Wigram winner, Graham McRae, who set the pace. Driving his Leda GMIL, ne Last year MeRae, driving a winner will have to average was wrapping the circuit at McLaren 1110B, set a lap around 110mph. more than 114 record of 107.12mph. The Motor Racing Club Inmiles an hour within half an Today he improved on that corporated, which sponsors the nour of tiring up his engine by about ma without extend wigram meeting Second quickest this morning ing himself started or the car too prepare the circuit and set up was Englishman David Hobbs, much. timekeepers' stands and other who turned in a time of -1min| Last year McRae's winning facilities last night, and short- 8.8sec-two-fifths of a second average speed was fractionally ¡ly after 10am the aerodrome slower than McRae's best-less than 105mph, and it looks! was ready for racing. But the for an average speed of 110.45 probable that the trophy race drivers did not start practismph. ing until about 11.30am. Hobbs, who has not been a farnt russer in the serie sol CROWD far, looks as though he will be tomorrow, for his McLaren Gatekeepers reported that M22 seems to be right now. the first spectators arrived at Australia's Kevin Bartlett ¡the airfield shortly after Tam (McLaren MIOB) and English. today, and by midday there man Mike Hailwood (Surtees! was a sizeable crowd lining TS) both bettered 110mph. i vantage points. Apart from McRae, who is The weather was cloudy but regarded as an international! the temperature mila with a driver nowadays, the light easterly wind-ideal for Kiwi performance was that of the practice session. David Oxton, who took the Qualifying trials to deter- New Zealand-built Begg FM4 mine starting positions for toround at 107mph. morrow's 47-lap trophy race Frank Matich, the Sydney were to be held about middriver, who has won the last atternoon. two Australian Granc Prix races and is one of favourite tomorrow, put in a few slowish laps and then was trouble with gear selectors in his Repco Matich A50. SWEEP The replacement of the hairpin bend at the end of the main straight by a fast lefthand sweep has made a tremendous difference to Wigram lap speeds. ANSETT John McCormich, of Australia, driving his Falfin Repen car in the S-bend al Nigram during practice foda