„aetosa... .... Aussie champ Galbraith takes showed them the fast saloons 3 DUNLOR OB 19 way joust South Island Production "king" Owen Galbraith Australian saloon car champion Alan ran away with the production motorcycle race at Moffat struck form to turn on a fast race Wigram this afternoon thriller for patrons in today's Lady Wigram a 750 ce Norjo Kawasaki. Trophy meeting. He gol dope one deters pasped them do Caste dits sores. reen and capills palled on Australan hand in lis taclory: i side-lined HIRI lead which none of the othe but out. This 1110) mons could bridge Mollat led them bome in the driver Reg Cook in cign-point But he bad one had matend laviatton taco log the Castest advantage. "hen he indusertentle dropped saloons of the day the Kawasaki into first goar Reigning New Zealand cham- 14:41.9. he slowed for a turn at adond pion Paul Paney got away to a Must Armistione Alan Prattley lifts the near-side rear wheel of his Austin Cooper off the ground brilliant start in the Christ- an hour. Christchurch while cornering in the Bank of New South Wales championship race for He had to slow right down to church sponsored PDL Halliday (Auckland saloon cars at Wigram this afternoon. bring the sliding machine Lang bul spun three laps later. under control. lod Coppins, who bad been holding John Boote was second in the spot in his Pontiac Firebird, carly stages 011 his 500cc slowed fancy's Spin Suzuki, and lan which gave the storming Mof- 350 Yamaha, to third placing the chance he MCRAE IN for the first laps hefore neerled. dolu Aristong the Dune- being overtaken. Mustang driver, and Rod Wangamui's doe Lapp led (clangwood 'Pscort I'vC) did the assault by the three Zake sone neary moving down the Norton production racers Atstralian's neck but made no He passed Miles and Ino laps real impression. later caught Boote, riding Everything considered, the Suzuki Centre twin. war a day of mixed fortunes Pulled Out lot some of the lop saloon car men. Dale Wylie, C'hrist- Coppins pressed Curther into I church's international racers, the load in the "big banger' SLOW START his Norton out early class the Beink of New with a high speed miss. South Wales Championship, Meanwhile the American but for some of his competi Ron Grant on the third Norton lors it was not a happy day. moved through lo fourth bol Red Dawson, who had been could not take Boote. holding third spot in the cham- Cravin Keats, closely followed pionship, retired with a smok- By PETER GREENSLADE by the 750cc Honda of Christing engine afler little more church's Simon Burlon, guided thail nait the distance and Graham McRae, winner of his third successive Lady Wigram Trophy race his 750cc Norton into fifth placchampionship runner-up Paul today, likes to hit the front from the start, but when the 18-cor field lined up ing half-way through the race. Pahey did well to boid second Miles, riding the race of his place ing Mustang. an unhcalthy sound- with McRae in his McRae GMI in pole position, and did the slow pace lap to life on the new it lo win seventh place. Yamaba, held Old Escort arch l'ivals Rod come round for the flying start, it was the burly Australian Max Stewart who Boole must have ridden the Collingwood and Lin Neilson booted his Lola T330 first into Hangar Bend, much to the surprise of 20,000 Suzuki Titan almost as hard had d tremendous tussle for as it could have been ridden. third and fourth, Collingwood people who had expected a runaway victory for the 1971 and 1972 Tasman On the long straight he was just crossing the line in front. champion. pulling 100 m.p.h., compared Earlier, Timaru's Leo Licon- to Galbraith's 115 mph. ard, a clear group one leader Il Stewart in front was a with spark plug troubles. | Brown and Matich were Isec, McRae when he had a spin at Scratches American! Alter 10 laps Stewart ledi 2sec and 18sec respectively. the control tower bend. "Il went well Evan Noyes (McRae GML); MeRae Thompson was next, followed and handled by three-fifths of At thirty-five laps the order well," he said allerwards, who emerged in third place second with Noyes by Oxton and Dunlop. ahead of the Australians, Then was Stewart, McRae, Brown, loking at scratch marks Kevin Bartlett (Lola onds back. Then came Brown Brown began bidding a long gap back to Matich, beneath the exhaust where he T300) who was nine seconds ahead for second place and in his who and Frank Matich successful effort he set a lap was just cealr of Orton had grounded them the Matich A50). (Repco of Rollinson, three seconds and then came Dunlop, Peter- corners. clear of Matich. who had record of 110.89 miles an hour i sen, Frank (Me- "I knew I could not catch Next in line at the Radisich the first were Warwick and end of Thompson moving in Oxton not on him and look McRae in the course Laron Repco), Neil Doyle the Owen. twenty-first lap. It was just a question lar behind. Ashburton driver in his Begg of how far behind I would be. Brown (Lola who had Resumed But there was nothing in it- FM2 and Japanese driver The Suzuki certainly didn't dispassed Matich und then the only one second separated Noritake Yakahara ‹ Brabhami Englishman Alan Rollinson The cleventh lap saw Noyes Stewart and McRae, and BT36). (McRac GML) just ahoad of and Rollinson finish in the pits. Brown was between them. the New Zealand Star A lap later, with Stewart lead. After 25 laps these three Disoppointment champion David Oxton on Begg ing McRae by SeC, Bartlett had pulled out 31.5sec ahead There was a groan and Inglishman resumed but well out of con- of Matich who had Thompson appointment when StoveR Thompson (Chevron two seconds behind him. who had driven magnificent B24). As Stewart, McRae and Then came Oxton, Dunlop After three laps only half a Brown completed their thir- and Aucklander Gary Peder- oil fromitted into the pits with fi sax, oil from the engine of his Lola second separaled Stewart and ¡ teenth lap, they lapped the sen (Begg FM5). spurting in all directions, after MeRac--and Noyes was filling seventh placed driver, Dexter the twenty-seventh lap, 36 laps. MeRae's rear vision mirrors. Duniop (McRae GM1). the first three lapped Oxton Already some fancied After 15 laps the intervals who was then sixth. A lap clear Mace tik the front 2. 1sec Brown and pulled ner's chances had dissipated. between Slewart, McRae, later, Brown lost his place tolaway to win his third succes- American Sam Posey, who sIve Wigram ON THE GRID Trophy has not come up to expecta- Race by 24,4sec from the tions so far in this Tasman young Sydney driver, series, was in the pits with Lady Wigram Trophy Rae Grid postions Thompson, who had driven engine trouble. Although he Row: a well controlled race in his resumed, he was well out of M. Stewart Chevron B24, was a further contention. 05.5scc 20.8sec back and the only one How 2: Bartlett Spun out 1300 of the remaining runners to New Zealand Grand Prix go the full 47 laps. ROW 3: brown Lady Wigram 100 Tell Tel his citin Repco John McCormack, mies, laps-G T. MR: New MeRne spun in the enland, Mckne GMI) 52:33.8 first turn the first lap and Row 4: Brown Lola in He GMI 52:58.4. S. Tons, Thompsor dropped back. "hevron B24) 53:24.9 Six laps later he was out ROW 5: Tom 124 with gear box trouble. 67sec After five laps, Stewart, Me- ROW 6: Pedersen 15 Now, 10) and Kevin Bartwere sopat- RoW 7: Radisict ated by two seconds. Wigram McLuren Repeo patrons had not seen anything RoW 8: close for venrs. In the seventh lap, Brown took fourth place when Bart- ROW 8: speed-1|4.277 mlles lett was forced into lue pits lep-brown 116.89tph (ccord