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SALOONS DETFIL STUVVESANT
Wigran should once challenge from the fast and STOCHAN
again provide some top- skilled Jim Richards
clasg arioon racing this Mustang, and drivers such
As Rod Coppins (Firebird),
vear, & MaJOr altrac- Graham Baker (P.
tion being the prospect Mustang), 'Red" Dawson
of seeing Paul Fahey's (Camaro), John Riley
(Camaro), Kevin Haig
new Cologne Capri V6 (Mustang) and Rod
in action against other McElrea (Mustang) Will
Incalmen, and the Mug- also be well up the front,
fang of the Australian trying all they know.
Falonn: expert, Alan The open saloon classes
will include others of note
Hoffatt:. 1oo: men like Trevor Crowe
The saloons are always a ‹ Corolla (hevrolet), lor
example.
major draw, and invariably Production saloons will ume 7ooLe
provide highly exciting rac- he OUL17 force for the
GIX production car races,
and the field has
the: 1op being
never been better than this rotp one race on Sunday.
Then Richards (raleon),
15 Hell Noffatt. Coppins (Chargery and
will face a strong franceric (Falcon) will
nicet such experts as The country's top saloon-racing exponents will be at Wigram in full force, and there is evers chance of a repelition of this
Wayne Murdoch (Falcon) wheel-to-wheel battle between the Mustang of Jim Richards (left) and the new, Cologne-built racing Capri N6 of the veteran
and Bryan Innes (Pacer). New Zealand saloon driver, Paul Fahey.
Historic tests should result. Some outstanding h con•
cars W. Brown
Classic Bentleys and
Vauxhalls Are Among the Warwick Brown has
cars entered for the five- made one of the da
lap historic car race which most re- Includink
markable come-backs In swimming progranine,
will start the day's racing motor racing in entering back the LISA
New Zealand Grand Rel
the Stuyvesant series. egs. He was back
Prix meeting at Wigram on cockpit even though
Sunday. Brown was badly injured
when his Lola 1:300 dis- cond not walk without
The entries Include 140 m.p.h. aid of sticks.
Ackellar with integrated in
spec- crash at Surfers Paradise realised thal
facular 4 CLT Maserati, during the 1973 McLaren lon
Witte with an Aston Mar- Both and
DB3 5, R. championship. his competitive
tin Archibald order for a n
with the C-lype Jaguar, W. legs were shaltered and he placed an
the was near death for several Lola 1332 in readiness
Nauger with Stanton the Stuyvesant seri
Special, R. Beardsley with
* 1935 Alta, N. Wogan His promising career, along with the former N
seemed, had come to an Zealand champion Grae
with Brookiands Riley, only lawrence, who had made
end. couple
1.D. Marshall with Citroen wecks after New Zealand's similarly remarka
Special, R. N. Oakley with
1934 Alvis. Pidgeon tmple champion. Graham come-back Trom an
B. crash 1972
with the 1937 Ransley Mckae, had named Brown
"find of the year". MeRar Pukekohe.
Riles, Gi. 1. Owen with
1926 Bentles, Newall had just narrowly beaten blown had
1925 Vauxhall, Ci. the 22 year old Brown in n rise to the top for a vot
110 A
Fain with a 1924 Bentley, thrilling finish to the Lady driver. He started off
Goddard (Australia) Wigram Trophy Race. 1969 in a formula 2 Mc
with a 1924 Vaushall, and But Brown declared that Ten M4A and has
Broin with 1927 he avould be back in a lew only open-wheelers.
Bentley. months for the Australian In 1972, driving the I
The event shouid he Gold Star Series, even mula 5000 McLaren,
memorable one, and victory thougli he was confined 1,0 ivas the only driver
would seem to be likely. to The Australian driver, Warwick Brown, in action in his Lola T332. High air- wheelchair for many points in all
RO tO either the Maserati boxes for the fuel injection systems are in vogue this year. the aim being to weeks. l'aces counting for the A
or the Archibald Jaguar. draw cool air from the relatively undisturbed airstrean well above the top of The photographs for He almost made it, doing Ilalian driver
The also includes. the driver's helmet. a rigorous work-out in his championship. Then,
several dd MG.s and: two this feature were taken older Mclaren-Chevrolet that year, he secured sp
XK120 Jaguars y Lovin by the chief
for the second round sorship for the 1973
photographer of "The Adelaide,. but being forced man Series. He did not
Press, Mr N. Marriner.
Programme to quit the race because of appoint his new sponso
overheating. having a couple of brilli
Brown had undertaken a periormances in the N
Practice will start at Zealand Then ca
Wigram at 8 a.m. on Satur- the disastrous crash.
day, and the motor-cycle
races will also be held then,
as racing on Sunday cannot
start before noon.
The motor-cycle race will
therefore start at 1.30 p.m.
on Saturday. and the race
for the smaller Castrol
GTX series production cars
will be al 2.15 p.m.
Racing on Sunday Will
start at noon' with an event
for historic racing cars.
The open. saloon cal lace
will be at 12,40 p.m., and
the New Zealand Grand
Prix will start at: 1.20 p.m.
The fast group one GTX
saloons will start racing at
3.10 p.m.. Formula Ford
One of the "up and'coming" New Zealand drivers who could finish well at cary will race at 3.55 p.m.,
Wigram is Ken Smith, here scant inches alead of NeCully's FMS. Smith drives and the final event
a March 732 2 litre car. invitation race for saloons
will start at 4.40 p.m.
17-9-74
A "mirror's-eye" view of MeRue.
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