8-1-76 8-1-76 Top drivers line up for Wigr am A 14-car field for the Lady Wigram Trophy race and entries from just about everyone who is anyone in saloon and Formula Ford racing will make up the programme at the South Island's premier international meeting on Sunday, January 18. Headed by English racing star Brian Redman, who drove his 2-litre Chevron-BIW to fourth place in the New Zealand Grand Prix last Saturday, the trophy race. waich will be the third round in the four-race Peter Stuyvesant international series. has attracted all the Australian and New Zealand name drivers who contested the grand prix as well as a couple oi newcomers. Following his convincing win in the grand prix. Auckiander Ken Smith. the current: national champion. will be among the favourites in his Lola T332 on the fast aero drome circuit. The former Tasman champion, Graeme Lawrence, who Inoked a winning prospect in his Lola T332 in the grand prix until mechanical troubles put! him out of contention. will be another New Zealander who! should make an excellent showing at Wigram. Aucklander Jim • Murdoch, who drove the New Zealand designed and built Begg 018 to fifth in the grand prix, is another who should go well, particularly if the race is run on a damp track - something that the Motor Racing Club, promotor of the meeting certainly will not want. PERFORMANCE The latest Lola T400 models feature prominently in the trophy race field. They will be driven by the Australian veterans Max Stewart and Kevin Bartlett and the neweomer from across the Tasman Paul Bernasconi. Stewart was an early leader Graham Lawrence in the grand prix, but went out with engine troubles, while doch at Pukekone and is still Bartlett turned on one of tisi learning to drive his much best performances in many more powerful 5-litre car. years to stave off a race-long! His drive in the second challenge from Redman to fin-i Stuyvesant round at the Manish in third spot. field circuit this Sunday should Bernasconi, Australia's lead- give him more confidence for ing Formula Ford driver last the crucial third round at Wig season. was sixth behind Mur-fram. Second home in the grand prix, Queenslander Bruce Allison should be in the money at Wigram in his Lola T332. arives on the limit and is spectacular to watch. FIELD Luck in the running will play a large part as far as the balance of the trophy race felo .is concerned. Australian John Edmonds (Elfin MR5! was not in the running in the grand prix but the Hastings driver Baron Robertson, in a similar car. fared rather better, finishing seventh. The remainder of the field comprises the New Zealanders, Robbie Booth (Matichwichigan), Gary Love (Begg FM1), Neil Doyle (Surtees , 159B) and Graham Baker (Begg FM5). The saloon • races have atfracted fields which will maintain the high standard of tnis racing category seen by spectators for years at Wigram. There are also a number of interesting new cars. Australia's Alan Moffatt will • be running a Chevrolet Monza as will Aucklander Red Dawson. GOOD RUN Former Formula Ford champion Grant Walker wil be driving the Cologne Capri in which Paul Fahey carved up a toptlight field to win the final saloon race last year. Timaru's Leo Leonard in the Mustang of the Christchurchbased PDL team is having a good run in the Shellsport national series this season and will be a front runner at Wig- There are a number of others who should get in among the front runnets, among them Jack Nazer in the quick Brambles Victor and the local restaurant owner Bruce Bellis in his 5-litre Cortina. Dave MeNtian, currently leading the Formula Ford national series in his new Lola. will be the man to beat in the Motorcraft championshin race which has attracted a field oi 22. 12-1-76 5 PETER STUYVESANT series to DATSUN Pre-Sale Tickets available Bank of NSW and branches. Adults $2.50; Children 80 cents. Prices the same for Practise and Race Days. Grandstand seats: bookings et D.l.C WIGRAM 18th JAN 15-1-76 It's Wigram time again Once a year RN.Z.A.F. base Wigram is transformed into a motor-racing circult for two days, and this week-end some of the fastest cars in the world will battle for honours in the third round of the Peter Stuyvesant series. "The Press" has a" SIXpage feature on the event this morning, starting on page nine.