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The drivers

Short profiles of the drivers in the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy: Graeme Lawrence, Bruce Allison, Ken Smith, Max Stewart, Kevin Bartlett, Jim Murdoch and Paul Bernasconi.

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The Drivers has the was Tasman Warwick Stuyvesant number of Lawrence and been at the top in motor racing for five years, hav- the P.O.S.B. F5000 champion- 10 Graeme inf WOn championship ship. Last year he runner-up Brown in the series alter a brilliant drives. Brown. Bruce Allison, the 1975 Australian Driver of the Ycar, spent four years in Formula Tivo belore grad- uating to the 15000 cars, and is hailed as a succes- sor to Warwick He is only 23 and with the backing of his wealthy family intends to race pro- fessionaliy. the thiy in the particutook sport, but only two Smith P.O.S.B. F5000 crown alter 16 years yeurs in an F5000 car. AL 34, he is in top form and is determined to take the title, tarly after his win in New Zealand Grand Prix. Ken season motor Stuyvesant His He is 40 now, and Max Stewart has been promi- single-seater rac- for: 10 years. greatest success was fin- ishing runner-up to Peler Gethin in the 1974 Stuyve- sant series, but he finished * only ninth last vear while sorting out the Lola T400. nent in ing GRAHAM BAKER GARY LOVE JOHN EDMONDS ROBBIE BOOTH LEO LEONARD JIM RICHARDS won and the Kevin Bartlett has the Australian Gold Star championship twice, at 35 considers himself ex- perienced enough to know what risks to take on the track, and old enough 10 better. He has the Lola 1400 sorted out now and should improve ou his placing in 1974 eight-race series. know seventh in his 018 Was motor sport - he intends garage native Southland. His best perlormance in the South- second to Warwick Brown in the 1975 New Zealand Grand Prix, but since thei has been plagued by bad Is in his last to open a land built Begg luck. BARON ROBERTSON BRIAN REDMAN Paul Bernasconi is oniy Australian Formula and quickly do well under Max's 25 but has already won the Ford serles demonstrated his ability in the big cars at the wheel of Max Stewart's old Lola T330. Now he has a new T400 and can be expected to guidance, 15 - 1-76

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