15- 1-76 Loads of talent in saloon car fields Although the Lady This rear there are four Leo Leonard and Jim saloon car races on the pro- Richards. who now spends Wigram Trophy race. gramme and just about of his time third round in the racing everybody who is anybody Australia. should head it off Peter Stuyvesant inter- in this class of racing will the very fast Wigram national series for be appearing during the straights. Tasman Formula cars, day. Leonard, who drives is billed the drawcard Matched against the lead- the onristchurch-based, PDL ing Kiwis will be the Mer- team, has been top dog in for the annual meet- bourne professional Allan saloon racmg this season. ing, thousands of fans Moffatt, who is no stranger That was until last Sunday who pour into the to Wigram. when Richards appeared at aerodrome circuit each This year he is rurning a Manfeild in the Sidchrome Chevrolet Monza, tin- Mustang, sponsored by Auckrear derive most of topper that. has been very land car dealer Jerry Claytheir excitement from successful in the United ton, and proceeded to run watching the cream of States. and with a 6-litre away from Leonard at the New Zealand saloon engine under its bonnet it rate of sec a lap on a rainshould give a good account soaked track. car racing drivers in of itself, although top New Whether he can repeat action. Zealand Mustang drivers that devastating perior- An esciting new car mance on Sunday remains which will make its to be seen, but today debut at the Lady Richards is regarded in Australia and New Zealand Wigram Trophy race as the man to beat in meeting on Sunday is saloon racing. this Chevrolet Monza Red Dawson, a true (above) which will saloon veteran. will aiso feature in the saloon field a Chevrolet Monza at races in the hands of Allan Moffatt. STUYVESANT ably have his work by young Grant Walker, former Formula Ford cham- Wigram, but he wil prob- cut out pion, who is now driving the Australia's 1975 racing Clogne Capri in which Auckdriver of the year, lander Paul Faher carved 23-year-old Bruce up the high-class field in the Allison anal race at Wigram last (left) cur- year. rently leads with his There is talent in plenty Lola T332 in the in the saloon car fields and four-round Peter some extremely interesting cars, many of which have Stuyvesant series, with familiar body shapes but a second place in the are ftted with big American New Zealand Grand V8 engines. They include the Prix and a third at Cortina of Bruce Bellis, the Manfeild last Sunday. local restaurant owner, and the Vauxhall Victor of Auck- Given a little luck in lander Jack Nazer. the running, Allison But one saloon that will could well pull off the merit the attention of the Lady Wigram Trophy saloon car enthusiasts iS race on Sunday. Aucklander Reg Cook's Datsun 100A Cherry. The car has been supplied by the Nissan Motor Company of Japan and is works-modified racer which is being campaigned in the National Shelisport saloon car series and maintained Having already won the national single-seater Gold Star champion- by an engineer from the ship and the New Zealand Grand Prix in this Lola T332, Japanese company. diminutive Aucklander Ken Smith will start one of the favourites in the Lady Wigram Trophy, the third race in the Peter Stuyvesant international series, on Sunday.