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race report · Peter Greenslade

Rosberg wins pole spot

Keke Rosberg (Chevron B34) qualified fastest for the Lady Wigram Trophy with a lap of 71.2 sec (179.017 km/h, 111.236 mph) after being off the pace earlier and removing his rear wing unsuccessfully. Tom Gloy was next on 72.2, then Kozarowitzky and Melville. Leo Leonard's Mustang II was fastest saloon qualifier, at 161.342 km/h, the fastest saloon lap yet at Wigram.

Lap times

  • Keke Rosberg (Chevron B34): 1:11.2 qualifying
  • Tom Gloy (Tui BH2): 1:12.2 qualifying
  • Mikko Kozarowitzky (Chevron B34): 1:12.3 qualifying
  • Richard Melville (March 76B): 1:12.5 qualifying
  • Bruce Allison (Ralt RT1): 1:12.8 qualifying
  • John Nicholson (Modus M4): 1:13.1 qualifying
  • Andrew Miedecke (Lola T360B): 1:13.4 qualifying
  • Dave McMillan (Ralt RT1): 1:13.5 qualifying
  • David Oxton (Chevron B29): 1:14.1 qualifying
  • Beng Saswanto (Chevron B34): 1:14.7 qualifying
  • Steve Emson (Modus M4): 1:14.8 qualifying
  • Albert Poon (Chevron B34): 1:15.3 qualifying
  • Leo Leonard (Mustang II): 1:19 qualifying
  • Jack Nazer (Cossack Victor): 1:19.1 qualifying
  • Jim Richards (Sidchrome Mustang): 1:19.6 qualifying

Facts

  • Keke Rosberg took pole for the 1977 Lady Wigram Trophy with 71.2 sec (179.017 km/h, 111.236 mph).
  • Leo Leonard's Mustang II lapped Wigram at 161.342 km/h (100.253 mph) in 1977 qualifying, the fastest lap yet by a saloon car at the circuit.
  • Steve Emson, just turned 20, made his first single-seater drive in the 1977 Lady Wigram Trophy practice.

Photos

  • New Zealand driver Dave McMillan returns to the pits after his practice run at Wigram.
Read the OCR text
29-1-77 Ros berg WInS pole By PETER G After being off the p fying sessions, the Finnish cal fashion drove the res contenders into the grounc tomorrow's fifth and final Trophy, with a searing pert-entered Chevr That was 0.1sec slower than the qualifying time of Brian Redman in the Formula Two, BMW-engined represented Cherron B29, last year, and 179.017kmh (111.236 miles an hour! Rosberg was off the pace earlier, and in an attempt to improve it in the second session this afternon removed the wing from his car, but found it unmanageable. As was expected, the Californian Tom Gloy in his wind-cheating Tui BH2 was the man who gave Rosberg a run for the money in the two sessions this afternoon. But Gloy had to give best and finished up with 72.2sec. It was Rosberg's teammate and compatriot Mikko Kozarowitzky (Chevron B34) was next with 72.3sec and then came Richard Melville of Jamaica (March 36B) with 72.5sec and he was followed by the young Queenslander, Bruce Allison (Ralt RT1 with 72.8sec. Best of the rest were the Indonesion Beng Saswanto with 74.7sec and Albert Poon of Hong Kong with 75.3sec. They are both driving Chevron B34s. Rosberg's performance was typical of his last three Stuyvesant rounds. Although his car was not as fast as Gloy's Tui on Wigram's back straight he drove with more verve and gained fastest qualifying time sim- spot GREENSLADE bace in the first two qualiflyer Kebe Rosberg in typiit of the Peter Stuyvesant i and qualified fastest for round, the Lady Wigran 71.2sec lap in his Fred ply by leaving his braking later than Gloy. Then came the New Zealander John Nicholson ¡Modus 114) with 73.Isec who was followed i by Australian Andrew Miedecke (Lola T360B) with 73.4sec. The resident New Zealanders Dave McMillan (Rait RT1) and David Oxton (Chevron B29) were eighth and ninth qualifiers with 73.5sec and 74.isec respectively. The newcomer to the Stuyvesant series, young Steve Emson who has just turned 20, put in 74.8sec in his first single seater drive in Modus Mt. He was just 0.2sec slower than the firstround winner at Bay Park, Steve Millen (Chevron B34). As expected. it was Leo Leonard of Timaru in the Mustang II of the Christchurch PDL racing : team who was fastest qualifier for the Shellsport championship series race tomorrow. He put in a lap in 79sec for an average. speed 161.342kmh 1100.253 miles per hour, the fastest lap yet recorded by a saloon car the Wigram cireuit. Series leader Jack Nazer of Auckland Cossack Victor› was next with 79.1sec and then came another Aucklander, who runs under Western Australian competition licence, Jim Richards (Sidchrome Mustang) with 79.6sec. PAN ALR Team McMillan Ford CITIZEN CITU New Zealand driver Dave McMilla turns to the pits after his practice in at Wigram today.

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