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29-9-77
Lady
Wigram
specia
24
to
race
starter
Tor
ast
series
race
There will be plenty of action at
Wigram tomorrow.
And with a healthy grid of
24 starters from New Zealand, Australia. Britain, the
L.S.A. Finland. Jamaica,
Hong Kong, and Indonesia.
the driving promises to be
close.
The line-up will be:
0 Dave McMillan INZ
Team MeMillan Ford, Rait
RTI.
1 John Vicholson (UK),
Motoreraft. Modus W4
2 Andrew Miedecke
¡ Aust', A. Miedecke, Lola
1 360B
3 Philip Sharp Uk!, P.
Sharp. Modus VIt.
4 Keke Rosberg ' Fi
Fred Opert Racing, (
B34.
5 MiRkO Kozar
(Finland!, Fred Oper
ing. Chevron B34.
6 Enno Buess
(Aust), E Buesse
Elfin.
7 Tom Gloy
Tean Tui. Tui BH2.
8 Wolfgang
¡Aust', W. Prejasa
rana.
9 Dave Saunders
Group Reutals 'NZ
March 75B.
10 Richard Melvill
the last of the Peter Stuyvesant Series races at
nland), maica), Doug Shierson Rac-
C'hevroa ing, March 76B.
11 Ken Smith (NZ\. La
owitzky Valise Travel-Shierson.
rt Rac- March 76B.
elmann 12 Ivan Tighe (Aust), I.
elmann, Tighe, Elfins
15 Howard Wood INZ'. An-
U.S.A.), derson Racing Orgnstn,
March 76B.
rejawa 16 Peter Hughes (NZ),
, Віг- Coutts - Fiat, Brabram
B129.
!UR) 17 Steve Millen 'NZ),
• Ltd, Scholium Bros Singapore,
Chevron B34.
le (Ja- 18 David Oston (NZ!,
Oxtce Motors Lta, Chevron
B29.
19 Rex Hart 'NZ), Shell -
Motorcraft. Surtees 1S15.
22 Ross Stone (NZ), Dricon, Cuba.
23 Alan Crocker INZ). A.
Crocker, March 74B.
24 Alhert Poon 'Hong
Kong'. A Poon, Chevron.
Beng Saswanto 'Indonesia', B. Saswanto, Lola
T460.
62 Bruce Allison Aust', B.
Allison, Ralt RT1.
67 Graham Baker INZ'
Bramwell Scaffolding Ltd,
Birrana.
BE
SCHOLLUM RACING
Auckland driver Ster
ing experience in Sou
Zealand. He has ber
and stock car racing
re Millen, 26, has had driv
ith East Asia as well as New
an successful in car rallying
He will be driving a Chevat Wigram.
Christchurch driver Graham Baker has been one
New Zealand's mos
tessful saloon car and
a-driver
PDL Mustang
one O1
Although the Lady
demands the star attra
shortage of colour, spee
the supporting races on
for local racegoers. perhaps the most exciting will
be the appearance of the
new PDL Mustang. driven
by Leo Leonard. This car,
backed by PDL boss Bob
Stewart, and built by an
enthusiastic team at a
Ferry Ra workshop, has
double the speed if the
stock version.
How much it cost to develop and build. nobody is
saying. But it is known het
the space-frame chassis
has been specially strengthened to withstand the rigours of motor racing.
The Mustang is powered
by a 6-litre Gurney Eagle
motor With a te
motor gets through the
juice at about 74 litres per
100 kilometres.
watch
Wigram Trophy race
tion, there will be no
• and excitement from
nday.
It is hoped that the Mustang will be taking part in
the Shellsport saloon car
series, atter being repaired
atter its recent shunt.
The best of the saloons
wil be taking part in an
Australian - New Zealand
challenge match, with
three Australian cars racing against three New Zealand entres.
The Australian team is:-
Jim Richards, driving a
Ford Mustang or Falcon
Hardtop: Tony Edmondson.
driving a Charger and Pat
Crea in a Ford Cortina.
powered by a Chevrolet 302
18 motor.
The New Zealand team
will be chosen from Jack
Nazer, Leo Leonard, Pill
Leckie. Don Halliday and
Grant Walker.
The controversial PDL Mustang under construction.
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