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Peter Stuyvesant series Wigram 1978

Advertisement for the Peter Stuyvesant series Lady Wigram Trophy race on 28-29 January 1978.

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Keke's out to prove his point

Keke Rosberg lost his appeal against a one-minute penalty for jumping the start at Teretonga but remained 12 points ahead of Larry Perkins and needed six points (second place in one heat) to clinch the title at Wigram, where he also aimed to smash his own lap record. The penalty had dropped him from first to ninth.

Facts

  • Keke Rosberg lost his appeal against a one-minute penalty for jumping the start at Teretonga in January 1978.
  • Rosberg needed six points to clinch the 1978 Stuyvesant series at Wigram; Perkins had to win both heats.
  • The lap records at Teretonga, Pukekohe, Manfeild and Bay Park had already been broken in the 1978 series, the first two by Rosberg.

Photos

  • The Ford BDA powered March of United States driver Danny Sullivan is manoeuvred into position in Cathedral Square, where cars taking part in the Lady Wigram Trophy race were on display.
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..: 2427 PEILD STUY ESANT Selle: 78 COLUMBUS LINE WIGRAM 28TH 29TH JANUARY Ford 27-1-78 The Ford BDA powered March of United States driver Danny Sullivan is manouevered into position in Cathedral Square today where it and other cars taking part in the Lady Wigram trophy race on Sunday were on display. Keke's out to prove his point "They are all chasing me but they won't get me. An unrepentent Seke Rosberg had that to say today after losing his appeal against a one minute penalty imposed on him for jumping the start at Teretonga last Sunday. He said the decision had made him even more determined tant series the ce tee won last year-with two emphatic wins on Sunday in the Lady Wigram Tropby races. Even after the appeal the flying Finn still leads his nearest rital, Larry Perkins, by 12 points. Rosberg needs six points second placing-from one heat to clinch the title, while Perkins has to win both to have any chance. "I'm definitely going for best. said Retrying my said Rosberg this morning. RECORD He also aims to smash his own lap record. The lap records at Teretonga, Pukekone. Manfield, and Bay Park have already been broken in the series, the first two by Rosberg. "I think there was some hassle with the lap times at Wigram last year, but if the recording is accurate it will certainly go," he said. He was "naturally disappointed" with the outcome of yesterday's hearing be fore the Motorsport Association of New Zealand's court of appeal. 1 always said no one would take a rolling start trom me. They are all chasing me but they won't get me. NO CHANGE "It won't change anything because I have done about 150 rolling starts in my life and never been penalised before. I've never seen a penalty in a rolling start before." The Teretonga penalty, which took him from first to nineth - the $200 prize money for this was $20 less than the cost of his appeal fee - would not change his driving or starting technique. He said what happened at Teretonga had nothing to do with his starting technique. "It was a mistake - but the court judgment has been made so I can't comment." Rosberg said he was glad to get "something faster" with Wigram as the venue for the championships decider. Meanwhile. David Bridgman, the acting manager of Fred Opert team of which Rosberg is a member, said this week's furore could be a good thing in the long run since it helped establish a precedent for New Zealand racing. It was always established that the pole car determined the starting of the race, but from now on both leading cars would determine it, he said. "However, until the written decision is out we can't be too precise, " he said.

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