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Wigram spectacular: that once-a-year day

Programme preview for the 30th anniversary Lady Wigram Trophy race on 28 January 1979: Escort Sport, motor-cycle classic, Lady Wigram race, nostalgia parade, OSCA, Formula Ford, a demonstration of F1 and F5000 cars with Hulme, Amon and Hailwood, Shellsport and a flying farewell. Fabi led the points with 128 from Riley 124 and Perkins 116.

Facts

  • Formula Pacific entries for the 1979 Wigram final included Fabi, Perkins, Riley, Elgh, Jeff Wood, John Smith, Howard Wood, Ken Smith, Norm Lankshear, Steve Millen, Grant Campbell, Hugh Owen, Ross Stone and Dave McMillan.
  • The winning Brooklands Riley of the first 1949 race was at the 1979 parade without its driver Morrie Proctor, who was too ill to attend.

Photos

  • Steve Millen in action in his Formula Pacific Chevron.
  • Teo Fabi: front-runner. Larry Perkins: third.
Read the OCR text
27-1-79 LADY The 30th anniversary of the Lady Wigram Trophy Race tomorrow promises to be the most exciting ever held this unique once-a-year motor racing circuit. The programme includes: @Escort Sport. • Motor-cycle classic race. • Lady Wigram race. • Nostalgia parade. • OSCA.. • Formula Ford. • Demonstration El and 1500 cars. © Shellsport. • Motor-cycle race. •Flying farewell. Large entries have been received for all races, and some famous cars and drivers will be on the tracs. Drivers include Denny Hulme, Chris Amon, and WIGRAM spe It's that once a year Mike Hailwood in Formula One and F 5000 cars, which will be thrashed around for five laps. At the other motoring ex-. treme wil be the cars and some of the drivers of a much earlier motoring ета.: Ine winning Brooklands Riley of the first race in 1949 will be there, but unfortunately, not the driver, Morrie Proctor, who is too ill to attend. Don Ransley will be driv- day. ing the Ransley Riley which was third in the event. Other interesting cars in the parade include the MG of Sybil Lupp 'now Archer); Gee Cee Ess Special; Stanton Special: R.A.; Cooper 500; Jaguar 'C' type; Lotus Morgan, and Cooper Bristol. Enthusiasts will also recall such cars as the AC Bristol: Aston Martin DB 3S: Lotus 20B: Austin Healey 100. and Ferrari 375 Mille Miglia, which will be on the track. Lovers of classic motorbikes are not being ignored. and the organisers have a good line-up for this race. Mike Hailwood will be 1956 AJS 7R-mounted. He will be dicing with such • bikes Norton-Vincent: MV Aug usta; Matchless G50; 1904 Greeves; and Velocette. And an extra teaser is Hugh Anderson, who will be on a Manx Norton, 1960. The big action, of course will be in the Formula Pacific races, with Italian Teo Fabi narrowly in the points lead for the series. Drivers for Wigram wil be: Teo Fabi; Larry_Perkins; Brett Riley; Eje Elgh: Jeff Wood: John Smith: Howard Wood; Ken Smith: Norm Lankshear: Steve Millen: Grant Campbell: Hugh Owen: Ross Stone and Dave McMillan. On the points table. Teo Fabi leads with 128; Riley is second with 124; Perkins third with 116. cial MILLEN OCEAN Steve Millen in action in his Formula Pacifi TEO FABI: Front-runner. LARRY PERKINS: Third 6.. Chevron.

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