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Variety to please everyone

Organisers of the 1980 Wigram meeting promised a wide variety of motor sport: Formula Pacific, Formula Ford, saloons, OSCA, Escortsport, classic racing cars, drag cars and motor-cycles, plus an aerobatic flying display. The promotion cost around $30,000, and George Begg said they could not afford a failure after 6000 paying spectators the previous year.

Facts

  • The 1980 Wigram promotion cost around $30,000, starting with under $2000; about 6000 paid to attend in 1979.
  • The 1980 Wigram programme added drag racing and an aerobatic flying display.
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This ano iri. Sat Sunday AN ELECT Va riety RONICS sure 23-9-80 /LADY WIGRAM to please Motor Races everyone Formula Ford GR 2302 Drag racing the organisers, Mr George This means; ace Pam Locke: Pam has. The organisers of this taken part in numerous fly; year's motor racing at Wi Begg. •Formula Pacific racing ing displays and competigram are determined to "This year we started off •Formula Ford provide a sufficient variety the promotion with less tions throughout the worid,; than $2000, but we are de- •Saloon cars and does things in her little: of motor sport to please aircraft that make your everyone. termined to make the rac- •OSCA stomach churn. . The promotion is costing •ing successful. •Escortsport The motor-cycle event is them. around $30,000, and "Our object is to give a they can't afford the racing better spectrum of motor •Classic racing cars expected to attract riders to be a failure. racing, and not just cater •Drag cars from the US, UK and sin-. "Last year we had 6000 for one section of the view- •Motorcycles gapore, and George Begg paying spectators, and we ing public," says Mr Begg. will be donating a trophy to would only just get by if we. "A little for everyone is. In addition, there will be the first production bike had a few less." says one of the aim." a flying display by aerobatic home. Classic racing cars RSE BANATORS Jon. Z5in t 27mh 1980

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