25-9-82 Local dri vers no match for Brazilian driver Roberto Moreno won the Lady Wigram Trophy and to finish in the two beats at Wigram yesterday. Moreno the 1982 Auroa Formula Pacific championship when he led from start Only in the final laps of around the 1 minute 12 The battle for sixth place giving away more than the last heat did'it look as if second mark and when he between American Mike 1000cc to nine others. Moreno could be beaten. took the chequered flag was Rosen and ' Australian Tulloch was the only David Oxton went to within 14 seconds ahead of McMil- Graham Watson provided driver who looked capable 1.5 seconds of him; the gap len, who was 3 seconds drama rarely witnessed in of beating Crowe but he at the halfway point had ahead of Oxton. single seater racing. They was compietely outwitted. been 5 seconds. The second beat was a had passed and repassed The first heat started much closer affair although each other throughout the Burt wins with the threat of rain the lead was once again 24 laps and went into the hanging overhead. dominated by Moreno. TBIS final corner side by side. In The National Shellsport Oxton, who started beside was the only position that race provided close and their battle to be first out Moreno, went into second was unchallenged in the they touched, resulting in exciting racing, Timaru's place, followed by Steve early stages. the cars being spun around. Warren Burt emerging the Millen and Dave McMillan. Second place was being Watson was first to regain winner in his Starlet. On lap 9 McMillan bad hotly contested, Millen, control and crossed the line Kevin Ryan, in his Datgot by both Millen and Oxton and McMillan all sun 160J, led after the first ahead of Rosen. Oxton and at the halfway having a turn in front. lap with Roy Harrington was 7 seconds behind The two rounds of the clinging to his bumper. Moreno, with 4 seconds At the midway mark national sports sedan series Un the second lap Ryan back to Millen, who was Moreno led by 5 seconds and the one South Island spun off the circuit when ahead of from Oxton, Millien and open saloon race were all negotiating the hairpin. The only second Oxton. McMillan. won by Trevor Crowe in his spIn slowed Harrington, Oxton was driving magni- Starlet, after some allowing Burt to shoot Rain ficently and was slowly crowd-thrillings duels with through into the lead. pegging back the little Bra- Inky Tulloch in a V8 Capri. Harrington caught Burt With light rain falling zilian but found that he had Crowe's wins were brilliwhen going into the hairpin Moreno was still lapping left his run too late. ant considering his car was but he, ike Ryan, overdid it Brazilian motor-racing ace Roberto Moreno leaves David Uxton in his wake coming out of the haırpın bend during a heat of the Lady Wigram championship yesterday. and spun off, allowing Burt back into the lead. Harrington was able to quickly correct himself but was unable to catch Burt. After a comfortable win in the first heat of the National Formula Ford championship, Jeff Pascoe had to use all his skilis to win the second. The race proved to be the most exciting of the meeting less than a second covering the first tbree at the finish. sued by Lou Schollum and Mike King. These three provided racing of the highest standard and they swapped the lead many times in their quest tor superiority. it was not until the final few metres that the position became clear. The South Island production cars event also pro vided another exciting race. Jim Little, in an E49 Charger, won by .8_01 a second from Robin Laing. in a Torana GTR. For the first three laps Laing attempted to pass Little whilst under braking going into the hairpin corner but Little managed each time to keep his lead Laing eventually took Little, only to be passed on the last lap when coming out of the eventful hairpin. Results: Formula Pacific Aurora AFX Lady Wigram Trophy - Heat 1: R. Moreno, D. McMillan 2, D. Oxton 3, Heat 2: Moreno 1. Oxton 2. Millen 3, McMillan 4. Sports Sedan series - Race 1: T Crowe 1, I. Must 2. R. Cook 3 Race 2: Crowe 1. I. Tulloch 2. Munt 3. Upen Saloon Car race - Crome 1, Tulloch 2. Munt 3. NZ Shelisport Series race - W. Burt I. R. Harrington 2. W. Ross 3. Sockburn Motors N.Z. Formula Ford series - Heat I: J. Pascoe I, S Richards 2. L. Johnson 3. Feat 2: Plscoe 1. M. King 2, L. Schollus 3. • South Island Production series se - J. Little 1, R. Laing 2, M Weiston 3 Pte-1965 saloons race Paeman 1, G. Vaughan 2. P. Parshall 3. Stars si The talents of Formula Pacific drivers Roberto Moreno and Steve Millen were shown on the dirt speedway track as wei! as the sealed circuit when they raced at Woodford Glen on Saturday. Moreno, who claimed before the race he had never driven on dirt before lined up for an International saloon feature race driving 4 cylinder saloon cars with fellow Formula Pacific exponents Dave McMillan, Mike Rosen, Robbie Hyslop and Millen. They were joined by sports sedan driver Trevor Crowe. Because he had raced on speedway tracks before, Millen started off the rear, Moreno and McMillan from the front. • Moreno quickly out- sprinted McMillan leaving him and Irevor Crowe to lace for second place. McMillan spun out after Je and Crowe had touched, Crare later retiring with beating problems to his Chevette. Millen had fought through the field and had Moreno in his sights but the littie Brazilian had again outwitted them all. Moreno's time was within six seconds of the race record. Under the circumstances of a strange car and strange surroundings this was an exceptional effort. Moreno later revealed be thought that he might have driven on a dirt track before. Steve Millen, who has raced in many classes of now versatili speedway, came out .in Doug Smith's Chevy Monza for the Super Saloon race. He showed his versatility by gaining and holding second place and keeping out for several laps the top saloon car driver Tony Cardwell. • The North Island versus South Island Saloon car 4 x * lap sprint series saw anotber well judged win for the local team when Tony Cardwell and *Denis Bolt won by 26 points to 14 over Wellington Graham Anderson and Bill Moffatt. The home team dominated the first two heats with a win and a second apiece. in the third heat however Anderson won in fine style and recorded the fastest time of, the series. Anderson again went to the jead in the last race but he spun off, leaving Bolt to record his second win. Former saloon car driver Brian Tizzard celebrated his first race in a stock car by rolling into the safety fence after becoming entangled with Eddie Hurst. This was the first car to roll on the track this season. Results: International saloon challenge - R. Moreno 1. S. Millen 2, R. Hyslop : * 212