20-1-84 Vel set lera - fo -'- .+° lOU urs By LINDSAY KERR Barring an accident or mechanical "failure the veteran Auckland racing driver, Ken Smith looks set to win this year's Just Juice international Formula Pacific motor racing series, which ends at Wigram on Sunday. Smith, 42, who has been : The sensation of the Two wins racing single-seaters series has been the 19- Dave McMillan, also more than half his life year-oid American driver comes to Christchurch for Davy cones, who has won from Auckland, now races full time in the United the prestige Lady Wigram three of his four starts. Be will start the Lady States. He has won the Trophy meeting with a Lady Wigram Trophy on slender 3-point adyantage Wigram Iropay race as two previous occasions but over New Zealand's one of the favourites but as the 21- be did not record any comes to Wigram this year emerging star, with no hope of winning year-old Paul Radisich. points at Bay Park he has the series but keen to add a Smith has had only one only an outside chance of win in the six races so far, winning overall. third Lady Wigram trophy Jones like Radisich and to his cabinet. but a string of placings has In the previous rounds of put him the lead. Smith, drives a Rait RT4. the series McMillan has Wigram is a circuit which «The winner of the second should assist him. Last leg of the Lady Wigram been driving a new Britishyear, in a thrilling duel last year, Oxion has also designed Dart, but has not _ been in good touch but also proved particularly sucwith a fellow Aucklander, cessful and be will drive David Oxton, he posted a - missed the first round. lap record of 70.01sec. Oxton and Smith are the trusty Ralt RIt on Sunday. The Dart project is Award headed by a former New only part-time racers who Zealander, Alan Burrows Radisich, the winner of bring , their cars out to who, until recently was the "Driver to Europe compete in the national involved with the Williams Award," won the first two and international series Formula One team. rounds at Bay Park in his here. They sometimes ven- "An expatriot New Zea- Ralt R14 but cowd not ture across the Tasman for lander, Brett Riley has match that at Pukekone. the Australian Grand Prix. also been campaigning a The recent rounds at Man- With this in mind, recent Dart, but with much more feild saw Radisich head off suggestions that the pair success than McMillan. He Smith but the veteran are becoming too old for is at present fifth. could be excused as be class of racing Supporting events on blew a motor in practice ridiculous. In most sunday will include rounds and was forced to nurse his instances, the young of national championships spare motor. drivers who come here are for ANZ Bank touring cars, There is little doubt seasoned full-time profes- Shellsport saloons and Radisich would love to go sionais. Motocraft Formula Fords. to Europe having won bis The latter see home international series. Christchurch drivers hav- But be is a stranger to ing acquitted themselves Wigram and with Smith his well on the North Island major obstacle. his tracks. Mark Rutherford in chances of winning the a Mark 2 Escort is lying series must be reduced. fourth, in the Shelisport series for cars under 2 utres. He is only 13 points behind the series leader, Family lends support обровн Travelodge ten ruthe Motor racing is a fămily Tony Marsh, of Auckland concern for the Just and 6 behind Warren Steel Juice and Roy Harrington. after series Formsla Pacific leader, Kenny John Crawford. Smith, of Auckland. 5* leading the first race of the Kenny's kin have followed Formula Ford champion- him 'around New, Zeaship had the misfortune to land since be begar his tangle with a backmarker racing career 25 years when lapping him. This age. resulted in his car being They are here in strength destroyed and a rebuild for Sunday's Lady necessary. Crawford has Wigram Trophy race to clawed his way back and cheer on their favourite returns for the South Island rounds in second son, brother, uncle and great-uncle. place 16 points in arrears Pictured left to right: Mauof Hamilton's Steve Smith (sister), Richards. Kenay Smith, Michelle Godsalt, 2, Dorothy Smith (mother), Karen Godsall (niece and mother of Michelle).