20-1-84 Full fie racing. Id for spect By JORN FRIDD Touring cars or OSCA "big-bangers" - which class of saloon-car racing will provide the better spertacle? That question will be answered at Wigram on Sunday when the nest touring cars take the same stage as a full feid of radically-altered South Island saloons. The new A.N.Z. Bank truring car championship has already become etabroiled in controversy, 8s seems inevitable with any type of standard production racing in this country. Many competitors have "posted" the rules to the limit and otten one mans interpretanon of a rule has differed from that of his fellow competitor - and often the ruling stewards Last week-end television viewers and spestators a Manfeild saw Wayhe Wilkinson (Commodore SS) lead home the similar Commo dore of Trevor MeLean, but on Monday, the third-placed driver. Robbie Francevic (Commodore), was declared winner of the race after the two other drivers were excluded for having done illegal modifications to their cars. Both excluded drivers have appealed, and it will be interesting i to see whether the Willnson car, which is actually owned by Crichton, and will be driven by him at Wigrari, is sporting the same ernaust sys tem that had i Wilkinson thrown out of the Manfeild results. Mclean and Franceric have not entered for Wigram but the series leader, Gary Sprague (Tau- , ranga), will appear in his quick Falcon XE, backed up by two Auckiand-based Faicon drivers, Bruce Anderson and Gary Bromiey. Two top south; Islanders. Rod Collingwood (Nelson) (Panaka), Will be ubere en Dryden tbeir Commodore SS He Taicos and in tact big cars should be webmatched The veteran South Canter- Bury driver, Jim Little sbould not be discoanted in saloon acular his ageing Charger EAS, =8 he scored a creditable fifth at Manfeld lass Feek-end and has a lot of experience on South Island tracts to dras from. Other top entries include Bill Mcfarlane (Damedia V6) Veen Smith (Abckland, Torana) and Rod ranatrea Ashortos, to rana). As the Wigram round ap proaches, the ANZ seties points table is Sprague 3u Robbie Francevic 18, Johr Morton (Auctiand, Commo dore) 12, Bill MeFarlane 9, Veen Smith & The destruction of John UsborDe's Lapri Coes wil roo the i Arbucides OSCA racing of some interest but the crowd sbould still see sur exciting high-speed battle between Trevor Crowe (Zagato, Stariet 0lds) Ava Hyde (Clyde Colms, Commodore Cher) and In Munt Waterbed Workd, Capri Cher). These three are now evenly matched and may have to watch their rearview mintors for the rapidly improving Steve Vigars (Southside Motorcycles, Cortina Coey). Other entries include Don Grindleg (Mazda RXT) Ian Shrimpton (Capri Cher), Rob Kernard (Mustang), Mike Small (Charger E49) and the Bet Masis RX7 of Peter Marshall, of Timers Overs: 20 drivers have entered the OSCA races The Saelisport two-litre saloons mill also provide fast, close rectog as the A big field of prodaction saloons at the stast of one of the ANZ touring car sertes North Island races. The series leader, Gary Spragse, is on the left in his Faicoa XE battle for the title of national saloon-car: champion continues. Tony Marsh (ADCaDİ, Sunny [300) IS leading the championship but is being pashed Bard b Roy Harrington (Auckland Escort TC). ' Warren Steel (Taupo, Datsen 1600) Mark Rutberford (Christchurch, Escort 1600) and Reg Cook (Aockland, Nissan Sunny), so the scene looks set for some GOOr-Danging, late-braking action at Wigram. South Island fans will watch the late entry of ace Timars driver, Warren Burt (Stariet 1300), with interest. At least 13 cars will start the first Shellsport race. Adding to the feast of saloon-car action at Wigram frill be a round of the lon. Aire Fortren S.L production saloon series, national Laser Sports, some press sajoot action and a demonstration. of 40 Jaguars. In áddition to the Just Juice Formula Pacific single seaters, spectators will see the stars of to morrow dicing in their stall but i fast Formula/ Fords as drivers contest another round of the Motorcraft FF. championship. One of the best Formula Ford fields ever assembled in the South Isiand comprising more than 20 cars, - will grid up st Wigram as Steve Richards (Hamilton) attempts to in crease his lead in the championship. Homerer, the Extectic driver faces strong opposi- LOT from : Christchurch's OWD champion-in-the-making. John Crawford (Van Working and lap race speeds Race and lap speeds mean more to motor racing followers than race and lap times, but public address commentators generally have so mach wort to do that they do not have evough time thaa to provide otber than basic information for motor racing fans Motor racing followers should arm themselves with a poctet calesiator or, falling that, some paper and a pencil before setting out for the Lady Wigram trophy Intersational meeting 00 Samisy. Live' TV To determine a Finger's verage speed the proce lure is to multiply the lap lengt (3129 Alometres in the case of migram) Dy soli and then by the number of laps) and divide the resul tant figure by the winners race time in seconds. The answer will be the speed in kilometres es boat. Similarly, the average speed for are lap can be determined by multiplying the lap. length by 3800 aDd dividing toe rescitant Egure by the isp tre in seconis. misses out Diemen) as tell as two otber North Islanders, Richard Lester (Palmerston North, Swift) and Kevin In gram (Feilding, Titan). Almost every part of the country is represented in the strong field as well as both seres - Heather Spure, of Auckland will attempt to beat the men at their own game in bet biden Mik B. ford 42, Lester 3Z, Ingrar 14. A round of the Lancaster Motors South Island Formula Ford series will als be run at Wigram on Saturday, along with a pref race. Altboaga the taree international moir raciag meetmes that bave been beld so far tais worth bete been telerss "live" esca Satardey, the isai motting at Wigrem oa Sanday will Dat bg pioen saler epateert The Motor Racing Cirie, inc which, conducte the snarsal Lady migran Prophy race interstional masting bse bean savisad by TVi that the races will not be the festure of "live" coverage betasse of the difbalties associated with rorking sero coverage co ibe long serbstrome cresit The 2701 toretre eisesit i by for the longest ased in the foar-meeting Jast Juice Formala Pacifie internations, motor rocing Bertes it a leo the testest cireuit