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Two young Americans destined for the top

Preview of the 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy field featuring two young Americans, Davy Jones and Ross Cheever, who share a team of Ralt RT4s. It recalls Jones's rise (youngest NZ Grand Prix winner the previous January, 1983 British Formula 3 season) and surveys other entries including Ken Smith, Tom Blackaller, Alan McCall, David Oxton, Dave McMillan, Paul Radisich, Peter Haskett and Ross Cameron. The race is two 24-lap heats with the winner decided on points. (The OCR of this page is very garbled.)

Facts

  • The 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy comprised two 24-lap heats, with the winner decided by total points.
  • Davy Jones became the youngest winner of the NZ Grand Prix in January 1984 aged 18, driving a Ralt RT4 in the Just Juice series.
  • In 1983 Jones competed in the British Formula 3 series against drivers such as Ayrton Senna and Martin Brundle.
  • Tom Gloy won the first Wigram race for Formula Pacific cars in 1977.
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29-11-84 Two young Americans destined for the top Some of the pery top sasses is motor racing bare competed on tae migram eirceit, and the Sauday spectators at Wigram mill be atle to see at least tro young arivers wad took des bised to go right to the too of the motor-sport ladder. Toe too young American drivers Davy Jones aDd Ross (beeves, will bock drive dona Brandon-spoosored Rait RT$ fo the Australien besed News Zerlasder, Grabam Fabos and altbough they are team mates, neither is likely to give or est for ruy quarter oace the trophy race beats get under may on Sunday. Dary stees wit beer little introdaction to Nett Zealand race goers. At the age of 18, Jones became the gonagertorer rises of the New Zealand Grand Pris last Jansary, shes be acceptad a last offer to drive Graerse Lewrence's Rait Rit to the fast Juice series Jones' saccess to the New Zealand taternational sertes may bare chugst many people by surprise, , bet to those to bed followed his fortares throughout the 1883 Britist Formala 3 sertes, it was littie more then they sad expected Jones to prominence that rear, and proved himself to be e tough carapetitor on the Formata & scese matsting his stall against the likes of Ayrton Senna and Martin Bresole both of whom move direcuy tato Formais One following. bat S2SCE Folowtig bis New ZeslaRd saccess, a fire Besson i the Eeropesa Forana S Fesses looted likety Jones la 1894, bat is pras not Lo De. 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Tom howed Jones laad lost Booe Wigram as Sunday. who has only comparadvely Gloy, who won the first of his forma. carves out promising recently turned to motor Wigram race for Pacific eareer to ats ova right Smite is the circuit-lap racing after a successi After such a disappointing Altonga Caseper record bolder and be alvays сагу - Do% Mondial - Bessor, Dary Jones will be excels on fast circults so career la yachting Among back in 1877, was at the one of the heading sea s must be lavoured to be first his yachties achievements #beel of a Tu ran by reen to put lae pest betti British Formal Pad rae- pere a wto in the sa world Imm and a good showing i ing during 190, it was Bot New Zealander at Wigram McCall's team this year's New Zealand Ove factox that could tamplessips; and beim Anotber driver of whom series wiicE begins at arel this year, bes be fra stand against Soith i that adpper of the Defender li little is known is the Austraentered Portals the America's Cop. 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Dart for mala Vee etsampios and pear, timings loosed good fo series, and a win over Jones after trying some fatriy toteaded toast of last sasses's sertes Radiates With several at Waram, fire time out in elderly machibery in the = Montial est. srosid be A visit to Arsiratia to New Zealand International away for Forsale One let bosed to attract the atten compete to the series a couple of sensors he Jost Juice series bette Ing don of ses managers but- Grand Pris there against back, be bas bees parseing him, satists set out for ponst the expertenced leg the Enropean off season the likes of Nild Lauda and a motor racing carees la Expired to compete ta the local drivers, sach as Ker Altrage sode eyes will Kete Rosterg will bave put Formale & sertes dected by Smitt, Darld Orton and the United states De os loves to Cheere at the edge back on Michilliass the ambitioos Rsciag for Date McMillet, made tere driving and the forses New Zealand orgastsation tal Jones did sot save Firer the Sonday, there After tarting to some will be a member of other American Champion shamid respectable atres, Feds things eutrely is own way eepsode compectors in the be to fine fettle for the race in the last series, there were Beid austons to eare that 07 Sarday. was forced to rotara to Nemo realiy so orbed itersatios particiarly isteresting to Zealand when mosey san ally fates drivers te the these too do tot saad all At the time of miting see how Cameros fares ba! sort after only a bardial of Beld the Metrol i be entry of the Aestraliar • Wed the wheel of some Tate seeday, for the first triver, Charile O Bries, Bed ROOSTE MACHIDESY. 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Two-heat total The Styltse Garages Lady Virens Tropey eyest com prises too 24lap bests, and the wtiser is desertated by sotalilag the potts scored la each beat Last rear, of somes beet averaging 173.858km/в (107.534mр3), and the Aacidender, David Ortes, pan the other st 172957/L Botà drove Reit RTAs, and is the race averages along with Smith's fastest tep osty vary by fractioss it bitcates that the 3.Alm crests s, is effert a porper triviag. course which preetsies sod sperd i sense are the farets sast required by the drivers

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