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Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: timetable and impressive line-up of supporting races

Timetable and entry details for the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on Sunday 2 December 1984: racing starts at 11.15am with Shellsport, trophy heat one at 11.35am, heat two at 3.25pm and the Flying Farewell at 5pm. Supporting classes are Formula Ford (26 entries), Shellsport, OSCA (11 V8s), South Island production saloons (18 entries), Ford Laser and the ANZ Bank touring cars with Bruce Anderson and Leo Leonard in Falcons. Gate and entrance details are given.

Facts

  • On 2 December 1984 the meeting started at 11.15am with a Shellsport race; Lady Wigram Trophy heat one was due at 11.35am, heat two at 3.25pm, and the Flying Farewell at 5pm.
  • The main gates to the Wigram air force base were closed to the public; infield and back straight entry was via Wigram Road, the Loop via Springs Road, and front straight via Washbournes Road.
  • Twenty-six drivers entered the Formula Ford rounds, 11 V8s were in the OSCA field and 18 entered the South Island production series at the December 1984 Wigram meeting.
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29- =84 LADY WIGRAM CARAC TROPHY MEETING year's 15 Face Lady Wigrammeeting begint on Sarday at 11 1Sam with a race in the Sheilsport Series. The first beat of the Lady Wigram Trophy is due to tart at 11 35am and the second beat it 3.25pm. The meeting will end with the Fiying Farewell at 5pm.. Patrons should be aware that the main gates to the air force base re closed to the public. For positions along the back straight and the infield, the entrance is through Wigram Ra, while the Loop area will have admis » sion on Springs Rd. The frent straight points have access through Washbournes Rd. LINDSAYarnu: KERR 01630175%* 5a02 -i - 11 COnte and fin #31 - CE 11000.220 Impressive * 41 e1 236340 of supporting i The BAskin Wigram at car series, inte Christbeat drey city Car Asociation, the Soun church-based "Open! Saloon eat story, contanaly Pendenbered eleven er Felanter and the ACC Ford register and the AGC Ford ones on other cirent? Laser Sport series together Sunday should prove no with a round of the ANZ exception with a full line Bank touring car series p of supporting races. g A full field of 26 compet- These include two rounds itors bas entered for the of the Motorcraft Formila Formula Ford rounds, with Ford _Championship 2the Christchurch driver John - National Shellsport saloon Crawford in' the: latest ne-up races British Reynard seeking to win a series that saw him so desperately close to capturing last season. The Formula Ford racing at Wigram last season was of the highest quality and provided great excite. ment. All the drivers (including Crawford) who were the front runners on that occasion are again in the field. South Island drivers Warren Burt and Mara Rutherford, together with North Islanders Warren Steel and Phillip Henley, provided two thrilling encounters in open rounds of the Shelisport series and this class for saloon cars under 2 litres should see a repeat of that action at Wigram. The roar of a modified saloon car powered by a V8 never fails to be a crowd thriller and with 11 such cars in the OSCA field the long Wigram circuit will provide an ideal track for these cars to show their potential: Eighteen entries have been received for the popular South Island production series with the battle for the lead likely to be & contest among the 5-litre Commodores of Barry Dryden and. Graham Jenkins together with Mike Small in an E49 Charger. The Ford Laser racing series sees 1.5cc Laser Sports, all in identiçal trim, race almost bumper to bumper, while the ANZ Bank Touring Car Series will produce a great battle up front between the Falcons of Bruce Anderson and Leo Leonard.

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