HANDY HIRE CENTRE mila COPIERS NEW ZEALAND WIGRAM AUSTRALIAN SPORTS GRAND FEATURING SEDANS V NEW ZEALAND U) WIGR SPORTS Here's the li AUSTRALIAN DRIVERS Keith Carling: Has been racing since 1970 with his early years at the wheel of a Formula Vee. After turning to sports sedans in 1980 he ran an A9X Torana followed by a Mazda RX3. With his preseni Mazda RAT ne won the 1986 New South Wales residential sports sedan championship. Greg Crick: The 1985 Tasmanian sports sedan champion, his 1986 highlight was to finish with his Mazda RX7 in fourth place in the Interstate Sports Sedan challenge (after starting from the rear of the field). Laurie Attard: Recent successes with his Capri V6 turbo include second placing in the 1986 New South Wales sports sedan championship and second in the Tasmanian sports sedan challenge Cup. Bill Attard: Finished third in his Mazda RX7 in the 1985 Oran Park sports sedan invitation series and followed that in 1986 with a string of placings and rarely finishing out of the top five. Bob Tindall: Driving the Torana that kely line-up of drivers: he has bought to New Zealand Tindall has an impressive record in the last two seasons - third in the 1985 Sol Ace sports sedan championship; first in both the Paul Waking championship and the Tasmanian challenge cup series in 1986. Des Wall: With his VB Torana, Wall won the 1984 New South Wales Sports Sedan championship. In 1985 he was second in the Soi Ace championship and in 1986 third in tbe Paul Wakling championship. NEW ZEALAND DRIVERS Trevor Crowe: One of New Zealand's most capped drivers in a career that spans 20 years. While his major activity today is with Group A racing be still campaigns his incredibly quick 4.5-litre Oldsmobile Toyota Starlet. Crowe, a four-time winner of the OSCA championship, also won the New Zealand sports sedan championship the last time it was beld. John Osborne: Has been at the front of OSCA racing ior 10 years. Champion in 1980 he has lost none of his youthful antics. With his Mazda RX7 V8, the Australians will know after Sunday that they have been through two hectic races if Osborne can perform up to his usual high standard. Ian Mant: OSCA champion in 1977 Munt has never fallen off the pace of the leading bunch and stands a good chance of adding a second OSCA title to his collection this season in the same car in which be won the 1977 championship. Rob Kennard: One of three relative newcomers to a leading OSCA role. His performances to date have been very encouraging in spite of a horrific racing fire at the Manfeild track last season. With the car rebuilt Kennard has gone straight back on to the pace and with some excellent resuits at the January meetings in the North Island he will be full of confidence on Sunday. Steve Vigurs: Like Kennard, Vigurs is a relative newcomer. His previous seasons have for the most part been with uncompetitive machinery. Now at the wheel of the ex-Avon Hyde Commodore, Vigurs has found a new confidence and like Kennard he should acquit himself well. Join Fisher: The newcomer to OSCA racing with only two seasons behind him, Fisher has emerged as a treat to all other drivers. In his Capri V8 the young Christchurch driver has won three races this season and will be keen to show his skills on the Wigram track. Formula Pacitic series In keeping with a pread tradition which dates back to 1949, the Lady Wigram Trophy race will again be to the fore at Sunday's meeting Wigram airfield. As in previous years a large number of overseas contestants will be taking part in what will be the final round of the Mita Grand Pris series. Regrettably the fields for the Lady Wigram Tro phy race dropped in size over recent years and in spite of a big injection of funds for this year's race the field looks likely to be only on a par with that of last year. For this reason the two races for Formula Pacifics have been put behind the sports sedans on the billing schedule. In spite of this there is every possiblity that the quality field that will assemble will turn on one if not two of the best displays of single-seater racing to be seen at Wigram for many years. Three drivers who currently lead the field in the Mita Copiers series have their own good reasons for wanting to win. Heading the list is expatriate New Zealander Mike Thackwell. His mission undoubtedly would have been to win every race. In spite of his great experience and talent Thackwell was headed off in the race he probably wanted to win most, the New Zealand Grand Prix, by the young American Davy Jones. Thackwel will be teen to get the measure of Jones while Jones, presuming he arrives, will be eager to demonstrate that his victory was no fluke. The third driver striving for victory will be the veteran New Zealander Kenny Smith. A former lap recordhoider for Formula Pacifics on the wigram circuit, Smith, at 44, became tired of playing second fiddle "to those youngsters" and when the last series was over declared that a new car was in order. Others who should be in the leading group include luckland driver Paul Rad isich, who recently returned from a full season racing Forraula 3 in Europe and David Brabham, the youngest son of motor racing great Sir Jack Brabham. The international flavour of the field is demonstrated in the remainder of the line-up with Bob Creasey returning from Western Australia to race along with Americans Tony George and Dave Kudrave, all driving Ralt RT$S. Supporting races in addition to the sports sedans and the f'ermula Pacifies the crowd at Wigram will be treated to some stirring racing from the 20-pias cars that will compete in the Sooth Island BMC Transmission Services Mini-7 races, championship races for South Island productica salcons, two races towards the national Formula Ford championship and the Laser 1x31 series. Following on from its successful debut last year, Quinas Fashions of Merivale is again sponsoring s race for ladies. Some well- SnOwn names not necessarily associased with motor racing are expected so line up on the grid for she dash to win the wardrobe. E RIE S SEDANS exhaust systems exhaust systems