Jos Verstappen, if the Netherlands, is one of the most promising drivers to have visited New Zealand in recent years. He has already had wins at Timaru and Teretonga. - Photographs by EUAN CAMERON. Lady Wigram Trophy draws capacity field TIGRAM airfield circuit's ex- drivers, New Zealand touring cars, motorsport have competed at Wigwill be pre 65s, a New Zealand champion- ram. Some such as Jim Clark, Bruce W pansive pit area packed to capacity this ship Mini 7 field, Mazda RXTS; McLaren, Denny Hutme, and Jochen weekend, as competitors in nine classic cars, and a strong line-up of Rindt are no longer with us, and classes assemble at the historic motorcycles. others such as Jackie Stewart, Chris venue for what could be the last Practice and qualifying to deter- Amon, Jack Brabham, and Stirling Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at its mine Sunday's all-important grid Moss have long since retired from traditional base. positions will get under way at active competition. The Motor Racing Club has ac- 9.15am on Saturday, while Sunday's All of these great drivers have cepted a mammoth task in schedul- race programme will begin at 9am visited Christchurch to test their with test sessions, before the racing skills on the vast expanses of ; 20 races, along with practice Wigram. If the airbase is soon lost sessions, for the two-day meeting. commences at 9.30am. The glamour classes of Formula The Lady Wigram Trophy is New to Christchurch, the venue will Atlantic and TraNZam will be Zealand's longest-surviving motor surely be lost to motor-racing, and joined by a Formula Ford field race, and it is steeped. in history. it will be sorely missed by all those which includes top international Some of the best names in with a sense of traction. TUZO NEW MobilL 15-1-93 THE LADY W A TROPHY RACE WIGRAM CHRISTCHURCH SAT 16TH JAN SUN 17TH JAN 21 Races GATES OPEN: 7.00 a.m. TRACK ACTION STARTS: 8.35am Saturday: 9.45 a.m. Sunday. ADMISSION: Weekend Pass Premium $20 (inci Parking & Pit entry): Standard, Saturday $10 Sunday $15 Children under 14 free §DUNLOP GOOD/YEAR •TOYOTA Continental Airlines cre lackso SER TES Peter ackson INTERNATIONAL MOTOR RACING SERIES Incorporating NZ Airfield Championship for Motorcycles Kieran Wills' rebuilt Mazda RX8 will be among the top runners in the TraNZam class in a field which includes two American drivers.