16-9-93 The American driver, Stuart Crow, hustles his Ralt RT40 through the sweeper at Ruapuna Park Raceway yesterday during practice for the Peter Jackson international meeting at Wigram tomorrow. —Photograph by JOHN COSGROVE Baird motivated By JOHN HAWKINS Disappointment at what he feels was unfair treatment over the black flagging incident at Teretonga last weekend made last year's race winner, Craig Baird, more determined to retain the Lady Wigram Trophy. Baird was forced to withdraw from the opening heat of the second reund of the Peter Jackson Series last Sunday when officials deemed his Reynard Toyota to be exceeding the maximum decibels permitted by the regulations. Baird's team has disputed the way the noise measurements are taken and he has cited what he feels are inconsistencies by Motorsport Association officials as being at the root of his displeasure. Back on track, Baird shapes up as the favourite to win the two heats at Wigram on Sunday and improve his points standings in the series prior to the New Zealand Grand Prix at Manfeild. After the opening round at Timaru, where his car was plagued by an engine misfire and handing problems, Baird was more competitive at Teretonga. The arrival of his to reta engine builder from the United States brought a cure for the misfire, and while he was not specific about the cause of the handling maladies the team will not necessarily be using the much vaunted mono shock suspensien at Wigram. "We will start with the same set up as last year, with the lack of testing time you can't afford to miss one session at Wigram," he said. Now that his driving has adjusted back to formula Atlantic mode after a year rac ing Formula 3000 in Britain, Baird will be hard to beat and in racing trophy he has extra incentive to finish the series on a winning note. "After last week's episode this will probably be the last time I do it," said the Hamilton man who has won the series twice previously. Baird is likely to face tough oppesition from the series leader, Dutchman Jos Verstappen, American Stuart Crow, whose crew have now eliminated a brake binding problem, and Steve Cameron. Cameron, an expatriate New Zealander who finished second in the American Formula Atlantic Series last season, missed Teretonga because of a lack of engines, and hopes to make an impression in the re maining rounds he will contest at Wigram and Manfeild. Kenny Smith's crew, meanwhile, hope to have eliminated a handling preblem which has rendered the series stalwart's Swift DB4 uncompetitive during the races to date. Revisions made during the winter to stiffen the chassis are thought to be at the root of the problem and the crew have been working furiously to revert to a standard set ug.