6 - 1-95 International Motor Racing Series Lady Wigram replaced The Lady Wigram Trophy Race, which has now lapsed after being contested at Wigram since 1949, has been replaced by the Ruapuna International Trophy. Last year's New Zealand Grand Prix winner Greg Murphy looks hard to beat but he will face opposicion from the likes of the perennial Kenny Smith (Lola) and youngster Brady Kennett (Reynard). Negotiations with Australian and American dryers were continuing at the time of writing. A full line-up of support races has been organised for the Street-Skills International motor race meeting at Ruapuna on Januагу 15. Racing gets under way at 10.30am and includes, for the first time in the South Island, a round of the Bridgestone-Castrol Porsche Series. These spectacular and evocative cars will be familiar to even the casual enthusiast for their televised appearances and the Canterbury Car Club has negotiated long and hard to obtain a round of the series. Also making their first appearance at Ruapuna will be the BP Peugeot 106 Clubsports. This latest one-make series wili be running alongside the Degree New Zealand Touring Cars, as a precursor to running their own senes next season. The Motorcraft Formula Ford field includes two young German competitors, but the real competi- tion looks like being between Kenny Smith of Auckland, Christchurch's Shane Drake and Nelson's Jason Richards. With the proposed TraNZam Lights series postponed until next season, the Mini 7s have stepped into the breach and are sure to provide their own brand of close and entertaining racing in the Husqvarna Forest and Garden Series.