Motor Racing Cooper Team Not Driving In Ardmore Grand Prix

Press, Volume C, Issue 29634, 3 October 1961, Page 6

Motor Racing Cooper Team Not Driving In Ardmore Grand Prix

(lV*w Zeeland Pres* Autcitiion)

AUCKWW, October >. Three familiar awe? head the hot of driven engaged for the Naw Zealand Grand Prix at Ardmore on January * next year—Stirling Mom (Lotus), Jack Brabham (Cpaper). and Bruce McLaren (Cooper). But this time, Brabham and McLaren, the old Cooper partnership, although they will compete in Copper cars, win not be driving as a Cooper works team. Others whose engagements were confirmed today were John SurWa (Cooper). Roi Salvador! (Cooper), Wolfgang von Seidel (8.R.M.), and Ron Flockhart (Lotus). All these cars will be the Ij-ditre models of the intercontinental Formula, aimi. lar to ttxwe wep last year but faster—and very much faster then the current Formula I IJ-litre cars. Several other drivers

were interested in coming to the meting. Mid the president ot tjie orgwuaetion (Ma W. H. Knox) today. Negotiations would continue between them and the Grand Prix officers at 'present in London, Mr R. M. .Grierson and Mr N. H. Meyers. Others who were possibilities were the up-and-oopting Ferrari driver. G*4P» Carlo Hkghetti, Jim Clark, and Innes Ireland (Lotus), Tony Brooks (Cooper), and re current Italian Formula champion, L Banffim. The drivers who will appear at Ardmore and drive in varying combinations in pthyr racw pn tbs Naw Zealand international circuit ms: Levin, January 13—Mow, Brabham, Surteps, Salvador). Wigraim. January 20— Moss, Brabham, McLaren. Surtees, Salvydqri, Flockhart. Terefanga Park (Invercargill), January 27—Mass. Brabhym, figidol. Australian Basts The “circus” will then move on to race at Warwick Farm, Sydney, and in other Australian races in February. The only notable absentees ar* the Ferrari team, with the current world cliampiW Phil Hill, as their principal driver. Ferrari has not talten part officially in the Intor-couti-nen>t»l Formula, concentrating on winning the Formula J championships lor cars and drivers. The marque may ba represented by Baghntti, and certainly by Fat Hoars with a late model Ferrari. The chyny in We Brabhgni-McMren partnership, which took them to top driving honours in 195® and 'WO, is caused by th® Cooper team not taking part officially in the Inner-continental Fornwh.