I got the impression from the TV3 interview tonight that MSNZ (Brian Budd GM MSNZ) had advised Freeman that he would get the Castrol Trophy if he broke the NZ Land Speed Record - MSNZ seemed to now be retracting from that position.
Interesting that the official description of the Castrol Trophy in the MSNZ Manual says nothing about it being for a flying mile or any other distance - just that it is for the NZ land speed record. All it says is : "The Castrol Trophy for the New Zealand Land Speed Record ...". It goes on to say that the current holder was "Owen Evans .... at a speed of 216.386 mph ...".
The other records listed in the MSNZ Manual definitely list that they are for flying mile, flying kilometre etc but apparently not for the Castrol Trophy.