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All 1,112 pages of the Motor Racing Club’s scrapbook, 1948–2004, mostly cuttings from The Press and the Christchurch Star, provided by Graeme Trevor, historian for the Motor Racing Club and Canterbury Car Club. Every page has been read by OCR; open one to zoom into the original scan, read the text, and follow links to the drivers, cars and results it mentions.
1948
2 pages · results
1949
16 pages · results
Interest mounting among entrants in major road raceWith four weeks to go before the 100-mile New Zealand road racing championship at Harewood, secrecy…
Road race permit reported declinedIt was understood the Government had declined the Papanui RSA application for a 100-mile road race in…
Course for motor race inspected by officialsOfficials of the club, the Public Works Department and police inspected the Wigram tarmac to be used for the…
Only woman in tomorrow's big racePhoto of Mrs S. Lupp of Otago, the only woman among the twenty-two entries in the 100-mile New Zealand Road…
Speeding ban led to use of Wigram circuitHistory of the Lady Wigram Trophy: the first race in 1949 was planned for Waimairi streets but, after…
Returned Services car raceAn hour and a half before the start of the 105-mile NZ road racing championship at Wigram, the two-mile…
Wellington man wins big car racePhoto of M. Proctor of Wellington crossing the line in his Brooklands Riley at Wigram, and of the wrecked MG…
New Zealand road race championshipFour-photo montage of the first NZ car road racing championship over 105 miles at Wigram: the standing start…
Thrilling 105-mile car race at Wigram is won by M. ProctorM. Proctor of Wellington won the first NZ road racing championship at Wigram in his veteran 1098cc…
New Zealand road race championshipFour-photo montage of the first NZ car road racing championship over 105 miles at Wigram: the standing start…
Some of the competitorsPhoto of the cars getting away at the start of the 105-mile road racing championship at Wigram; winner…
First New Zealand motor car road racing championship held at ChristchurchPhoto spread of the first NZ road racing championship at Wigram: winner M.
Motor racing: history made at WigramMagazine review of the first NZ 105-mile road racing championship at Wigram, won by M.
N.Z. championship road race, Wigram, 26-2-49: lap chartOfficial lap-by-lap position chart for the first NZ championship road race at Wigram, with a list of…
Speeding cars thrill crowds: racing motorists introduce a new sportA special correspondent reviews the first NZ road racing championship at Wigram and the new Association of…
National car road race event to be held at WigramThe 1949-50 national road race championship, allocated to the Canterbury Car Club, will be run on the…
1950
10 pages · results
Second N.Z. road racing title is to be decided soonThree weeks before the second NZ road racing championship at Wigram there will be three events: the 105-mile…
Motor-racing is not sport for young lunaticsAhead of the second Wigram road race at the end of February 1950, the writer defends motor racing against…
National car road race: new supercharger to be usedMrs S. Lupp of Dunedin, the only woman entrant, will drive her TC MG with a Shorrock belt-driven…
Frantic rush jobs done on racing carsLast-minute work was done on cars for the second national road racing championship at Wigram: F.
Where the national car road race will be held tomorrowAerial or course photo of the airfield circuit at the RNZAF station, Wigram, with a photo of Hec Green and,…
Hec Green wins from Mrs Lupp at WigramHec Green of Christchurch won the second NZ motor road-racing championship at Wigram in his Wolseley…
Traffic officer was unable to catch racing car in chase along South RoadWilliam Davison, a Rolleston garage proprietor, was fined 10 pounds and costs for dangerous driving after a…
Had their revengeA humorous note about a young spectator at the Wigram races who watched from a ladder near the hangar corner…
Over 13,000 spectators enjoy Dominion championship car road racePhoto spread of the 1950 NZ championship road race at Wigram, won by H.
Public notices: Motor Racing ClubNotice that a club has been formed to cater for the racing motorist, tentatively named the Motor Racing…
1951
9 pages · results
Australian motor-racing lacks friendly N.Z. spiritVeteran Sydney driver Tom Sulman, 51, and Ken Tubman arrived in Christchurch to compete in the big Wigram…
Car racing now popular in AustraliaSydney driver John Nind, in Christchurch for the Wigram 100-mile race for the Lady Wigram Trophy, said motor…
Thrilling motor racing at Wigram, Saturday next March 31A city-built racing car for the Wigram race, built except for engine and supercharger by Hec Green and Jack…
L. Moore's Alfa Romeo first to finish in 100 miles car race at WigramLes Moore of Christchurch won the 100-mile race at Wigram in his Grand Prix Alfa Romeo in a record 1hr 27min…
Final check on cars before big raceCrowds throng the pits at Wigram on the morning of the 100-mile race as drivers and mechanics make final…
Road race at Wigram: L. Moore wins in Alfa RomeoL. Moore won the Motor Racing Club's 100-mile race on the Wigram airstrips in his 2.9 litre Grand Prix Alfa…
Rain did not keep drivers' speeds down in car raceLes Moore sits at the wheel of his Grand Prix Alfa Romeo as attendants push it into the pits after winning…
Car versus motor-cycle: next Saturday's raceThe Motor Racing Club announced a special match race on Saturday 20 October 1951 at the Spit, South…
Car racing at the Spit, South BrightonAt the Motor Racing Club's meeting at Pleasant Point, the fastest laps were by C.
1952
19 pages · results
High speeds at motor racingH. Green and P. Hoare check the brakes on Green's R.A. Vanguard, expected to feature in the championships at…
Local drivers have done well in Wigram car racesReview of the first three Wigram races (1949 to 1951) with their top finishers, noting Christchurch drivers…
Racing car driver has 'speed in his blood'Profile of Auckland driver George Smith, about 50, who set unofficial Auckland-Wellington and Picton-Bluff…
Wigram tomorrowThe Motor Racing Club's 1952 Wigram race attracts one of the best entries yet, run as two 10-car 25-mile…
Lap record at Wigram car race todayBob Gibbons of Wellington, in a 1000cc Cooper, easily won the first 25-mile heat of the Lady Wigram Trophy…
Car racing at WigramPhotos of Les Moore driving the Alfa Romeo that won the Lady Wigram Trophy, with his wife, daughter and son…
Les Moore wins car racing at Wigram with Alfa RomeoLes Moore won the Lady Wigram Trophy for the second year in a row in his supercharged P3 2.9 litre Alfa…
Handicap problem for Waimairi road eventRonnie Moore and C. Ransley stand by their cars after the accident in the Lady Wigram Trophy race; Bob…
Gruelling car race at Wigram delights huge crowd with speed, thrills and spillsPhoto spread of the 1952 Lady Wigram Trophy: Les Moore averaging 78.04 mph for 50 miles in 39min 2.8sec…
Car racing club plans meeting on grass racecourseThe Motor Racing Club planned a benefit meeting on the Hororata Racing Club's grass course on Easter…
Many watch car racing at HororataMore than 2500 gathered before lunch at Hororata racecourse for the Motor Racing Club's meeting in aid of…
M.R.C. competitionLetters to the editor protesting a Christchurch City Council decision to allow motor-cycle racing through…
Hec Green winner of fifty-mile beach racing titleHec Green won the fifty-mile South Island beach-racing championship at South Brighton in his R.A.
South Island car-racing beach championshipPhotographs from the South Island beach car-racing championship at South Brighton, showing H.
Proposal to close roads to vehicular trafficPublic notice from the Christchurch City Council and Heathcote County Council of a proposal to close Sumner…
Car trophy race at Wigram to be held in FebruaryThe Motor Racing Club has been granted government permission to hold the Lady Wigram Trophy on the…
Race through Hagley Park: approval by City CouncilChristchurch City Council voted 11 to 9 to allow a motor-cycle race through Hagley Park in late January or…
Motor racing in Hagley ParkEditorial regretting the council's permission for a motor-cycle race in Hagley Park, objecting mainly on…
No motor-cycle race in park: Wigram course to be soughtThe motor-cycle road race to raise funds for the International Air Race will not be held in Hagley Park but…
1953
18 pages · results
Air race benefit meeting, McCormacks Bay Causeway circuitRace controller H. Croft explained that in an emergency racing cars would be flagged off the Sumner…
To-morrow's sportsSports preview listing Christchurch's biggest sporting attraction on 17 January 1953: the Motor Racing Club…
McCormack's Bay circuit provides good car racingA crowd estimated between 3,000 and 7,000 watched the Motor Racing Club's scratch and handicap races at…
Motor racing on Causeway: Shuter drives wellFrank Shuter's lengthened, low-slung Ford V8 hot rod won two races at the Motor Racing Club's McCormacks Bay…
Motor cycle races, WigramTraffic arrangements for the Wigram motor-cycle races: two vehicle entrances (Vickerys Road and Middle…
Racing drivers found Sumner circuit easyFrank Shuter, Hec Green and Hec McLean made light work of the McCormacks Bay-Sumner Causeway circuit at the…
Women at the motor-cycle controlsWomen motor-cyclists at the Wigram motor-cycle clubs meeting: Miss W.
Taking a turn at speedR. Entwistle in the side-car race at Wigram in heavy rain, at the Combined Motor-cycle Clubs' meeting for…
Lady Wigram Trophy race Saturday nextA reader signing as Supporter asked organisers to improve hot water and women's toilet facilities at the…
Preparations for Wigram trophyFinal preparations for the Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram on 28 February 1953.
Best field yet for Wigram car racingThe 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy faced the starter on 28 February 1953 with a field of 21.
Ron Roycroft in second big car race win to-dayRon Roycroft (Alfa Romeo, Auckland) won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy in 38min 42sec, flawless as at…
Auckland drivers take first and second in Lady Wigram trophyAuckland drivers took first and second in the 50-mile Lady Wigram trophy race at Wigram on 28 February 1953:…
Trophy winner congratulationsNew Zealand Free Lance photo spread of the 1953 Lady Wigram Trophy: R.
Down to businessPhoto of delegates at the annual conference of New Zealand car clubs held in the city, with the executive…
Wigram car raceLetter from 'Dishwater' complaining about stale tea at the Wigram meeting.
Wigram car race next year to be over 100 milesThe 1954 Lady Wigram Trophy will be run over 100 miles, returning to its original distance after the 1952-53…
Grand Prix at Ardmore: one Christchurch car withdrawnRon Symonds scratched his new S.H. car (Hec McLean to drive) from the 210-mile Ardmore Grand Prix on 9…
1954
19 pages · results
Overseas cars for Wigram racePhotographs of the British H.W.M. (to be driven by F. O. A. Gaze) and the Italian Ferrari (driven by owner…
Mechanic working on H.W.M. racing carA mechanic works on the supercharged 2-litre H.W.M.
Big motor racing at Wigram: improvement in five yearsReview of five years of the Lady Wigram Trophy ahead of the 6 February 1954 race.
Driver of B.R.M. arrives: Ken Wharton in ChristchurchKen Wharton, driver of the 200mph B.R.M., arrived in Christchurch on 30 January 1954 for the Lady Wigram…
Britain's challenge in motor racing: development of the B.R.M.Long technical history of the B.R.M. (British Racing Motors) written for The Press: its origins in Raymond…
Free exhibition B.R.M. racing car, Hay's Ltd
International Lady Wigram Trophy race, 100 milesInterview with Ken Wharton: he expects 48 laps of Wigram in the 100-mile race with speeds around 150mph on…
International Lady Wigram Trophy race, 100 milesThe B.R.M. arrived at Christchurch Airport on an RNZAF Bristol Freighter from Paraparaumu and 37-year-old…
International Lady Wigram Trophy race, 100 milesPrime Minister Sidney Holland sent a telegram of good wishes to the Motor Racing Club for the Lady Wigram…
Peter Whitehead looks over his FerrariPeter Whitehead (second from left), one of the English drivers in the Lady Wigram Trophy, looks over his…
Ken Wharton looked happy after one-lap try-outKen Wharton, driver of Britain's B.R.M., with his pit crew after taking the car for a one-lap try-out of the…
P. Whitehead wins Lady Wigram car race in FerrariPeter Whitehead (Ferrari) won the 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram from Tony Gaze (H.W.M.), while Ken…
Wharton guides B.R.M. round a turnKen Wharton cornering at speed in Britain's 200,000 pound B.R.M.
The winners and the man who pushed his car homePhoto montage of the 1954 Lady Wigram Trophy: Peter Whitehead's Ferrari winning, Tony Gaze's H.W.M.
Whitehead wins Wigram Trophy: B.R.M. breaks down near finishAt least 15,000 saw the fastest car race ever run in the South Island.
Overseas drivers prove: racing drivers provide many thrills at WigramStar-Sun sports commentary on the 1954 Lady Wigram Trophy: the overseas drivers (Whitehead, Gaze, Wharton)…
Look - 100 miles an hour and no hands!Ken Wharton, driving the B.R.M. at 100mph on the back straight at Wigram, takes both hands off the wheel to…
Motor racing at Rakaia: benefit meeting for new clubThe Motor Racing Club of Christchurch will run a benefit race meeting at Rakaia Domain for the new Rakaia…
No motor race at Wigram: trophy meeting cancelledThe Motor Racing Club announced the cancellation of the 1955 Lady Wigram Trophy, planned for Saturday 22…
1955
9 pages · results
Car races at Rangiora: permission sought from councilA deputation from the Rangiora Boy Scouts' Association and the Christchurch Motor Racing Club asked Rangiora…
Car racing at RangioraA series of letters to the editor opposing the proposed street car races in Rangiora, citing noise, damage…
Application to hold motor racing at Rangiora rejected by councilAt a special meeting on 12 September 1955 Rangiora Borough Council rejected 7 votes to 3 (Cates, Whitehouse…
Lady Wigram car race to be held again next yearThe Air Department granted the Motor Racing Club permission to hold the 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF…
Maybach to compete in Wigram raceAustralia's Repco-Maybach, driven by Stan Jones, will race in the Lady Wigram Trophy on 21 January 1956 and…
Famous drivers enter for N.Z. motor racesPreview of the third NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore on 7 January 1956, with 42 entries including Stirling Moss…
Australian entry in Wigram motor raceStan Jones at the wheel of his Repco-Maybach, which he will drive at Wigram on 21 January 1956 in the Lady…
Top cars, drivers in Lady Wigram raceOrganisers announced the leading overseas entries for the January 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy, with overseas…
Second International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceSix more entries were confirmed for the Lady Wigram International Trophy race, including Zambucka, Jensen, R.
1956
15 pages · results
Second International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceSix overseas entrants (Parnell, Marr, Gaze and Whitehead from England; Mackay and Sulman from Australia)…
New Zealanders could be threat in car raceMechanic Stan Elsworth, who looks after the Whitehead and Gaze Ferraris, predicted the Lady Wigram Trophy…
Delay in shipment of cars for Wigram raceShipping delays on the Navua, which reached Lyttelton at 12.30 p.m.
Racing cars arrive: bodywork damaged in transitThe Ferraris of Tony Gaze and Peter Whitehead were dented in transit from Auckland and sent to city…
Lady Wigram race will be keen test of enduranceThe Mayor of Christchurch, R. M. Macfarlane, welcomed the overseas drivers, calling the race a keen test of…
Car race will end year of preparationA look at how the Motor Racing Club organises the Lady Wigram Trophy: because Wigram is an operational RNZAF…
Clipping page 109Cartoon-style quip about traffic officers and licences, with a photograph of Peter Whitehead (Ferrari) and…
Setting for today's international car raceAerial photograph of the Wigram airfield with the Lady Wigram Trophy circuit outlined in white.
Fire danger at Wigram: club officials appeal for careMotor Racing Club officials warned of acute fire danger at Wigram on race day, recalling a major aerodrome…
British driver wins Wigram Trophy racePhotographs of the 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy: the start with Gaze, Marr and Whitehead on the front row,…
Steady race by Wigram leadersThe 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram on Saturday 21 January 1956 was dominated by the two red Ferraris…
Englishmen take placings in major car racePeter Whitehead won the Lady Wigram Trophy for the second time on Saturday 21 January 1956 before about…
British motor racing stars' fine exhibitionsAn editorial-style review of the 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy, praising Peter Whitehead's repeat win over Tony…
Lady Wigram car race planningThe Motor Racing Club announced that the RNZAF had approved the next Lady Wigram Trophy for 26 January 1957…
Four English drivers in Lady Wigram Trophy raceThe Motor Racing Club announced the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy on 26 January would have Peter Whitehead, Ken…
1957
22 pages · results
Lady Wigram Trophy entrantPhotograph of Peter Whitehead in his Ferrari at the Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park, Melbourne.
Royal Tour grandstandsPhotograph outside a Christchurch garage of Peter Whitehead's Ferrari and Reg Parnell.
Horace Gould prepares MaseratiPhotograph of Horace Gould with his Maserati 250F and two mechanics preparing for the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy.
Lady Wigram Trophy Race next SaturdayFive overseas drivers were welcomed by the Mayor at an informal reception: Parnell, Whitehead and Gould…
Famous racing cars at Wigram: Maserati and Ferrari to duel for honoursA technical preview of the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy comparing the Super Squalo Ferraris of Parnell and…
Lady Wigram Trophy race to-dayPhotographs of the start of the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy: Peter Whitehead leading Ron Roycroft, and Reg…
Syd Jensen and Ron RoycroftSyd Jensen preparing his Cooper with his pit crew, and Ron Roycroft cornering his Ferrari on his way to…
Open car race and motor-cycle action at WigramPhotographs from the 1957 Wigram meeting: R.
Peter Whitehead winner of Lady Wigram Trophy for third timePeter Whitehead won the 150-mile, 71-lap 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy in his Super Squalo Ferrari, his third…
P. Whitehead's third win in Wigram motor classicPeter Whitehead won the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy in 1hr 50min 8sec, two minutes slower than 1956, the first…
The smile of victoryPhotographs of Peter Whitehead after his third successive Lady Wigram Trophy win on 26 January 1957, the…
Parnell, Gould and the start at WigramPhotographs from the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy: Parnell leading Roycroft and Whitehead, Horace Gould exhausted…
Who is she?A picture item about a woman drinking champagne from the Lady Wigram Trophy won by Peter Whitehead, and…
Motor racing lost friends last SaturdayA critical piece says the Motor Racing Club lost friends at the 1957 Lady Wigram meeting through an…
Motor racing at Southbridge: Ellesmere County Council approvesThe Ellesmere County Council unanimously approved the Motor Racing Club's annual Southbridge road race over…
Southbridge car races to have £600 in stakesThe Motor Racing Club offered £600 stake money for its Southbridge meeting on Queen's Birthday, 3 June 1957,…
Marks announced for big motor raceHandicaps for the Southbridge 100 meant John McMillan's ex-Parnell Super Squalo Ferrari, probably the…
Southbridge car races start lateThousands saw B. R. Blackburn win the 25-mile saloon race at the Southbridge Hundred in a Ford Anglia from…
G. Palmer romps home in Southbridge HundredGeorge Palmer of Hamilton won the Motor Racing Club's 24-lap Southbridge 100 in a 2-litre Cooper-Bristol,…
Fine car racing on new circuitA commentator praised the Motor Racing Club's new Southbridge circuit as potentially the best road racing…
Southbridge venue again wanted: extra fixture possibleMotor Racing Club officials J. A. Brewer and I. Dalkee presented the balance sheet of the June 1957…
Wigram car race: date setThe 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy was set for 25 January, a fortnight after the New Zealand International Grand…
1958
26 pages · results
Overseas drivers sign up for Lady Wigram TrophyAustralian Arnold Glass (Super Squalo Ferrari) and Englishman Dick Gibson (Formula I Cooper) signed for the…
Fourth International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceJack Brabham, winner of the NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore a week earlier in a bored-out 2.2-litre Formula I…
Evenly-matched entries for Wigram on SaturdayFive overseas drivers (Brabham, Scott-Brown, Lewis-Evans, Gibson and Glass) and 28 entries made the fourth…
Ross Jensen entry receivedRoss Jensen's entry for the Lady Wigram Trophy was received after earlier doubt.
Lady Wigram Trophy Race advertisementPhotograph of drivers and club executives planning organisation for the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.
Traffic to car racingChief traffic officer E. Wilson appealed to motorists heading for the Lady Wigram race not to use the part…
Lady Wigram Trophy race could be fast and openThe ninth Lady Wigram Trophy race promised to be the most open and fastest, with Archie Scott-Brown's…
Fourth international race at Wigram todayA race-day preview noting the three-year overseas monopoly of the Lady Wigram Trophy could end, with…
Scott-Brown in lead at halfway at WigramArchie Scott-Brown's Lister-Jaguar led the 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy at half distance (75 miles) after 52min…
Scott-Brown wins Wigram Trophy raceArchie Scott-Brown won the 150-mile, 71-lap 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy in his Lister-Jaguar in 1hr 47min…
Clipping page 150Two photographs from the 1958 Wigram meeting: drivers, mechanics and officials discussing the approaching…
Clipping page 151Photographs of the start of the 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy: a general view of the back markers on the grid as…
Wigram circuit speed spectaclePictures of the opening scenes of the Motor Racing Club's January 1958 Wigram fixture.
New records set in the Lady Wigram Trophy racePhotographs of the fourth Lady Wigram Trophy race, a 150-mile car race on the Wigram circuit won by English…
Lady Wigram Trophy won by Scott-BrownOne-handed Scotsman Archie Scott-Brown dominated the 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy in Brian Lister's…
Holland's second placing meritoriousG. Holland's second place in the 500cc motor-cycle race at Wigram was meritorious as he had fallen heavily…
Road toll at race trials: unauthorised group's chargeThe Paparua County Council was to investigate reports that an unauthorised group blocked the intersection of…
Give local drivers a better placeFirst of two articles on the future of NZ motor racing after the 1958 international series.
N.Z. beach championship, 30 miles, and supporting eventsThe 40-mile NZ beach racing championship at the Pines was given Gold Star status by the Association of New…
Clipping page 159W. Harris in a Ford Special slides at the south end of the Pines Beach course after leading from the start…
Clipping page 160Photographs from the NZ beach championship at Pines Beach: W.
Sporting notebook: beach championship not truly nationalThe columnist argues the NZ beach racing championship held by the Motor Racing Club in July 1958 could…
Racing grandfatherProfile of Walter Darrell, probably Canterbury's most popular racing driver, whose long run of bad luck over…
Wigram race next year: date fixed for January 24The fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy race was set for 24 January 1959.
Lady Wigram Trophy to be competed for annually at WigramThe Lady Wigram Trophy won by the late Archie Scott-Brown in January 1958 was to be returned to New Zealand…
Sporting notebook: BRM for WigramAfter the Teretonga Park Gold Star meeting, BRM said it would bring its Formula 1 car for Ron Flockhart to…
1959
34 pages · results
Lady Wigram Trophy race, Saturday January 24Public notice that Paparua County Council proposed to close Vickerys Road from its junction with Washbournes…
Three overseas drivers will compete at WigramOnly three overseas drivers accepted the Motor Racing Club's terms for the fifth Lady Wigram Trophy on…
5th International Lady Wigram Trophy raceProfile of 35-year-old BRM driver Ron Flockhart, an Edinburgh University engineering graduate and wartime…
Wigram scratchings: N.Z. car racing statusPeter Greenslade argues New Zealand had arrived in international racing: the Scuderia Buell Piccolo…
Dangerous bends ahead for New Zealand motor racingPeter Greenslade reviews the 1959 international series (Auckland, Christchurch, Waimate, Invercargill), with…
Thanks to BruceBruce McLaren in his Cooper-Climax before the start of the Teretonga International Trophy; New Zealand…
Fifth International Lady Wigram Trophy race, Saturday January 24Motor Racing Club programme advertisement for the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF Station…
Lady Wigram Trophy: anyone's guessPreview of the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy: unlike recent years, the winner cannot dictate terms,…
Top-flight two-wheelers will provide good sportMore than forty entrants were expected for the motor-cycle races at the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting,…
These cars made WigramLooks back at the home-built specials that filled the early Lady Wigram Trophy fields from 1949.
Flockhart and Brabham favouritesThe Press motoring correspondent R. M. Carr previews the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: with only two overseas…
English drivers have won fourRoss Jensen, a leading New Zealand driver and likely contender for the Lady Wigram Trophy, in action in his…
Overseas drivers do not have it all their way nowProfile of Bruce McLaren, the Auckland teenager-turned-world-class driver who overcame a childhood bone…
Wigram Trophy courseAnnotated plan of the Wigram circuit for spectators showing the main straight, Hairpin, Bomb-Bay Bend, Back…
It was like this, see...Ron Flockhart and Jack Brabham use a toy racing car to describe the big race circuits to Mayor G.
No reason why a New Zealander should not winArchie Scott-Brown, winner of the 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy in his Lister-Jaguar, killed on the…
Family car benefits from track racingSpeaking at the Junior Chamber of Commerce, BRM driver Ron Flockhart said family car improvements such as…
Motor racing: letter and reply on the Maserati driversA correspondent signing as Bad Taste complains that Peter Greenslade unfairly belittled Maserati drivers…
Clipping page 184Two photographs from the Wigram meeting: Mesdames Clarke and Prestidge helping local competitor Frank Shuter…
Desperate duel won by FlockhartRon Flockhart's BRM won the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy, setting a new race record (about 89 mph,…
Flockhart on job at startLap-by-lap account of the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: Flockhart took pole in the BRM with Brabham, McLaren and…
Flockhart sets new Wigram lap recordIn practice on the evening before the race, Ron Flockhart (BRM) set a new Wigram lap record of 1min 21.6sec,…
Clipping page 188Photographs from the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: the field leaving the grid at the drop of the Union Jack, D.
Lady Wigram Trophy race to Flockhart in BRMRon Flockhart (BRM) won the fifth Lady Wigram Trophy at an average of about 89 mph, 2.7sec ahead of Jack…
Lady Wigram Trophy race: Scottish driver's successPhotographs of the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF Wigram: the start with Flockhart's No.
R. Flockhart wins Wigram Trophy: fast time and thrilling finishFor the fifth year in five races a British driver won the Lady Wigram Trophy: Ron Flockhart's BRM beat Jack…
Sporting notebook: British cars supreme, but Wigram speeds too variedThe columnist notes that the BRM and Cooper-Climaxes took the first four places in the Lady Wigram Trophy,…
N.Z. drivers hold own in any companyReview of the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy arguing that New Zealanders (McLaren, Syd Jensen, Mansell) were…
Additional Lady Wigram awardsThe amazing performance of Jack Brabham's 2200cc Cooper-Climax in bounding with Flockhart's BRM at Wigram…
Lady Wigram Trophy raceMagazine photo page on the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: Ron Flockhart (BRM) won in a record 101 minutes 4…
Ardmore Grand PrixThe 1960 NZ International Grand Prix at Ardmore, scheduled for January 9, could be jeopardised by the…
No finality on drivers for southern circuitSporting notebook on the 1960 international series: with Stirling Moss in a Rob Walker Cooper for the…
American racers to compete at WigramThe Motor Racing Club secured the entry of two Scarab cars owned by American Woolworth heir Lance Reventlow,…
Brabham to driveJack Brabham, 33, seemed highly likely to start in the January 23, 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy with his works…
1960
40 pages · results
Ardmore winner Brabham to star in Wigram raceJack Brabham, the world champion who won the 1960 New Zealand Grand Prix at Ardmore, signed up to start in…
6th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceRecord entries were received for the 1960 Wigram meeting: 21 for the Motor Racing Club open-car…
Brabham and McLaren are favourites for WigramAfter Coopers took the first three places at the 1960 NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore, the works Coopers of Jack…
6th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceBruce McLaren forecast that he and Jack Brabham would lap Wigram at close to 97 mph in the 1960 Lady Wigram…
Either way, Coopers will winPeter Greenslade of the Star looks at the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: Brabham and McLaren in the works…
6th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceCharles and Maurice Stanton of Parlane Street, Christchurch, were rushing to finish their Stanton Corvette…
6th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race (D.I.C. advertisement)
Motor Racing Club sixth international Lady Wigram Trophy programmeProgramme-style advertisement for the Motor Racing Club's sixth international Lady Wigram Trophy, 150 miles,…
Lap speeds to soar in Wigram battlePreview of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: the works Cooper-Climaxes of Jack Brabham and Bruce McLaren are in…
Twenty-four in field after Friday eliminationElimination trials at Friday's training session will cut the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy field to 24 starters.
Ten years of trophy winners at WigramA list of every Lady Wigram Trophy winner from 1949 to 1959 with distances, times and average speeds, plus…
Pat Hoare, Ted Gray and Len LukeyCaptioned photographs of three Lady Wigram Trophy entrants: Pat Hoare's Type 625 Ferrari, Ted Gray with Lou…
Birthday present set Coopers on road to fameHistory of the Cooper car company: Charles Cooper built a tiny racing car for his son John's eighth…
Brabham's car on ship in stream: time running outJack Brabham's 2.5-litre Cooper-Climax was still on the Waikare in Lyttelton Harbour two days before the…
Coopers dominate Trophy race fieldTwenty-eight entries, five from overseas, were received for the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy, with seven Coopers…
Wigram International Trophy Race, 1960Heading of a supplement to The Press on the 1960 Wigram International Trophy Race; no further text survives.
Women in the pits stand byProfile of Mrs Ian Burgess, Swedish wife of English driver Ian Burgess, who scores the race and keeps pit…
Youngest driver in Lady Wigram eventPhotograph of 18-year-old Jim Palmer of Hamilton working on the engine of his 2-litre Lotus during…
Mechanics race to prepare Brabham's carJack Brabham reached Christchurch from Australia to find his Cooper-Climax partly dismantled; his mechanic…
Men and machines making speed at Trophy meetingPhotographs of Lady Wigram Trophy competitors in practice: Malcolm Gill in his Lycoming Special, Donny…
Mrs Jack Brabham will be at Wigram todayBetty Brabham, wife of the world champion, arrived in Christchurch from Rotorua with their seven-year-old…
All vantage points at Wigram crowdedA bumper crowd filled Wigram for the opening of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, with better gate and…
Lady Wigram Trophy photographsPhotographs from the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: a minor collision at the hangar bend between Maurice Stanton…
From the start into the hangar bendPhoto of the start of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: Jack Brabham leads David Piper (Lotus) and Ian Burgess…
Gilbert follows close behindFragmentary caption of a photograph of Gilbert of Hamilton in his Cooper-Bristol following close behind,…
Placegetters congratulate each other after scratch racePhotographs from the 1960 Lady Wigram meeting: placegetters in the scratch race with winner Angus Hyslop of…
Brabham takes Trophy: armchair run in his fourth attemptJack Brabham led from start to finish in his works Formula I Cooper-Climax to win the 1960 Lady Wigram…
Brabham won race at just under 90 m.p.h.Jack Brabham won the sixth international Lady Wigram Trophy in his works Formula I Cooper-Climax at just…
Australian driver wins the Lady Wigram Trophy racePhoto page from the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: winner Jack Brabham shows his winning style, Brabham, Piper and…
Brabham wins Lady Wigram Trophy; brilliant race by McLaren in borrowed carIn one of the easiest wins of his career, world champion Jack Brabham took the sixth Lady Wigram Trophy in…
Mechanics and spectators at Bruce McLaren's CooperPhoto of mechanics and spectators looking at Bruce McLaren's Formula I Cooper-Climax, which broke a piston…
Motor racing is fickle and heart-breakingPeter Greenslade reflects on the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy.
Motor racing awards: presentations to driversAt a Motor Racing Club function in Christchurch, Pat Hoare received the Association of New Zealand Car Clubs…
Motor-racing pool: South Pacific circuitW. H. Knox, president of the NZ Grand Prix, said a special fund of about 20,000 pounds would probably bring…
World drivers to compete in Lady Wigram TrophyFive, and possibly seven, of the world's leading drivers were confirmed for the Lady Wigram Trophy at…
Famous amateur driver will compete at WigramTony Brooks, runner-up to Jack Brabham in the 1959 world championship and a London dentist, was confirmed…
Works Coopers real threat in N.Z. racesPeter Greenslade reviews the 1960 world championship: works Coopers started in eight of nine races, Brabham…
Record gate expectedThe Christchurch Motor Racing Club planned for a record crowd at the January 21, 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy,…
Book your Safeway seats now for the Lady Wigram Trophy Race
Red and green Coopers have made big-timePeter Greenslade profiles the Yeoman Credit racing team, whose dark red and light green Coopers shook up…
1961
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Best Wigram field and G.P. no guidePeter Greenslade says the poor state of the Ardmore circuit in the 1961 NZ Grand Prix (won by Brabham) makes…
International racing drivers in ChristchurchGraham Hill, Innes Ireland and Jim Clark photographed in Christchurch.
Pit crews work hard behind the scenesFeature explaining the work of racing mechanics and pit crews at Wigram.
Records should topple in big Wigram raceWith seven top drivers entered, including Brabham, McLaren and Moss, records are expected to fall at the…
Care taken to preserve all safetyExplains how motor racing is controlled for safety, with the Auckland and Christchurch clubs enforcing…
Seventh International Lady Wigram Trophy Race
World's best drivers will be seen at Wigram this yearProfiles of the overseas drivers for the January 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy, said to be the strongest field of…
New Zealand producing many promising driversProfile of the New Zealand drivers expected at the January 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy: Pat Hoare (Ferrari,…
Flagging cars off the courseExplains that at the Lady Wigram Trophy only the winner is likely to cover the full 150 miles, since once…
Cars they will drive: Cooper and Lotus racersOf the overseas entrants at the 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy, four would drive Lotus cars and three the 2.5-litre…
Proud winner of first Wigram raceProfile of the Brooklands Riley now owned by Christchurch enthusiast Don Ransley, the car that won the first…
Programme of eventsTimetable for the seventh Lady Wigram International Trophy meeting on Saturday, held on the 2.1-mile…
Climax of Motor Racing Club's plansMotor Racing Club president Jack Brewer's welcome message ahead of the January 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy,…
World class cars and driversPreview of the 1961 Wigram motor races: seven overseas entrants, led by reigning world champion Jack Brabham…
BrabhamProfile of reigning world champion Jack Brabham, who won five grandes epreuves in a row last season, a…
Lotus for MossPhoto of English mechanic Tony Cleverley working on the Lotus-Climax to be driven by Stirling Moss in the…
Car racing drivers entertainedThe Motor Racing Club entertained the Lady Wigram Trophy drivers at a city function; pictured are Jim Clark,…
Wet weather hampers Wigram practicePhotos of Bruce McLaren and Stirling Moss taking the hangar bend during unpleasant, wet practice at Wigram…
Fastest Wigram lap goes to ClarkWet qualifying for the seventh Lady Wigram Trophy meeting saw Jim Clark (Team Lotus) set the fastest time,…
Rain stops Wigram practice after fast lapsHeavy rain left several inches of water on the track and forced official practice for the Lady Wigram Trophy…
Brabham does it againWorld champion Jack Brabham led from start to finish in a Cooper to win the Lady Wigram Trophy in appalling…
Morning session at Wigram in appalling conditionsPhotos from the morning time trials in the wet: three cars (Johnny Mansell, Brian Blackburn and Bob Smith)…
Wigram race photographsPhoto captions from the 1961 Wigram meeting: Malcolm Gill and Jim Clark approach the hangar bend, Jim…
Lady Wigram Trophy photographsPhotos of the 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy: a smaller crowd than previous years, the grid start, Brabham nearing…
Lucky escapes from injury at WigramThe 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting had the worst accident record in its history, with four bad crashes on a…
Brabham wins the Lady Wigram Trophy race for the second timePhoto montage: the start of the trophy race with Surtees (Lotus), Brabham (Cooper), Bonnier (Cooper) and…
Big Wigram race: Brabham first, Moss secondJack Brabham won the 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy in a works Cooper in appalling weather, after staving off three…
Brabham wins Lady Wigram TrophyReigning world champion Jack Brabham led from the first lap to win his second successive Lady Wigram Trophy,…
Moss's car damage: fine driving in difficultyMoss's Lotus was heavily shunted at the start of the 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy in a collision with McLaren's…
Congratulations Jack Brabham
Brabham showed the way in the wetEditorial assessment of the 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy: Brabham, twice world champion and twice Wigram winner,…
Rutherford's R.A. ZephyrProfile of Christchurch driver Rutherford's reliable home-built R.A.
Wigram car race draws 17 entriesSeventeen drivers entered the 150-mile 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy: six overseas drivers (Moss, Brabham,…
1962
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Lady Wigram Trophy Race, Saturday January 20th 1962Italian champion Lorenzo Bandini and Australian Arnold Glass joined the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy field,…
8th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race programme advertProgramme and notice for the eighth international Lady Wigram Trophy race at RNZAF Station Wigram on…
The thrill of speed: Lady Wigram Trophy racePreview of the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy: expected to be the fastest and closest 150-mile race in New Zealand,…
Crowd to see some of the world's fastest racing carsGuide to the cars in the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy: Intercontinental Formula Coopers and Lotuses with Coventry…
Race rivals are evenly matched this yearProfile of the overseas drivers for the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy: Moss, Surtees, Brabham, McLaren, Salvadori,…
Who will miss out in Wigram race?Twenty-five drivers entered the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy but the circuit allows a maximum of 24, so at least…
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Lady Wigram Trophy race 1962: entries and driver notesEntry list for the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy with 25 entries, plus short profiles of Surtees (aged 27,…
Saloon and sports car entriesEntry lists, with district, car and capacity, for the saloon and sports car events at the 1962 Lady Wigram…
Getting his racing car in shapeTim Wall, Brabham's mechanic, watches Jim Palmer line up the motor of his 1.5-litre Lotus at a city garage;…
Bruce McLaren does 97.66 mph in Wigram trainingBruce McLaren was unofficially timed at 1:18 (97.66 mph) in the first training session for the 1962 Lady…
Standing startDrivers Jack Brabham, Bruce McLaren and Arnold Glass water-skied on Lake Bryndwr the afternoon before the…
Ardmore conquerorStirling Moss, conqueror at Ardmore, in his powerful Lotus during a trial run at Wigram; drivers chat at the…
Winning first event: Stanton wins club championshipPhotos: Maurice Stanton in his Stanton Special, winner of the Motor Racing Club's championship at the Lady…
Moss led from start to win Lady Wigram Trophy, set new record of 96min 38.7secStirling Moss, in the 2.5-litre R.R.C. Walker Lotus, led from the drop of the flag to win the eighth Lady…
Moss needed his skill to win race of witsStirling Moss, second in the rain-soaked 1961 race, won the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy at record speed in a…
Lady Wigram Trophy race photographsPhotographs from the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy: the bunched field after the start with Moss in front, Moss…
Field all the way for fine winStirling Moss, in a Lotus, won the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy after leading from the first lap, crossing the…
Drivers unhurt, but cars badly damagedPhotographs after a smash at a bend during the Bardahl Sports Car Race at Wigram showing F.
Moss's gamble paid and skill won trophyStirling Moss won the eighth Lady Wigram Trophy in the 2.5-litre R.R.C.
Results from Wigram Trophy meetingResults of the races at the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: Motor Racing Club championship, New Zealand…
Millimetre margin for MossPeter Greenslade argues that Moss's 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy win was by the narrowest possible margin, a…
World class entry for Wigram trophyMcLaren, John Surtees and South African Tony Maggs were engaged for the ninth international Lady Wigram…
Stirling Moss coming to Wigram to watchStirling Moss would attend the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy as a spectator, arriving January 15 and possibly…
1963
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Early preparationsYoung Hamilton driver Jim Palmer, third in the recent NZ Grand Prix, works on his Lola and Bruce McLaren…
9th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race programme advert
Forecast for Saturday: fastest Wigram Trophy race everPreview of the ninth Lady Wigram Trophy: a smaller but better field than ever, all the overseas drivers…
Saloon cars popularPreview of the saloon car events at the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, centred on the 21-mile all-comers'…
Cars and drivers: top-flight drivers should make the Lady Wigram Trophy race an event to rememberPreview of the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy race on Saturday, with practice heats the day before.
Keep this plan handyA spectator plan of the Wigram circuit for the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, marking flag marshals,…
His foot hard down ... but Moss says noJack Brabham arrived in Christchurch and turned in the fastest practice lap of the Lady Wigram circuit that…
100 miles an hour lap likely in Wigram eventIn the first training sessions for the 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy, Bruce McLaren and Jack Brabham were…
Two drivers break Wigram lap record at practiceIn qualifying trials for the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy, John Surtees (Lola-Climax) and Jack Brabham…
Sports car battle for first positionDunedin's Barry Cottle (1200cc Lola-Climax) won the 36-mile sports car race at the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy…
How they startStarting grid for the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy as determined in training the day before.
B. McLaren wins race of thrillsAuckland's Bruce McLaren (2.7 litre Cooper-Climax) won the 150-mile ninth international Lady Wigram Trophy…
Clipping page 309Photographs from the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy: the first lap into the hangar bend led by John Surtees, a…
Maggs, Hyslop closeLap-by-lap account of the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy won by Bruce McLaren, with a NE wind gusting to 30 mph…
Cottle-Stanton duel in club championshipThe 32-mile Motor Racing Club Championship at the 1963 Lady Wigram meeting was won by M.
McLaren wins main event in ailing racerAucklander Bruce McLaren won his first long-distance race in New Zealand in the ninth Lady Wigram Trophy,…
Brabham coming againJack Brabham, world champion in 1959 and 1960, has no plans to retire and will use a new car with a Coventry…
Claim after crash at car race failsA civil claim in the Magistrate's Court over a crash at the Lady Wigram Trophy two years earlier failed.
Wigram race, Jan. 18The Motor Racing Club announced the next Lady Wigram Trophy meeting would be held on 18 January 1964 with…
1964
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10th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race: Sat. 18th Jan 64Preview of the saloon car races at the 1964 Lady Wigram meeting.
Costly cars racing at terrific speedsFeature on the history of the Lady Wigram Trophy ahead of the tenth race on 18 January 1964, with a table of…
The Motor Racing Club presents its 10th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceAdvertisement and timetable for the 10th International Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Station Wigram on…
100 miles of speed and thrills at Wigram: tenth Trophy race will be very closePreview of the tenth Lady Wigram Trophy on 18 January 1964, tipped to be the closest and most exciting yet,…
Lady Wigram Trophy Race 1964 programmeProgramme for the tenth international Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, 18 January 1964, presented by the Motor…
Wigram plays big role in motor sportFeature on the Motor Racing Club's success since its founding more than ten years earlier in producing an…
Excellent racing likelyPreview of the tenth Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.
The men at the wheelProfiles of the leading contenders for the 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy: Jack Brabham, Bruce McLaren, Tim Mayer,…
Minor eventsPreview of the saloon, sports and club championship races on the 1964 Lady Wigram programme.
Mrs Bruce McLaren has also had race-track successesWomen's page profile of Patricia McLaren, Christchurch-born wife of Bruce McLaren (just winner of the NZ…
It's built around the driverPhoto of Pat McLaren sitting in Bruce McLaren's Cooper racer, which is built tightly around the driver with…
Ah! That aroma!American driver Tim Mayer savours a cigar presented by Mayor George Manning at a welcome for visiting…
Hulme pleased with loop at Wigram but McLaren notDrivers' views of the new 2.3-mile circuit with a loop beyond the control tower bend were mixed at the first…
Winding up for tomorrowAustralian John Youl in his Cooper-Climax during practice at Wigram.
Hulme and Brabham take early heats for Wigram Trophy raceThe Repco-Brabham-Climaxes of Jack Brabham and Denis Hulme won the two 25.3-mile preliminary heats for the…
McLaren hot on Brabham's tail: grid positionsStarting grid for the 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy final: Brabham, McLaren, Hulme and Youl on the front row, then…
McLaren Wigram doubleBruce McLaren won his second consecutive Lady Wigram Trophy on the 2.3-mile circuit, driving the lightweight…
Speed and thrills at WigramPhotos of the 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy: the start, McLaren at speed, Brabham leading McLaren and Hulme,…
Saloon car race to GrantPalmerston North's Kerry Grant (Lotus-Cortina), after bad luck in the morning heat, won the I.G.A.
Race to McLaren: Lady Wigram TrophyBruce McLaren won his second Lady Wigram Trophy on the 2.3-mile circuit, covering the 101.2 miles (44 laps)…
Bruce McLaren wins exciting Lady Wigram Trophy raceMcLaren won one of the closest Lady Wigram Trophy races, his second in succession, at an average of 93.1 mph.
McLaren 3 points ahead of HulmeAhead of the Teretonga Park round of the Tasman Championship on 25 January 1964, Bruce McLaren led the…
Brabham's car a prototypeThe Repco-Brabham-Climax Jack Brabham drove into second in the 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy is the prototype of…
1965
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11th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race: Sat 23rd Jan 65Peter Greenslade previews the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy after the NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe, won by Graham…
Organisation is tremendous jobFeature on the organisation behind the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: Motor Racing Club members and volunteers…
The Motor Racing Club presents its 11th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceProgramme and advert for the 11th International Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Station Wigram on…
Motor-cycle races at Lady Wigram this yearWith the Easter Cust races abandoned, the Motor Racing Club will stage two invitation 25-mile motor-cycle…
Two former world champions to drive at WigramStar preview of the eleventh international Lady Wigram Trophy: Jim Clark (Tasman Formula Lotus-Climax),…
Lady Wigram Trophy race programme, SaturdayMotor Racing Club programme advert for the 11th international Lady Wigram Trophy race on Saturday 23 January…
Main race prospectsPreview of the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy: the race is as open as ever with overseas drivers McLaren (last…
Sports, specials: Motor Racing Club championshipPreview of the 1965 Motor Racing Club championship for sports cars and specials at Wigram.
Flag signalsExplanation of the flag signals used by marshals at Wigram: red means complete stop, yellow no overtaking,…
Wigram Trophy win bid: engine changesMcLaren and Phil Hill, disappointed with their NZ Grand Prix and Levin performances, fitted specially…
Entry listsEntry lists for the 1965 Wigram meeting: the all-comers saloon car race, the Gold Leaf production saloon…
Phil Hill's hobby is collecting player-piano rollsVisiting Californian driver Phil Hill talked about his hobby of collecting player-piano rolls, of which he…
Jim Clark far in front in practice for Lady Wigram raceJim Clark, the 1963 world champion, was by far the fastest in the first practice sessions for the 1965 Lady…
Lady Wigram Trophy classic to-morrowWeekend sports roundup noting that the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy, top event on the South Island motor-racing…
Trophy race preparationsPhotographs from first practice at Wigram: Phil Hill being pushed out in his Cooper-Climax (fourth fastest)…
Clipping page 354Photo of the start of the first heat of the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy, with Bruce McLaren leading Frank…
Lady Wigram Trophy race practicePhoto of Jim Clark practising his Lotus-Climax at Wigram; he broke the lap record set the year before by…
Scotsman takes lead at start, romps to record win in big race: Jim Clark wins Wigram TrophyJim Clark, the Scottish farmer and 1963 world champion, led from the start and won the 100-mile 1965 Lady…
Saloon car race a thrillerThe second heat of the all-comers saloon race at the 1965 Lady Wigram meeting was a thriller between…
Clipping page 358Photos from the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy: American Phil Hill losing his drive shaft coming out of the S bend…
Clark easily wins Lady Wigram Trophy raceJim Clark's 2.5 litre Lotus-Climax won the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy by more than 10 seconds from Bruce…
Clark rides his luck to win Wigram raceClark built a lead of nearly half a minute in the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy, then noticed falling oil pressure…
Smaller cars boost motor racing in N.Z.Commentary after the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy argues that Jim Clark's end-to-end win was dull but that NZ…
Best entry yet for Wigram raceMotor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer announced the best-ever entry for the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy:…
Jim Clark to defend Wigram TrophyEntries for the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy had not yet closed but a first-class field was assured for the…
Newcomer will test Champion: Scot on Jim Clark's heelsProfile of 25-year-old Scot Jackie Stewart, who won the 1965 Italian Grand Prix in a BRM and finished third…
1966
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Pukekohe form no guideChristchurch Star preview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy argues that the Pukekohe Grand Prix (won by Graham…
Wigram could be most vital raceAfter Richard Attwood's surprise win in the Levin Gold Leaf International in the No.
Motor Racing Club presents 12th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceProgramme and advertisement for the 12th Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram on Saturday 22 January 1966,…
City and country will flock to Lady Wigram Trophy classicPre-race feature asking why people are drawn to motor racing, arguing that racing offers a rare chance to be…
This should be the most keenly contested battlePreview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy arguing that the entry makes it the most keenly contested in the…
Can Clark complete Wigram 'double'?Technical preview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy following the Grand Prix start-line debacle in which Clark…
President's messageMotor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer welcomes crowds and competitors to the twelfth International Lady…
Champion watches starterPhotos from the 1966 Wigram meeting preview: world champion motor-cyclist Hugh Anderson on his 80cc Suzuki…
Saloon car racing big crowd-pleaser to-dayFeature on NZ saloon racing's popularity, describing three categories (standard production, Group 2…
International drivers arrive at Christchurch airportJimmy Clark, Jackie Stewart and Dickie Attwood arrived at Christchurch airport for the 1966 Lady Wigram…
Grand Prix courses are under fireAustralian team manager David McKay, quoted in the Sydney Daily Telegraph, attacked the organisation at…
Frank Gardner profileProfile of Australian Frank Gardner: racing 10+ years, started with boxing, swimming and rowing; won the…
Lady Wigram Trophy Race programme advertisement
Excellent racing forecastPreview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy, expected to be a close tussle between world champion Jim Clark…
Exciting motor-cycle contestPreview of the two 25-mile NZ airfield championship motor-cycle races at the 1966 Wigram meeting, headlined…
New engine may replace ClimaxTechnical article on Repco's new Repco-Brabham Type 620 2.5 litre V8 Tasman engine (about 250 bhp at 8000…
Mayoral reception for racing driversPhoto of world champion Jim Clark having tea with Motor Racing Club president J.
New Zealand open airfield championships entry listEntry list for the motor-cycle events at the 1966 Wigram meeting (NZ 250cc, 350cc, 500cc and open airfield…
Stewart sets record in first runIn the first practice session for the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy, BRM driver Jackie Stewart set an unofficial…
Could be a racing driver of the futurePhoto: Kelvin Howell, a young patient in Christchurch Hospital, sits in the cockpit of Jim Palmer's Lotus…
BRM aces both win heats for Wigram TrophyOn a drizzly morning BRM drivers Richard Attwood and Jackie Stewart won their 11-lap preliminary heats for…
Stewart and Attwood give BRM one-two winBRM drivers Jackie Stewart and Dickie Attwood ran away with the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy from lap four after…
BRM duo had it all to themselvesContinuation of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Stewart beat Clark's 1965 race record by 35.2 seconds…
Highlights from Lady Wigram Trophy race 1966Photo page: Jackie Stewart receiving the Lady Wigram laurel garland from the Hon J.
Stewart wins after rivals' crashJackie Stewart (V8 two-litre BRM) won the 101-mile 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy in a new race record of…
Molloy wins three-man struggle on old machineGinger Molloy won the NZ 500cc and open airfield championships at Wigram after swapping his balky works…
Mini spinning at WigramWhile Jackie Stewart did a victory lap in an open car, North Island drivers R.
BRM team romps home, sets recordJackie Stewart and Dickie Attwood finished first and second in the 12th International Lady Wigram Trophy,…
Palmer and Martin duelPhoto of Jim Palmer and Spencer Martin battling during the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy: it was taken in the…
Christchurch Lady Wigram TrophyMagazine-style review of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy: a BRM one-two (Stewart, Attwood) after a lap-4 shunt…
Clipping page 395Continuation of a race review of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy: the second heat was another BRM walkover with…
Lady Wigram contestThe 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy programme would be substantially similar, with a special race for big Group…
Title-winning cars to race at WigramEoin Young reports that world champion Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme would bring Brabham-Repco cars to the…
More visiting stars for Wigram TrophyFrank Gardner and Kevin Bartlett, both with Alec Mildren's 2.5 litre Repco-Brabham-Climaxes, were entered…
1967
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13th International Lady Wigram Trophy race grandstand seatsAs in the previous year, the Tasman series was a three-cornered tyre battle between Firestone, Goodyear and…
Comprehensive programme: Thirteenth Lady Wigram Trophy eventProgramme of ten events for the Motor Racing Club's thirteenth international Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at…
Motor Racing Club presents its 13th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race
Wigram event now one of considerable consequence: Message from the PresidentMotor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer welcomes drivers and fans to the thirteenth international Lady…
Biographically speakingPen portraits of six drivers for the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy: Dennis Marwood (Ecurie Rothmans Cooper-Climax,…
Other events popularPreview of the supporting races at the 1967 Lady Wigram meeting, whose saloon and sports car races count…
Current champPhoto of Masterton farmer Andrew Buchanan's Ferrari 250LM, raced by Australia's Scuderia Veloce, with…
Car racing big Saturday eventPreview of the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy, with about twenty drivers including 1966 winner Jackie Stewart,…
Wigram is vital event in 1967 Tasman seriesPreview showing the Lady Wigram Trophy as a vital round of the 1967 Tasman series and of the NZ championships.
Has Amon been left out in the cold again?Report that 22-year-old New Zealander Chris Amon, joint winner of the 1966 Le Mans 24-hour race with Bruce…
Tuning-up tomorrow is vital day in preparationExplains why Friday's practice before the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy matters: teams must work out gear ratios,…
Chance for drivers to relax in N.Z.Jackie Stewart and Dick Attwood relax in their hotel's swimming pool with London Sun motoring correspondent…
Fast laps recorded by Wigram driversReport of Friday practice before the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy in fine weather on the 2.3-mile circuit: the…
Clark wins Lady Wigram TrophyJim Clark (2-litre V8 Lotus-Climax) repeated his 1965 win in the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy, leading from start…
How they started in Trophy raceGrid positions for the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy: Stewart (BRM) and Brabham (Repco-Brabham) on the front row,…
Wigram resultsResults of the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram: the two 11-lap trophy preliminaries (Levis won the…
Clipping page 415Photo page from the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy showing the start with Jim Clark (No.
Stewart wins preliminary of big raceJackie Stewart (BRM) won the second 25-mile preliminary for the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy from Jack Brabham…
Pukekohe's image shattered at WigramPeter Greenslade reviews the 1967 Lady Wigram meeting.
Clipping page 418The morning after winning the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy, Jim Clark and BRM driver Richard Attwood visited the…
Hulme and Amon for WigramMotor Racing Club officials announced that New Zealand's top drivers Denis Hulme and Chris Amon would race…
1968
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Winner hard to predictPreview of the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy warning that the New Zealand Grand Prix result is a poor guide: only…
Best line-up yetPreview of the 14th International Lady Wigram Trophy, 44 laps at Wigram on 20 January 1968, with the…
Motor racing is now strictly controlledExplainer for Wigram spectators on how racing is controlled: cars are checked by scrutineers, faster drivers…
Supporting events should be excitingPreview of the supporting races at the 14th International Lady Wigram Trophy meeting in January 1968.
Lady Wigram race draws world's top driversFeature on the 14th International Lady Wigram Trophy (101.2 miles, 44 laps, Saturday 20 January 1968).
14th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race programme
Trophy event third round of eight-race Tasman seriesPreview of the 14th Lady Wigram Trophy as the third round of the eight-race 1968 Tasman Championship (four…
Amon to complete hard treblePreview for the Lady Wigram Trophy (apparently the 1969 meeting despite the 1968 date stamp) saying Ferrari…
14th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceMayor Sir George Manning welcomed six of the world's leading drivers to Christchurch ahead of the 1968 Lady…
Keen struggle at Wigram: vital raceThe 14th Lady Wigram Trophy is the third round of the eight-race 1968 Tasman Championship.
Big crowd is expected at Wigram tomorrowMotor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer expects a much larger crowd than in recent years at the 14th Lady…
Clipping page 431Two practice-day photos from Friday 19 January 1968 before the Lady Wigram Trophy: spray around Graeme…
Lady Wigram pricesJim Clark leads Piers Courage and Bruce McLaren away at the start of the second heat of the 1968 Lady Wigram…
Clark achieves 101 m.p.h. race average speedJim Clark (Lotus-Ford V8) won the second 11-lap preliminary for the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy at an average of…
Clark in fine time on great day: average speed of 102.99 mphJim Clark (Lotus-Ford V8) won the 14th Lady Wigram Trophy at 102.99 mph, opening his 1968 Tasman score and…
Points for Clark / Wigram resultsContinuation of the report on Jim Clark's win in the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy: the smaller 1.6-litre cars of…
Wigram on cameraPhoto spread from the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy: the start, Clark at 160 mph on the back straight, and drivers…
Scot's record average at ChristchurchJim Clark (2.5 Lotus-Ford V8) won the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy at a record average of 102.6 mph after a…
Wigram win in record time: Amon only seconds behind ClarkRecords fell at Wigram in the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy: Jim Clark (2.5 Lotus-Ford) won at a record 102.6 mph,…
Clark wins Wigram, collects side prizeAbout 30,000 people saw Jim Clark win his third Lady Wigram Trophy (after 1965 and 1967) at just under 103…
Woman times racesProfile of Mrs Sandra Young, former secretary to racing driver John Surtees and later married to motoring…
Racing car hits hangarPaul Bolton, 30, an Australian who emigrated to New Zealand in 1968 and planned to settle in Tauranga as a…
History made in this Wigram motor racePeter Greenslade's review of the 14th Lady Wigram Trophy: Clark and Amon's nose-to-tail battle put Wigram on…
A new face and a new shape will add colour and excitement to the 1969 international Lady Wigram TrophyGreenslade previews the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy on 18 January: Graham Hill (39) will drive the wedge-shaped…
1969
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15th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race: grandstand seatsGreenslade argues Christchurch is lucky not to host the first Tasman race, using the 1969 New Zealand Grand…
15th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race programmeMotor Racing Club programme for the 15th International Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF Station Wigram on…
Drivers have day to get feel of circuitPreview of the 15th International Lady Wigram Trophy on 18 January 1969.
Wings will be fitted on racing carsExplains the aerofoil wings that Wigram patrons would see for the first time at the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy.
Clipping page 448Photo of Jochen Rindt, second in the 1969 NZ Grand Prix and second-fastest qualifier, with equal status to…
The fastest circuit: Pukekohe or Wigram?Argues that a race average of 105 mph in the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy would make the 2.3-mile Wigram circuit…
Safety of drivers is their jobExplains the role of the flag marshals stationed at nine points around the Wigram circuit for the 15th…
Twenty years of Lady Wigram Trophy meetingsMotor Racing Club promotion for the 15th International Lady Wigram Trophy Grand Prix race, recalling that…
15th International Lady Wigram Trophy race: programme and admissionAdvertisement and programme for the 15th International Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Wigram, with race…
Race never so openPreview of the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy, said to be the most open ever with five men holding a good chance:…
Driver profiles: Jochen Rindt, Leo Geoghegan, Frank Gardner, Chris Amon, Derek BellProfiles of the main overseas drivers for the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy.
Big changes in tyresFeature on the development of racing tyres since the early Lady Wigram Trophy races, when cars ran on narrow…
Hill, Amon and Rindt photos ahead of the Lady Wigram TrophyPhoto captions previewing the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy: world champion Graham Hill with his Lotus Ford at…
McLaren team's best seasonFeature on the Bruce McLaren Racing team, absent from the 1969 Tasman series but represented at Wigram by…
Graham Hill - championProfile of Graham Hill, twice world champion, twice winner of the NZ Grand Prix, awarded the OBE after…
British cars at the topHistory of British dominance of Grand Prix racing over the previous 15 years, written ahead of the 1969 Lady…
Amon, Bell fastest in early trainingA gusty southerly wind and oil on the track prevented really fast times in the preliminary training session…
Lady Wigram race will be highlightWeekend sports preview naming the Lady Wigram International Trophy motor racing meeting as the big event on…
Wigram record set by RindtLap records were broken at Wigram in practice for the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy, with Austrian Jochen Rindt's…
A world champion's autographPhotos from practice for the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy: Graham Hill signing an autograph for Ian Nicolson, and…
Austrian driver sets Wigram lap record in heatGold Leaf Team Lotus laid a strong claim to the 15th Lady Wigram Trophy when world champion Graham Hill beat…
Lotus grand slam: drive for twoGold Leaf Team Lotus made a grand slam in the 15th international Lady Wigram Trophy, winning the race and…
Overseas drivers dictate termsBefore a crowd of more than 20,000 in brilliant sunshine, Jochen Rindt led the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy from…
Hundred at night: Wigram photosPhoto captions from the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy race: a first-bend tangle between Frank Gardner and Ken…
Chris Amon claim to Tasman titleColumn in the 'Car Racing' series arguing that 25-year-old Ferrari ace Chris Amon had laid a strong claim to…
Lotus-Fords dominate Lady Wigram Trophy racePhotos from Saturday's 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy: Graham Hill passing Piers Courage's Brabham-Ford to take…
Rindt wins hard-fought Wigram Trophy raceJochen Rindt won the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy in a Lotus-Ford V8, 26 seconds ahead of team-mate Graham Hill,…
Racing car parts stolenLotus racing car parts valued at $500, including pistons, a camshaft, crown wheel and distributor, were…
Easy win to Jochen RindtAveraging a record 103.11 mph, 26-year-old Jochen Rindt won the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy 26 seconds ahead of…
Record bid is likely in next few daysMotorview column reporting that an attempt on the New Zealand car speed record would be made within days in…
Brownlie sets a new speed mark of 177 mphDriving a 5.9 litre Begg sports car for the first time, 25-year-old Laurence Brownlie of Kelso, West Otago,…
N.Z. speed record to Otago driverL. Brownlie of Kelso became the fastest man on four wheels in New Zealand on Saturday, breaking the national…
$14,000 for Wigram Trophy raceSixteen drivers will race for a $14,000 prize fund in the January 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy, with the winner…
First Lady Wigram trek on SaturdayThe Lady Wigram Trophy circuit at RNZAF Station Wigram was to be used for a fund-raising trek on 1 November…
South Island cars for Tasman seriesTwo South Island Formula A (5-litre) cars would compete in the 1969-70 Tasman series: Leo Leonard of Timaru…
Final race of seriesThe March meeting of the Canterbury Car Club at Ruapuna will now be the final race, making a nine-race…
1970
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New formula and new drivers should provide many thrillsProgramme-style preview of the 16th International Lady Wigram Trophy race, attracting the most international…
16th International Lady Wigram Trophy race: programme and admissionMotor Racing Club advertisement for the 16th International Lady Wigram Trophy race at RNZAF Station Wigram…
16th International Lady Wigram Trophy race: driver notesShort previews of drivers for the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy: Graeme Lawrence in the ex-Amon Ferrari V6 (winner…
Racer is unfair in premier seriesDescribes the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy as the third round of the seven-race Tasman Championship, the Southern…
Club ready to cope with bumper crowdThe Motor Racing Club prepared for a bumper crowd at the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, aided by the…
Four break 100 m.p.h. barrier in practiceFour drivers broke 100 mph and several more were close in the first practice session for the 1970 Lady…
Otahuhu driver scores winGraham Harvey of Otahuhu won the six-lap sports, GT and single-seater race at Wigram, taking the lead on the…
McRae breaks lap record in preliminary race at WigramWellington's Graham McRae gave notice of his Lady Wigram Trophy intentions by winning the five-lap,…
Matich againAustralian Frank Matich completed an NZ Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy double, driving his McLaren M10A…
Out of petrol but still wonContinuation of the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Graham McRae retired from overheating after his pre-race…
Action from the 1970 Lady Wigram TrophyPhotos from the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting showing Matich leading, Radisich running wide at the hairpin…
Start of the Lady Wigram Trophy and motor-cycle winnerPhotos of the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy start, with Matich leading Grable, Norinder, Ken Smith and Neil Allen,…
Matich wins Wigram eventFrank Matich took his McLaren M10A over the line on virtually dry tanks 10.3sec ahead of Ron Grable to win…
Motor-cycle recordAmerican rider Ron Grant, an Englishman who emigrated nine years earlier, proved too fast for New Zealand's…
Almost out of petrol, but Matich wins TrophyFrank Matich won the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy with his 5-litre Chevrolet V8 McLaren M10A spluttering on the…
Race series opened upMotorview column noting that Frank Matich, leading the 1970 Tasman Championship with 22 points,…
Big overseas entry for Tasman seriesRacing drivers from Britain, France, the United States and Australia, as well as New Zealand, were set to…
1971
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17th International Lady Wigram Trophy race: grandstand seatsPreview of the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy: if the NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe was any guide, race and lap records…
Extremely fierce competition expected; new lap and race recordsPreview of the 17th Lady Wigram Trophy race, expected to produce new lap and race records and extremely…
17th International Lady Wigram Trophy race: programme and admissionMotor Racing Club advertisement for the 17th International Lady Wigram Trophy race, round three of the 1971…
Lady Wigram Trophy: Saturday's contest third round in annual seriesBackground to the 1971 international Lady Wigram Trophy, the third round of the New Zealand-Australia Tasman…
More NZ racing firms use motor sport as publicity mediumLooks at growing commercial sponsorship of motor racing ahead of the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy, from the Bank…
17th International Motor Racing, presented by the Motor Racing Club (Inc.)Fragment of the programme cover for the 17th international meeting presented by the Motor Racing Club (Inc.).
Wigram racing cars held upShipping delays left a number of cars for the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy in Wellington, due in Christchurch…
Best field ever at WigramPreview of the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy, the eighth consecutive Tasman Series, billed as the most evenly…
Huge sums investedDescribes the enormous cost of the visiting Tasman circus coming to Wigram: each fuel-injected 500bhp…
Lady Wigram likely to be vital in seriesThe 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy looked likely to decide the seven-race Tasman championship, with Niel Allen (15…
Lady Wigram main event on programmePreview of the Tasman Gold Star meeting at Wigram, with motor-cycling preceding the feature race.
McRae sets pace with Wigram circuit of 107 mphIn an early practice run before the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy, Graham McRae lapped the 2.3-mile Wigram circuit…
Little glamour or romance for racing-drivers' wivesFeature on the wives and girlfriends of drivers at Wigram practice for the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy, who…
McRae sets recordGraham McRae took pole position for the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy with a lap of 1:17.0 (107.53 mph) in his…
Wigram race Amon's last in NZ seriesChris Amon was to have his last New Zealand Tasman start in the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy before leaving for…
It's McRae: twin recordWellington's Graham McRae won the 17th International Lady Wigram Trophy race from start to finish in his…
Clipping page 513Two photographs of the mix-up at the first bend at the start of the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy race.
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The race is over and the tension offPhotographs from the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy: Graeme McRae easily leading past the control tower, and Mike…
McRae wins, takes lead in Tasman seriesDriving a smooth, polished race, Graham McRae led the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy almost from end to end in his…
Perry beats Wylie in motor-cyclingAuckland's Geoff Perry (500 Suzuki) came from behind three laps from the finish to beat Christchurch's Dale…
Fahey's day in saloon eventsManurewa's Paul Fahey won three saloon races at the 1971 Lady Wigram meeting: the Bank of New South Wales…
Odds against McRae's engine lasting out seriesAfter winning the Lady Wigram Trophy, Graham McRae led the Tasman series with 22 points, seven ahead of Niel…
Leading administrator and car racing competitor diesObituary of Pat Hoare, a leading New Zealand motor racing administrator and competitor, who died suddenly in…
Overseas stars for 18th trophy race at WigramDrivers from Britain, Belgium, the United States, Canada and Australia, led by European and North American…
1972
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Lady Wigram race holds vital pointsAhead of the 18th Lady Wigram Trophy the 1972 Tasman points were led by Mike Hailwood (10) with Frank…
Lady Wigram Trophy race prospects bright for biggest speed feast on aerodrome circuitPreview of the 18th Lady Wigram Trophy on Saturday 22 January 1972, expected to be the fastest race run at…
Geoff Perry is certain to provide spectacular watchingPreview of the motor-cycle racing at the 1972 Lady Wigram meeting, built around Auckland rider Geoff Perry,…
President's messageProgramme-style message from Motor Racing Club president J.
18th International Motor Racing, presented by the Motor Racing Club (Inc.)Programme cover of the 18th international motor racing meeting presented by the Motor Racing Club (Inc.).
Saturday at the RNZAF Station, Wigram: 18th international Lady Wigram Trophy race
Wigram 'race of champions'Preview of the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy, where any of five drivers (Gardner, McRae, Hobbs, Hailwood, Matich)…
Gardner to miss Wigram raceNZ Grand Prix winner Frank Gardner will definitely not race again in the New Zealand Tasman rounds after his…
Going to Wigram on Saturday? Go well, go Shell
Spectacular saloonsPreview of the four saloon events among eight races at the 1972 Lady Wigram meeting: an open-class…
Matich and McRaeProfiles of the two STP-backed favourites for the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy: 31-year-old New Zealander Graham…
Perry-man to beatPreview of the motor-cycle racing at the 1972 Lady Wigram meeting: Auckland's Geoff Perry, unbeaten in the…
Expense no object as Frank Matich prepares for WigramTwo-time Australian Grand Prix winner Frank Matich flew back to Sydney after the Levin race to have special…
Mystery split pin blamed for destruction of engineFrank Matich and his four-man crew reached Christchurch for the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy still baffled by the…
Clipping page 536Photo captions from Wigram practice for the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy: two-year-old Scott Miller watching Neil…
Graham McRae sets pace during warm-up lapsIn Friday shake-down runs before the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy, 1971 winner and Tasman champion Graham McRae…
Traffic directions for Lady Wigram Trophy patronsNotice asking patrons at the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy race to follow marshals and traffic officers, with a…
McRae fastest, others close behind himIn 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy qualifying, defending champion Graham McRae lapped the shortened 2.13-mile…
Clipping page 540Photographs of Graham McRae and Mike Hailwood in action at Wigram in practice for the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy.
Clipping page 541Two photographs from race day at Wigram, 22 January 1972: a driver crashing into a hangar in the first race,…
Thrills, spills for big crowd at Wigram circuitEarly arrivals at the 1972 Lady Wigram meeting saw crashes and close racing in the preliminary events on the…
Today's lucky number: 22Front-page teaser noting that car No. 22, driven by Graham McRae, won the Lady Wigram car race, and horse…
McRae wins Lady Wigram Trophy with apparent easeWellington's Graham McRae won the 18th International Lady Wigram Trophy race in his Leda GM1 at an average…
It's McRae's dayPhoto page from the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy: the field at the start, McRae with a rear wheel off the ground…
Clipping page 546Two photographs from the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy: third-placed Kevin Bartlett in his McLaren M10B and Mike…
Classy McRae tipped to retain Tasman titleGreenslade argues that Graham McRae's win in the 1972 Winfield Tasman International at Levin, after an…
Kisses and champagne: McRae's trophy driveBehind McRae's faultless 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy win lay overnight drama: a cracked cylinder head found…
Decision for Molloy; both motor-cycle titles to PerryAuckland's 21-year-old Geoff Perry (500 Suzuki) won both the New Zealand open and 500cc airfield…
McRae has decisive win in Wigram grand prixDefending Tasman champion Graeme McRae won the 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy in his Leda GM1 by almost a lap…
Saloons thrill crowdReport on the saloon car races at the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, run over three-car battles in the opening…
Burning rubber at WigramPhoto page of the Lady Wigram Trophy and saloon car events at Wigram.
Racing car drivers sample jet boatsAfter the Lady Wigram Trophy, five overseas drivers and their mechanics went jet boating on the Waimakariri…
CrunchAmateur photographer C. J. Simpson of Lyttelton captured motor-cyclist B. J. Allingham crashing into oil…
McRae will keep on winningProfile of 31-year-old Graham McRae, nicknamed "Cassius", the dominant driver of the 1972 Tasman series and…
Mike the Bike battles for the leadMike Hailwood was the only driver with a chance of catching Graham McRae in the 1972 Tasman Cup series, with…
Overseas entries hope at WigramMotor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer said negotiations were under way for overseas saloon car drivers…
1973
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Veteran of track to lead MGsBefore the 19th Lady Wigram Trophy race, members of the MG Car Club's MGT Register will lead the field round…
19th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race programmeAdvertised timetable and spectator information for the 19th International Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, round…
Graham McRae heads list of championsField guide to the 19th Lady Wigram Trophy race.
...and you're in the driver's seat
American and New Zealander are likely to continue 150mph duelPreview of the Wigram motor-cycle races: American Ron Grant (water-cooled 750cc Suzuki) and Huntly's Ginger…
Graeme Lawrence not able to race at Wigram1971 Tasman champion Graeme Lawrence, survivor of the 1972 NZ Grand Prix crash in which Bryan Faloon died,…
19th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceHeading fragment from a Motor Racing Club (Inc) promotional piece for the 19th International Lady Wigram…
Six nations represented in Wigram classicPreview of the 19th International Lady Wigram Trophy race (47 laps, 100 miles), with drivers from six…
Local championProfile of 26-year-old David Oxton, the national Gold Star champion, who will drive the Begg FM5 in the 19th…
English driverProfile of Englishman Alan Rollinson, second in the New Zealand Grand Prix, who is out to win the 1973…
Saloons should provide much excitementPreview of the saloon car events at the 1973 Lady Wigram meeting, in which Castrol GTX, Bank of New South…
Lady Wigram entriesList of the 20 drivers and cars entered for the 19th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race, with race…
Fourth motor-cycle title likely for GrantOn the strength of three wins on the summer circuit (Bay Park Raceway, Mount Maunganui, Pukekohe, and…
Top overseas ridersPhoto of American Ron Grant (Suzuki 750) being chased by Englishman C.
Mayor meets racing driversAt the annual mayoral reception for Lady Wigram Trophy drivers, Kevin Bartlett said Wigram was probably the…
Tasman hat-trick on the cards for Graham McRaeLooking back at Graham McRae's dominant win in the 75-mile Rothmans International at Levin, the article says…
Blaze in racing car at WigramPhoto captions from Lady Wigram Trophy practice: a fire extinguisher is used on a blaze in Baron Robertson's…
McRae close to last year's fastest time at WigramIn the preliminary practice session for the 19th Lady Wigram Trophy, Graham McRae was unofficially timed at…
McRae fastest in qualifying trialsGraham McRae finished Friday's Lady Wigram Trophy qualifying with a lap of 117.969 mph (about 65.0sec) on…
Francevic's Mazda hits 118mph for winRobbie Francevic's rotary Mazda RX2 won the Castrol GTX Group 2 and 3 saloon race, the first event at the…
Into first bend at WigramPhoto captions: the field takes the first bend at the start of the Ace-Osca saloon championship at the Lady…
McRae beats class field into the groundGraham McRae won the 19th International Lady Wigram Trophy at a record average of 114.277 mph, 27.8sec ahead…
Aussie champ Moffat shows them the wayAustralian saloon champion Allan Moffat won the fast invitation saloon race at the 1973 Lady Wigram Trophy…
Another one for McRaePhoto page of the 1973 Lady Wigram Trophy: McRae telling the story of his win, lapping Frank Radisich, the…
McRae wins exciting race for Lady Wigram TrophyGraham McRae won his third successive Lady Wigram Trophy in a record 52min 33.8sec (114.277 mph), after a…
Wigram crashPhoto of a rider thrown from his machine in the 750cc motor-cycle race at Wigram on Saturday while avoiding…
Wigram: good moments and badPhoto captions from the 1973 Lady Wigram meeting: Max Stewart led for nearly three-quarters of the trophy…
Stewart's oil leakPhoto captions: Max Stewart stands beside his Lola T330 in the pits after pulling out of the Lady Wigram…
Tasman racing series is still wide open after WigramDespite McRae's 11-point lead after winning the Lady Wigram Trophy, the Tasman series was still open because…
Top motor race may come to WigramChristchurch Mayor N. G. Pickering and Motor Racing Club patron Mr J. Mathison favour holding the 1974 New…
1974
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Race prospectsPreview of the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram, the third round of the Peter Stuyvesant $100,000…
F5000 comes of ageReview of Formula 5000's 1973 European success, when Belgian Teddy Pilette won the title in a Chevron B24…
Saloons and historic cars at WigramPreview of the saloon and support races at the 1974 NZ Grand Prix meeting at Wigram: Paul Fahey's new…
New Zealand's Grand Prix, Wigram Jan. 19th and 20thProfiles of Australia's challenge in the 1974 Stuyvesant series: 35-year-old John McCormack, new Australian…
Aerodynamics vitalTechnical feature on racing-car bodywork design: designers use the track as a wind tunnel with pitot tubes…
Boote favourite for open titlePreview of the Wigram motor-cycle meeting during the 1974 Grand Prix weekend.
New Zealand Grand Prix 1974 at Wigram: programme
McRae needs 120 mph lap for pole positionDrivers wanting pole or front row for the 1974 NZ Grand Prix at Wigram would need a flying lap of about 120…
I'll start at the back for a fee: McRaeTriple Tasman champion Graham McRae joked at Wigram that he would start from the back of the grid for $1000,…
Dawson in practicePhoto caption: Otahuhu driver Red Dawson gets plenty of power from his Camaro in Saturday's practice at…
Fiats dominate group two saloonsFiats took the first five places in the Group 2 Castrol GTX saloon race at Wigram.
G.P. to McCormack after eight cars excludedJohn McCormack (Elfin Repco) won the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram at a record average of more than…
McCormack wins his second NZ Grand PrixJohn McCormack (Australia) won the 100-mile New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram in his three-year-old Elfin MR5…
Airfield motorcycle title to BooteNineteen-year-old Christchurch rider J. A. Boote (Levi's Yamaha TZ750) won the open class of the New Zealand…
Wigram resultsFull results of the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram, won by John…
McRae needs win to be in running for Tasman seriesLooking back on the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram, Greenslade describes how John McCormack (Elfin…
Official programme: Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, 19-20 January 1974Cover or front page of the official programme for the January 1974 Wigram meeting, carrying the standard…
Wigram races: top stake $14,500The tentative programme for the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on Sunday 19 January 1975 was announced, with a…
1975
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Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting, Sunday 19 JanuaryGraham McRae withdrew from the Peter Stuyvesant series because he was short of money and was to miss the…
McRae now back in race seriesKevin Bartlett considers work to be done on his Lola T400 before the Lady Wigram Trophy race.
The Lady Wigram Trophy race this weekendA page header or advertisement headline announcing the Lady Wigram Trophy race that weekend (January 1975);…
1975 Lady Wigram Trophy entrantsAdvertisement and entry list for the Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting on Sunday 19 January 1975, round of the…
Wigram may be crucial race of seriesRussell Jones assesses the drivers' chances ahead of the 1975 Lady Wigram Trophy, third round of the…
Top saloon drivers hereThe saloon races at Wigram on Sunday 19 January 1975 promise to be the most exciting for some time, with…
Australians leading seriesPreviews of the Australian contenders in the 1975 Stuyvesant series: Johnnie Walker, who won the 1974 Levin…
John Boote will be flying at WigramJohn Boote (TZ750 Levi's Yamaha), the 20-year-old Christchurch rider fresh from the Marlboro series, is…
21st International Lady Wigram Trophy race is wide openPreview of the twenty-first Lady Wigram Trophy, third round of the 1975 Stuyvesant series, expected to be…
Tasman Cup comes on race trophyPhotos from the 21st International Lady Wigram Trophy race special: Denny Hulme advising Graeme Lawrence,…
Feature saloon raceThe feature saloon race at the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting will be the final 11-lap Radio Avon invitation…
McLaren's widow donates new trophy for Wigram raceDrivers in the twenty-first Lady Wigram Trophy would compete for two trophies: the annual Lady Wigram Trophy…
Grand prix men swap steedsWarwick Brown, winner of the NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe and Stuyvesant series leader, swapped machines with…
Living with uncertaintiesProfile of Clare Murdoch, wife of Jim Murdoch, the 28-year-old driver tipped to make it in motor racing…
McRae and Amon toss a coinPole position for the 1975 Lady Wigram Trophy was decided by a coin toss after Graham McRae and Chris Amon…
McRae thrills crowd with superb drivingGraham McRae (McRae GM2) turned the tables in the third round of the Stuyvesant series with a faultless win…
Double success for BooteJohn Boote (Levi Yamaha) won the open airfield championship at the 1975 Lady Wigram meeting for the second…
Series a bit more even now - McRaeJubilant after winning the 1975 Lady Wigram Trophy, Graham McRae said the series was now a bit more even,…
Start to finish win gives McRae fourth Wigram titleGraham McRae won his fourth Lady Wigram Trophy race leading from start to finish at an average 115.452 mph…
Race fans will miss Paul Fahey's skillsFour times New Zealand saloon car champion Paul Fahey gave the Lady Wigram crowd a farewell thrill in the…
Tasman Cup series shaping upAhead of the final New Zealand round at Teretonga Park, Invercargill, on Sunday 26 January 1975, the…
Wigram date announcedThe Lady Wigram Trophy race will be held on a Sunday in January 1976, with the meeting date given as January…
1976
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Top drivers line up for WigramA 14-car field for the Lady Wigram Trophy race on Sunday 18 January 1976, third round of the four-race…
Lady Wigram 1976Header of a six-page Press feature on the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy by motor racing reporter Russell Jones,…
1976 Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting, Sunday 18th JanuaryAdvertisement and entry list for the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, third round of the Peter Stuyvesant…
Clipping page 631Photo of the dummy grid before the Manfeild race, 1976 Stuyvesant series.
Redman - the man to watchProfile of Brian Redman, the reigning American F5000 champion, aged 38, who began racing in 1959 in a Morris…
Series shaping up for grandstand finishAfter two rounds of the 1976 Stuyvesant series Graeme Lawrence is rated the fastest car-driver combination,…
Clipping page 634Photos from the Manfeild round of the 1976 Stuyvesant series: Lawrence and Smith lead at the start, Redman…
The driversShort profiles of the drivers in the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy: Graeme Lawrence, Bruce Allison, Ken Smith, Max…
1976 Wigram race programmeSaloon racing at the January 1976 Wigram meeting should be even better than the previous year, with Jim…
22nd International Lady Wigram Trophy Race MeetingPreview of the 22nd Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on 18 January 1976.
Shell Formula Ford will provide exciting racingFormula Ford racing is regarded as the training ground for big-time motor racing, and the Motorcraft Formula…
Loads of talent in saloon car fieldsFour saloon car races on the 1976 Wigram programme feature the best saloon drivers: Australian Allan Moffatt…
Warwick Brown hereReigning Stuyvesant champion Warwick Brown of Australia is in Christchurch but not racing in the Lady Wigram…
Wigram 18th Jan: admissionDrivers for the Lady Wigram Trophy race taking morning tea with the Mayor of Christchurch.
Lawrence wants change of luckGraeme Lawrence, fastest qualifier in the opening Stuyvesant rounds at Pukekohe and Manfeild, has…
Formula 5000 car designExplanation of Formula 5000 racing car design: engines limited to five litres with standard production…
Rolling starts for all racesChief scrutineer checking Brian Redman's 2-litre BMW engine.
Touch of history to Stewart's practiceIn the first qualifying trial for the 100-mile 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy race, nobody came near the lap record…
Lap record at 117mph by Ken SmithKen Smith of Auckland broke the Wigram lap record in his Lola T332 in the second of three qualifying…
Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting 18th January 1976: passesPhotographed timing, member and photographer passes for the Peter Stuyvesant series Lady Wigram Trophy race…
Clipping page 648Photos from the 1976 Lady Wigram meeting: winner Ken Smith celebrating and B.
Ken Smith wins the 'bad luck' Lady WigramAuckland driver Ken Smith won the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy from start to finish after Graeme Lawrence blew up…
Moffatt gets his revengeAllan Moffatt (Australia, Chev Monza) beat Leo Leonard (Christchurch) at Wigram after being beaten by the…
Clipping page 651Photos of the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy race: Ken Smith and Kevin Bartlett leading the field after the start,…
Clipping page 652Photos of Ken Smith winning the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy race, and smiling after the race.
A family's two life styles: the roar of a racing car and the quiet of the countryProfile of Mrs Marion Redman, wife of British Formula 5000 driver Brian Redman, who travelled to New Zealand…
Wigram problem may spell end of era for promotersPeter Greenslade reports that Ken Smith (Lola T332) won the Lady Wigram Trophy, third round of the Peter…
Stuyvesant series lacks strength in the fieldPeter Greenslade argues that the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy showed the Peter Stuyvesant series has no depth,…
Clipping page 656Photo of Jim Richards in the Mustang at Wigram, 1976.
20 for motor-racing seriesJohn Fridd previews the January 1977 Peter Stuyvesant series, now run for Formula Pacific (1600cc, mainly…
1977
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Luckless Finn still thinks he can winMikko Kozarowitzky, yet to score in the Peter Stuyvesant series after three rounds, said he could win both…
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Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting 1977, fifth and final roundAdvertisement and programme for the 1977 Wigram meeting on Sunday 30 January, final round of the Peter…
Drivers in the seriesProfiles of the drivers contesting the 1977 Peter Stuyvesant series for Formula Pacific cars ahead of the 30…
Wigram race promises to be excitingRussell Jones previews the 1977 Wigram round, the last of the Stuyvesant series, now run for evenly matched…
For Tom, a hot, hard hour of workRussell Jones spends the Teretonga race day with American driver Tom Gloy (Tui), who needed a win to keep…
Fast airfield track will suit P.D.L. MustangJohn Fridd previews the Shellsport and Australia v New Zealand saloon races at Wigram, where the new P.D.L.
Saloon car racing popularPreview of the saloon car side of the 1977 Wigram meeting: Castrol GTX cars, Shellsport nine-lap round,…
Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting 1977, fifth and final roundAdvertisement and programme for the 1977 Wigram meeting on Sunday 30 January, final round of the Peter…
Rosberg nearly stayed homeStephen Stuart reports Keke Rosberg, favourite to win at Wigram, was almost a non-starter in the Stuyvesant…
New names and new cars for WigramPreview of the 23rd Lady Wigram Memorial Trophy race, fifth and final round of the $60,000 Peter Stuyvesant…
Fine tuning makes the differenceExplains why Saturday practice and qualifying matter at Wigram: choosing gear ratios against the…
Close racing expected in supporting eventsPreview of the supporting races at the 1977 Wigram meeting: the 12-lap 42.48 km Castrol GTX production…
The last race at Wigram?The Motor Racing Club expected 18,000 to 20,000 spectators at what could be the last international race at…
I won't marry a race driver - she said, but she didProfile of Jeanne Kozarowitzky, Dutch-born wife of Finnish driver Mikko Kozarowitzky, married three months…
Millen hoping for a change of luckStephen Stuart profiles Auckland driver Steve Millen, winner of the opening Stuyvesant round at Bay Park but…
Flying without a wing?Russell Jones reports Keke Rosberg, already series winner, may gamble on running without a rear wing at…
Gloy impressive in Wigram qualifying trialsA moderate crowd watched the first of three qualifying sessions for the 1977 Lady Wigram Trophy.
Rosberg wins pole spotKeke Rosberg (Chevron B34) qualified fastest for the Lady Wigram Trophy with a lap of 71.2 sec (179.017…
Southplant Goodyear Lady Wigram special
McMillan makes Lady Wigram specialProfile of Auckland driver Dave McMillan and his Team McMillan Ford-Citizen Watch Ralt, built by Ron…
Lady Wigram special: international driversProfiles of the drivers in the 1977 Lady Wigram Trophy from eight countries, including Finn Mikko…
Airfield track goes out with a flourishThe 1977 Wigram meeting would be the last to be held on the once-a-year airfield circuit, which did not…
24 to race in last series raceLine-up of 24 starters from New Zealand, Australia, Britain, the USA, Finland, Jamaica, Hong Kong and…
The first Lady Wigram race: a driver recallsFrank Bennett, later financial editor of the Christchurch Star, recalls finishing second in the first Wigram…
Museum piece wins its last raceRosberg, Kozarowitzky and Nicholson make final checks before practice for the Lady Wigram Trophy, and Tom…
Gloy wins at Wigram but Rosberg still fastest in seriesTom Gloy (Tui) won the 44-lap, 160 km Lady Wigram Trophy, last round of the 1977 Stuyvesant series, after…
Leonard powers to great winJohn Fridd reports that Leo Leonard showed the full potential of the new P.D.L.
The luckiest manGraham Baker, one of the unluckiest Stuyvesant drivers, considers himself lucky after sliding his Birrana…
Puncture costs Rosberg Lady Wigram TrophyStephen Stuart reports that Keke Rosberg, from pole, led out but a slow puncture in the right front tyre of…
Rosberg tries jetboatingFragment: Smith gave Keke Rosberg his first taste of jetboating the Friday before Wigram; Rosberg said it…
Mighty Mustang back on track soonThe PDL Mustang, reputed fastest saloon in Australia and New Zealand, will return to New Zealand circuits in…
1978
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Wigram transformedNext Friday afternoon, 100-plus workers and Motor Racing Club officials will transform Wigram airfield into…
British-built cars feature in Stuyvesant seriesPreview of the 1978 Peter Stuyvesant series for Formula Pacific.
Rosberg's appeal set for ThursdayKeke Rosberg's 1978 Stuyvesant series lead was threatened by a one-minute penalty for alleged jumping of the…
A try at high speed with Danny SullivanJames Mackenzie rides with American Formula Pacific driver Danny Sullivan in a Lotus at Ruapuna.
Drivers in the 1978 Stuyvesant seriesDriver profiles for the 1978 Wigram round: Dave McMillan (Ralt, 32), Steve Millen (new Chevron B42, Martini…
Rosberg - the only way is upProfile of Keke Rosberg, 28-year-old Finn living in Germany, who won three consecutive rounds of the 1977…
Peter Stuyvesant series, round 5, Lady Wigram Trophy 1978
Peter Stuyvesant series Wigram 1978Keke Rosberg lost his appeal against a one-minute penalty for jumping the start at Teretonga but remained 12…
Rosberg's loss will be Wigram's gainPreview of the 1978 Wigram meeting: after his appeal failed, Keke Rosberg must win one of two heats to…
Perkins needs skill, luck to win seriesRussell Jones previews the 1978 Wigram decider: Larry Perkins can only take the Stuyvesant series if he wins…
Rosberg confidentKeke Rosberg, leading the 1978 Peter Stuyvesant Formula Pacific series, said he was confident of winning at…
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Formula 1 offers to RosbergKeke Rosberg was reported to have received tempting Formula 1 offers for the next season, though he said he…
Action from WigramPhoto spread from Wigram practice for the 1978 Peter Stuyvesant meeting: formula ford runners in practice,…
Eleven hurt by truck rolling over at WigramEleven people were taken to hospital when a shingle truck carrying spectators failed to take a bend on…
Rosberg robbed of his chance in last race but carries off seriesKeke Rosberg became undisputed Peter Stuyvesant series champion with a win at Wigram, though the final…
Saloon win to Leonard despite heavy handicapSupporting races at the 1978 Wigram Peter Stuyvesant meeting.
Clipping page 707Photos from the 1978 Lady Wigram Trophy, the last race of the Peter Stuyvesant series: Larry Perkins, winner…
To the victor the spoilsPhoto of Australian driver Larry Perkins, winner of the 1978 Lady Wigram Trophy, with a saloon car action…
Keke Rosberg wins Stuyvesant seriesThe "Flying Finn" Keke Rosberg won the 1978 Peter Stuyvesant Formula Pacific series at Wigram despite being…
Clipping page 710Action photos from Wigram 1978 including Steve Millen, Andrew Miedecke (March) and Peter Larner (Brabham),…
Clipping page 711Follow-up on the truck accident after the Wigram meeting: the Tucker family, out for an afternoon stroll,…
Wigram not safe enough, says RosbergKeke Rosberg and British racing car constructor Dr Joe Ehrlich called Wigram a 'very dangerous' circuit…
Wigram revisitedColour piece on the pits at the 1978 Wigram meeting, describing the circus-like atmosphere of the overseas…
1979
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Shy young man in a hurryProfile of Teo Fabi, the 23-year-old Milan University student leading the 1979 Formula Pacific series in New…
Future of Wigram depends on public supportPreview of the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy race day, the thirtieth anniversary meeting, warning that Wigram…
Hulme, Hailwood in Formula OnesFormula One cars were to run at Wigram on Sunday 1979 for the first time in many years in a demonstration…
Old-timers bring back the early daysTwenty-four cars from Wigram's early era were to run in a 'nostalgia parade' at the 1979 thirtieth…
Twenty-five riders in 'big gun' bike raceTwenty-five riders entered the 1979 Wigram 'big gun' motor-cycle race, with top riders including Stuart…
Nearly all series cars UK-madeAll Formula Pacific cars in the 1979 series bar one were British-made; the exception was the New…
Rules for Formula Pacific preciseExplains what a Formula Pacific car is: minimum weight 450kg, maximum width 200cm, 1600cc Ford BDA engines…
Sunday marks 30 years of racing at WigramPreview of the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, the final two heats of the Formula Pacific series, with Teo…
Lady Wigram Trophy race, final round 1979 Formula Pacific international seriesAdvert and programme for the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Station Wigram on 27-28 January,…
PDL wants Wigram markLeo Leonard's PDL Mustang was out to take the Wigram outright saloon lap record, the only one in New Zealand…
Thrilling action seen in first race at WigramRecalls the first Wigram race in 1949, a 105-mile NZ championship road race won by Morrie Proctor…
Hulme, Amon to drive in demonstrationDenny Hulme, Chris Amon, Jim Murdoch and Mike Hailwood were to drive a nostalgic demonstration at the 1979…
Fabi keen to clinch series with 2 winsTeo Fabi planned to win both heats of the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy to clinch the Formula Pacific series, but…
Wigram spectacular: that once-a-year dayProgramme preview for the 30th anniversary Lady Wigram Trophy race on 28 January 1979: Escort Sport,…
Threat to Fabi in time trialsDave McMillan threw a surprise into the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy time trials, fastest in the first session…
Clipping page 729Official passes and ticket portions for the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy race on Sunday 28 January 1979,…
Fabi wins series but McMillan Wigram starTeo Fabi wrapped up the 1979 NZ Formula Pacific series with two second places at Wigram, but Aucklander Dave…
Exciting race to McLachlanPaul McLachlan (Yamaha TZ750) won the nine-lap feature motor-cycle race at Wigram after swapping the lead…
Clipping page 732Photos from the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: Dave McMillan elated after winning both heats, the podium…
Wigram race in jeopardyThe future of the Lady Wigram Trophy was in the balance after poor support for the thirtieth race on 28…
Speedsters at WigramPhoto page: Dave McMillan was the star at Wigram, though Italian Teo Fabi wrapped up the 1979 NZ Formula…
McMillan steals the show but Fabi takes seriesDave McMillan, a 32-year-old Pan Am sales representative from Auckland, won both heats of the 30th Lady…
Kiwis driving to the top: Dave's eyes on the stakesProfile of Dave McMillan, 32, who won both Wigram heats to end the 1979 Formula Pacific series.
Motor sport will survive, says genial giantInterview with George Begg, who predicts motor sport will survive by getting back to basics with grass-roots…
Not a great fuel wasterGeorge Begg argues motor sport is no bigger a fuel waster than aimless Sunday driving or horse racing, and…
Wigram in Pacific eventThe 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy race was to count as a round of the new Pacific Region Championships, with…
1980
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Racers of yesteryearColin Bryant talks to Hec Green, winner of the 1950 Wigram race, about early Wigram racing.
Speeding ban led to use of Wigram circuitHistory of how the first Lady Wigram race came to be held at Wigram in 1949: the Canterbury Car Club planned…
Lady Wigram Trophy Meeting featuring round 3 Aurora AFX Formula Pacific series
Tait Electronics Lady Wigram Trophy meetingAdvert and programme for the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Station Wigram on 26-27 January, round…
Extremely even field for Pacific racesPreview of the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy, round three of the Aurora AFX series, with $11,000 in prize money.
N.Z. series F1 breeding groundProfiles of Aurora AFX series drivers before the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy: works March youngsters Mike…
Fast ladyProfile of South African driver Desiree Wilson, 26, who impressed in the 1980 Aurora AFX series in her…
Driving Wigram with Dave McMillanGuide to the Wigram lap with Dave McMillan, showing gears and speeds (about 255 km/h on the main straight,…
Shellsport getting better all the timePreview of the Shellsport two-litre saloon championship at Wigram 1980: Reg Cook found it harder to win with…
Variety to please everyoneOrganisers of the 1980 Wigram meeting promised a wide variety of motor sport: Formula Pacific, Formula Ford,…
Most cars in the series from UKExplains that most 1980 Aurora AFX series cars are British: March (Bicester, Robin Herd), Chevron (Bolton,…
Lady Wigram Trophy meeting programmeAdvertisement and programme for the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at R.N.Z.A.F.
Historic racing cars to contest six-lap race at WigramA preview of the historic racing car event at the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, a six-lap race for old…
Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: entrants include
Big changes in motor racing over 30 yearsA feature comparing motor racing at Wigram in 1949 with 1980: early drivers wore pudding-basin crash hats…
The lady is one of the world's fastestSouth African Desire Wilson, 26 and living in England, was entered in the 1980 Formula Pacific series in a…
Steve Millen drops Chevron for Ralt with big successPenfolds winemakers sponsor Steve Millen in the 1980 Formula Pacific series in a Chardon Ralt RT1, after…
No horsing around...Profile of South African racing driver Desire Wilson, 26, in Christchurch for the 1980 Formula Pacific series.
Huub's sights set highProfile of 25-year-old Dutchman Huub Rothengatter, who led the NZ Formula Pacific series by two points over…
Two men in a spin in Wigram practiceTwo Formula Pacific drivers, including points leader Huub Rothengatter, spun at Japanese Car Corner on the…
Continuation of Wigram racing is up to publicWith the Stuyvesant Series dead after the cigarette company withdrew, 1980 racing became the Aurora AFX…
Desire one of fastest women in the worldProfile of Desire Wilson, entered in a Nashua-sponsored March 77B in the Formula Pacific series.
Successful change for Millen from Chevron to RaltPenfolds sponsor Steve Millen in a Chardon Ralt RT1 for the 1980 Formula Pacific series after five years of…
Revving up...Photo captions from practice at the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: Desire Wilson (South Africa) leading…
Woodley injuredMotor-cycle star John Woodley (Motueka, Suzuki RG500) crashed spectacularly in the first motor-cycle race at…
Racing Team Holland has one driverRacing Team Holland, revived after its 1960s success, runs Huub Rothengatter, 27, in the 1980 Aurora AFX…
Variety will please spectatorsOrganisers of the 1980 Wigram meeting promised a variety of motor sport, costing about $30,000 to promote,…
Formula Pacific: what it meansExplains Formula Pacific, which replaced Formula 5000 in 1977 as NZ's answer to Formula Atlantic, using the…
Lady Wigram Trophy meeting programmeTait Electronics advertisement with the timetable for the 26-27 January 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at…
Most cars come from UKGuide to the racing car makes in the 1980 Formula Pacific series, most built in Britain where the racing car…
Lady Wigram Trophy meeting passesOfficial passes and infield tickets for the Tait Electronics Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on Sunday 27 January…
Portrait of a winnerPhotos of Dave McMillan flinging his Citizen Ralt into a corner on the way to winning the second heat of the…
Huxford's Capri wins Open Saloon championshipReports of the support races at the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.
One woman race in Escort SportsDesire Wilson led the Escort Sport race from the start with John Armstrong close for three laps; Royce Clive…
Part-time winner...Profile of 57-year-old Ray Archibald, whose rare C-type Jaguar was a late entry that led all but two laps…
Wigram in new international car racing seriesChristchurch (Wigram) was expected to host one of two New Zealand rounds of a new FIA-recognised Pacific…
Lose Wigram once, lose it for goodMurray Taylor, European racing team manager and former March works team manager in NZ, said cancelling the…
Lady Wigram race back on calendarThe Motor Racing Club's annual meeting unanimously reversed its decision to cancel the January 1981 Lady…
1981
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Wigram: fast circuit offers chance to see racing at its bestPreview of the 32nd Lady Wigram Trophy on Sunday 25 January 1981 on the 3.4 km circuit, decided over two…
Escort sport racing: bumper to bumperPreview of Escort Sport racing at the 1981 Wigram meeting, with Dunedin's John Armstrong the favourite after…
Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: entrants and programmeTait Electronics advertisement for the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 January 1981…
Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: entrants and programmeTait Electronics advertisement for the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 January 1981…
What the formula meansExplains the Formula Pacific rules for the 1981 Wigram meeting: piston engines up to 1600cc with four…
What the formula meansExplains the Formula Pacific rules for the 1981 Wigram meeting: piston engines up to 1600cc with four…
English driver - NZ-made carEnglish designer Adrian Reynard, 29, was to drive the New Zealand-made Sleepyhead Cuda 5 in the 1981 series;…
English driver - NZ-made carEnglish designer Adrian Reynard, 29, was to drive the New Zealand-made Sleepyhead Cuda 5 in the 1981 series;…
Reunion for Oxton teamDick Bennett, 33, who worked with David Oxton's team in the early 1970s and in the previous series, returned…
No more 'cheapos'Formula Pacific had become expensive: a top car cost about $80,000 in 1981 compared with around $25,000…
Motorcycle action at Lady Wigram Trophy meetingYoung Christchurch rider Mike Pero (Adler Yamaha 350) was leading Singapore champion Gerry Looi (Suzuki 500)…
McMillan opts for older carTitle-holder Dave McMillan was expected to drive his five-year-old Ralt RT1 rather than his new…
Driving ambition revs through Rob WilsonColin Bryant profiles New Zealander Rob Wilson, who went to England eight years earlier penniless, played…
Wigram 'a challenge'Three-time NZ champion David Oxton says Wigram is the most challenging Formula Pacific circuit because aside…
Wigram 'a challenge'Three-time NZ champion David Oxton says Wigram is the most challenging Formula Pacific circuit because aside…
McMillan's faith in new engineDave McMillan switched to a Nissan four-valve engine for the 1981 series, believed to be the first…
Lady Wigram Trophy meeting official passOfficial pass and infield spectator pass for the Tait Electronics Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on Sunday 25…
Oxton supreme at WigramDavid Oxton (Pye Ralt RT4) won both 24-lap Formula Pacific races at Wigram before about 6000 people, taking…
Muffler moanLight-hearted round-up of the 1981 Wigram meeting: Grant Campbell removed his muffler after nobody else…
Muffler moanLight-hearted round-up of the 1981 Wigram meeting: Grant Campbell removed his muffler after nobody else…
Elated Oxton, but uncertain future for Aurora AFX seriesColin Bryant reports on David Oxton's elation after his double heat win at Wigram, while many drivers and…
1982
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International flavour to seriesHistory of the Tasman and Formula Pacific series leading to the Aurora AFX series.
21 on grid for PacificPreview of the 1982 Aurora AFX Formula Pacific races at Wigram: 21 drivers from the US, Brazil, Australia…
Full programme for Lady Wigram Trophy meetingPreview and admission details for the 1982 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, the final round of the Aurora AFX…
Changes in racing machinery at Wigram over 30 yearsA feature tracing how single-seater racing cars at Wigram changed from narrow-tyred, wire-wheeled machines…
Brazilian driver out to crack the European nutProfile of 22-year-old Brazilian Roberto Moreno, who dominated the 1982 New Zealand Aurora AFX series and…
Tension will be highPreview of the final round of the 1982 Aurora AFX Formula Pacific series at Wigram, listing the 21 entered…
TransformationDescribes how in about six hours on 22 January 1982 the Wigram air base would be turned into a racing…
Portrait of a winnerProfile of 36-year-old Dave McMillan, who began as a mechanic for Graeme Lawrence in 1964, became chief…
Dave McMillan tries his Ralt RT4 at RuapunaDave McMillan, seeking his third Lady Wigram Trophy in four years, tried his Ralt RT4 at Ruapuna after…
Moreno faced with three-pronged challenge at WigramPreviews the 1982 Lady Wigram Trophy races, where Roberto Moreno faced Steve Millen, David Oxton and Dave…
Lady Wigram Trophy meeting programmeAdvertisement for Sunday 24 January 1982, the final round of the Aurora AFX Formula Pacific series at RNZAF…
Scorching lap by OxtonDavid Oxton's Ralt RT4 set a scorching pace in first practice for the 1982 Lady Wigram Trophy, with 1:10.6…
Monster racerAuckland university lecturer Rodger Freeth's 275 km/h motorcycle, billed as the largest ever raced in New…
Local drivers no match for BrazilianBrazilian Roberto Moreno won the 1982 Lady Wigram Trophy and the Aurora Formula Pacific championship,…
Long, exciting history of Lady Wigram TrophyA history of Wigram motor racing from the first New Zealand road racing championship on 26 February 1949,…
Lady Wigram Trophy meeting official pass and ticketAn official ticket and pass for the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on Sunday 24 January 1982, the final round of…
The sensation of winning is great, says Dave McMillanA question-and-answer interview with Christchurch-born Dave McMillan at Wigram practice in January 1982.
Moreno favoured, but doubtful, for seriesPreviews the four-round 1983 Formula Pacific international series (January 1983), naming overseas entrants…
1983
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Youngsters out to make markPreview of the 1983 Lady Wigram Trophy, the last round of the Formula Pacific series, describing the series…
Graduating to bigger thingsProfile of 21-year-old Canadian Allen Berg from Alberta, who led the 1983 New Zealand international Formula…
British-built Tiga stands out among Formula Pacific Ralt RT4sPreview of the Just Juice Lady Wigram Trophy on 23 January 1983, noting the British-built Tiga driven by…
Just Juice Lady Wigram Trophy programme and entrantsAdvertisement for the final round of the Just Juice international Formula Pacific series, the Lady Wigram…
Lady Wigram Trophy race to be decided on SundayPreview of the 1983 Lady Wigram Trophy, final round of the Just Juice Formula Pacific series, which was the…
Historic Invicta racer being restored after 27 yearsA 1933 sports-model Invicta, which stood unused in a Christchurch garage for 27 years, is being restored by…
Local race driver expects no miraclesProfile of Tony Batchelor, the 35-year-old only Christchurch entrant and first local driver to contest a…
North-South battle at Wigram on SundayPreviews the saloon, Shellsport, Formula Ford, Laser, production and motorcycle races at the 1983 Wigram…
Neill Keates counts his change for an exotic PorscheSeven-year-old Neill Keates counts his change to see if he has the money to buy a Porsche 911 Turbo like the…
No clear favourite for final round of seriesPreview of the 34th Lady Wigram Trophy on Sunday 23 January 1983, the final round of the New Zealand Formula…
Exciting line-up of supporting racesPreview of the supporting races at the 1983 Just Juice Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: the sports sedan (big…
Electrifying racing predictedPreviews the final two rounds of the 1983 Just Juice Formula Pacific series at Wigram, with only 17 points…
Wigram warm-upWindy conditions for Saturday practice at Wigram for the 1983 Formula Pacific series, with many spin-offs as…
Wigram practice photosPractice photos from Wigram in January 1983 showing American Norman Hunter at the Lucas Hairpin, American…
Canadian wins Lady Wigram TrophyCanadian Allen Berg of Calgary won the 1983 Lady Wigram Trophy and the Just Juice international series.
Crowe, Tulloch outstanding in big-saloon eventsTrevor Crowe and Inky Tulloch shared the honours in the big-saloon races at the 1983 Lady Wigram Trophy…
Victory for Berg as leaders spinCanadian Allan Berg won the first heat and secured the 1983 Lady Wigram Trophy and Just Juice International…
Victory for Berg as leaders spinCanadian Allan Berg won the first heat and secured the 1983 Lady Wigram Trophy and Just Juice International…
Just Juice Lady Wigram Trophy meeting official passOfficial member's pass and ticket for race day, Sunday 23 January 1983, at the Just Juice Lady Wigram Trophy…
1984
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Driving ambitionChristchurch garage proprietor Tony Batchelor, the first Christchurch driver to complete a full Formula…
Not slowing down: the big bangersPreview of the Open Saloon Car Association (OSCA) Arbuckles $25,000 Super Car Series round at the 1984 Lady…
Meet the driversProfiles of the Open Saloon Car Association (OSCA) drivers racing at Wigram in January 1984, grouped by…
Formula Pacific is now internationally acceptedBackground piece for the 1984 Just Juice Lady Wigram Trophy: the Formula Pacific car replaced Formula 5000…
Wigram cars on paradePart of a parade of Formula Pacific and Formula Ford cars making its way down Colombo Street to the Square.
Close racing is again promisedPreview of the 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy, final round of the Just Juice international Formula Pacific series.
Saloon cars are still crowd-pleasersPreview of the supporting races at the 1984 Just Juice Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: OSCA big-banger rounds,…
They're off in the New Zealand Grand Prix at PukekohePhoto of the start of the 1984 International Grand Prix at Pukekohe with Andrew Miedecke leading Davy Jones,…
Veteran set for series winVeteran Auckland driver Ken Smith, 42, looked set to win the 1984 Just Juice Formula Pacific series ending…
Full field for saloon spectacularPreview of the saloon-car races at the 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: the new ANZ Bank touring car…
Critical races for young American driverPreview of the final two races of the 1984 Just Juice Formula Pacific series at the Lady Wigram Trophy…
Saloons warm up at WigramPractice photos at Wigram on 21 January 1984: Gary Sprague's Falcon pressing into a bend followed by Neville…
Racing car meets Cathedral SquareDavid Oxton lets four-year-old David Sandford of Belfast sit in his car in Cathedral Square after…
Boy wonder in a rush to winProfile of Davy Jones, who at 19 became the youngest winner of the New Zealand Grand Prix at Pukekohe in…
Top lap time by OxtonDavid Oxton's Ralt RT4 was fastest in the first timed practice session for the 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy races…
Practice day before the Lady Wigram Trophy meetingA photo spread from practice day, the day before the annual Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting in January 1984.
Sprague extends lead in touring car championshipGary Sprague (Tauranga, Ford Falcon) won the 50 km ANZ Bank national touring car championship race at…
Davy Jones youngest Lady Wigram Trophy winnerAmerican Davy Jones, of Syracuse, became the youngest winner of the Lady Wigram Trophy in 1984.
American driver wins Lady Wigram TrophyNineteen-year-old Davy Jones became only the second American to win the Lady Wigram Trophy in its 35-year…
Just JuicePhoto of Auckland driver Dave Oxton covering American Davy Jones in another Ralt RT4 during the Lady Wigram…
Clipping page 860Photo of American teenager Davy Jones leading Auckland's Dave McMillan around a bend in the Lady Wigram…
Just Juice Lady Wigram Trophy Meeting member passPhoto of Norris Farrow leaning into a curve; he was second in both motorcycle championship races at Wigram…
Radisich heads for EuropeProfile of 21-year-old Aucklander Paul Radisich, who finished third in the 1984 Just Juice series (after two…
Depressing situation in Pacific racingComment on the shrinking fields in the Just Juice international Formula Pacific series of January 1984,…
New time for car race seriesNew Zealand's international Formula Pacific series moves to weekends in December in 1984, in the hope that…
Front runners in chase after OSCA titlePreview of the Arbuckles OSCA (Open Saloon Car Association) championship ahead of the Wigram round in…
A class of its ownFeature on the Christchurch-based Open Saloon Car Association (OSCA), now in its 14th season with Arbuckles…
Hoping he's at turning pointAmerican driver Davy Jones, now 20, returns to Christchurch hoping to repeat his Lady Wigram victory of a…
Classic racing battlesHistorical feature ahead of the December 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy, recalling the race as New Zealand's…
Two young Americans destined for the topPreview of the 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy field featuring two young Americans, Davy Jones and Ross Cheever, who…
Skyline Garages sponsors Lady Wigram TrophyAfter the Apple and Pear Board ended its Just Juice sponsorship of the international series, Skyline Garages…
Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: timetable and impressive line-up of supporting racesTimetable and entry details for the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on Sunday 2 December 1984: racing starts at…
Skyline Garages Lady Wigram Trophy Meeting programmeAdvertised programme for the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Station Wigram on Sunday 2 December 1984,…
Break with tradition to attract overseas driversPreview of the 1984-85 NZ international Formula Pacific series, opening with the Skyline Garages Lady Wigram…
Ross aims to be a higher CheeverProfile of 21-year-old Italian-born American Ross Cheever, brother of Formula One driver Eddie Cheever, who…
Wigram lead to JonesDavy Jones was quickest in the first practice session for the 1984 Skyline Garages Lady Wigram Trophy with…
Winning Wigram driver shows great promiseYoung American Ross Cheever, who rolled his Ralt RT4 in practice, won the 1984 Skyline Garages Lady Wigram…
Supporting eventsReports and results of the support races at the December 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.
Clipping page 878Two photos from the December 1984 Wigram meeting: John Crawford winning the first Formula Ford heat in his…
Cheever in crashAmerican Ross Cheever crawled out uninjured when he flipped his Ralt RT4 in an unofficial practice before…
1985
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Wigram race for women driversThe January 1986 Lady Wigram meeting, announced by Motor Racing Club president Donald McKay, will introduce…
Racing for womenThe Motor Racing Club has announced plans to run races for women only during the summer 1985-86…
Ray Archibald retires after 40 years in the motor tradeProfile of Christchurch motor dealer and former racing driver Ray Archibald, retiring from the family firm…
Jaguar man retires (continued)Continuation of the profile of Ray Archibald, who is retiring from Archibalds on 16 December 1985 after 40…
Saloon races lose sponsorshipThe ANZ Bank has withdrawn its sponsorship of the New Zealand Group A saloon car championship, which it…
1986
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A blast from the classic pastA 1930 Brooklands Riley that won the first Lady Wigram Trophy race in 1949 is inspected by brothers Brett…
Clipping page 886A Christchurch man admires a Brooklands Riley at a motor-racing display in Riccarton Mall.
The importance of victoryPreview of the 1986 Phillip Mills Luxury Cars Lady Wigram Trophy, explaining how the race fits into the…
Promise of closest races for some timePreview of the 1986 Phillip Mills Luxury Cars Lady Wigram Trophy, which returns to a one-race format: a…
Clipping page 889Archibald's BMW Group A saloon, driven by Trevor Crowe, will race at Wigram for the first time in the South…
Archibald returns to Wigram on side of saloon carPreview of the saloon and support races at the January 1986 Lady Wigram meeting.
Race ace cashed in on crashProfile of Californian Ted Prappas, in Christchurch for the 1986 Lady Wigram Trophy, who used compensation…
Exciting action from saloonsPreview of the saloon-car support classes at the 1986 Lady Wigram meeting: OSCA, Pre-65, Select Auto Mini…
Lady Wigram Trophy Meeting programmeProgramme and spectator information for the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Station Wigram, January…
Race with international recognitionPreview of the 37th running of the Lady Wigram Trophy on Sunday 19 January 1986, first run in 1949.
Racing hopes revivedChristchurch model-agency director Maree Pannell will race a $13,000 Datsun 240Z in the first national-level…
Start of new era in motor racing?Women drivers will race for the first time at a national level in New Zealand in the new Quinn's Fashion Cup…
Wigram races should be clincherJeff MacPherson, driving a Graham Watson-owned Ralt RT4, looks certain to wrap up the 1986 NZ International…
Practice day is tomorrow for Sunday's Lady Wigram Trophy raceProfile of American Jeff MacPherson as he arrives at Wigram leading the 1986 series.
Who will win the battle? Lady Wigram Trophy meeting Sunday January 19, 1986
Hoping for a major prize in MiniMini Seven series racers Graham Dodd and Chris Blackwood prepare their Riley Elf for a practice run at…
American set for pole spotCalifornia's Ted Prappas set the fastest time in the first Formula Pacific practice session at Wigram before…
American dominates Lady Wigram raceAmerican Jeff MacPherson clinched the 1986 NZ international Formula Pacific series with two victories at…
Roaring towards easy winPhotos of Jeff MacPherson winning the 1986 Lady Wigram Trophy in his Ralt RT4, and Motor Racing Club…
Clipping page 904Photo of Trevor Crowe's BMW holding off Graeme Bowkett's Commodore at the hairpin during the Lady Wigram…
MacPherson gets easy Lady Wigram winAmerican Jeff MacPherson won the 30-lap Phillip Mills Luxury Cars Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram in 1986 after…
Deadline for touring car decisionRoss Heffernan led the AGC Ford Laser Sport championship race into the final hairpin at Wigram before David…
Racing's a family affair for LestersProfile of the Palmerston North Lester family: Debbie Lester (22), who won the Quinns Fashions women's…
Racing sons pose problemSir Jack Brabham, who won the 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy, faced a busy 1986 with his sons racing in three…
Wigram winner into big leagueCanadian Allen Berg, the 1983 Lady Wigram Trophy winner and runner-up in the 1984 British Formula 3…
Circuit racing hits new lowLindsay Kerr argues that circuit racing crowds in New Zealand had fallen to an all-time low by 1986 and that…
Formula Pacific gets reprieveA reported $100,000 of sponsorship from Meteor Copiers and Goodyear secured the 1987 four-meeting Formula…
Local drivers outnumberedPreview of the 1987 four-meeting Formula Pacific series starting at Bay Park on December 28, with overseas…
1987
28 pages · results
Mita Copiers Formula Pacific series, WigramFive Australian sports sedans were checked in ahead of the two Handy Hire Australia v.
Here's the likely line-up of driversDriver profiles for the Handy Hire Australia v New Zealand sports sedan challenge at the 1987 Lady Wigram…
Sports sedans an attractionThe 1987 Lady Wigram meeting gave top billing to the new Handy Hire Exhaust Systems Trans Tasman Sports…
Mita Copiers New Zealand Wigram Grand Prix seriesPhotos of Formula Pacific entrants David Brabham and Ken Smith ahead of the 1987 Lady Wigram Trophy race.
Australian teams 'formidable'John Hawkins previews the first Handy Hire Australia v New Zealand sports sedan match races at Wigram,…
Programme for the dayRunning order for the 1987 Wigram meeting: gates open 8.30am and racing starts 11.30am Sunday, with 12 races…
Australia v New Zealand, the giant clash of sports sedans
Dream driveProfile of Australian driver Des Wall, 35, an earth-moving contractor from Bankstown, Sydney, who raced his…
Golden days recalledPreview of the 1987 Trans Tasman sports sedan challenge: two 8-lap races on the 3.44km Wigram circuit with…
Australians ready for WigramThe 38th Lady Wigram meeting would feature a two-race clash between six Australian sports sedans and six…
Thackwell: more in life than F1Profile of expatriate Mike Thackwell, 25, born in Palmerston North, who drove a Ralt Australia car for…
Best time to CroweTrevor Crowe (Toyota Starlet V8) took pole for the Trans-Tasman Sports Sedan Challenge at Wigram in 1987,…
Clipping page 925Practice at Wigram for the 1987 meeting: Keith Carling (Mazda RX7) pushed hard into the home straight by…
PM's fast-track recipe for relaxationPrime Minister David Lange practised for his third race in a Ford Laser at the Wigram meeting, calling motor…
Mita Copiers NZ Grand Prix series, Wigram Jan 18thAuckland Formula Ford driver Keith Beck and crew made last-minute adjustments to his Van Diemen RF84 in…
Clipping page 928Davy Jones's Formula Pacific Ralt RT4 on display in Cathedral Square, and Jones being towed along Colombo…
City driver leaves NZ something to Crowe aboutPaul Radisich won the 1987 Lady Wigram Trophy by 0.82sec from Mike Thackwell in front of the biggest crowd…
Wigram Trophy to RadisichPaul Radisich, 23, led from start to finish to win the 30-lap Lady Wigram Trophy race and the preliminary,…
Clipping page 931Davy Jones (Ralt RT4), the NZ Grand Prix winner, spun off at the entrance to the finishing straight at…
Smile of successLady Wigram winner Paul Radisich smiles after his win in the Mita Copiers Formula Pacific event at Wigram in…
Clipping page 933Trevor Crowe led Bob Tindal in the first heat of the inaugural NZ-Australia sports sedan challenge at…
Wigram hints at returnLindsay Kerr says the 1987 Lady Wigram meeting, the 38th, drew the biggest crowd in years thanks to the…
American rivals in the newsJeff MacPherson, who won the 1986 Lady Wigram Trophy, secured a CART drive but crashed and spent a month…
Wigram winner lucky at lastRoss Cheever, winner of the 1985 Lady Wigram Trophy, won the second round of the Japanese Formula 3…
Kenny toots it with knockin' on the door of 50Lindsay Kerr profiles Ken Smith of Auckland, awarded an OBE in the 1987 Queen's birthday honours for…
Sponsor secured for motor-racing seriesWills New Zealand (Benson and Hedges) became leading sponsor of the five-race January 1988 international…
Bright year for motor racingReaction to Global Sports and Promotions' $300,000 package for the January 1988 Benson and Hedges motor…
Ken Smith gets startKen Smith, 46, was cleared to race in the Benson and Hedges international series, starting at Manfeild, only…
1988
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Who will win the battle?
Clipping page 942Paul Radisich accelerated out of the hairpin in his Ralt RT4 during the first 20-lap Formula Pacific heat at…
Clipping page 943Paul Radisich in the Ralt RT4 he would drive in the Lady Wigram Trophy race, with Ken Smith behind him from…
Kiwi driver tipped to take top honoursPress advertising feature previewing the Digital Computers Formula Pacific round at the Benson and Hedges…
Who'll win the battle?
Group A racing very popularPreview of the Benson and Hedges Group A touring cars at Wigram: a one-hour race on Saturday and a second on…
Radisich set for trophy race winJohn Hawkins tips Paul Radisich to win the 1988 Lady Wigram Trophy after four wins in six starts in the…
Canadian driver relishes challengeProfile of Paul Tracy, 19, Toronto, 1986 fifth in the World Formula Ford championship and a Canadian Formula…
Sun, beer, racing - a busy day at WigramChristopher Moore's colour piece on the crowd at the 1988 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: spectators sunbaking…
Right man won world title - StewartGeorge Tanner reports on a conversation with three-times world champion Jackie Stewart, in Christchurch to…
Vintage racer leaves N.Z.The historic P3 Alfa Romeo, which won the Lady Wigram Trophy in 1951, 1952 and 1953, left New Zealand to be…
Series promises more improvementJohn Hawkins previews the 1989 Benson and Hedges international series (Baypark Jan 8, Pukekohe Jan 15,…
1989
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Formula Pacific has biggest field for yearsPreview of the 1989 five-round Benson and Hedges series, with 19 confirmed Formula Pacific entries and…
The trophy anniversary that is notPeter Greenslade explains why the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy was not the 40th anniversary: the first…
Brisk competitionPreview of the Lady Wigram Trophy race, rounds seven and eight of the 1989 Peter Jackson Formula Pacific…
Crowd favourites line up for Lady Wigram Trophy meetingPress advertising-feature preview of the supporting events at the Benson and Hedges international meeting at…
Benson and Hedges International Motor Racing Series: Lady Wigram Trophy weekendBackground on the 1989 Benson and Hedges international motor racing series, of which the Wigram meeting was…
Dymand aims for Wigram successExpatriate Christchurch sports sedan driver Steve Dymand says he is thrilled to be back in New Zealand…
Wigram circuit has provided unique set of highlightsReminiscences marking 40 years since Morrie Proctor won the main race at the first Wigram meeting.
Wigram celebrates 40th anniversaryHistory of the Lady Wigram Trophy marking the 40th anniversary of the first meeting in 1949, won by Morrie…
Drivers' talent on linePreview of the clash between American Dean Hall and New Zealander Paul Radisich in the two Formula Pacific…
Circuit braces for Hall, Radisich duelPreview of the 40th motor racing meeting on the 3.44km Wigram air base circuit, expected to feature a…
Tireless Matsushita: tyre holds for Hiro to winFront-page report that Japanese driver Hiro Matsushita did not realise until after the chequered flag how…
Japanese driver wins Wigram trophyHiro Matsushita became the first Japanese winner of the Lady Wigram Trophy after 30 incident-packed laps.
Chequered flag comes in sight for Japanese driverReport of the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy race, in which the lead changed hands three times before Hiro…
Motor racing results: Wigram, Benson and Hedges International meetingPartial results from the 29 January 1989 Wigram meeting: Peter Jackson Formula Pacific heat and Lady Wigram…
Inside the camp of a champion racing teamTanner describes being a guest of Dwayne Anderson Racing Enterprises at the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting,…
Logos and colours of moneyTanner recalls that on 19 January 1968 Jim Clark arrived at Wigram with his Lotus 49T Cosworth in the red,…
Look to the past for speed guidanceGreenslade's Behind the Wheel column criticises the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy programme for omitting the…
Ruapuna named as race venueChristchurch's round of the Peter Jackson international series is secured after the Motor Racing Club and…
Venue switch mootedFuture of international racing in Christchurch is in the balance after the announcement that Wigram will be…
Ruapuna takes Wigram series roundRuapuna is confirmed as the venue for the fourth round of the 1990 Peter Jackson International Motor Racing…
Strong local field set for big racesPreview of the January 1990 Peter Jackson Formula Pacific series, which at entry close had only one overseas…
1990
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Formula Pacific Series results: top 6 after Round 3 at ManfeildPeter Jackson International Series box giving the top six in each Formula Pacific race at Manfeild (round 3,…
Peter Jackson International Series at Ruapuna ParkEnglish driver Rod Birley, a former English hot rod champion who raced a Cosworth-powered Mitsubishi Starion…
Late start driver shows wayProfile of Aucklander Barrie Thomlinson, 30, the most impressive of the first-time NZ drivers in the 1990…
The start of a new Lady Wigram era?Kerr's Motorsport column on moving the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting to Ruapuna for 1990 and 1991 because the…
Danger no worry to 'speed freak'Auckland's Heather Spurle, holder of the women's world water speed record (212km/h), was in Christchurch to…
Epic clash by Smith, Radisich tippedKerr expects an epic Ken Smith v Paul Radisich clash at Ruapuna in the fourth round of the 1990 Peter…
Frontrunners turn on the pressurePreview of the Ruapuna Lady Wigram Trophy meeting supporting classes.
Peter Jackson International Series: Come on feel the noise
Peter Jackson International Motor Racing Series, Ruapuna Park 27/28 January
Will Lady Wigram stay at Ruapuna?Hawkins' Racing column discusses the first Lady Wigram Trophy meeting inside Ruapuna Park, forced by…
Youngest driver wins Lady Wigram TrophyCraig Baird, 19, of Hamilton won both Formula Pacific races at Ruapuna, including the 50-lap Lady Wigram…
Formula Pacific Series results: top 6 after Round 4 at RuapunaPeter Jackson International Series results box for the Ruapuna round: Craig Baird won both races from Ken…
Experience bows to youthPhoto feature: 19-year-old Hamilton driver Craig Baird won both Peter Jackson Formula Pacific races…
Ruapuna results from SundayResults of the 28 January 1990 Ruapuna meeting: Craig Baird won the 25-lap Formula Pacific race and the…
Baird takes twoCraig Baird, 19, won the 50-lap Lady Wigram Trophy at Ruapuna on 28 January 1990 in extreme heat, holding…
Results - RuapunaFull results with fastest laps from the Ruapuna Peter Jackson meeting of 27-28 January 1990: Formula Pacific…
Peter Jackson International Series featuring top overseas driversPeter Jackson series box after round 2 at Timaru (January 1991); the placing names are missing, only points…
1991
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Tranzam Sierra for Kayne ScottPhoto of a Ford Sierra being prepared for Kayne Scott to race in the Tranzam championship at the Peter…
Hamilton drive makes wavesProfile of Kayne Scott, 22, of Hamilton, driver of Mark Petch's red American-built Shell Ford Sierra turbo…
Peter Jackson International Series at Ruapuna Park, 12/13 JanuaryPreview of round three at Ruapuna: Craig Baird, 20, returns as firm favourite to retain the Lady Wigram…
Excitement at RuapunaPress advertising feature for the Peter Jackson International Motor Racing Series Lady Wigram Trophy meeting…
Spurle intent on closing gap on Ralt Cup leaderHeather Spurle, New Zealand's leading woman driver and women's water speed record holder, intended to close…
English journalist in a Swift DB4 in Cathedral SquareEnglish journalist Marcus Pye sits in a Swift DB4 at a display in Cathedral Square, with driver Sandy Dells…
Peter Jackson International Motor Racing Series car park pass, Ruapuna 12th/13th January 1991Reserved car park pass for the Peter Jackson International Motor Racing Series at Ruapuna, 12-13 January 1991.
Heather Spurle: a passion for speedProfile of 31-year-old Kiwi Heather Spurle, holder of the Women's World Water Speed Record (speeds up to 265…
Round Three, Ruapuna: The Lady Wigram Trophy Race Meeting - a mere shadow of former glories, but Ken Smith is brilliantCritical report on the 1991 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Ruapuna, round three of the Peter Jackson series:…
Wigram set for return of international seriesThe Lady Wigram Trophy meeting will almost certainly return to the Wigram Air Base in 1992 after two years…
Ralt drivers to race for new championshipThe Motorsport Association announced a new championship for Ralt drivers in the 1992 Peter Jackson (Formula…
Lady Wigram back at baseDon Craighead, president of the Motor Racing Club, confirmed that the Lady Wigram Trophy race will…
Dramatic changes to traditional formatFor the 1992 Peter Jackson series the international flavour shifts from Formula Atlantic to the supporting…
1992
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Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic Series: Round 1 - TeretongaTop six in each Formula Atlantic race at Teretonga, round one of the 1992 Peter Jackson series, with series…
Your lady's back: Lady Wigram Trophy returns to Wigram
Briton leading foreign driverBritish driver Julian Westwood leads the overseas contingent in the 1992 Lady Wigram Trophy race.
Wigram relives the good old daysAfter two years at Ruapuna, the Peter Jackson International series returns to Wigram for the 1992 Lady…
Faster laps likely on new Wigram runwayInternational motor racing returns to Wigram Air Base after a two-year absence while the runways were rebuilt.
Paul Larsen to bow outPaul Larsen, who made a brilliant return to the Formula Ford class with two wins in the ICI Autocolor series…
Big cars to be shown to best effectThe Peter Jackson series support programme at Wigram features Primo Tranzam, ICI Autocolor Formula Ford and…
Baird favouriteHaving won the opening two rounds of the Peter Jackson International series, 21-year-old Craig Baird starts…
12 overseas drivers for WigramTwelve overseas drivers race across four classes at the 1992 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.
Baird maintains record in Lady WigramCraig Baird kept his unbeaten record in the 1992 Peter Jackson series by winning the wet 26-lap Lady Wigram…
Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic Series, round 3 - WigramOfficial results of the two Formula Atlantic races at Wigram in round 3 of the 1992 Peter Jackson series,…
Drivers unimpressed with viewing areaRobin Willans with the Brooksands Riley that won the first Lady Wigram Trophy in 1949, being restored by…
Wigram back but for how long?After 43 years, the annual Wigram meeting is threatened by the Government's plan to close the air base to…
South American driver negotiating for Peter Jackson seriesPreliminary negotiations are under way with a South American driver who owns a Swift DB4 to contest the…
Outlook for Wigram air baseDefence reporter Dave Wilson reviews the pressures to close RNZAF Base Wigram, where air force pilots have…
RNZAF snubs civilian operators over WigramA dozen civilian aviation operators want to rent space at Wigram air base and share it with the RNZAF, worth…
Wigram air base again under threatThe RNZAF has ordered a new review of its bases because of reduced funding, with either Wigram or Woodbourne…
Door closes on move to save WigramAir Vice Marshal John Hosie wrote to Mayor Vicki Buck that air force base rationalisation could no longer be…
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Are Wigram's days numbered?Lindsay Kerr writes that the Lady Wigram Trophy, now over 40 years old, may lose its home as the Government…
1993
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Lady Wigram Trophy race advertCraig Baird's team called for the Teretonga round to be declared void after he was removed from the first…
Lady Wigram Trophy meeting may be last at WigramWith the Wigram airbase's future uncertain, motorsport fans are expected to flock to what could be the last…
Dutch driver hailed as future Formula One starJos Verstappen, 20, of the Netherlands, impressed at the opening round of the 1993 Peter Jackson Series at…
Lady Wigram Trophy draws capacity fieldWigram's pit area will be packed for what could be the last Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at its traditional…
Spectacular racing likelyThe 1993 Peter Jackson Series at Wigram brings two American TraNZam cars (Chris Kreifel's Porsche 944 and…
Baird motivated to retain trophyCraig Baird, last year's winner, is more determined to retain the Lady Wigram Trophy after being black…
Cardinal Britten to race at WigramThe Cardinal Britten VII, the first New Zealand-built motorcycle to win the country's Formula One Grand…
Baird puts himself on the line to gain pole positionCraig Baird won pole position for the 1993 Lady Wigram Trophy, 8/10ths of a second faster than Stuart Crow…
Baird puts Verstappen behind him at WigramCraig Baird won the Lady Wigram Trophy and the preliminary heat at Wigram, his third Trophy win, moving to…
Kiwi Cameron gains US acclaim in Formula AtlanticExpatriate Steve Cameron, 32, of Sonoma, California, finished second in the Toyota American Formula Atlantic…
Wigram backers say all is not yet lostSupporters fighting to save Wigram air base say people should not feel all is lost.
Wigram part of historyLindsay Kerr reflects on the 1993 Lady Wigram Trophy as possibly the last at Wigram after 44 years.
What's on, where: 1992-93 Peter Jackson series guideVenue-by-venue guide to the Peter Jackson series: Baypark 27-28 Dec, Levels 2-3 Jan, Teretonga 9-10 Jan,…
Peter Jackson series 1993 programmeProgramme feature promoting the 1992-93 Peter Jackson International series: Formula Atlantics (Baird back…
Baird fastest in test runsCraig Baird, chasing a record third straight NZ Grand Prix, was quickest in Formula Atlantic test sessions…
Behind the scenes at WigramJohn Hawkins' racing column covers incidents from Wigram: many drivers hit marker tyres in practice, James…
Baird comes through as Verstappen crashes outDefending champion Craig Baird took the championship lead with two confident victories at Wigram while Jos…
Peter Jackson series 1992-93 dates
Clipping page 1042Photos from the Wigram meeting showing car preparation in the Baird tent and Jos Verstappen hitting the…
Wigram goodbye? Baird wins againCraig Baird won the 1993 Lady Wigram Trophy comfortably from Paul Radisich and a bunch of scrapping…
Series reviewReview of the 1993 Peter Jackson Series, which went ahead despite the demise of Global Sports thanks to…
Circuit extensions and Wigram's futureCircuit extensions at Manfeild and Ruapuna have been given the all-clear.
Base talks refusedThe RNZAF refused to hold discussions with the local Wigram Consortium led by Bob Davidson about alternative…
Air force to close Wigram by 1995The air force will close Wigram air base by December 1995, taking about $20 million a year from the…
Wigram base could still be saved - BuckMayor Vicki Buck said the RNZAF's base rationalisation report showed consolidating ground training at Wigram…
First and last: Wigram trainees reach for the skyOfficer Cadets David Parker and Paul Callaghan made the last first solo flights at Wigram before all RNZAF…
Wigram report completedThe air force's Project Recast study comparing Wigram and Woodbourne is complete, with its report due to…
Wigram lettersSeveral letters to The Press from the public (P.
End of major base closingsDefence Minister Cooper said closing Wigram in 1995 should be the end of major defence base rationalisation…
Air base eyed by universityLincoln University has expressed interest in sharing accommodation and teaching facilities at Wigram after…
Wigram lettersLetters supporting Mayor Vicki Buck's fight against closing Wigram air base, from Denise McGregor, J.
Wigram priority: aviation useThe Christchurch City Council sub-committee wants to retain Wigram intact for aviation uses after the RNZAF…
Lease option for WigramShort item (dated 16 July 1993) saying the 1993-94 Peter Jackson series will centre on the Wigram, Manfeild…
Indycar driver shows his classCanadian Paul Tracy, who raced at Wigram in 1988 as a 19-year-old and finished second to Dean Hall, won his…
Ron Rutherford moves to the Gold CoastProfile of Christchurch motoring identity Ron Rutherford, who moved permanently to Australia's Gold Coast in…
Way to save WigramEditorial (5 August 1993) backing a Christchurch City Council sub-committee proposal to lease the…
Wigram closing risks 1000 jobsA report to Christchurch City Council says closing Wigram Air Base could cost Canterbury more than 1000…
Submission on Wigram airfieldSubmission by the Wigram Development Support Group explaining why people signed the petition of Lois Short…
Motorsport a passion for man of courageProfile of Chris Williamson, a quadriplegic since a 1971 diving accident, who is a familiar figure in the…
Govt blocks moves to sell WigramAll six rounds of the 1993-94 summer series, including Baypark and Teretonga, will be under the Peter…
Wigram sale plan upsets local groupsA NZ Defence Force letter saying Wigram Base would be sold "without undue delay" shocked groups campaigning…
Plans flow in for Wigram Base siteCorrected Peter Jackson Series dates for 1993-94, per Motor Race New Zealand director John Osborne: Baypark…
Bid to train Asian pilots may save air force baseA multimillion dollar proposal to train South-east Asian civilian pilots at Wigram is being hailed as a…
International entries for Peter JacksonGreg Murphy returned from a test of the Reynard 90D Formula Brabham at Mallala in South Australia…
Wigram 94In the On Two Wheels column: the Canterbury Auto Cycle Club has organised two open-class motorcycle races at…
Wigram interventionEditorial on the Government's decision to block Defence's disposal of Wigram air base.
1994
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Wigram 94
Economics threaten future of Wigram racesSpeculation is rife that the 45th annual Lady Wigram Trophy race on the coming Sunday will be the last at…
Turning back clock at Wigram meetingPreview of the January 1994 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, now a round of the Peter Jackson International…
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Variety of races designed to suit all enthusiastsSupplement to The Press previewing the January 1994 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: a 22-race programme…
Debate on future of motor raceAs the 1994 Wigram meeting introduces Formula Brabham, debate continues on whether the Peter Jackson round…
Peter Jackson International Motor Racing SeriesHeading of The Press supplement on the Peter Jackson International Motor Racing Series, with a photo of…
Australian Formula Brabhams to make first NZ race appearanceThe January 1994 Lady Wigram Trophy ushers in Formula Brabham, with six Australian cars racing in New…
Murphy best bet of Kiwi contingentHopes for New Zealand in the 1994 three-round Peter Jackson Series rest largely on 21-year-old Greg Murphy…
Eye on chequered flagChristchurch driver Andrew Neale, 22, has the Formula Ford series victory and a professional career in his…
Clipping page 1079Tickets for the January 1994 Peter Jackson International Motor Racing Series meeting at Wigram: an official…
Steffi's brother revs up in ChristchurchProfile of 22-year-old Michael Graf, brother of tennis star Steffi Graf, in New Zealand for the Peter…
Stokell wins wet Lady Wigram raceAustralian Paul Stokell overcame treacherous wet conditions to win the shortened 89km, 23-lap 1994 Lady…
Washout at WigramReview of the bizarre 1994 Lady Wigram Trophy: rain arrived shortly before the 25-lap race and disappeared…
Care urged on Wigram leasesMotor racing notes after the 1994 Wigram meeting.
Wigram whirlPaul Stokell won the 1994 Peter Jackson Series from Greg Murphy despite Murphy winning five of six races,…
Murphy wins races but loses seriesAt Pukekohe, Hastings driver Greg Murphy won both major single-seater races but Australian Paul Stokell,…
Mighty MustangsComparison of New Zealand's two best-known Ford Mustangs, the legendary PDL Mustang 2 (built 17 years…
Historic Wigram motor race endsThe Motor Racing Club announced in April 1994 that it will not apply to hold the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting…
Wigram's chequered flagReflection on the end of Wigram as a race circuit.
End of an era evokes fond motor racing memoriesHistory of motor racing at Wigram, prompted by the Motor Racing Club's decision not to apply for a 1995…
Task force optimistic on future of WigramDeputy mayor Morgan Fahey says the Government-appointed task force is very optimistic Wigram air base will…
Wigram suggested as sports training venueCouncillor David Buist is pushing Wigram air base as a venue for a national sports training and coaching…
Wigram plan frustrated by official foot-draggingReport on Bob Davidson and Dick Shelton of the Wigram Consortium, who want to turn Wigram into a…
1995
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Lady Wigram replacedThe Lady Wigram Trophy, contested at Wigram since 1949, has lapsed and been replaced by the Ruapuna…
Lady Wigram replacedThe Lady Wigram Trophy, contested at Wigram since 1949, has lapsed and been replaced by the Ruapuna…
Greedy gambit over WigramEditorial (19 April 1995) condemning the Government's asking price of $16-19 million for Wigram Air Base as…
Base to close in styleWigram's closure after nearly 60 years as an air force base will be marked by a service at Christchurch…
1997
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1998
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Wigram classic at RuapunaThe glory days of Wigram racing will be relived at a two-day classic car meeting at Ruapuna Raceway from…
Wigram: Back to the futureThe Motor Racing Club, which stopped running the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting in 1994, announces with…
Farewell to a racerObituary of Ian 'Munty' Munt, 54, an OSCA racer and association secretary, who died of a heart attack at the…
Long history of flying at WigramLocal history of how the Wigram airbase at Sockburn began: in August 1916 Henry Wigram called for a flying…
Wigram suspicionWigram residents suspect collusion between the City Council, the Crown and Ngai Tahu over the future of the…
Wigram Glory Days RelivedRacing cars from Wigram's glory days will run at a special classic meeting at Ruapuna Park Raceway organised…
Wigram Glory Days RelivedStar attractions at the Wigram Glory Days Relived classic meeting at Ruapuna are two Auckland Formula 5000…
2000
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Motor-racing greatObituary of Ron Roycroft, New Zealand motor-racing great, who died in May 2000 aged 82.
Clipping page 1108Collection of Wigram race meeting tickets and passes: a Peter Stuyvesant series fifth round day pass and pit…
L. Moore's Alfa Romeo first to finish in 100 miles car race at WigramOld newspaper cuttings on the Motor Racing Club's 100-mile car race for 500 pounds and the Lady Wigram…
Classic cars draw 20,000 fansAt the PDL Classic Grand Prix at Ruapuna, former Lady Wigram Trophy winner Bill Farmer won the 11-lap grand…
The Last WigramA reminiscence of the final race meeting on the Wigram airfield circuit in early 2000, fifty-one years after…
Awkward end for Wigram relicAt the final, drivers-only farewell classic meeting on the 3.87km Wigram airfield circuit (held 9 February…
2002
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2004
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Wigram trophy comes homePatty McLaren-Brickett, Bruce McLaren's widow, returned the Lady Wigram Trophy won by Bruce in 1963 to the…
Streets of speed namedA new housing subdivision in Mairehau, Christchurch, is named Stanton Park after motor-racing pioneers…
Stanton brothers: a quest for speedFeature on Charlie and Maurice Stanton, Christchurch mechanics who built the aero-engined Stanton Special…