Gruelling car race at Wigram delights huge crowd with speed, thrills and spills
Photo spread of the 1952 Lady Wigram Trophy: Les Moore averaging 78.04 mph for 50 miles in 39min 2.8sec before 14,000 to 15,000 spectators, ahead of Tom Sulman and Frank Shuter. Smith led the final at the start, Green withdrew with wheel trouble after a lap at 80 mph, Smith had a blow-out on lap 22 and Ronnie Moore was pinned beneath his car in a collision.
Lap times
- Hec Green (R.A. Vanguard): 80 mph other
Facts
- Les Moore completed the 1952 Lady Wigram Trophy 50 miles in 39min 2.8sec.
Photos
- Averaging 78.04 miles an hour for 50 miles, Les Moore won the Lady Wigram Trophy for the second year in succession at Wigram. Between 14,000 and 15,000 people saw Moore win from Tom Sulman, the only Australian, with F. Shuter third. (1) In front at the start of the second heat, from left: H. Green (second), D. Wild and George Smith (winner). (2) G. Smith leads the field at the beginning of the final; behind him are T. Sulman, H. Green, D. Wild and D. Ransley. (3) Moore always in front from the twenty-second lap. (4) A blow-out during the twenty-second lap put George Smith out of the running. (5) Wheel trouble caused H. Green to withdraw when he was leading, but not until he had done a lap at 80 mph. (6) Les Moore, Mrs Moore and their daughter and son after the race; Ronnie Moore was pinned beneath his car in a collision.