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British driver wins Wigram Trophy race

Photographs of the 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy: the start with Gaze, Marr and Whitehead on the front row, Whitehead leading Gaze at the end of lap four, the first bend, and Ray Archibald's Jaguar XK120 well behind the leaders. Whitehead recorded 1hr 48min 0.3sec for the 150 miles.

Facts

  • Peter Whitehead's winning time in the 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy was 1hr 48min 0.3sec for 150 miles.

Photos

  • The start of the Lady Wigram Trophy race at the RNZAF Station, Wigram. The three front cars, left to right: F. O. A. Gaze, No. 3, Ferrari; Leslie Marr, No. 4, Connaught; and P. N. Whitehead, No. 2, Ferrari.
  • This is how they finished, with Whitehead leading Gaze, taken at the end of the fourth lap. Whitehead recorded a time of 108min 0.3sec for the 150 miles.
  • Hitting the first bend: Whitehead leading from Gaze, with Leslie Marr third. Below: Christchurch competitor R. N. Archibald in his Jaguar XK120 with a C-type motor takes the corner at the end of the pit straight.
Read the OCR text
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1956 BRITISH DRIVER WINS WIGRAM TROPHY RACE THE START of the Lady Wigram Trophy race held at the Royal Now Zealand Air Forco Station, Wigram, this afternoon. The threo front cars, from left to right, are: F. O. A. Gaze (Great Britain), No. 3, Ferrarl; Leslio Marr (Great Britain), No. 4, Connaught; and I. N. Whitehead (Great Britain), No. 2, Ferrari. 21- 1-56 THID WAY THEY FINISHED with Whitehead leading Gaze. This picture was taken at the end of the fourth lap, but their positions remained unchanged. Whitehead, whose machine performed smoothly throughout the race, recorded a time of 108min 0.3sec for the 150 miles. (See story back page.) ABOVE: Hitting the first bend-l. N. Whitehead lending from F. O. A. Gaze, with Leslie Marr third. BELOW: Christchurch competitor R. N. Archibald in his Jaguax ЖK120 with a C-type motor, is well behind the leaders as he takes the corner at the end of the pit straight.

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