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New records set in the Lady Wigram Trophy race

Photographs of the fourth Lady Wigram Trophy race, a 150-mile car race on the Wigram circuit won by English driver Archie Scott-Brown's Lister-Jaguar. Scott-Brown established a new race record as well as a new lap record, with R. Jensen's Maserati second.

Facts

  • The January 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy was the fourth running of the race.
  • A. Scott-Brown (Lister-Jaguar, England) set both a new race record and a new lap record in the 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy.

Photos

  • The start of the fourth Lady Wigram Trophy race on Saturday. In front, from left, are B. McLaren's Cooper Climax (Auckland), R. Jensen's Maserati (Auckland), S. Lewis-Evans's Connaught (England), and A. Scott-Brown's Lister-Jaguar (England), which won the race. Behind the Connaught are F. D. Cantwell's Tojeiro-Jaguar (Christchurch) and P. M. Hoare's Ferrari (Christchurch).
  • The winning driver, Scott-Brown, and the second-placed driver, Jensen. Scott-Brown established a new race record as well as a new lap record.
Read the OCR text
NEW RECORDS SET 27-9-58 IN THE LADY WIGRAM TROPHY RACE 1090 O. ENGLISH DRIVER'S SUCCESS IN 150-MIILE CAR RACE ON TE In front, from left, are B. McLaren's Cooper Climax (Auckland). Lister-Jaguar (England), which won the race. Behind the Connat church). (2) The winning driver, Scott-Brown, and the second-pla HE WIGRANI CIRCUIT.—(I) The . R. Jensen's Maserati (Auckland), ght are F. D. Cantwell's Tojeiro-J iced driver, Jensen. Scott-Brown e start of the fourth La S. Lewis-Evans's Conn: aguar (Christehurch) stablished a new race dy Wigram Trophy race on Saturday. aught (England), and A. Scott-Brown's and P. M. Hoare's Ferrari (Christrecord as well as a new lap recora.

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