newsFlagging cars off the course
Explains that at the Lady Wigram Trophy only the winner is likely to cover the full 150 miles, since once the leader finishes the others are flagged off and placed on laps completed. Overseas drivers with broken cars sometimes push them over the line to be classified as finishers.
Facts
- Once the winner of the Lady Wigram Trophy takes the flag, remaining cars are flagged off and placed by laps completed.
otherWigram lap speed table
Table converting one-lap times at Wigram (2.116 miles) to average speed, from 1min 15sec (101.57 mph) through 1min 20sec (95.21 mph), 1min 30sec (84.60 mph) and 2min 00sec (63.50 mph).
Facts
- The Wigram lap speed table in the 1961 programme: 1:15 = 101.57 mph, 1:20 = 95.21 mph, 1:25 = 89.62 mph, 1:30 = 84.60 mph, 1:40 = 76.20 mph, 2:00 = 63.50 mph.
- One lap of the Wigram circuit equals 2.116 miles.
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otherPlan of Wigram Circuit
Plan of the Wigram circuit showing the main straight, hairpin, back straight, Vickerys Road, Club Curve, Bomb-Bay bend, hangar bend, artificial chicane of spaced oil drums eliminating a high-speed bump, control tower, paddock and facilities.
photoMalcolm Gill in the Lycoming Special
Photo of Malcolm Gill of Auckland in the Lycoming Special.
Photos
- Malcolm Gill (Auckland) in the Lycoming Special.