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Mini spinning at Wigram

While Jackie Stewart did a victory lap in an open car, North Island drivers R. Anderson (Auckland) and N. Johns (Whangarei) entertained the crowd with a display of Mini spinning, and Stewart drove demonstration laps in Pat Hoare's Christchurch-built Ferrari GT, built from the Ferrari single-seater with which Hoare won the championship.

Facts

  • Jackie Stewart drove demonstration laps in Pat Hoare's hand-built Ferrari GT at Wigram after the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy.

Photos

  • Jackie Stewart shows the relaxed driving style that carried him to victory in Saturday's Lady Wigram Trophy Race. Stewart won the 101-mile race from his BRM team-mate, Richard Attwood, with New Zealander Jim Palmer third.
race report

Molloy shows great style in Wigram races

Ginger Molloy of Huntly, a little-known motor-cycling international home for a holiday, gave Wigram crowds two good races: starting slowly on the 249cc Bultaco in the 250/350 championship, he chased Landreth's 500cc Matchless and was blown off on the last lap; in the Gold Leaf Open on a 500cc Norton he passed Landreth ten yards from the line to win in one of the great races of road-racing history. Anderson was 19 seconds behind and Scobie another 27 seconds back.

Gold Leaf Open Motorcycle Championship

1G. Molloy (Huntly)Norton 500
2N. Landreth (Dunedin)Matchless
3H. Anderson (Ohinewai)Suzuki
4B. Scobie

Facts

  • Ginger Molloy passed Neville Landreth ten yards from the line to win the Gold Leaf Open at Wigram in January 1966, described as one of the really great races in road-racing history.
  • Hugh Anderson rode a works Suzuki on loan and could not push it past certain revs.
Read the OCR text
24-9-66 RACE THE WINNER of the Lady Wigram Trophy race, d. Stewart, of Scotland. 'Mini Spinning' At Wigram While Jackie Stewart. the winner of the Lady Wigram : Trophy Race, was being driven around the circuit in an open car aster his victory on Saturday two North Island drivers. R. Anderson of Auckland, and N. Johns of Wha ngerei, entertained the crowd with a display of "Mini-spinning." The two drivers travelled around the circuit spinning their cars both backwards and forwards. The track was dry and most of the spins were of 180 degrees. although both managed 360 degree spins at the end of their act. Another extra attraction was Jackie Stewart. driving several demonstration laps in the Ferrari G.T. owned by the former New Zealand champion driver Pat Hoare. NIr Hoare had the car hand-built by a local firm using the €ngine and parts from the Ferrani single-seater with which he won the championship. Jackie Stewart shows the relaxed driving style that carried him to victory in Saturday's Lady Wigram Trophy Race. Stewart won the 101-mile race from his B.R.M. team-mate, Richard Attwood, with New Zealander Jim Palmer third. Mallor Shows Great gre Style in am Races YINGER MALLOY , the cycling international enthusiasts at Wigram on reasons why he is makin Continental race tracks. little known motorfrom Huntly, gave Saturday two good g a good living on Home for a busman's holiday, Malloy, riding an incandescent Spanish Bultaco and a 500 c.c. Norton, turned the races into a string of fireworks as he exhibited his multitude of skilis. In the first event, for the New Zealand 250, and 350 airheld championships, Malloy got off the line with something very far removed from celerity as the Bultaco dawdled over starting. down in the middle laps with Brian Scobie, the New Lealand ¡ team captain last season, Tommy MeCleary jun., Don Damiano, John Hubbar, Noel Brown and Sonny Clarke, all circulating rapidly. Malloy appeared, quite suddenly, on Landrebe's rear wheel and the Otago man settled into ride the finest race of his career to keep ahead of the Huntly international. With spectators watching Neville Landrebe, from Otago, thunder past the world champion, Hugh Anderson, in a wonderful ride from the Dunedin man, Malloy was up and racing. By the final four laps Malloy on a 249 c.c. machine, against the 500 Matchless of Landrebe had, by sheer skill, stationed himself on the Match-i less back wheel, and in some ¡of the finest riding ever seen at Wigram actually got in front at the last whirl through the Gold Leaf hairpin. Landrebe took a large handful on the Matchless and blew the mighty midget off as they howled into the straight, toi win by seconds. Chose Norton Malloy weighed the poor starting of the Bultaco against an unfamiliar Norton and plumped for the 500 Norton in the Gold Leaf Open event. Again away, Malloy was adriit of Landrebe and Anderson as the field settled Hugh Anderson, unable to push the works Suzuki, on loan to him. past certain revs, was riding brilliantly and effortlessly but Malloy and Landrebe were bellowing round in a 120 mile-an-hour battle. Malloy cheated in dab for the lead at the hair pin. slipstreamed Landrebe through Vickerys and as the pair poured round Club Curve into the front straight on the limit of adhersion; Malloy i made his move. Magnificent Win Right down on the tank, Mailoy swung out, hurled the Norton at the chequered flag and passed Landrebe ten yards from the line to win one of the really great races in road-racing history. Hugh Anderson, still moving beautifully, was 19sec behind the first pair and such was the pace of the three first men that the fourth man, Brian Scobie, did not cross the line until a further 27sec nad elapsed.

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