Historical extract and photos from the 1953 Lady Wigram Trophy: Ron Roycroft won the 50-mile race at RNZAF Station Wigram on Saturday 28 February in his 2.9 litre Grand Prix Alfa Romeo (P3) in 38min 40.4sec, an average speed of 78.8mph. Captions show Roycroft in the Alfa P3 at Wigram in 1953.
Lady Wigram Trophy (1953)
| 1 | Ron Roycroft | Alfa Romeo P3 | 38:40.4 |
Lap times
- Ron Roycroft (Alfa Romeo P3): 78.8 mph other
Facts
- Ron Roycroft won the 1953 Lady Wigram Trophy 50-mile race in an Alfa Romeo P3 at 78.8 mph average.
Photos
- Ron in victor's laurels, sporting his Northern Sports Car Club badge after the Lady Wigram race.
- Ron in winning mode with the Alfa P3, Wigram 1953 - the Alfa is cornering hard with just a slight degree of body roll.
- Scrubbing rubber - the P3 had two rev counters, so it didn't matter which side you stuck your head out, you could still read a rev counter!