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L. Moore's Alfa Romeo first to finish in 100 miles car race at Wigram

Old newspaper cuttings on the Motor Racing Club's 100-mile car race for 500 pounds and the Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram on Saturday 31 March (1951). Les Moore of Christchurch, in his Grand Prix Alfa Romeo P3, won easily in a record 1hr 27min 41sec at about 68-69 mph, after a duel with Auckland veteran George Smith's Gee Ess Special, who retired. Ron Roycroft's XK120 Jaguar was second, 3.5 minutes behind. Australian competitors were never in the picture, and weather was drizzly.

100 mile race

1Les Moore (Christchurch)Alfa Romeo P31:27:41
2Ron RoycroftJaguar XK1203.5 minutes behind
retiredGeorge Smith (Auckland)Gee Ess Special

Facts

  • Les Moore won the Motor Racing Club's 100-mile race at Wigram in 1951 in a record 1hr 27min 41sec in the Alfa Romeo P3.
  • The 1951 Wigram 100-mile race offered a 500 pound prize.
Read the OCR text
EUROPA , EUROPA 100 WIN EACE L. Moore's Alfa Romeo First to Finis! In 100 Miles Car Race at Wigram LES MOORE, of Christchurch, driving his Gran Prix Alfa Romeo, had an easy win in the hundre The Motor Racing Club Present- miles car race at Wigram this afternoon, finishing is the record time of 1hr 27 min 41sec. For three quarter of the race Moore fought a desperate duel wIth 100 MILE RACE veteran Auckland driver, George Smith, in his Gee Ess Special, until he retired. Roy Roycroft, in hi: Co: for £500, and Lady Wigram Trophy XK120 Jaguar was second, 3}min behind Moore. Setting an average of sixty-eight miles an hour EURORAT PRACTICE 10.30 c.m FASTEST LAP TRIALS - 12.30 p.m Moore drove outstandingly. Weather conditions wer TROPHY RACE 2.30 p.m. bad, a blinding drizzle and greasy surface on thr corners hampering drivers. Sries it preter An T.N. SU LAN, JOH Australian competitors ownom much was GEORGE SMITH, LESS MOO of New Zealand. SEE THEM! GREEN expected, were never in the picture. Wus lamed • HOT WATER • KErKESHMNI drop of the starting Ring Smith in tistesed white Gee Cee Est in lest an a la, the had ended by tie WIGRAM - SAT. MAR. 31 he leau. afternoon, bring congmiulated on his sareess by ir I. Bands, one of the race oftelals. Rain Did Not Keep LES MOORE WINS CAR RACE RT Drivers Speeds Down in Car Race UROPA the 100 mile Wigram car race last saturday prover I nothing else, he proved they drive in for the m perpet for the were as fast in his Wolseley Special in 1950. thirty-six Laps, FAST TIMES IN (Special, did he look as though he ba PRACTICES FOR Moore was trying all he knew, and BIG CAR RACE who was perfectly at home in nd pot concede an inch until one arter aring led to cart race this afteraoon CAR The three ca Spun Iwice one stage he spun round LES MOORE inner of the the ming contain at iran on Sa dare Sporting # a dee fong e in his co somo complered the course' at an arerage speed of 69 miles an hour 27 28 30 behind Smith until the he made FIST SIMONIZ noted cylinder head 222223 Maior placings were as fololws.- Moore (Christchurch). P3 Alla-Ro- 27min

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