A7
AJS 7R
Motorcycle · AJS · 1953–1979
Printed as: A.J.S. 7R, 7R A.J.S., A.J.S. 7R 350, AJS 7R
14results
3wins
13podiums
8drivers
1:42best Wigram lap (1953)
Drivers
J. Swarbrick 4N. McCutcheon 3I. R. McCleary 2R. Newbrook 2Tom McCleary 2Swarbrick 1E. Timms 1Mike Hailwood 1
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Results
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Driver | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1956 | Wigram 1956 | 500cc Expert Race (21 miles) | 2 | I. R. McCleary (Christchurch) | 21 Jan 1956, 23 Jan 1956 | |
| 21 Jan 1956 | Wigram 1956 | 500cc Expert Race (21 miles) | 3 | N. McCutcheon (Dunedin) | 21 Jan 1956, 23 Jan 1956 | |
| 21 Jan 1956 | Wigram 1956 | Junior Experts Race for Motor-cycles | 1 | I. R. McCleary (Christchurch) | 13:45.8 | 21 Jan 1956 |
| 21 Jan 1956 | Wigram 1956 | Junior Experts Race for Motor-cycles | 2 | N. McCutcheon (Dunedin) | 21 Jan 1956 | |
| 21 Jan 1956 | Wigram 1956 | Junior Experts Race for Motor-cycles | 3 | Swarbrick (Oxford) | 21 Jan 1956 | |
| 21 Jan 1956 | Wigram 1956 | Motor-cycle All-powers Race, 350cc class | 2 | E. Timms (Timaru) | 21 Jan 1956, 23 Jan 1956 | |
| 21 Jan 1956 | Wigram 1956 | Junior Experts Race (17 miles) | 3 | J. Swarbrick (Oxford) | 23 Jan 1956 | |
| 26 Jan 1957 | Wigram 1957 | 350cc Racing Class (motor-cycles) | 1 | J. Swarbrick | 13:55 | 26 Jan 1957, 28 Jan 1957 |
| 26 Jan 1957 | Wigram 1957 | 500cc Racing Class (8 laps, motor-cycles) | 3 | J. Swarbrick | 26 Jan 1957, 28 Jan 1957 | |
| 3 Jun 1957 | Southbridge 1957 | Motor-cycle Race, up to 350cc (34 miles) | 2 | R. Newbrook (Mangaroa) | 26:01.2 | 3 Jun 1957, 4 Jun 1957 |
| 25 Jan 1958 | Wigram 1958 | 500cc Motor-cycle Race (17 miles) | 1 | N. McCutcheon (Dunedin) | 13:50.2 | 25 Jan 1958, 25 Jan 1958 +2 |
| 25 Jan 1958 | Wigram 1958 | 500cc Motor-cycle Race (17 miles) | 2 | J. Swarbrick (Waiau) | 25 Jan 1958, 25 Jan 1958 +1 | |
| 25 Jan 1958 | Wigram 1958 | 500cc Motor-cycle Race (17 miles) | 3 | R. Newbrook (Mangaroa) | 25 Jan 1958, 25 Jan 1958 +1 | |
| 28 Jan 1979 | Wigram 1979 | Classic motor-cycle race | 7 | Mike Hailwood | 29 Jan 1979 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Driver | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 1953 | Wigram | Tom McCleary | 74 mph | practice · Wigram motor-cycle meeting | clipping | |
| 24 Jan 1953 | Wigram | Tom McCleary | 1:42 | fastest race lap · Wigram motor-cycle meeting · 2.1-mile lap, over 70mph | clipping |
In the clippings (13)
Motor-cycle racing: rain spoils Wigram meetingA bleak report on the Wigram motor-cycle meeting: crowd of about 3,000, rain squalls, long gaps between races and Des…
Big crowd at motor-cycling races to-dayAbout 3,000 people attended the first events of the Combined Motorcycle Clubs' meeting at Wigram for the Air Race and…
Englishmen take placings in major car racePeter Whitehead won the Lady Wigram Trophy for the second time on Saturday 21 January 1956 before about 21,000…
Car racing at Wigram to-dayIn the open car handicap Barry Brown (Austin A40 Special) led six laps before A.
Peter Whitehead winner of Lady Wigram Trophy for third timePeter Whitehead won the 150-mile, 71-lap 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy in his Super Squalo Ferrari, his third successive…
P. Whitehead's third win in Wigram motor classicPeter Whitehead won the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy in 1hr 50min 8sec, two minutes slower than 1956, the first driver to…
Southbridge car races start lateThousands saw B. R. Blackburn win the 25-mile saloon race at the Southbridge Hundred in a Ford Anglia from the front…
G. Palmer romps home in Southbridge HundredGeorge Palmer of Hamilton won the Motor Racing Club's 24-lap Southbridge 100 in a 2-litre Cooper-Bristol, giving away…
Puncture spoils Frank Cantwell's sports car hopesKen Harris won the 50-mile Redex sports car race at Wigram in the ex-Wharton Monza Ferrari after Frank Cantwell's…
Scott-Brown in lead at halfway at WigramArchie Scott-Brown's Lister-Jaguar led the 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy at half distance (75 miles) after 52min 30sec, with…
Wigram circuit speed spectaclePictures of the opening scenes of the Motor Racing Club's January 1958 Wigram fixture.
Lady Wigram Trophy won by Scott-BrownOne-handed Scotsman Archie Scott-Brown dominated the 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy in Brian Lister's Lister-Jaguar, setting…
Exciting race to McLachlanPaul McLachlan (Yamaha TZ750) won the nine-lap feature motor-cycle race at Wigram after swapping the lead with John…Cars are grouped by make and model as the papers printed them; individual chassis aren’t identified. Know more about this car?