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Begg
Car · Begg · 1966–1975
Printed as: Begg, Begg Chevrolet, Begg Special, Begg 1600cc, Begg-Chevrolet 5.9 litre, Begg-Chev, Begg Chevrolet FM2, Begg-Ford, Begg Chevrolet FM
11results
3wins
7podiums
11drivers
1:26.2best Wigram lap (1970)
Drivers
Russell Thomson 3Pierre Phillips 2Geoff Mardon 2Laurence Brownlie 2D. Bruton 1Barry Kenn 1Barry Keen 1Ian Bisman 1Lyn Johnson 1Jim Murdoch 1Brett Riley 1
Other Begg entries
Results
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Driver | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 1966 | Wigram 1966 | Motor Racing Club Championship (25 miles) | 4 | D. Bruton (Invercargill) | 22 Jan 1966, 22 Jan 1966 +2 | |
| 21 Jan 1967 | Wigram 1967 | Motor Racing Club championship (11 laps, 25 miles) | 2 | Barry Kenn (Southland) | 18:35.8 second for the whole distance | 21 Jan 1967, 21 Jan 1967 |
| 20 Jan 1968 | Wigram 1968 | Motor Racing Club Championship (11 laps) | 1 | Barry Keen (Invercargill) | about 18min | 20 Jan 1968, 22 Jan 1968 |
| 17 Jan 1970 | Wigram 1970 | Sports, GT and single-seater cars (6 laps) | 2 | Russell Thomson (Drummond) | 1.5sec behind | 17 Jan 1970, 19 Jan 1970 |
| 17 Jan 1970 | Wigram 1970 | Lady Wigram Trophy | 8 | Pierre Phillips (USA) | 41 laps | 17 Jan 1970, 17 Jan 1970 +3 |
| 17 Jan 1970 | Wigram 1970 | Lady Wigram Trophy | DNF | Geoff Mardon (New Zealand) | broken radius rod in rear suspension | 17 Jan 1970 |
| 16 Jan 1971 | Wigram 1971 | Formula Libre | 2 | Ian Bisman (Christchurch) | 16 Jan 1971 | |
| 16 Jan 1971 | Wigram 1971 | Free formula racing cars (6 laps) | 1 | Russell Thomson | 9:13.8 fastest lap 1:29.4 | 18 Jan 1971 |
| 22 Jan 1972 | Wigram 1972 | Formula Libre and Formula Ford (six laps) | 5 | Lyn Johnson (Christchurch) | 22 Jan 1972 | |
| 20 Jan 1974 | Wigram 1974 | Formula Ford (7 laps) | 1 | Jim Murdoch | 9:31.3 | 21 Jan 1974, 22 Jan 1974 |
| 19 Jan 1975 | Wigram 1975 | Formula Ford | 2 | Brett Riley (Auckland) | 20 Jan 1975 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Driver | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1969 | South Eyre Road, Canterbury | Laurence Brownlie | 12.83 sec | 174.4 mph | other · National flying kilometre record, westerly run | clipping |
| 24 May 1969 | South Eyre Road, Canterbury | Laurence Brownlie | 12.32 sec | 181.6 mph | other · National flying kilometre record, return run | clipping |
| 17 Jan 1970 | Wigram | Geoff Mardon | 1:26.2 | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy | clipping | |
| 17 Jan 1970 | Wigram | Pierre Phillips | 1:27.4 | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy | clipping | |
| 16 Jan 1971 | Wigram | Russell Thomson | 1:29.4 | fastest race lap · Free formula racing cars | clipping |
In the clippings (21)
Boyd wins club race; Porter had to pushJim Boyd (Lycoming Special) won the exciting 11-lap Motor Racing Club championship for sports cars and specials from…
BRM aces both win heats for Wigram TrophyOn a drizzly morning BRM drivers Richard Attwood and Jackie Stewart won their 11-lap preliminary heats for the 1966…
Stewart wins after rivals' crashJackie Stewart (V8 two-litre BRM) won the 101-mile 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy in a new race record of 1:03:44.1, with…
BRM duo had it all to themselvesContinuation of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Stewart beat Clark's 1965 race record by 35.2 seconds and BRM took…
Wigram resultsResults of the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram: the two 11-lap trophy preliminaries (Levis won the 1.5-litre…
Other eventsSupporting races at the 1967 Lady Wigram meeting.
Clark achieves 101 m.p.h. race average speedJim Clark (Lotus-Ford V8) won the second 11-lap preliminary for the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy at an average of 101.7…
Clark wins Wigram, collects side prizeAbout 30,000 people saw Jim Clark win his third Lady Wigram Trophy (after 1965 and 1967) at just under 103 mph in the…
N.Z. speed record to Otago driverL. Brownlie of Kelso became the fastest man on four wheels in New Zealand on Saturday, breaking the national flying…
Matich againAustralian Frank Matich completed an NZ Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy double, driving his McLaren M10A across the…
Wigram resultsFull results from the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: preliminary race, Mercury saloon heats, Rothmans free formula…
Matich wins Wigram eventFrank Matich took his McLaren M10A over the line on virtually dry tanks 10.3sec ahead of Ron Grable to win the 1970…
Otahuhu driver scores winGraham Harvey of Otahuhu won the six-lap sports, GT and single-seater race at Wigram, taking the lead on the third lap…
Almost out of petrol, but Matich wins TrophyFrank Matich won the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy with his 5-litre Chevrolet V8 McLaren M10A spluttering on the last of its…
Out of petrol but still wonContinuation of the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Graham McRae retired from overheating after his pre-race fire,…
Wigram race Amon's last in NZ seriesChris Amon was to have his last New Zealand Tasman start in the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy before leaving for Buenos…
Fahey's day in saloon eventsManurewa's Paul Fahey won three saloon races at the 1971 Lady Wigram meeting: the Bank of New South Wales championship…
Thrills, spills for big crowd at Wigram circuitEarly arrivals at the 1972 Lady Wigram meeting saw crashes and close racing in the preliminary events on the 2.13-mile…
McCormack wins his second NZ Grand PrixJohn McCormack (Australia) won the 100-mile New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram in his three-year-old Elfin MR5 Repco V8,…
Wigram resultsFull results of the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram, won by John McCormack (Elfin…
McRae thrills crowd with superb drivingGraham McRae (McRae GM2) turned the tables in the third round of the Stuyvesant series with a faultless win in the…Cars are grouped by make and model as the papers printed them; individual chassis aren’t identified. Know more about this car?