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Begg Corvette
Car · Begg · 1968–1969
Printed as: Begg-Corvette, Begg Corvette, Begg-Corvette 5700cc
2results
1wins
2podiums
1drivers
1:29.4best Wigram lap (1969)
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Results
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Driver | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1968 | Wigram 1968 | Sports cars over 1500cc (11 laps) | 3 | Brent Hawes (Timaru) | 17:23 | 20 Jan 1968, 22 Jan 1968 |
| 18 Jan 1969 | Wigram 1969 | Sports cars (11 laps) | 1 | Brent Hawes | 16:34.9 | 18 Jan 1969, 20 Jan 1969 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Driver | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1969 | Wigram | Brent Hawes | 1:29.4 | fastest race lap · Sports-car race, reported as a new record | clipping |
In the clippings (4)
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…
Austrian driver sets Wigram lap record in heatGold Leaf Team Lotus laid a strong claim to the 15th Lady Wigram Trophy when world champion Graham Hill beat team-mate…
Sports-car race to B. HawesTimaru driver B. Hawes won the Wigram sports-car race in his Begg Corvette despite strong pressure from J. Boyd's…Cars are grouped by make and model as the papers printed them; individual chassis aren’t identified. Know more about this car?