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Begg FM4

Car · Begg · 1972–1976
Printed as: Begg FM4, Begg FM4 Chevrolet
3results
3drivers
1:09.8best Wigram lap (1972)

Drivers

Other Begg entries

Results

DateMeetingRacePosDriverTimeSource
22 Jan 1972Wigram 1972Lady Wigram Trophy5David Oxton (New Zealand)46 laps22 Jan 1972, 22 Jan 1972 +2
20 Jan 1973Wigram 1973Lady Wigram TrophyDNFGarry Pedersen (Auckland) pulled out after 37 laps22 Jan 1973
18 Jan 1976Wigram 1976Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles)7Gary Love (Christchurch)14 laps stopped with mechanical trouble then restarted; won $90019 Jan 1976, 19 Jan 1976 +1

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueDriverTimeSpeedWhatSource
22 Jan 1972WigramDavid Oxton107 mphpractice · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping
22 Jan 1972WigramDavid Oxton1:09.8qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · row 6, first resident New Zealanderclipping
18 Jan 1976WigramGary Love1:22.3practice · Lady Wigram Trophy practice · best time in practice, less than a second faster than the fastest Formula Fordclipping

In the clippings (10)

Kisses and champagne: McRae's trophy driveBehind McRae's faultless 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy win lay overnight drama: a cracked cylinder head found after…Lady Wigram: McRae wins from start to finishPress Association report that Graham McRae won the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy from start to finish in his Leda GM1 at…McRae wins Lady Wigram Trophy with apparent easeWellington's Graham McRae won the 18th International Lady Wigram Trophy race in his Leda GM1 at an average of 112.93…McRae fastest, others close behind himIn 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy qualifying, defending champion Graham McRae lapped the shortened 2.13-mile circuit in…Graham McRae sets pace during warm-up lapsIn Friday shake-down runs before the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy, 1971 winner and Tasman champion Graham McRae lapped the…McRae has decisive win in Wigram grand prixDefending Tasman champion Graeme McRae won the 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy in his Leda GM1 by almost a lap from Mike…McRae wins exciting race for Lady Wigram TrophyGraham McRae won his third successive Lady Wigram Trophy in a record 52min 33.8sec (114.277 mph), after a race in…Ken Smith wins the 'bad luck' Lady WigramAuckland driver Ken Smith won the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy from start to finish after Graeme Lawrence blew up in…Results, Lady Wigram Trophy meeting 1976Results of the third round of the Peter Stuyvesant series at Wigram won by Ken Smith (Lola) in 51min 53.9sec, plus…Wigram problem may spell end of era for promotersPeter Greenslade reports that Ken Smith (Lola T332) won the Lady Wigram Trophy, third round of the Peter Stuyvesant…

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