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Ford Cortina

Car · Ford · 1964–1988
Printed as: Lotus Cortina, Ford Cortina, Cortina, Ford Lotus Cortina, Cortina V8, Ford Cortina Mk 1, Cortina 1500, Mark 1 Cortina
21results
4wins
14podiums
14drivers
1:47.1best Wigram lap (1964)

Drivers

Rob Kennard 5Kevin Pateman 3Barry Phillips 2B. McLean 2Allan Moffat 1Arthur Moffatt 1Robbie Francevic 1R. A. Miller 1J. Ward 1D. Pyke 1Ron McDonald 1R. Pateman 1S. Donaldson 1Kerry Grant 1

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Results

DateMeetingRacePosDriverTimeSource
18 Jan 1964Wigram 1964I.G.A. Saloon Car Race, Heat 2 (approx 20 miles)6Allan Moffat (Ashburton)18:30.617 Jan 1964
18 Jan 1964Wigram 1964I.G.A. Saloon Car Race, Heat 2 (approx 20 miles)6Arthur Moffatt20 Jan 1964
23 Jan 1965Wigram 1965All-comers saloon, final (7 laps)2Robbie Francevic (Auckland)16:48 beat Nazer by inches23 Jan 1965, 25 Jan 1965 +1
23 Jan 1965Wigram 1965Pre-1965 saloons race1Kevin Pateman25 Jan 1982, 24 Jan 1983
23 Jan 1965Wigram 1965Pre-1965 saloon event1Kevin Pateman22 Jan 1983
23 Jan 1965Wigram 1965Pre-1965 saloons handicap race1D. Pyke (Timaru)24 Jan 1983
22 Jan 1966Wigram 1966Gold Leaf all-comers saloon, second heat5R. A. Miller (Motueka)22 Jan 1966, 22 Jan 1966 +3
21 Jan 1967Wigram 1967Production saloon car race (30 minutes)5Barry Phillips21 Jan 1967
20 Jan 1968Wigram 1968Saloons over 1300cc (11 laps)4J. Ward18:2020 Jan 1968, 22 Jan 1968
20 Jan 1968Wigram 1968Saloons over 1300cc (11 laps)5Barry Phillips18:42.420 Jan 1968, 22 Jan 1968
18 Jan 1969Wigram 1969Saloon cars, Group 5 (heat 1, 7 laps, 16 miles)3B. McLean20 Jan 1969
18 Jan 1969Wigram 1969Saloon cars, Group 5 (heat 2, 7 laps, 16 miles)4B. McLean20 Jan 1969
21 Jan 1984Wigram 1984South Island championship round, pre-65 saloons2Kevin Pateman21 Jan 1984
22 Jan 1984Wigram 1984Pre-65 saloons (5 laps)2Ron McDonald (Ashburton)23 Jan 1984
22 Jan 1984Wigram 1984Pre-65 saloons (5 laps)3R. Pateman (Timaru)23 Jan 1984
19 Jan 1986Wigram 1986Pre 653S. Donaldson (Christchurch)20 Jan 1986, 20 Jan 1986
18 Jan 1987Wigram 1987Handy Hire Australia v NZ Sports Sedan Challenge (Heat one)3Rob Kennard (NZ)19 Jan 1987, 19 Jan 1987
18 Jan 1987Wigram 1987Handy Hire Australia v NZ Sports Sedan Challenge (Heat two)3Rob Kennard (NZ)19 Jan 1987, 19 Jan 1987
18 Jan 1987Wigram 1987Total Cover OSCA race2Rob Kennard (Christchurch)19 Jan 1987, 19 Jan 1987 +1
24 Jan 1988Wigram 1988Sun Valley Sports Sedans (Race 1)1Rob Kennard25 Jan 1988
24 Jan 1988Wigram 1988Sun Valley Sports Sedans (Race 2)2Rob Kennard25 Jan 1988

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueDriverTimeSpeedWhatSource
18 Jan 1964WigramKerry Grant1:47.1fastest race lap · I.G.A. Saloon Cars, Finalclipping

In the clippings (25)

Archibald had to fight hard for saloon car winChristchurch's Ray Archibald drove one of the finest races of his career to win the second I.G.A.Saloons: heats and finalThe saloons matched the main race cars for interest.Saloon car race a thrillerThe second heat of the all-comers saloon race at the 1965 Lady Wigram meeting was a thriller between Aucklanders…Clark easily wins Lady Wigram Trophy raceJim Clark's 2.5 litre Lotus-Climax won the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy by more than 10 seconds from Bruce McLaren's…Clark rides his luck to win Wigram raceClark built a lead of nearly half a minute in the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy, then noticed falling oil pressure in his…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…BRM team romps home, sets recordJackie Stewart and Dickie Attwood finished first and second in the 12th International Lady Wigram Trophy, both inside…Mustang could not be caughtSaloon-car support races at the 1966 Lady Wigram meeting: Ian Segedin's Ford Mustang won the 30-minute production…Other eventsSupporting races at the 1967 Lady Wigram meeting.Points for Clark / Wigram resultsContinuation of the report on Jim Clark's win in the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy: the smaller 1.6-litre cars of Hulme (lap…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…Saloon car excitementD. Simpson of Auckland (Ford Escort twin cam) won both Group 5 saloon heats and was second in the free-formula race at…Local drivers no match for BrazilianBrazilian Roberto Moreno won the 1982 Lady Wigram Trophy and the Aurora Formula Pacific championship, leading both…Pressure on at WigramFirst-day practice at Wigram on 22 January 1983 left less than half a second between the first five Formula Pacific…Crowe, Tulloch outstanding in big-saloon eventsTrevor Crowe and Inky Tulloch shared the honours in the big-saloon races at the 1983 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.Top lap time by OxtonDavid Oxton's Ralt RT4 was fastest in the first timed practice session for the 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy races with…Sprague extends lead in touring car championshipGary Sprague (Tauranga, Ford Falcon) won the 50 km ANZ Bank national touring car championship race at Wigram,…MacPherson gets easy Lady Wigram winAmerican Jeff MacPherson won the 30-lap Phillip Mills Luxury Cars Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram in 1986 after also…American dominates Lady Wigram raceAmerican Jeff MacPherson clinched the 1986 NZ international Formula Pacific series with two victories at Wigram: the…City driver leaves NZ something to Crowe aboutPaul Radisich won the 1987 Lady Wigram Trophy by 0.82sec from Mike Thackwell in front of the biggest crowd in years,…Australians too hardy at WigramAustralia beat New Zealand 81-64 in the inaugural Handy Hire sports sedan challenge at Wigram in 1987, despite Trevor…P.M. builds up confidence behind wheelPrime Minister David Lange showed growing confidence at Wigram in 1987, finishing last in the AGC Laser TX3 round won…Thrill (Sun Valley sports sedans and Group A at Wigram)Two thrilling Sun Valley Sports Sedan heats highlighted the supports at Wigram in January 1988: Rob Kennard won the…

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