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Leda GM1

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1:05.9best Wigram lap (1972)

Drivers

Graham McRae 14

Results

DateMeetingRacePosDriverTimeSource
22 Jan 1972Wigram 1972Lady Wigram Trophy1Graham McRae (Wellington)53:11.6 112.93 mph average; shared fastest lap22 Jan 1972, 22 Jan 1972 +3

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueDriverTimeSpeedWhatSource
1971TeretongaGraham McRae0:57.1qualifying · Teretonga International (1971) · qualifying lap at Teretonga the previous yearclipping
1972LevinGraham McRae0:43.3qualifying · Rothmans International (Levin) · 0.6sec better than the lap record he set in 1972clipping
22 Jan 1972WigramGraham McRae114 mphpractice · Lady Wigram Trophy · more than 114 mph within half an hour of startingclipping
22 Jan 1972WigramGraham McRae1:05.9116.35 mphqualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · pole, row 1clipping
22 Jan 1972WigramGraham McRae1:05.9116.358 mphqualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · pole, fastest of 16 carsclipping
22 Jan 1972WigramGraham McRae115.135 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping
22 Jan 1972WigramGraham McRae1:06.6115.135 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping
22 Jan 1972WigramGraham McRae1:06.0practice · Lady Wigram Trophy · trial laps before the race, better than his best race lapclipping
22 Jan 1972WigramGraham McRae1:06.6115.14 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy · shared with Hailwoodclipping
22 Jan 1972WigramGraham McRae1:05.9116.35 mphpractice · Lady Wigram Trophy · fastest practice, poleclipping
22 Jan 1972WigramGraham McRae1:06.8114.79 mphother · Lady Wigram Trophy · early laps on full tanksclipping
22 Jan 1972WigramGraham McRae112.92 mphother · Lady Wigram Trophy · corrected race average, not 112.93 mphclipping
20 Jan 1973WigramGraham McRae115.35 mphlap record · Lady Wigram Trophy · shared with Frank Matichclipping

In the clippings (12)

It's all McRae againGraham McRae repeated history by winning at Wigram in 1972 after dropping out of the NZ Grand Prix, as in 1971, and…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…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…Racing car drivers sample jet boatsAfter the Lady Wigram Trophy, five overseas drivers and their mechanics went jet boating on the Waimakariri River,…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 will keep on winningProfile of 31-year-old Graham McRae, nicknamed "Cassius", the dominant driver of the 1972 Tasman series and the New…Wigram a tougher event for McRaeAfter McRae's easy win in the 75-mile Rothmans International at Levin, the Tasman champion faced stronger opposition…Overseas entries hope at WigramMotor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer said negotiations were under way for overseas saloon car drivers and…

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