M5
Matchless 500
Motorcycle · Matchless · 1966–1969
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1:43best Wigram lap (1966)
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Results
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Driver | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1969 | Wigram 1969 | New Zealand 500cc and open airfield championship (11 laps, 25 miles) | 5 | Brian Scobie (Hamilton) | 20:50.5 | 20 Jan 1969 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Driver | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 1966 | Wigram | Neville Landreth | 123 mph | top speed · Pukekohe New Zealand senior TT | clipping | |
| 22 Jan 1966 | Wigram | Neville Landreth | 1:43 | 83 mph | fastest race lap · Wigram open airfield championship (fastest of the day) | clipping |
In the clippings (3)
Molloy wins three-man struggle on old machineGinger Molloy won the NZ 500cc and open airfield championships at Wigram after swapping his balky works Bultaco for…
Exciting motor-cycle contestPreview of the two 25-mile NZ airfield championship motor-cycle races at the 1966 Wigram meeting, headlined by 125cc…
May in fine ride to win titleManurewa road racer L. May on his 500cc Norton narrowly beat W. G. Molloy, leader of the Spanish Bultaco team, to win…Cars are grouped by make and model as the papers printed them; individual chassis aren’t identified. Know more about this car?