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Matich A50

Car · Matich · 1972–1973
Printed as: Repco Matich A50, Matich A50, Matich A50 Repco, Repco-Matich A50
3results
1podiums
1drivers
1:06.4best Wigram lap (1973)

Drivers

Other Matich entries

Results

DateMeetingRacePosDriverTimeSource
22 Jan 1972Wigram 1972Lady Wigram Trophy12Frank Matich (Australia)34 laps23 Jan 1972
13 Jan 1973Levin 1973Rothmans International (Tasman round, 63 laps)2Frank Matich (Australia) set 43.8sec lap record, $200019 Jan 1973
20 Jan 1973Wigram 1973Lady Wigram Trophy4Frank Matich (Australia)46 laps20 Jan 1973, 22 Jan 1973

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueDriverTimeSpeedWhatSource
1972WigramFrank Matich1:06.6115.35 mphlap record · Lady Wigram Trophy · shared with McRae in 1972clipping
22 Jan 1972WigramFrank Matich1:06.8qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · fifth on grid after final qualifying trialclipping
22 Jan 1972WigramFrank Matich115.135 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping
22 Jan 1972WigramFrank Matich1:06.6115.135 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping
13 Jan 1973LevinFrank Matich0:43.8lap record · Rothmans International (Levin) · new lap record in the raceclipping
19 Jan 1973WigramFrank Matich1:08.2practice · Lady Wigram Trophy · not happy with new engineclipping
19 Jan 1973WigramFrank Matich1:06.4qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · improved from 1:07.2 in the first sessionclipping
20 Jan 1973WigramFrank Matich115.35 mphlap record · Lady Wigram Trophy · shared with McRaeclipping

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…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…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…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…Tasman hat-trick on the cards for Graham McRaeLooking back at Graham McRae's dominant win in the 75-mile Rothmans International at Levin, the article says McRae put…McRae close to last year's fastest time at WigramIn the preliminary practice session for the 19th Lady Wigram Trophy, Graham McRae was unofficially timed at 66.9sec in…McRae fastest in qualifying trialsGraham McRae finished Friday's Lady Wigram Trophy qualifying with a lap of 117.969 mph (about 65.0sec) on the…McRae beats class field into the groundGraham McRae won the 19th International Lady Wigram Trophy at a record average of 114.277 mph, 27.8sec ahead of…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…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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