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McRae GM2
Car · McRae · 1974–1978
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1:02.65best Wigram lap (1978)
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Results
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Driver | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1974 | Wigram 1974 | New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles) | DNF | Graham McRae | broken valve spring after about 29 laps; led by 20 seconds earlier | 21 Jan 1974 |
| 19 Jan 1975 | Wigram 1975 | Lady Wigram Trophy (44 laps) | 1 | Graham McRae (Wellington) | 50:29.7 average 115.02 mph; fastest lap | 20 Jan 1975, 20 Jan 1975 +1 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Driver | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1974 | Wigram | Graham McRae | 1:03.0 | 121.714 mph | other · NZ Grand Prix (1974) · predicted qualifying time with a 2sec improvement | clipping |
| 20 Jan 1974 | Wigram | Graham McRae | 1:03.0 | 121.714 mph | qualifying · NZ Grand Prix · pole | clipping |
| 20 Jan 1974 | Wigram | Graham McRae | 179 mph | top speed · NZ Grand Prix · speed trap | clipping | |
| 20 Jan 1974 | Wigram | Graham McRae | 121.714 mph | qualifying · New Zealand Grand Prix · pole | clipping | |
| 1975 | Wigram | Graham McRae | 1:07.65 | 117.073 mph | lap record · Lady Wigram Trophy · set in 1975 | clipping |
| 19 Jan 1975 | Wigram | Graham McRae | 1:07.1 | 118.033 mph | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · grid 1 (pole by coin toss) | clipping |
| 19 Jan 1975 | Wigram | Graham McRae | 1:07.65 | 117.07 mph | fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy | clipping |
| 19 Jan 1975 | Wigram | Graham McRae | 117 mph | fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy | clipping | |
| 29 Jan 1978 | Wigram | Graham McRae | 1:02.65 | lap record · single-seaters, outright · listed as G. Michael McRae | clipping |
In the clippings (10)
McRae fastest again in trialsFive drivers broke 120 mph in Saturday's qualifying trials for the 1974 NZ Grand Prix, headed by triple Tasman…
McRae needs win to be in running for Tasman seriesLooking back on the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram, Greenslade describes how John McCormack (Elfin MR5 Repco)…
McRae needs 120 mph lap for pole positionDrivers wanting pole or front row for the 1974 NZ Grand Prix at Wigram would need a flying lap of about 120 mph in…
G.P. to McCormack after eight cars excludedJohn McCormack (Elfin Repco) won the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram at a record average of more than 115 mph,…
McRae and Amon toss a coinPole position for the 1975 Lady Wigram Trophy was decided by a coin toss after Graham McRae and Chris Amon both lapped…
McRae thrills crowd with superb drivingGraham McRae (McRae GM2) turned the tables in the third round of the Stuyvesant series with a faultless win in the…
Start to finish win gives McRae fourth Wigram titleGraham McRae won his fourth Lady Wigram Trophy race leading from start to finish at an average 115.452 mph in his…
Lawrence wants change of luckGraeme Lawrence, fastest qualifier in the opening Stuyvesant rounds at Pukekohe and Manfeild, has reservations about…
Series points, lap records and prizemoneySeries points after Teretonga in 1978 (subject to appeal): Rosberg 49, Perkins 37, Sullivan 26, McMillan 12, Miedecke…
The trophy winnersTable of Lady Wigram Trophy race winners and their cars from 1949 to 1989; there was no race in 1955.Cars are grouped by make and model as the papers printed them; individual chassis aren’t identified. Know more about this car?