Wigram TrophyMotor racing at Wigram airfield · Christchurch · 1949–2000
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MG TC

Car · MG · 1949–1950
Printed as: MG TC supercharged, MG TC Supercharged, MG TC, MG TC (supercharged)
5results
1wins
3podiums
2drivers
17 secbest Wigram lap (1950)

Drivers

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Results

DateMeetingRacePosDriverTimeSource
26 Feb 1949Wigram 1949NZ Road Racing Championship (105 miles, 50 laps)5Sybil Lupp (Dunedin) only woman driver; also fifth in handicap26 Feb 1949, 28 Feb 1949 +2
25 Feb 1950Wigram 1950New Zealand Championship (105 miles)2Sybil Lupp (Dunedin)1:32:4325 Feb 1950, 27 Feb 1950 +1
25 Feb 1950Wigram 1950New Zealand Championship (105 miles)DNFGary Coglan (Sydney) broken fuel line at about lap 41 when well placed; third in handicap25 Feb 1950
25 Feb 1950Wigram 1950Handicap section1Sybil Lupp (Dunedin) 3 laps handicap25 Feb 1950, 27 Feb 1950
25 Feb 1950Wigram 1950Handicap section3Gary Coglan (Sydney)25 Feb 1950, 27 Feb 1950

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueDriverTimeSpeedWhatSource
1950WigramGary Coglan1:40lap record · previous Wigram lap record, 1950clipping
1950WigramGary Coglan1:4076.2 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1950clipping
1950WigramSybil Lupp1:4771.19 mphother · Lady Wigram Trophy 1950 · lap of the 2.116 mile courseclipping
25 Feb 1950WigramSybil Lupp105 mphother · expected top speed with special carburettorclipping
25 Feb 1950WigramGary Coglan17 secother · standing quarter-mile in Australian sprints (regularly under 17 sec)clipping
25 Feb 1950WigramGary Coglan70.3 mphother · NZ Road Racing Championship, lap 12 averageclipping
25 Feb 1950WigramSybil Lupp69 mphother · NZ Road Racing Championship, lap 12 averageclipping
25 Feb 1950WigramGary Coglan73 mphfastest race lap · NZ Road Racing Championshipclipping
25 Feb 1950WigramGary Coglan100 mphtop speed · NZ Road Racing Championship, on the straight per Coglanclipping
25 Feb 1950WigramGary Coglan75 mphfastest race lap · NZ Road Racing Championship, some of the later lapsclipping

In the clippings (14)

Thrilling 105-mile car race at Wigram is won by M. ProctorM. Proctor of Wellington won the first NZ road racing championship at Wigram in his veteran 1098cc Brooklands Riley,…Thousands see big car race at WigramBetween 20,000 and 30,000 watched M. Proctor of Wellington win the first NZ motor road racing championship at Wigram…N.Z. championship road race, Wigram, 26-2-49: lap chartOfficial lap-by-lap position chart for the first NZ championship road race at Wigram, with a list of placings, car…Car road race: huge crowd at Wigram, win for Wellington driverM. Proctor of Wellington won the first NZ car road racing championship at Wigram over 105 miles and 50 laps in his…Championship car race: fast driving at Wigram, Christchurch man's successH. Green's scarlet 1604cc Wolseley Special won the NZ championship road race at Wigram in a few seconds over an hour…Hec Green wins from Mrs Lupp at WigramHec Green of Christchurch won the second NZ motor road-racing championship at Wigram in his Wolseley Special, after a…Results of the New Zealand championship road race at WigramFinal results of the 1950 NZ championship road race (105 miles) won by H.Car race at WigramHec Green won the second annual NZ motor-car road-racing championship at Wigram easily after Australian Gary Coglan,…National car road race: new supercharger to be usedMrs S. Lupp of Dunedin, the only woman entrant, will drive her TC MG with a Shorrock belt-driven supercharger at the…Cars to race at Wigram for N.Z. honoursA high-class field of sixteen will contest the NZ championship at Wigram; the Wigram circuit is hard on tyres and the…Local drivers have done well in Wigram car racesReview of the first three Wigram races (1949 to 1951) with their top finishers, noting Christchurch drivers have won…Lap record at Wigram car race todayBob Gibbons of Wellington, in a 1000cc Cooper, easily won the first 25-mile heat of the Lady Wigram Trophy from…Fast times have been set at Wigram by past winnersTable of past Lady Wigram Trophy winners with race times, average speeds and fastest laps from 1949 to 1961.Veteran of track to lead MGsBefore the 19th Lady Wigram Trophy race, members of the MG Car Club's MGT Register will lead the field round the…

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