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Car · RA · 1952–1961
Printed as: R.A. Vauxhall, R.A. Special, R.A.-Vauxhall, R.A. Fiat, RA-Vauxhall
14results
2wins
10podiums
7drivers
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Results
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Driver | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1952 | Wigram 1952 | Lady Wigram Trophy final (50 miles) | 9 | Pat Hoare (Christchurch) | 47:00 1442cc | 25 Feb 1952, 25 Feb 1952 |
| 12 Apr 1952 | Hororata Racecourse 1952 | Race 4 (four laps) | 2 | Pat Hoare | 5 Apr 1952 | |
| 12 Apr 1952 | Hororata Racecourse 1952 | Race 9 (four laps) | 2 | Pat Hoare | 5 Apr 1952 | |
| 12 Apr 1952 | Hororata Racecourse 1952 | Race 2 (three miles) | 2 | B. Counsell (Christchurch) | 12 Apr 1952 | |
| 12 Apr 1952 | Hororata Racecourse 1952 | Race 3 (three miles) | 1 | Pat Hoare (Christchurch) | 3:02 | 12 Apr 1952 |
| 17 Jan 1953 | Mccormacks Bay 1953 | First Handicap Race (five laps) | 3 | Pat Hoare | 8min 22sec handicap 15sec | 17 Jan 1953, 19 Jan 1953 |
| 28 Feb 1953 | Wigram 1953 | Under 1500cc preliminary (25 miles) | 2 | Pat Hoare (Christchurch) | 21min 53sec | 27 Feb 1953 |
| 28 Feb 1953 | Wigram 1953 | Lady Wigram Trophy (50 miles) | DNF | Pat Hoare | retired after 3 laps | 28 Feb 1953 |
| 28 Feb 1953 | Wigram 1953 | Under 1500cc preliminary (25 miles) | 2 | M. Hoare (Christchurch) | 21min 53sec | 28 Feb 1953 |
| 4 Dec 1954 | Rakaia Domain 1954 | Fourth Race | 1 | M. Winterbourn | 27 Nov 1954 | |
| 4 Dec 1954 | Rakaia Domain 1954 | Seventh Race | 2 | M. Winterbourn | 27 Nov 1954 | |
| 21 Jan 1956 | Wigram 1956 | Open Car Race (25 miles, 12 laps) | 3 | Rutherford (Christchurch) | 23 Jan 1956 | |
| 25 Jan 1958 | Wigram 1958 | Open Car Handicap (25 miles) | 5 | Ron Rutherford (Christchurch) | 25min 19.5sec | 27 Jan 1958 |
| 21 Jan 1961 | Wigram 1961 | Lady Wigram Trophy Race (99.45 miles) | 7 | Hec Green (Christchurch) | 43 laps | 21 Jan 1961, 23 Jan 1961 +1 |
In the clippings (15)
Fast average times recorded: win for L. Moore's Alfa RomeoLes Moore won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy for the second year running at an average of 76.79 mph, compared with…
Les Moore wins car racing at Wigram with Alfa RomeoLes Moore won the Lady Wigram Trophy for the second year in a row in his supercharged P3 2.9 litre Alfa Romeo at 76.79…Car race placings officially madeThe Motor Racing Club committee confirmed the placings in the Lady Wigram Trophy: Moore, Sulman, Shuter, Logan, Wild,…
Racing cars use grass course in Hororata eventsAbout 4500 watched the Motor Racing Club's handicap races on Hororata Racecourse.
Many watch car racing at HororataMore than 2500 gathered before lunch at Hororata racecourse for the Motor Racing Club's meeting in aid of the Hororata…
McCormack's Bay circuit provides good car racingA crowd estimated between 3,000 and 7,000 watched the Motor Racing Club's scratch and handicap races at McCormacks Bay…
Motor racing on Causeway: Shuter drives wellFrank Shuter's lengthened, low-slung Ford V8 hot rod won two races at the Motor Racing Club's McCormacks Bay meeting…
Ron Roycroft in second big car race win to-dayRon Roycroft (Alfa Romeo, Auckland) won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy in 38min 42sec, flawless as at Mairehau a month…
Nelson driver takes first car raceHalsey Logan of Nelson (H.R.G.) won the under-1500cc 25-mile preliminary by a hair's breadth from Pat Hoare (R.A.
H. Green breaks Car Club recordHec Green cut the Rakaia track record from 32.05sec to 30.2sec at the Rakaia Car Club meeting; the track was a shade…
Englishmen take placings in major car racePeter Whitehead won the Lady Wigram Trophy for the second time on Saturday 21 January 1956 before about 21,000…
Lady Wigram Trophy won by Scott-BrownOne-handed Scotsman Archie Scott-Brown dominated the 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy in Brian Lister's Lister-Jaguar, setting…
Big Wigram race: Brabham first, Moss secondJack Brabham won the 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy in a works Cooper in appalling weather, after staving off three serious…
Brabham does it againWorld champion Jack Brabham led from start to finish in a Cooper to win the Lady Wigram Trophy in appalling wet…
Brabham wins Lady Wigram TrophyReigning world champion Jack Brabham led from the first lap to win his second successive Lady Wigram Trophy, the race…Cars are grouped by make and model as the papers printed them; individual chassis aren’t identified. Know more about this car?