Wigram TrophyMotor racing at Wigram airfield · Christchurch · 1949–2000
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Singer

Car · Singer · 1949–1954
Printed as: Singer Special, Singer, Singer Special S/C
11results
4wins
7podiums
4drivers

Drivers

Other Singer entries

Results

DateMeetingRacePosDriverTimeSource
26 Feb 1949Wigram 1949NZ Road Racing Championship (105 miles, 50 laps)18Pat Hoare (Christchurch) 972cc26 Feb 1949
31 Mar 1951Wigram 1951100-mile race (Lady Wigram Trophy)5Des Drewery1:43:1631 Mar 1951, 2 Apr 1951
23 Feb 1952Wigram 1952Saloon and sports car race1B. Hay (Dunedin)26:2623 Feb 1952, 25 Feb 1952 +1
12 Apr 1952Hororata Racecourse 1952Race 2 (four laps)1Des Drewery5 Apr 1952
12 Apr 1952Hororata Racecourse 1952Race 4 (four laps)1R. J. Paterson4:185 Apr 1952
12 Apr 1952Hororata Racecourse 1952Race 1 (three miles)1Des Drewery (Christchurch)3:1512 Apr 1952
17 Oct 1953Rakaia Domain 1953Fourth Race4Des Drewery2min 6sec17 Mar 1953
17 Oct 1953Rakaia Domain 1953Fifth Race4R. J. Paterson2min 23sec17 Mar 1953
4 Dec 1954Rakaia Domain 1954First Race3Des Drewery27 Nov 1954
4 Dec 1954Rakaia Domain 1954Fourth Race2R. J. Paterson27 Nov 1954
4 Dec 1954Rakaia Domain 1954Eleventh Race3Des Drewery27 Nov 1954

In the clippings (10)

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…Road race at Wigram: L. Moore wins in Alfa RomeoL. Moore won the Motor Racing Club's 100-mile race on the Wigram airstrips in his 2.9 litre Grand Prix Alfa Romeo, in…Car race to Les Moore in record timeDespite appalling weather, Les Moore set a record average of 68 mph to win the Motor Racing Club's 100-mile Wigram…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 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…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…Car racing held at RakaiaD. H. Rutherford won the D. W. Wild Challenge Trophy at the Motor Racing Club's Rakaia Domain meeting with a lap of…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…

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