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Suzuki 500
Motorcycle · Suzuki · 1970–1980
Printed as: Suzuki 500, Suzuki 500 twin
5results
3wins
4podiums
5drivers
0:46.4best Wigram lap (1974)
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Results
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Driver | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1970 | Wigram 1970 | Motor-cycles, New Zealand open airfield championship (11 laps) | 1 | Ron Grant (USA) | 18:31 | 17 Jan 1970, 19 Jan 1970 |
| 17 Jan 1970 | Wigram 1970 | Motor-cycles, open race (11 laps) | 1 | Ron Grant (USA) | 18:30.4 | 19 Jan 1970 |
| 20 Jan 1973 | Wigram 1973 | Shell Race of the Year, Wanganui | 1 | John Boote (Christchurch) | 17 Jan 1973 | |
| 19 Jan 1974 | Wigram 1974 | New Zealand 500cc airfield championship | 5 | J. Gallagher (Christchurch) | 21 Jan 1974 | |
| 27 Jan 1980 | Wigram 1980 | Motor-cycles, race 1 | 2 | Rodger Freeth | 28 Jan 1980 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Driver | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1970 | Wigram | Ron Grant | 125 mph | top speed · Speed trap on the back straight, fastest motor-cycle speed at Wigram | clipping | |
| 19 Jan 1974 | Wigram | Dale Wylie | 0:46.4 | lap record · Marlboro international series, Ruapuna · set on the final lap at Ruapuna Park the previous Sunday | clipping |
In the clippings (6)
Out of petrol but still wonContinuation of the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Graham McRae retired from overheating after his pre-race fire,…
Motor-cycle recordAmerican rider Ron Grant, an Englishman who emigrated nine years earlier, proved too fast for New Zealand's best in…
American and New Zealander are likely to continue 150mph duelPreview of the Wigram motor-cycle races: American Ron Grant (water-cooled 750cc Suzuki) and Huntly's Ginger Molloy…
Airfield motorcycle title to BooteNineteen-year-old Christchurch rider J. A. Boote (Levi's Yamaha TZ750) won the open class of the New Zealand airfield…
Boote favourite for open titlePreview of the Wigram motor-cycle meeting during the 1974 Grand Prix weekend.
Huxford's Capri wins Open Saloon championshipReports of the support races at the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.Cars are grouped by make and model as the papers printed them; individual chassis aren’t identified. Know more about this car?