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Van Diemen

Car · Van Diemen · 1981–1994
33results
6wins
27podiums
28drivers

Drivers

Shane Higgins 3Craig Coleman 2Grant Campbell 2Ashley Stichbury 2Lou Schollum 1M. Webb 1John Crawford 1Chris Abbott 1Steve Richards 1Richard Lester 1Craig Baird 1Ian MacDonald 1Barrie Thomlinson 1Mark Pedersen 1M. Pederson 1Andy McElrea 1Grant Milligan 1Blair Smith 1Nigel Barclay 1Deane McKechie 1Ian Christie 1Matt Aitken 1Paul Larsen 1Russell Ingall 1Glenn Clark 1Andrew Neale 1Ken Smith 1Shane Drake 1

Other Van Diemen entries

Van Diemen RF92 0Van Diemen RF91 0Van Diemen RF85 0

Results

DateMeetingRacePosDriverTimeSource
25 Jan 1981Wigram 1981National Formula Ford championship (race 2)2Lou Schollum (Auckland)26 Jan 1981
25 Jan 1981Wigram 1981National Formula Ford championship (race 2)3M. Webb (Auckland)26 Jan 1981
22 Jan 1984Wigram 1984Motorcraft Formula Ford, Heat one (6 laps)2John Crawford (Christchurch)23 Jan 1984
22 Jan 1984Wigram 1984Formula Ford, Heat 23Chris Abbott3 Dec 1984, 3 Dec 1984
19 Jan 1986Wigram 1986Avon City Formula Ford (Heat one)1Craig Coleman (Wanganui)20 Jan 1986, 20 Jan 1986
19 Jan 1986Wigram 1986Avon City Formula Ford (Heat two)2Craig Coleman (Wanganui)20 Jan 1986, 20 Jan 1986
18 Jan 1987Wigram 1987Avon City Ford Formula Ford (first race)1Shane Higgins (Palmerston North)19 Jan 1987, 19 Jan 1987 +1
18 Jan 1987Wigram 1987Avon City Ford Formula Ford (first race)2Grant Campbell (Auckland)19 Jan 1987, 19 Jan 1987 +1
18 Jan 1987Wigram 1987Avon City Ford Formula Ford (first race)3Steve Richards (Hamilton)19 Jan 1987, 19 Jan 1987 +1
18 Jan 1987Wigram 1987Avon City Ford Motorcraft Formula Ford Championship (Heat two)1Shane Higgins (Palmerston North)19 Jan 1987, 19 Jan 1987
18 Jan 1987Wigram 1987Avon City Ford Motorcraft Formula Ford Championship (Heat two)2Richard Lester (Palmerston North)19 Jan 1987, 19 Jan 1987
18 Jan 1987Wigram 1987Avon City Ford Motorcraft Formula Ford Championship (Heat two)3Grant Campbell (Auckland)19 Jan 1987, 19 Jan 1987
24 Jan 1988Wigram 1988Formula Ford (Race 1)1Craig Baird25 Jan 1988
24 Jan 1988Wigram 1988Formula Ford (Race 1)3Shane Higgins25 Jan 1988
24 Jan 1988Wigram 1988Formula Ford (Race 2)3Ian MacDonald25 Jan 1988
29 Jan 1989Wigram 1989Motocraft Formula Ford championship, Heat 1 (8 laps)2Barrie Thomlinson30 Jan 1989, 30 Jan 1989
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Formula Ford, Race 1 (20 laps)2Mark Pedersen29 Jan 1990, 31 Jan 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1)2M. Pederson29 Jan 1990, Feb 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1)6Andy McElreaFeb 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1)7Grant MilliganFeb 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1)9Blair SmithFeb 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1)10Nigel BarclayFeb 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1)11Deane McKechieFeb 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1)12Ian ChristieFeb 1990
19 Jan 1992Wigram 1992Formula Ford (Heat 1)2Matt Aitken (UK)20 Jan 1992
19 Jan 1992Wigram 1992Formula Ford (Heat 1)3Ashley Stichbury20 Jan 1992
19 Jan 1992Wigram 1992Formula Ford (Heat 2)1Paul Larsen20 Jan 1992
17 Jan 1993Wigram 1993Formula Ford (Race 1)1Russell Ingall (Australia)18 Jan 1993
17 Jan 1993Wigram 1993Formula Ford (Race 1)2Glenn Clark18 Jan 1993
17 Jan 1993Wigram 1993Formula Ford (Race 1)3Ashley Stichbury18 Jan 1993
23 Jan 1994Wigram 1994Formula Ford (Race 1)2Andrew Neale24 Jan 1994
23 Jan 1994Wigram 1994Formula Ford (Race 1)3Ken Smith24 Jan 1994
23 Jan 1994Wigram 1994Formula Ford (Race 2)3Shane Drake24 Jan 1994

In the clippings (19)

Tulloch too quickInky Tulloch (Mataura) and Graham Baker (Christchurch) fought out the Radio Avon saloons Flying Farewell, with Tulloch…Sprague extends lead in touring car championshipGary Sprague (Tauranga, Ford Falcon) won the 50 km ANZ Bank national touring car championship race at Wigram,…Supporting eventsReports and results of the support races at the December 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.Winning Wigram driver shows great promiseYoung American Ross Cheever, who rolled his Ralt RT4 in practice, won the 1984 Skyline Garages Lady Wigram Trophy.MacPherson gets easy Lady Wigram winAmerican Jeff MacPherson won the 30-lap Phillip Mills Luxury Cars Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram in 1986 after also…American dominates Lady Wigram raceAmerican Jeff MacPherson clinched the 1986 NZ international Formula Pacific series with two victories at Wigram: the…City driver leaves NZ something to Crowe aboutPaul Radisich won the 1987 Lady Wigram Trophy by 0.82sec from Mike Thackwell in front of the biggest crowd in years,…Australians too hardy at WigramAustralia beat New Zealand 81-64 in the inaugural Handy Hire sports sedan challenge at Wigram in 1987, despite Trevor…P.M. builds up confidence behind wheelPrime Minister David Lange showed growing confidence at Wigram in 1987, finishing last in the AGC Laser TX3 round won…Thrill (Sun Valley sports sedans and Group A at Wigram)Two thrilling Sun Valley Sports Sedan heats highlighted the supports at Wigram in January 1988: Rob Kennard won the…Motor racing results: Wigram, Benson and Hedges International meetingPartial results from the 29 January 1989 Wigram meeting: Peter Jackson Formula Pacific heat and Lady Wigram Trophy…Japanese driver wins Wigram trophyHiro Matsushita became the first Japanese winner of the Lady Wigram Trophy after 30 incident-packed laps.Ruapuna results from SundayResults of the 28 January 1990 Ruapuna meeting: Craig Baird won the 25-lap Formula Pacific race and the 50-lap Lady…Results - RuapunaFull results with fastest laps from the Ruapuna Peter Jackson meeting of 27-28 January 1990: Formula Pacific heat and…Historic win for teen racerTeenage Hamiltonian Craig Baird (Swift DB4) won the Lady Wigram Trophy at Ruapuna in extreme heat, holding off Ken…Youngest driver wins Lady Wigram TrophyCraig Baird, 19, of Hamilton won both Formula Pacific races at Ruapuna, including the 50-lap Lady Wigram Trophy, each…Provisional results from the Lady Wigram Trophy raceProvisional results of the supporting classes and heats at the 1992 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, including Group N,…Baird puts Verstappen behind him at WigramCraig Baird won the Lady Wigram Trophy and the preliminary heat at Wigram, his third Trophy win, moving to the head of…Stokell wins wet Lady Wigram raceAustralian Paul Stokell overcame treacherous wet conditions to win the shortened 89km, 23-lap 1994 Lady Wigram Trophy…

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