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26 Feb 1949Thrilling 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,…26 Feb 1949N.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…5 Mar 1949Pit staffs at race had unspectacular but necessary jobPit crews and co-drivers were the unsung heroes of the first Wigram road race, watched by 25,000 to 30,000.28 Feb 1949Thousands 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…26 Feb 1949Car 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…26 Feb 1949N.Z. championship event: motor car racingCompetitors in the New Zealand championship road race were timed over a flying lap of the 2.1-mile Wigram course the…25 Nov 1949National car road race: Australian entriesEntries from Australia include Gary Coglan of Sydney with a supercharged TC MG and P.27 Feb 1950Results of the New Zealand championship road race at WigramFinal results of the 1950 NZ championship road race (105 miles) won by H.25 Feb 1950Hec 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…31 Mar 1951Car 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…2 Apr 1951Road 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…16 Feb 1952Local 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…24 Nov 1955First international race for Lady Wigram TrophyA history of the Lady Wigram Trophy from its first running in 1949 to 1954, noting the 1956 race would be the first…22 Jan 1959English drivers have won fourSummary of the nine Lady Wigram Trophy races since 1949 (none in 1955 while the track was resealed): four won by…19 Jan 1960Ten years of trophy winners at WigramA list of every Lady Wigram Trophy winner from 1949 to 1959 with distances, times and average speeds, plus the…17 Jan 1961These men won in past yearsList of Lady Wigram Trophy winners 1949-1960 and circuit and lap record details: lap record 1:20.8 (94.28 mph) by Jack…18 Jan 1961Climax of Motor Racing Club's plansMotor Racing Club president Jack Brewer's welcome message ahead of the January 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy, predicting…16 Jan 1962Fast 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 1961.14 Jan 1964Costly cars racing at terrific speedsFeature on the history of the Lady Wigram Trophy ahead of the tenth race on 18 January 1964, with a table of every…18 Jan 1966Wigram fastest course: previous winnersHistory of Wigram racing: the Canterbury Car Club ran NZ's first long-distance race in 1949 before the Motor Racing…17 Jan 1967Previous Wigram event winnersList of winners of the main Wigram race from 1949 to 1966 with distances, winning times, average speeds and fastest…16 Jan 1968Today's speeds a far cry from those of first raceHistory of the Wigram main race since the Canterbury Car Club's first long-distance race in 1949, won by Wellington…14 Jan 1969The fastest circuit: Pukekohe or Wigram?Argues that a race average of 105 mph in the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy would make the 2.3-mile Wigram circuit New…24 Jan 1990The trophy winnersTable of Lady Wigram Trophy race winners and their cars from 1949 to 1989; there was no race in 1955.

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