Arnold Stafford

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In the clippings (21)

19 Jan 1952Faster lap speeds expected in Wigram car race this yearThe Lady Wigram Trophy at the Motor Racing Club's meeting on Saturday 23 February 1952 will be run for the first time…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…23 Feb 1952Lap 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…23 Feb 1952Les Moore has second big motor race winLes Moore won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy final in his Grand Prix Alfa Romeo before 14,000 to 15,000 spectators,…25 Feb 1952Fast 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…25 Feb 1952Les 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…25 Feb 1952Car race placings officially madeThe Motor Racing Club committee confirmed the placings in the Lady Wigram Trophy: Moore, Sulman, Shuter, Logan, Wild,…14 Feb 1953Roycroft has chance at WigramAfter winning the 150-mile Mairehau road race at 66mph, Auckland's Ron Roycroft (Grand Prix Alfa Romeo) looks almost…14 Feb 1953Scratch car races will be welcomeThe Motor Racing Club will run two 25-mile scratch races at the 1953 Lady Wigram meeting, one for cars up to 1500cc…25 Feb 1953Motor racing: Wigram trophy events, record entriesRecord entries: 23 for the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy race and 22 for the 25-mile sports and saloon handicap at Wigram…25 Feb 1953Two scratchings, one new race entryArnold Stafford (Wellington, J.B.S. 500) and Vic Shuter (Frankton, McMillan Special) scratched from the Lady Wigram…6 Feb 1954Wigram motor race today: distinguished list of entrantsThe biggest motor race in South Island history: the 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy with Wharton (B.R.M.), Whitehead…6 Feb 1954P. Whitehead wins Lady Wigram car race in FerrariPeter Whitehead (Ferrari) won the 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram from Tony Gaze (H.W.M.), while Ken Wharton's…8 Feb 1954Wigram car race to P. WhiteheadPeter Whitehead, English woolbroker and farmer, won the fastest car race ever run in the South Island, the 48-lap,…8 Feb 1954Whitehead wins Wigram Trophy: B.R.M. breaks down near finishAt least 15,000 saw the fastest car race ever run in the South Island.13 Feb 1954Overseas drivers prove: racing drivers provide many thrills at WigramStar-Sun sports commentary on the 1954 Lady Wigram Trophy: the overseas drivers (Whitehead, Gaze, Wharton) gave the…19 Nov 1955Famous drivers enter for N.Z. motor racesPreview of the third NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore on 7 January 1956, with 42 entries including Stirling Moss (his own…24 Nov 1955Entries for trophy event: Stan Jones withdrawsWhen entries closed there were 16 definite starters and nine tentative for the 1956 Lady Wigram International Trophy…5 Jan 1957Wigram Trophy car race: entries for event on January 26Entries for the third international Lady Wigram Trophy, Redex sports race, open car race and saloon race on 26 January…12 Jan 1960Cars arriving by sea for WigramThe cars of the overseas drivers for the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy were due in Christchurch aboard the vessels Kaipaki…20 Jan 1960Coopers dominate Trophy race fieldTwenty-eight entries, five from overseas, were received for the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy, with seven Coopers plus three…

From the reports

• Stafford's 500cc Cooper-Norton at times cornered faster than the B.R.M. at Wigram in 1954. (8 Feb 1954)

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