BS
Bill Simpson
Driver · 1970 · from USA
1results
P4best finish
1:19best Wigram lap (1970)
6clippings
Results
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1970 | Wigram 1970 | Lady Wigram Trophy | 4 | Eagle Chevrolet 5-litre | 42 laps | 17 Jan 1970, 17 Jan 1970 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Car | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1970 | Wigram | Eagle Chevrolet | 1:19 | practice · Lady Wigram Trophy preliminary race, good lap | clipping |
Raced against most often
Frank Matich 1Ron Grable 1Max Stewart 1W. Simpson 1Mike Goth 1Michael Campbell 1Bryan Faloon 1Pierre Phillips 1Derek Bell 1Graham McRae 1Graeme Lawrence 1Kevin Bartlett 1
In the clippings (6)
Polio victim now is a top mechanicProfile of Larry Burton, an American racing mechanic crippled by polio ten years earlier, who works from a wheelchair…
Four break 100 m.p.h. barrier in practiceFour drivers broke 100 mph and several more were close in the first practice session for the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy.
Trophy race to MatichLate result flash: Australian Frank Matich won the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy in a McLaren M10A, ahead of American Ron…
Matich againAustralian Frank Matich completed an NZ Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy double, driving his McLaren M10A across the…
Matich wins Wigram eventFrank Matich took his McLaren M10A over the line on virtually dry tanks 10.3sec ahead of Ron Grable to win the 1970…
Top saloon drivers to show skillsAustralian saloon stars John McCormack (Valiant Charger) and Allan Moffat (Ford Mustang) were to be matched against…From the reports
- Prize money for the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy totalled $16,000 with no starting money: Matich $3000, Grable $2000, Stewart $1500, Simpson $1200, Goth $1000, Campbell $900, Falloon $750, Phillips $600, other finishers $400. (19 Jan 1970)
- Tasman points after Wigram 1970: Matich 22, Lawrence 13, Stewart 10, Grable 9, Simpson 3, Campbell 1. (19 Jan 1970)
- Americans Eddie Noyes and Bill Simpson were also expected to drive Lola T332s at Wigram in 1975. (7 Nov 1974)
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