Bob Gibbons

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21 Mar 1951Wigram may be best yetWith three Australians and about fifteen NZ drivers, the 100-mile Wigram race on Saturday promises the fastest yet; at…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…1 Mar 1952PhotoRonnie Moore and C. Ransley stand by their cars after the accident in the Lady Wigram Trophy race; Bob Gibbons's…1 Mar 1952Fast lap times feature of big Wigram car raceLes Moore averaged an officially timed 76.79 mph for the 50 miles.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 1953Another win for Roycroft likely in Wigram raceRon Roycroft's Alfa Romeo (already successful at Wigram in the hands of Les Moore) looked an almost certain winner of…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…27 Feb 1953Best field yet for Wigram car racingThe 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy faced the starter on 28 February 1953 with a field of 21.27 Feb 1953Nelson driver takes first car raceHalsey Logan of Nelson (H.R.G.) won the under-1500cc 25-mile preliminary by a hair's breadth from Pat Hoare (R.A.28 Feb 1953Ron Roycroft in second big car race win to-dayRon Roycroft (Alfa Romeo, Auckland) won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy in 38min 42sec, flawless as at Mairehau a month…28 Feb 1953Wellington driver established new Wigram car recordBob Gibbons (Cooper 1100, Wellington) set a new Wigram lap record in the under-1500cc preliminary at the 1953 Lady…29 Jan 1954Big motor racing at Wigram: improvement in five yearsReview of five years of the Lady Wigram Trophy ahead of the 6 February 1954 race.29 Jan 1954Overseas drivers should do best in trophy raceKen Wharton (B.R.M.), Peter Whitehead (supercharged 2.4-litre Ferrari) and Tony Gaze (H.W.M.) are expected to lead the…5 Feb 1954Decision on S bend in car race may affect resultThe Motor Racing Club would decide after practice whether to eliminate the slow S bend from the 2.1-mile Wigram…1 Aug 1953Wigram car race next year to be over 100 milesThe 1954 Lady Wigram Trophy will be run over 100 miles, returning to its original distance after the 1952-53…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…21 Jan 1956Keen racing expected for Lady Wigram TrophyWith six overseas drivers entered, the 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy looked one of the keenest ever on the two-mile Wigram…19 Jan 1957Keen competition in Wigram TrophyAt least twenty-five cars would face the starter in the 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy, expected to be another Ferrari…26 Jan 1957N.Z. driver fastest at Wigram practiceAuckland's Ron Roycroft set the fastest practice lap at Wigram before the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy, 1:27 in his…26 Jan 1957Peter Whitehead winner of Lady Wigram Trophy for third timePeter Whitehead won the 150-mile, 71-lap 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy in his Super Squalo Ferrari, his third successive…28 Jan 1957P. Whitehead's third win in Wigram motor classicPeter Whitehead won the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy in 1hr 50min 8sec, two minutes slower than 1956, the first driver to…17 Jan 1959Wigram scratchings: N.Z. car racing statusPeter Greenslade argues New Zealand had arrived in international racing: the Scuderia Buell Piccolo Maseratis and…22 Jan 1959Fifth International Lady Wigram Trophy race, Saturday January 24Motor Racing Club programme advertisement for the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF Station Wigram:…22 Jan 1959Lady Wigram Trophy: anyone's guessPreview of the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy: unlike recent years, the winner cannot dictate terms, and the…23 Jan 1959Wigram Trophy: an open contestThe best field ever lined up for the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy: five or six entrants could win.24 Jan 1959Flockhart on job at startLap-by-lap account of the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: Flockhart took pole in the BRM with Brabham, McLaren and Ross…24 Jan 1959Flockhart sets new Wigram lap recordIn practice on the evening before the race, Ron Flockhart (BRM) set a new Wigram lap record of 1min 21.6sec, about…26 Jan 1959Lady Wigram Trophy race to Flockhart in BRMRon Flockhart (BRM) won the fifth Lady Wigram Trophy at an average of about 89 mph, 2.7sec ahead of Jack Brabham's…26 Jan 1959R. Flockhart wins Wigram Trophy: fast time and thrilling finishFor the fifth year in five races a British driver won the Lady Wigram Trophy: Ron Flockhart's BRM beat Jack Brabham's…31 Jan 1959Additional Lady Wigram awardsPeter Greenslade's informal awards after the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: brilliance to Syd Jensen (1500cc Cooper-Climax…

From the reports

• Bob Gibbons set a new Wigram lap record of 1min 38sec (77.6 mph) for the 2.1-mile circuit in the 1952 Lady Wigram Trophy first heat. (23 Feb 1952)
• Bob Gibbons set a new Wigram lap record of 1min 33sec (81.9mph) in a Cooper 1100 on 28 February 1953. (28 Feb 1953)
• Whitehead's practice time of 1:27.8 in 1956 was more than five seconds faster than R. Gibbons's 1953 Wigram lap record of 1:33 in a 1100cc Cooper. (21 Jan 1956)
• Roycroft took pole for the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy with an 87.56 mph practice lap, with Whitehead, Parnell and Brabham alongside and Gibbons, Syd Jensen and Gould on the second row. (26 Jan 1957)
• Class winners in the 1957 sports car race: up to 1500cc Brabham, up to 3000cc R. Jensen, unlimited Gibbons. (26 Jan 1957)

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