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Bob Stewart
Driver · 1964–1968 · from Christchurch
Also printed as: Robert Stewart
2results
1podiums
P2best finish
1:43.1best Wigram lap (1968)
22clippings
Results
- 1964P5Wigram · I.G.A. Saloon Car Race, Heat 2 (approx 20 miles)Sunbeam Alpine
- 1968P2Wigram · Saloons up to 1300cc (11 laps)Cooper
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1964 | Wigram 1964 | I.G.A. Saloon Car Race, Heat 2 (approx 20 miles) | 5 | Sunbeam Alpine | 17:58.4 | 17 Jan 1964, 20 Jan 1964 |
| 20 Jan 1968 | Wigram 1968 | Saloons up to 1300cc (11 laps) | 2 | Austin-Cooper | 17:38.4 | 20 Jan 1968, 21 Jan 1968 +1 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Car | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1968 | Wigram | Austin Cooper S | 1:43.1 | fastest race lap · Saloons up to 1300cc | clipping |
Raced against most often
Ray Archibald 1Ivan Segedin 1Hogan 1C. M. Hogan 1F. Dow 1Ian Dow 1Allan Moffat 1Arthur Moffatt 1Angus Hyslop 1W. Kettelwell 1Len Neilson 1B. Benzie 1
In the clippings (22)
Rain stops Wigram practice after fast lapsHeavy rain left several inches of water on the track and forced official practice for the Lady Wigram Trophy to be…
Cars and drivers: top-flight drivers should make the Lady Wigram Trophy race an event to rememberPreview of the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy race on Saturday, with practice heats the day before.
Two drivers break Wigram lap record at practiceIn qualifying trials for the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy, John Surtees (Lola-Climax) and Jack Brabham (Brabham-Climax)…
Cottle-Stanton duel in club championshipThe 32-mile Motor Racing Club Championship at the 1963 Lady Wigram meeting was won by M.
Sports carsBarry Cottle won the 1963 Wigram sports car race, leading 14 laps and fighting off Arthur Moffatt's Lotus, in a Le…
Entries for the Lady Wigram Trophy race meetingEntry lists for the 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, covering the Trophy race heats, the Motor Racing Club…
Minor eventsPreview of the saloon, sports and club championship races on the 1964 Lady Wigram programme.
Archibald had to fight hard for saloon car winChristchurch's Ray Archibald drove one of the finest races of his career to win the second I.G.A.
Saloons: heats and finalThe saloons matched the main race cars for interest.
Boyd wins club race; Porter had to pushJim Boyd (Lycoming Special) won the exciting 11-lap Motor Racing Club championship for sports cars and specials from…
Supporting events should be excitingPreview of the supporting races at the 14th International Lady Wigram Trophy meeting in January 1968.
Clark achieves 101 m.p.h. race average speedJim Clark (Lotus-Ford V8) won the second 11-lap preliminary for the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy at an average of 101.7…
Scot's record average at ChristchurchJim Clark (2.5 Lotus-Ford V8) won the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy at a record average of 102.6 mph after a race-long…
Clark wins Wigram, collects side prizeAbout 30,000 people saw Jim Clark win his third Lady Wigram Trophy (after 1965 and 1967) at just under 103 mph in the…
Saloon racesThe 1968 Wigram saloon races featured fierce Mini competition and the overpowering speed of the Ford Mustangs.
Wigram record set by RindtLap records were broken at Wigram in practice for the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy, with Austrian Jochen Rindt's Lotus-Ford…
Saloon car excitementD. Simpson of Auckland (Ford Escort twin cam) won both Group 5 saloon heats and was second in the free-formula race at…
More NZ racing firms use motor sport as publicity mediumLooks at growing commercial sponsorship of motor racing ahead of the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy, from the Bank of New…
Saloon car racing popularPreview of the saloon car side of the 1977 Wigram meeting: Castrol GTX cars, Shellsport nine-lap round, six-lap…
24 to race in last series raceLine-up of 24 starters from New Zealand, Australia, Britain, the USA, Finland, Jamaica, Hong Kong and Indonesia for…
Mighty Mustang back on track soonThe PDL Mustang, reputed fastest saloon in Australia and New Zealand, will return to New Zealand circuits in the 1978…
Saloon win to Leonard despite heavy handicapSupporting races at the 1978 Wigram Peter Stuyvesant meeting.From the reports
- Chris Amon was the first to set the absolute Wigram lap record in the 1968 race, 1min 19.6sec (104.02 mph), which Clark equalled; the previous record was Jackie Stewart's from 1967. (22 Jan 1968)
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