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Brian Redman

Driver · 1976 · from England
2results
P4best finish
1:10.6best Wigram lap (1976)
24clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
18 Jan 1976Wigram 1976New Zealand Grand Prix (Pukekohe, early January 1976)4Chevron B29 2-litre Chevron-BMW8 Jan 1976
18 Jan 1976Wigram 1976Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles)DNFChevron B29 engine blew, suspected titanium connecting rod19 Jan 1976, 19 Jan 1976 +1

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
18 Jan 1976WigramChevron BMW1:11.2qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping
18 Jan 1976WigramChevron B29 BMW1:10.6qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · sixth-fastest after correction; an official 67.6sec was disallowed after he took a short cut at the hairpinclipping

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In the clippings (24)

Six nations represented in Wigram classicPreview of the 19th International Lady Wigram Trophy race (47 laps, 100 miles), with drivers from six nations: five…Amon now out of F1Chris Amon, a favourite in the 1975 Stuyvesant series though yet to score, has given up Formula One to concentrate on…Brown leading seriesProfile of 21-year-old Australian Warwick Brown, a former boxer, who won the 1975 NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe and starts…PhotoPhotos from the Manfeild round of the 1976 Stuyvesant series: Lawrence and Smith lead at the start, Redman…Old Lady woos Europe's fast menThe Lady Wigram Trophy motor race on 18 January 1976 would have a revised layout with the pits and paddock moved to…Top drivers line up for WigramA 14-car field for the Lady Wigram Trophy race on Sunday 18 January 1976, third round of the four-race Stuyvesant…1976 Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting, Sunday 18th JanuaryAdvertisement and entry list for the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, third round of the Peter Stuyvesant series, with…Redman - the man to watchProfile of Brian Redman, the reigning American F5000 champion, aged 38, who began racing in 1959 in a Morris Minor 1000.Series shaping up for grandstand finishAfter two rounds of the 1976 Stuyvesant series Graeme Lawrence is rated the fastest car-driver combination, having set…The driversShort profiles of the drivers in the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy: Graeme Lawrence, Bruce Allison, Ken Smith, Max Stewart,…22nd International Lady Wigram Trophy Race MeetingPreview of the 22nd Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on 18 January 1976.Redman one to watchPhoto caption: English superstar Brian Redman in his 2-litre Chevron BMW is a front runner despite small power; he had…Pit stop for morning teaDrivers for the Lady Wigram Trophy race taking morning tea with the Mayor of Christchurch.Lawrence wants change of luckGraeme Lawrence, fastest qualifier in the opening Stuyvesant rounds at Pukekohe and Manfeild, has reservations about…No clear favourite for Lady WigramBruce Allison, in his first year of F5000 racing, is the man to beat in the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy, one point ahead…PhotoChief scrutineer checking Brian Redman's 2-litre BMW engine.Touch of history to Stewart's practiceIn the first qualifying trial for the 100-mile 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy race, nobody came near the lap record of…Lap record at 117mph by Ken SmithKen Smith of Auckland broke the Wigram lap record in his Lola T332 in the second of three qualifying sessions, lapping…Ken Smith wins the 'bad luck' Lady WigramAuckland driver Ken Smith won the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy from start to finish after Graeme Lawrence blew up in…Results, Lady Wigram Trophy meeting 1976Results of the third round of the Peter Stuyvesant series at Wigram won by Ken Smith (Lola) in 51min 53.9sec, plus…A family's two life styles: the roar of a racing car and the quiet of the countryProfile of Mrs Marion Redman, wife of British Formula 5000 driver Brian Redman, who travelled to New Zealand with…Wigram problem may spell end of era for promotersPeter Greenslade reports that Ken Smith (Lola T332) won the Lady Wigram Trophy, third round of the Peter Stuyvesant…Future of Wigram race in doubtThe Motor Racing Club, promoter of the Lady Wigram Trophy, might have to consider withdrawing from the Stuyvesant…Stuyvesant series lacks strength in the fieldPeter Greenslade argues that the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy showed the Peter Stuyvesant series has no depth, being kept…

From the reports

  • Brian Redman drove a 2-litre Chevron-BMW to fourth in the 1976 NZ Grand Prix. (8 Jan 1976)
  • Brian Redman won the American F5000 series in 1974 and 1975 driving a Lola T332. (15 Jan 1976)
  • Redman's favourite win was the 1970 Targa Florio in a Porsche 908, a race he had earlier crashed in and been badly burned. (15 Jan 1976)
  • Redman won the Spa 1000km race four times. (15 Jan 1976)
  • The Chevron B29 driven by Brian Redman was a development of the B25, built in Lancashire, with a 2-litre German BMW engine and monocoque construction. (15 Jan 1976)
  • Brian Redman suffered a crash in the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix that left steel rods in his arm. (19 Jan 1976)
  • Brian Redman suffered severe burns to his face, neck and hands when his car exploded in a race in Sicily in 1971. (19 Jan 1976)
  • Brian Redman brought a two-litre car to the 1976 Peter Stuyvesant series in New Zealand instead of his five-litre Lola from the United States, because of short notice. (19 Jan 1976)
  • Redman owns a Porsche 917 which Mrs Redman described as the fastest road racing car in the world. (19 Jan 1976)
  • The Redmans' children (aged 10 and 7) travelled with them to the 1976 Wigram meeting. (19 Jan 1976)

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