DM
David McKay
Driver · 1956 · from Australia
2results
1podiums
P3best finish
12clippings
Results
- 1956DNFWigram · Lady Wigram Trophy Race (71 laps, 150 miles)Aston Martin
- P3Wigram · Redex Sports Car Race (50.784 miles)Aston Martin DB3S
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1956 | Wigram 1956 | Lady Wigram Trophy Race (71 laps, 150 miles) | DNF | Aston Martin | transmission trouble, lap 18 | 21 Jan 1956 |
| 21 Jan 1956 | Wigram 1956 | Redex Sports Car Race (50.784 miles) | 3 | Aston Martin DB3S | 23 Jan 1956 |
Raced against most often
Tony Gaze 2Ray Archibald 2Tom Sulman 2Peter Whitehead 1Leslie Marr 1Reg Parnell 1Syd Jensen 1Frank Shuter 1Ron Roycroft 1Ron Frost 1Ross Jensen 1Arthur Moffatt 1
In the clippings (12)
Motor-racing at Wigram: six more entries confirmedSix more entries were confirmed for the Lady Wigram International Trophy race, including Zambucka, Jensen, R.
Motor racing at Wigram: drivers to arrive on Monday; Parnell to race Grand Prix Aston MartinSix overseas entrants (Parnell, Marr, Gaze and Whitehead from England; Mackay and Sulman from Australia) were to fly…
English racing drivers arrive from AucklandParnell, Gaze and Whitehead arrived in Christchurch after a North Island holiday and were welcomed by Hume Christie…
Racing cars arrive: bodywork damaged in transitThe Ferraris of Tony Gaze and Peter Whitehead were dented in transit from Auckland and sent to city panelbeaters…
Keen 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…
Car racing at Wigram to-dayIn the open car handicap Barry Brown (Austin A40 Special) led six laps before A.Lady Wigram Trophy won by P. WhiteheadEngland's Peter Whitehead won the 150-mile, 71-lap 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy in a bright red Ferrari, his second…
Englishmen take placings in major car racePeter Whitehead won the Lady Wigram Trophy for the second time on Saturday 21 January 1956 before about 21,000…
British motor racing stars' fine exhibitionsAn editorial-style review of the 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy, praising Peter Whitehead's repeat win over Tony Gaze and the…
Grand Prix courses are under fireAustralian team manager David McKay, quoted in the Sydney Daily Telegraph, attacked the organisation at Pukekohe and…
President's messageMotor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer welcomes crowds and competitors to the twelfth International Lady Wigram…Spencer Martin profileProfile of 25-year-old Australian Spencer Martin of Scuderia Veloce (David McKay): started with a home-built…From the reports
- McKay and Sulman retired their Aston Martins within five laps of each other; Sulman with gearbox trouble and McKay after wearing out tyres with no spares in the country. (23 Jan 1956)
- David McKay criticised the organisation of the 1966 NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe and the Levin international, saying Levin had been running for more than ten years. (19 Jan 1966)
- Scuderia Veloce, led by David McKay, made its first appearance at Wigram in 1966. (18 Jan 1966)
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