David Piper

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In the clippings (30)

20 Oct 1959No finality on drivers for southern circuitSporting notebook on the 1960 international series: with Stirling Moss in a Rob Walker Cooper for the January 9 Grand…6 Nov 1959American racers to compete at WigramThe Motor Racing Club secured the entry of two Scarab cars owned by American Woolworth heir Lance Reventlow, to be…28 Dec 1959Brabham to driveJack Brabham, 33, seemed highly likely to start in the January 23, 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy with his works 2.5-litre…12 Jan 1960Cars arriving by sea for WigramThe cars of the overseas drivers for the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy were due in Christchurch aboard the vessels Kaipaki…15 Jan 19606th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceAdvertisement and programme for the 6th international Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF Station Wigram on Saturday January…15 Jan 1960Eliminations necessary from record Wigram Trophy fieldRecord entries were received for the 1960 Wigram meeting: 21 for the Motor Racing Club open-car championship, 25 for…15 Jan 1960Brabham and McLaren are favourites for WigramAfter Coopers took the first three places at the 1960 NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore, the works Coopers of Jack Brabham and…16 Jan 1960Either way, Coopers will winPeter Greenslade of the Star looks at the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: Brabham and McLaren in the works 2.5-litre Coopers…19 Jan 1960Motor Racing Club sixth international Lady Wigram Trophy programmeProgramme-style advertisement for the Motor Racing Club's sixth international Lady Wigram Trophy, 150 miles, at RNZAF…19 Jan 1960Lap speeds to soar in Wigram battlePreview of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: the works Cooper-Climaxes of Jack Brabham and Bruce McLaren are in the box…19 Jan 1960Twenty-four in field after Friday eliminationElimination trials at Friday's training session will cut the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy field to 24 starters.19 Jan 1960David Piper and the LotusThe English Lotus Grand Prix cars had an unsuccessful 1959 European season.20 Jan 1960Brabham's car on ship in stream: time running outJack Brabham's 2.5-litre Cooper-Climax was still on the Waikare in Lyttelton Harbour two days before the 1960 Lady…20 Jan 1960Lady Wigram Trophy entry listList of 28 drivers entered for the 1960 international Lady Wigram Trophy when entries closed, with car numbers, home…20 Jan 1960Coopers dominate Trophy race fieldTwenty-eight entries, five from overseas, were received for the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy, with seven Coopers plus three…21 Jan 1960Youngest driver in Lady Wigram eventPhotograph of 18-year-old Jim Palmer of Hamilton working on the engine of his 2-litre Lotus during scrutineering in a…21 Jan 1960Coopers should shatter Lady Wigram race recordThe Star predicts the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy will be the fastest ever, with Brabham and McLaren lapping near 97 mph…22 Jan 1960Mechanics race to prepare Brabham's carJack Brabham reached Christchurch from Australia to find his Cooper-Climax partly dismantled; his mechanic Tim Wall…23 Jan 1960B. McLaren to drive Lycoming todayBruce McLaren's Cooper broke a piston and holed the crankcase in Friday's practice, so Auckland driver W.23 Jan 1960Results of car races at WigramResults of the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, January 23, 1960: Jack Brabham won the trophy from David Piper and Ian…23 Jan 1960Lady Wigram Trophy photographsPhotographs from the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: a minor collision at the hangar bend between Maurice Stanton and David…23 Jan 1960From the start into the hangar bendPhoto of the start of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: Jack Brabham leads David Piper (Lotus) and Ian Burgess into the…23 Jan 1960Brabham takes Trophy: armchair run in his fourth attemptJack Brabham led from start to finish in his works Formula I Cooper-Climax to win the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy in…23 Jan 1960At the start: grid for the Lady Wigram TrophyStarting grid for the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: Row 1 Brabham, Burgess, Piper, Hoare; Row 2 Mansel, S.23 Jan 1960Brabham won race at just under 90 m.p.h.Jack Brabham won the sixth international Lady Wigram Trophy in his works Formula I Cooper-Climax at just under 90 mph,…25 Jan 1960Australian driver wins the Lady Wigram Trophy racePhoto page from the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: winner Jack Brabham shows his winning style, Brabham, Piper and Burgess…25 Jan 1960Results: Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, 23 January 1960Full results of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: the 150-mile trophy, the Motor Racing Club Trophy scratch race,…25 Jan 196030,000 see Brabham's Wigram winA crowd of almost 30,000 watched Jack Brabham win the sixth Lady Wigram Trophy easily in a works Cooper-Climax from…25 Jan 1960Wigram trophy organisation improvementSporting Notebook column: the Motor Racing Club ran the 1960 Lady Wigram meeting right to time after the previous…30 Jan 1960Motor racing is fickle and heart-breakingPeter Greenslade reflects on the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy.

From the reports

• The second Piper Lotus in the 1960 Wigram race had a 1960cc Coventry-Climax engine and a very small, tailor-made cockpit. (12 Jan 1960)
• Jack Brabham won the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy in a Cooper-Climax in about 100min 42sec, ahead of David Piper's Lotus and Ian Burgess's Cooper. (23 Jan 1960)
• Stanton spun at the hangar bend in front of Piper in the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy, costing Piper time. (23 Jan 1960)

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