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David Simpson

Driver · 1966–1969 · from Auckland
Also printed as: Dave Simpson
5results
2wins
5podiums
12clippings
Ford Escort 3Ford Anglia 2

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
22 Jan 1966Wigram 1966Gold Leaf all-comers saloon, second heat3Ford Anglia22 Jan 1966, 22 Jan 1966 +3
22 Jan 1966Wigram 1966Gold Leaf all-comers saloon, final (7 laps)2Ford Anglia22 Jan 1966, 22 Jan 1966 +3
18 Jan 1969Wigram 1969Saloon cars, Group 5 (heat 1, 7 laps, 16 miles)1Ford Escort12:08.320 Jan 1969
18 Jan 1969Wigram 1969Saloon cars, Group 5 (heat 2, 7 laps, 16 miles)1Ford Escort12:27.720 Jan 1969
18 Jan 1969Wigram 1969Free formula saloon car race (9 laps, 20 miles)2Ford Escort15:30.320 Jan 1969

Raced against most often

Len Neilson 3Spencer Martin 2Brent Hawes 2Rod Coppins 2B. McLean 2Alan Prattley 2R. A. Miller 1Warner Collins 1B. Foley 1Jim Richards 1Paul Fahey 1Neil Doyle 1

In the clippings (12)

Pukekohe form no guideChristchurch Star preview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy argues that the Pukekohe Grand Prix (won by Graham Hill) was…Saloon car racing big crowd-pleaser to-dayFeature on NZ saloon racing's popularity, describing three categories (standard production, Group 2 near-standard and…Saloon car entries (Wigram 1966)Entry lists for the 1966 Wigram all-comers saloon races: first heat of Anglias, Austin Coopers and Morris Coopers from…BRM aces both win heats for Wigram TrophyOn a drizzly morning BRM drivers Richard Attwood and Jackie Stewart won their 11-lap preliminary heats for the 1966…Saloon event to AustralianSpencer Martin's Ferrari won the seven-lap Gold Leaf all-comers saloon final from David Simpson's Lotus Anglia and…BRM duo had it all to themselvesContinuation of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Stewart beat Clark's 1965 race record by 35.2 seconds and BRM took…Stewart wins after rivals' crashJackie Stewart (V8 two-litre BRM) won the 101-mile 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy in a new race record of 1:03:44.1, with…Mustang could not be caughtSaloon-car support races at the 1966 Lady Wigram meeting: Ian Segedin's Ford Mustang won the 30-minute production…BRM team romps home, sets recordJackie Stewart and Dickie Attwood finished first and second in the 12th International Lady Wigram Trophy, both inside…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…Continental flavour to Formula Pacific racing seriesAustrian Roland Ratzenberger showed interest in driving Ken Smith's Ralt RT5 in the 1988 five-race Formula Pacific…

From the reports

  • D. Simpson of Auckland won both Group 5 saloon races at the 1969 Lady Wigram meeting. (20 Jan 1969)

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