Don Grindley

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In the clippings (36)

22 Jan 1983Electrifying racing predictedPreviews the final two rounds of the 1983 Just Juice Formula Pacific series at Wigram, with only 17 points separating…18 Jan 1984Not slowing down: the big bangersPreview of the Open Saloon Car Association (OSCA) Arbuckles $25,000 Super Car Series round at the 1984 Lady Wigram…18 Jan 1984Meet the driversProfiles of the Open Saloon Car Association (OSCA) drivers racing at Wigram in January 1984, grouped by engine class…23 Jan 1984Battles for supporting race titlesReview of the supporting races at the 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: Gary Sprague's Falcon won the ANZ Bank Touring…28 Nov 1984Front runners in chase after OSCA titlePreview of the Arbuckles OSCA (Open Saloon Car Association) championship ahead of the Wigram round in December 1984.28 Nov 1984A class of its ownFeature on the Christchurch-based Open Saloon Car Association (OSCA), now in its 14th season with Arbuckles sponsorship.3 Dec 1984Winning Wigram driver shows great promiseYoung American Ross Cheever, who rolled his Ralt RT4 in practice, won the 1984 Skyline Garages Lady Wigram Trophy.3 Dec 1984Supporting eventsReports and results of the support races at the December 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.21 Jan 1988Group A racing very popularPreview of the Benson and Hedges Group A touring cars at Wigram: a one-hour race on Saturday and a second on Sunday.25 Jan 1988Thrill (Sun Valley sports sedans and Group A at Wigram)Two thrilling Sun Valley Sports Sedan heats highlighted the supports at Wigram in January 1988: Rob Kennard won the…26 Jan 1989Crowd favourites line up for Lady Wigram Trophy meetingPress advertising-feature preview of the supporting events at the Benson and Hedges international meeting at Wigram on…30 Jan 1989Motor racing results: Wigram, Benson and Hedges International meetingPartial results from the 29 January 1989 Wigram meeting: Peter Jackson Formula Pacific heat and Lady Wigram Trophy…20 Dec 1989Strong local field set for big racesPreview of the January 1990 Peter Jackson Formula Pacific series, which at entry close had only one overseas driver,…24 Jan 1990The start of a new Lady Wigram era?Kerr's Motorsport column on moving the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting to Ruapuna for 1990 and 1991 because the Wigram…26 Jan 1990Epic clash by Smith, Radisich tippedKerr expects an epic Ken Smith v Paul Radisich clash at Ruapuna in the fourth round of the 1990 Peter Jackson series.26 Jan 1990Thunder saloons at their bestPress advertising feature on the Hansells Sun Valley Thundersaloon class at Ruapuna on 28 January 1990, the best field…Feb 1990Results - RuapunaFull results with fastest laps from the Ruapuna Peter Jackson meeting of 27-28 January 1990: Formula Pacific heat and…10 Jan 1991Baird favoured to retain titlePreview of round three at Ruapuna: Craig Baird, 20, returns as firm favourite to retain the Lady Wigram Trophy, noted…11 Jan 1991Excitement at RuapunaPress advertising feature for the Peter Jackson International Motor Racing Series Lady Wigram Trophy meeting (round 3)…Feb 1991Round Three, Ruapuna: The Lady Wigram Trophy Race Meeting - a mere shadow of former glories, but Ken Smith is brilliantCritical report on the 1991 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Ruapuna, round three of the Peter Jackson series: the…18 Dec 1991Dramatic changes to traditional formatFor the 1992 Peter Jackson series the international flavour shifts from Formula Atlantic to the supporting Formula…15 Jan 1992Support races popularSupporting races have a major part in the 1992 Lady Wigram Trophy programme, with Formula Ford, Tranzam saloons,…17 Jan 1992Faster laps likely on new Wigram runwayInternational motor racing returns to Wigram Air Base after a two-year absence while the runways were rebuilt.17 Jan 1992Big cars to be shown to best effectThe Peter Jackson series support programme at Wigram features Primo Tranzam, ICI Autocolor Formula Ford and Auto News…18 Jan 1992Wet Wigram race tests drivers' skillA fine day turned wet just before the 1992 Lady Wigram Trophy, which Craig Baird won despite heavy pressure from…20 Jan 1992Baird maintains record in Lady WigramCraig Baird kept his unbeaten record in the 1992 Peter Jackson series by winning the wet 26-lap Lady Wigram Trophy by…20 Jan 1992Provisional results from the Lady Wigram Trophy raceProvisional results of the supporting classes and heats at the 1992 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, including Group N,…15 Jan 1993Spectacular racing likelyThe 1993 Peter Jackson Series at Wigram brings two American TraNZam cars (Chris Kreifel's Porsche 944 and Scott…20 Jan 1993Local drivers pick up pointsLocal drivers did well in most classes at Wigram except Formula Atlantic.29 Jan 1993Behind the scenes at WigramJohn Hawkins' racing column covers incidents from Wigram: many drivers hit marker tyres in practice, James Daniels was…17 Jan 1994Variety of races designed to suit all enthusiastsSupplement to The Press previewing the January 1994 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: a 22-race programme including TraNZam,…17 Jan 1994Top drivers promise exciting actionClass-by-class preview of the 1994 Lady Wigram meeting.21 Jan 1994Smith confident of swift performanceKenny Smith, winner of the 1976 and 1991 Lady Wigram Trophy races, said he still wanted to win the 1994 Peter Jackson…24 Jan 1994Stokell wins wet Lady Wigram raceAustralian Paul Stokell overcame treacherous wet conditions to win the shortened 89km, 23-lap 1994 Lady Wigram Trophy…26 Jan 1994Washout at WigramReview of the bizarre 1994 Lady Wigram Trophy: rain arrived shortly before the 25-lap race and disappeared soon after,…9 Feb 2000The Last WigramA reminiscence of the final race meeting on the Wigram airfield circuit in early 2000, fifty-one years after the first…

From the reports

• Don Grindley's objective with his turbo Mazda RX7 was to beat the V8s. (18 Jan 1984)
• Don Grindley fitted a new turbo-charged rotary motor to his Mazda RX7 for the December 1984 meeting. (3 Dec 1984)
• Final 1993 Aztec TraNZam GTO points: Kayne Scott 229, Kieran Wills 177, Don Grindley 120, Wayne Huxford 83. (29 Jan 1993)

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