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Ernie Sprague
Driver · 1960–1964 · from Timaru
2results
1podiums
P3best finish
13clippings
Results
- 1960P4Wigram · Saloon car race (about 21 miles)Ford Zephyr
- 1964P3Wigram · I.G.A. Saloon Car Race, FinalFord Zephyr
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1960 | Wigram 1960 | Saloon car race (about 21 miles) | 4 | Ford Zephyr | class winner over 2301cc | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 +1 |
| 18 Jan 1964 | Wigram 1964 | I.G.A. Saloon Car Race, Final | 3 | Zephyr | car battered in a morning crash | 18 Jan 1964 |
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In the clippings (13)
Results of car races at WigramResults of the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, January 23, 1960: Jack Brabham won the trophy from David Piper and Ian…
Results: 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,…
30,000 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…
'Dry' week-end if weather persistsRain at Wigram dampened practice, with lap times about 10 seconds slower than dry.
Saloon cars popularPreview of the saloon car events at the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, centred on the 21-mile all-comers' saloon race.
Stanton wins Motor Racing Club championship; Archibald first home in saloon handicapMorning events at the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.
The thrill of speed at Wigram: saloon car race could be highlight of dayPreview of the saloon car races at the 1964 Lady Wigram meeting.
Hulme pleased with loop at Wigram but McLaren notDrivers' views of the new 2.3-mile circuit with a loop beyond the control tower bend were mixed at the first Lady…
Archibald had to fight hard for saloon car winChristchurch's Ray Archibald drove one of the finest races of his career to win the second I.G.A.
Saloon car race to GrantPalmerston North's Kerry Grant (Lotus-Cortina), after bad luck in the morning heat, won the I.G.A.
Kerry GrantProfile of Kerry Grant, Wellington's spirited 1964 saloon car champion, in his first season in a single-seater at…
Ray Archibald retires after 40 years in the motor tradeProfile of Christchurch motor dealer and former racing driver Ray Archibald, retiring from the family firm Archibalds…
Archibald returns to Wigram on side of saloon carPreview of the saloon and support races at the January 1986 Lady Wigram meeting.From the reports
- Kerry Grant won the 1964 I.G.A. saloon final at Wigram from the rear of the grid, with Archibald second and Sprague third. (18 Jan 1964)
- Kerry Grant clinched the 1964 saloon car championship at Waimate by finishing second behind P. Fahey after Sprague crashed. (20 Jan 1965)
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