Frank Cantwell

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21 Dec 1955Motor-racing at Wigram: six more entries confirmedSix more entries were confirmed for the Lady Wigram International Trophy race, including Zambucka, Jensen, R.28 Jan 1957P. Whitehead's third win in Wigram motor classicPeter Whitehead won the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy in 1hr 50min 8sec, two minutes slower than 1956, the first driver to…3 Jun 1957Southbridge car races start lateThousands saw B. R. Blackburn win the 25-mile saloon race at the Southbridge Hundred in a Ford Anglia from the front…4 Jun 1957G. Palmer romps home in Southbridge HundredGeorge Palmer of Hamilton won the Motor Racing Club's 24-lap Southbridge 100 in a 2-litre Cooper-Bristol, giving away…8 Jun 1957Fine car racing on new circuitA commentator praised the Motor Racing Club's new Southbridge circuit as potentially the best road racing circuit in…16 Jan 1958Overseas drivers sign up for Lady Wigram TrophyAustralian Arnold Glass (Super Squalo Ferrari) and Englishman Dick Gibson (Formula I Cooper) signed for the 150-mile…16 Jan 1958Lady Wigram Trophy may be most open race in series yetWith 25 entries received for the 25 January 1958 race, the Lady Wigram Trophy looked the most open yet.24 Jan 1958Lady Wigram Trophy race: drivers practise on circuitSeveral drivers practised at Wigram the evening before the race.24 Jan 1958Lady Wigram Trophy race could be fast and openThe ninth Lady Wigram Trophy race promised to be the most open and fastest, with Archie Scott-Brown's Lister-Jaguar…25 Jan 1958Puncture spoils Frank Cantwell's sports car hopesKen Harris won the 50-mile Redex sports car race at Wigram in the ex-Wharton Monza Ferrari after Frank Cantwell's…25 Jan 1958Scott-Brown wins Wigram Trophy raceArchie Scott-Brown won the 150-mile, 71-lap 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy in his Lister-Jaguar in 1hr 47min 27.4sec, a new…27 Jan 1958New records set in the Lady Wigram Trophy racePhotographs of the fourth Lady Wigram Trophy race, a 150-mile car race on the Wigram circuit won by English driver…27 Jan 1958Lady Wigram Trophy won by Scott-BrownOne-handed Scotsman Archie Scott-Brown dominated the 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy in Brian Lister's Lister-Jaguar, setting…19 Dec 1958Notable absentees from Wigram entriesTwenty-two New Zealand drivers entered the January 24, 1959 Lady Wigram International Trophy by the December 20…22 Jan 1959Fifth International Lady Wigram Trophy race, Saturday January 24Motor Racing Club programme advertisement for the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF Station Wigram:…22 Jan 1959Trophy race fieldThirty-three drivers were to contest the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy race, led by Flockhart (BRM) and Brabham (Cooper).22 Jan 1959Trophy race entriesEntry list for the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy, a race of 150.236 miles, with 35 entries including Flockhart (BRM),…23 Jan 1959Wigram Trophy: an open contestThe best field ever lined up for the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy: five or six entrants could win.24 Jan 1959Christchurch driver wins 50-mile sports car raceFrank Cantwell of Christchurch won the 50-mile sports car race, the premier event of the morning at the Lady Wigram…24 Jan 1959Desperate duel won by FlockhartRon Flockhart's BRM won the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy, setting a new race record (about 89 mph, 1hr 41min…24 Jan 1959Flockhart on job at startLap-by-lap account of the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: Flockhart took pole in the BRM with Brabham, McLaren and Ross…24 Jan 1959Flockhart sets new Wigram lap recordIn practice on the evening before the race, Ron Flockhart (BRM) set a new Wigram lap record of 1min 21.6sec, about…26 Jan 1959Lady Wigram Trophy race to Flockhart in BRMRon Flockhart (BRM) won the fifth Lady Wigram Trophy at an average of about 89 mph, 2.7sec ahead of Jack Brabham's…26 Jan 1959Lady Wigram Trophy race: Scottish driver's successPhotographs of the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF Wigram: the start with Flockhart's No.26 Jan 1959R. Flockhart wins Wigram Trophy: fast time and thrilling finishFor the fifth year in five races a British driver won the Lady Wigram Trophy: Ron Flockhart's BRM beat Jack Brabham's…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…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…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…27 Jan 1989Wigram circuit has provided unique set of highlightsReminiscences marking 40 years since Morrie Proctor won the main race at the first Wigram meeting.

From the reports

• Fastest lap of the 4.2-mile Southbridge circuit at the 1957 Southbridge Hundred meeting was Cantwell's 3min 9.4sec in a Jaguar XK140, from the back mark. (3 Jun 1957)
• Sports car entries for 1958 included Frank Cantwell's Tojeiro-Jaguar, Arthur Kennard's Healey-Corvette and several Jaguars and Austin-Healeys. (16 Jan 1958)
• Cantwell had lapped everyone except Harris by lap 22 before his last-lap puncture. (25 Jan 1958)
• Frank Cantwell won the 50-mile sports car race at the January 24, 1959 Wigram meeting in a Tojeiro Jaguar in 38min 15.4sec. (24 Jan 1959)

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