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Frank Radisich
Driver · 1969–1973 · from Auckland
3results
P6best finish
1:12.7best Wigram lap (1972)
23clippings
Results
- 1969DNFWigram · Lady Wigram TrophyHCM
- 1972P6Wigram · Lady Wigram TrophyMcLaren M10B
- 1973P8Wigram · Lady Wigram TrophyMcLaren
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1969 | Wigram 1969 | Lady Wigram Trophy | DNF | HCM Ford FVA 1600 | clutch trouble | 18 Jan 1969, 20 Jan 1969 |
| 22 Jan 1972 | Wigram 1972 | Lady Wigram Trophy | 6 | McLaren M10B | 45 laps first Tasman point | 22 Jan 1972, 22 Jan 1972 +1 |
| 20 Jan 1973 | Wigram 1973 | Lady Wigram Trophy | 8 | McLaren Repco | 22 Jan 1973 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Car | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1970 | Wigram | McLaren M4A | 1:25 | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · grid | clipping | |
| 16 Jan 1971 | Wigram | McLaren M10B | 103.05 mph | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy | clipping | |
| 22 Jan 1972 | Wigram | McLaren Repco | 1:12.7 | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · row 7 | clipping |
Raced against most often
Graham McRae 3David Oxton 3Kevin Bartlett 2Evan Noyes 2Frank Matich 2Jochen Rindt 1Graham Hill 1Chris Amon 1Piers Courage 1Derek Bell 1Roly Levis 1Bert Hawthorne 1
In the clippings (23)
Race never so openPreview of the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy, said to be the most open ever with five men holding a good chance: Graham…
Overseas drivers dictate termsBefore a crowd of more than 20,000 in brilliant sunshine, Jochen Rindt led the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy from pole, with…
Rindt wins hard-fought Wigram Trophy raceJochen Rindt won the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy in a Lotus-Ford V8, 26 seconds ahead of team-mate Graham Hill, in record…
Out of petrol but still wonContinuation of the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Graham McRae retired from overheating after his pre-race fire,…
Action from the 1970 Lady Wigram TrophyPhotos from the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting showing Matich leading, Radisich running wide at the hairpin and…
Almost out of petrol, but Matich wins TrophyFrank Matich won the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy with his 5-litre Chevrolet V8 McLaren M10A spluttering on the last of its…
Extremely fierce competition expected; new lap and race recordsPreview of the 17th Lady Wigram Trophy race, expected to produce new lap and race records and extremely fierce…
Best field ever at WigramPreview of the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy, the eighth consecutive Tasman Series, billed as the most evenly matched field…
McRae sets recordGraham McRae took pole position for the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy with a lap of 1:17.0 (107.53 mph) in his…
It's McRae: twin recordWellington's Graham McRae won the 17th International Lady Wigram Trophy race from start to finish in his…
McRae wins, takes lead in Tasman seriesDriving a smooth, polished race, Graham McRae led the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy almost from end to end in his…
Perry beats Wylie in motor-cyclingAuckland's Geoff Perry (500 Suzuki) came from behind three laps from the finish to beat Christchurch's Dale Wylie in…
McRae fastest, others close behind himIn 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy qualifying, defending champion Graham McRae lapped the shortened 2.13-mile circuit in…
McRae wins Lady Wigram Trophy with apparent easeWellington's Graham McRae won the 18th International Lady Wigram Trophy race in his Leda GM1 at an average of 112.93…
Lady Wigram: McRae wins from start to finishPress Association report that Graham McRae won the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy from start to finish in his Leda GM1 at…
Kisses and champagne: McRae's trophy driveBehind McRae's faultless 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy win lay overnight drama: a cracked cylinder head found after…
McRae has decisive win in Wigram grand prixDefending Tasman champion Graeme McRae won the 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy in his Leda GM1 by almost a lap from Mike…
Francevic's Mazda hits 118mph for winRobbie Francevic's rotary Mazda RX2 won the Castrol GTX Group 2 and 3 saloon race, the first event at the 1973 Lady…
McRae wins third successive Lady Wigram TrophyGraham McRae won his third successive Lady Wigram Trophy from pole, with Max Stewart booting his Lola T330 into Hangar…
Another one for McRaePhoto page of the 1973 Lady Wigram Trophy: McRae telling the story of his win, lapping Frank Radisich, the field…
McRae wins exciting race for Lady Wigram TrophyGraham McRae won his third successive Lady Wigram Trophy in a record 52min 33.8sec (114.277 mph), after a race in…
McMillan steals the show but Fabi takes seriesDave McMillan, a 32-year-old Pan Am sales representative from Auckland, won both heats of the 30th Lady Wigram Trophy…
Radisich heads for EuropeProfile of 21-year-old Aucklander Paul Radisich, who finished third in the 1984 Just Juice series (after two wins in…From the reports
- Frank Radisich, from Henderson, scored his first Tasman championship point after many years of contesting the series by finishing sixth at Wigram in 1972. (22 Jan 1972)
- In 1984 the Motorsport Association of New Zealand reintroduced, for the first time in 20 years, the NZ Motor Racing Driver to Europe scheme; Paul Radisich was the recipient. (28 Jan 1984)
- Paul Radisich skipped Formula Vee and Formula Ford and went straight into Formula Pacific because Formula Ford competitiveness would cost around $20,000. (28 Jan 1984)
- A season of European racing for Radisich (March to November 1984) was expected to cost around $200,000, to be raised by a trust. (28 Jan 1984)
- Radisich finished third overall in the 1984 Just Juice series, in only his second season of single-seater racing. (28 Jan 1984)
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