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Fred Zambucka

Driver · 1950–1954 · from Auckland
1results
P4best finish
1:33.3best Wigram lap (1954)
15clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
25 Feb 1950Wigram 1950New Zealand Championship (105 miles)4De Soto Special1:41:3925 Feb 1950, 27 Feb 1950

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
6 Feb 1954WigramMaserati1:33.3qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping

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In the clippings (15)

National car road race: Australian entriesEntries from Australia include Gary Coglan of Sydney with a supercharged TC MG and P.National car road race: six Christchurch entriesFourteen final acceptances were received for the 25 February 1950 national road race at Wigram, with two Australian…Hec Green wins from Mrs Lupp at WigramHec Green of Christchurch won the second NZ motor road-racing championship at Wigram in his Wolseley Special, after a…Results of the New Zealand championship road race at WigramFinal results of the 1950 NZ championship road race (105 miles) won by H.Over 13,000 spectators enjoy Dominion championship car road racePhoto spread of the 1950 NZ championship road race at Wigram, won by H.Motor race at Wigram: world's leading cars enteredKen Wharton (B.R.M.), Tony Gaze (H.W.M.) and Peter Whitehead (Ferrari) will race in the 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy at…Overseas drivers should do best in trophy raceKen Wharton (B.R.M.), Peter Whitehead (supercharged 2.4-litre Ferrari) and Tony Gaze (H.W.M.) are expected to lead the…Decision on S bend in car race may affect resultThe Motor Racing Club would decide after practice whether to eliminate the slow S bend from the 2.1-mile Wigram…Wigram motor race today: distinguished list of entrantsThe biggest motor race in South Island history: the 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy with Wharton (B.R.M.), Whitehead…P. Whitehead wins Lady Wigram car race in FerrariPeter Whitehead (Ferrari) won the 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram from Tony Gaze (H.W.M.), while Ken Wharton's…Whitehead wins Wigram Trophy: B.R.M. breaks down near finishAt least 15,000 saw the fastest car race ever run in the South Island.Overseas drivers prove: racing drivers provide many thrills at WigramStar-Sun sports commentary on the 1954 Lady Wigram Trophy: the overseas drivers (Whitehead, Gaze, Wharton) gave the…Famous drivers enter for N.Z. motor racesPreview of the third NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore on 7 January 1956, with 42 entries including Stirling Moss (his own…Motor-racing at Wigram: six more entries confirmedSix more entries were confirmed for the Lady Wigram International Trophy race, including Zambucka, Jensen, R.Palmer may still be entrant for Wigram raceGeorge Palmer of Hamilton might take over the shipping booking of scratched entrant Fred Zambucka for his…

From the reports

  • Practice laps at Wigram in 1954: Wharton 1min 23.5sec, Whitehead 1min 26sec, Gaze 1min 26.5sec, Zambucka 1min 33.3sec, Archibald 1min 33.8sec. (8 Feb 1954)
  • Roycroft's Alfa Romeo withdrew after one lap with lack of oil pressure; Zambucka's Maserati stopped after five laps. (8 Feb 1954)

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