Gary Coglan

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In the clippings (22)

25 Nov 1949National car road race: Australian entriesEntries from Australia include Gary Coglan of Sydney with a supercharged TC MG and P.4 Feb 1950Second N.Z. road racing title is to be decided soonThree weeks before the second NZ road racing championship at Wigram there will be three events: the 105-mile…10 Feb 1950National car road race: new supercharger to be usedMrs S. Lupp of Dunedin, the only woman entrant, will drive her TC MG with a Shorrock belt-driven supercharger at the…17 Feb 1950Frantic rush jobs done on racing carsLast-minute work was done on cars for the second national road racing championship at Wigram: F.17 Feb 1950Cars to race at Wigram for N.Z. honoursA high-class field of sixteen will contest the NZ championship at Wigram; the Wigram circuit is hard on tyres and the…17 Feb 1950Australian driver to compete in 105 miles road raceGary Coglan of Sydney, who brought his lightweight, locally supercharged TC MG to Christchurch for the 105-mile NZ…25 Feb 1950Hec 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…25 Feb 1950Championship car race: fast driving at Wigram, Christchurch man's successH. Green's scarlet 1604cc Wolseley Special won the NZ championship road race at Wigram in a few seconds over an hour…27 Feb 1950Results of the New Zealand championship road race at WigramFinal results of the 1950 NZ championship road race (105 miles) won by H.1 Mar 1950Australian drivers like road coursesAustralian driver Gary Coglan said New Zealand drivers have ability but lack race experience, and that Wigram can be…1 Mar 1950Car race at WigramHec Green won the second annual NZ motor-car road-racing championship at Wigram easily after Australian Gary Coglan,…1 Mar 1950Car road race winner found his luckAnalysis of the 1950 Wigram championship: Hec Green, unlucky in 1949, had the race in safe keeping when Coglan's fuel…8 Mar 1950Over 13,000 spectators enjoy Dominion championship car road racePhoto spread of the 1950 NZ championship road race at Wigram, won by H.23 Feb 1952Lap record at Wigram car race todayBob Gibbons of Wellington, in a 1000cc Cooper, easily won the first 25-mile heat of the Lady Wigram Trophy from…29 Jan 1954Big motor racing at Wigram: improvement in five yearsReview of five years of the Lady Wigram Trophy ahead of the 6 February 1954 race.24 Nov 1955First international race for Lady Wigram TrophyA history of the Lady Wigram Trophy from its first running in 1949 to 1954, noting the 1956 race would be the first…16 Jan 1962Fast times have been set at Wigram by past winnersTable of past Lady Wigram Trophy winners with race times, average speeds and fastest laps from 1949 to 1961.14 Jan 1964Costly cars racing at terrific speedsFeature on the history of the Lady Wigram Trophy ahead of the tenth race on 18 January 1964, with a table of every…18 Jan 1966Wigram fastest course: previous winnersHistory of Wigram racing: the Canterbury Car Club ran NZ's first long-distance race in 1949 before the Motor Racing…17 Jan 1967Previous Wigram event winnersList of winners of the main Wigram race from 1949 to 1966 with distances, winning times, average speeds and fastest…16 Jan 1968Today's speeds a far cry from those of first raceHistory of the Wigram main race since the Canterbury Car Club's first long-distance race in 1949, won by Wellington…14 Jan 1969The fastest circuit: Pukekohe or Wigram?Argues that a race average of 105 mph in the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy would make the 2.3-mile Wigram circuit New…

From the reports

• Gary Coglan of Sydney, the only overseas driver, lost two laps with a pit stop then dominated until a fuel line broke near the control tower around lap 41. (25 Feb 1950)
• Gary Coglan said the pits at Wigram were too close to a bend for high-speed driving, and his MG could reach no more than 100 mph on the straights. (25 Feb 1950)
• Coglan said at Easter racing meetings at Bathurst in Australia as many as 25,000 spectators would attend and Wigram's pits were too close to the hangar at the end of the straight. (1 Mar 1950)
• Coglan said safety straps were compulsory in Australia but not in New Zealand racing in 1950. (1 Mar 1950)
• Coglan retired in the 1950 Wigram race after 47 of 50 laps. (1 Mar 1950)
• Coglan made two pit stops in the 1950 Wigram race, tailing the field into the hangar bend at the start before catching Green within a lap. (1 Mar 1950)

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