Graham Baker

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In the clippings (35)

20 Jan 1968Clark achieves 101 m.p.h. race average speedJim Clark (Lotus-Ford V8) won the second 11-lap preliminary for the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy at an average of 101.7…22 Jan 1968Clark wins Wigram, collects side prizeAbout 30,000 people saw Jim Clark win his third Lady Wigram Trophy (after 1965 and 1967) at just under 103 mph in the…20 Jan 1969Murdoch winsW. Murdoch (Brabham) won the Motor Racing Club championship for single-seaters and NZ-built specials, leading from the…17 Jan 1970Out of petrol but still wonContinuation of the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Graham McRae retired from overheating after his pre-race fire,…19 Jan 1970Wigram resultsFull results from the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: preliminary race, Mercury saloon heats, Rothmans free formula…19 Jan 1970Almost 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…28 Oct 1972South Island success at LevinSouth Island drivers did well in Levin support races: Graham Baker of Christchurch took two seconds in his PDL Titan…17 Jan 1974F5000 comes of ageReview of Formula 5000's 1973 European success, when Belgian Teddy Pilette won the title in a Chevron B24 with 136…17 Jan 1974Saloons and historic cars at WigramPreview of the saloon and support races at the 1974 NZ Grand Prix meeting at Wigram: Paul Fahey's new Cologne Capri V6…18 Jan 1974McRae needs 120 mph lap for pole positionDrivers wanting pole or front row for the 1974 NZ Grand Prix at Wigram would need a flying lap of about 120 mph in…21 Jan 1974Saloon races excitingClose, exciting saloon racing at Wigram on Sunday, with honours in the top three events shared by Graham Baker (PDL…21 Jan 1974McCormack wins his second NZ Grand PrixJohn McCormack (Australia) won the 100-mile New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram in his three-year-old Elfin MR5 Repco V8,…22 Jan 1974Wigram resultsFull results of the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram, won by John McCormack (Elfin…7 Nov 1974Top saloon drivers to show skillsAustralian saloon stars John McCormack (Valiant Charger) and Allan Moffat (Ford Mustang) were to be matched against…16 Jan 19751975 Lady Wigram Trophy entrantsAdvertisement and entry list for the Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting on Sunday 19 January 1975, round of the Peter…16 Jan 1975PhotoPhotos from the 21st International Lady Wigram Trophy race special: Denny Hulme advising Graeme Lawrence, and…18 Jan 1975McRae and Amon toss a coinPole position for the 1975 Lady Wigram Trophy was decided by a coin toss after Graham McRae and Chris Amon both lapped…20 Jan 1975McRae thrills crowd with superb drivingGraham McRae (McRae GM2) turned the tables in the third round of the Stuyvesant series with a faultless win in the…15 Jan 1976PhotoPhotos from the Manfeild round of the 1976 Stuyvesant series: Lawrence and Smith lead at the start, Redman…8 Jan 1976Top drivers line up for WigramA 14-car field for the Lady Wigram Trophy race on Sunday 18 January 1976, third round of the four-race Stuyvesant…15 Jan 19761976 Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting, Sunday 18th JanuaryAdvertisement and entry list for the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, third round of the Peter Stuyvesant series, with…27 Jan 1976Series shaping up for grandstand finishAfter two rounds of the 1976 Stuyvesant series Graeme Lawrence is rated the fastest car-driver combination, having set…15 Jan 1976The driversShort profiles of the drivers in the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy: Graeme Lawrence, Bruce Allison, Ken Smith, Max Stewart,…15 Jan 197622nd International Lady Wigram Trophy Race MeetingPreview of the 22nd Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on 18 January 1976.19 Jan 1976Ken Smith wins the 'bad luck' Lady WigramAuckland driver Ken Smith won the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy from start to finish after Graeme Lawrence blew up in…19 Jan 1976Results, Lady Wigram Trophy meeting 1976Results of the third round of the Peter Stuyvesant series at Wigram won by Ken Smith (Lola) in 51min 53.9sec, plus…8 Dec 197620 for motor-racing seriesJohn Fridd previews the January 1977 Peter Stuyvesant series, now run for Formula Pacific (1600cc, mainly Ford BDA)…27 Jan 1977Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting 1977, fifth and final roundAdvertisement and programme for the 1977 Wigram meeting on Sunday 30 January, final round of the Peter Stuyvesant…17 Jan 1977Drivers in the series: Baker, Saswanto, Wood and BuesselmanFurther driver profiles for the 1977 Stuyvesant series: Graham Baker (Birrana), Beng Saswanto (Lola T460), Howard Wood…27 Jan 1977Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting 1977, fifth and final roundAdvertisement and programme for the 1977 Wigram meeting on Sunday 30 January, final round of the Peter Stuyvesant…29 Jan 1977Flying without a wing?Russell Jones reports Keke Rosberg, already series winner, may gamble on running without a rear wing at Wigram to…29 Jan 1977Lady Wigram special: international driversProfiles of the drivers in the 1977 Lady Wigram Trophy from eight countries, including Finn Mikko Kozarowitzky (the…29 Jan 197724 to race in last series raceLine-up of 24 starters from New Zealand, Australia, Britain, the USA, Finland, Jamaica, Hong Kong and Indonesia for…31 Jan 1977The luckiest manGraham Baker, one of the unluckiest Stuyvesant drivers, considers himself lucky after sliding his Birrana off in…26 Jan 1981Tulloch too quickInky Tulloch (Mataura) and Graham Baker (Christchurch) fought out the Radio Avon saloons Flying Farewell, with Tulloch…

From the reports

• Graham Baker crashed his Birrana in Wigram practice in January 1977 after losing steering in the turbulence behind Tom Gloy's Tui. (31 Jan 1977)

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