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Halsey Logan

Driver · 1949–1954 · from Nelson
9results
1wins
4podiums
2:08.3best Wigram lap (1949)
32clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
26 Feb 1949Wigram 1949NZ Road Racing Championship (105 miles, 50 laps)7Logan Special26 Feb 1949, 26 Feb 1949
26 Feb 1949Wigram 1949Handicap3Logan Special five laps handicap26 Feb 1949, 28 Feb 1949 +2
25 Feb 1950Wigram 1950New Zealand Championship (105 miles)3Logan Special1:40:0325 Feb 1950, 27 Feb 1950 +1
25 Feb 1950Wigram 1950Handicap section4Logan Special 5 laps handicap25 Feb 1950, 27 Feb 1950
31 Mar 1951Wigram 1951100-mile race (Lady Wigram Trophy)DNFLogan Special collided with Tubman, lap 62 Apr 1951
23 Feb 1952Wigram 1952Lady Wigram Trophy final (50 miles)3Logan Special43:0923 Feb 1952, 25 Feb 1952 +1
28 Feb 1953Wigram 1953Under 1500cc preliminary (25 miles)1H.R.G.21min 52sec27 Feb 1953, 28 Feb 1953
28 Feb 1953Wigram 1953Lady Wigram Trophy (50 miles)DNFH.R.G. out after 15 laps28 Feb 1953
6 Feb 1954Wigram 1954Lady Wigram Trophy Race (100 miles)10H.R.G. 1496cc flagged off8 Feb 1954

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
26 Feb 1949HarewoodLogan Special17.6 secother · standing quarter-mile at Nelsonclipping
26 Feb 1949WigramLogan Special2:08.3qualifying · NZ Road Racing Championship · handicap 5 lapsclipping

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In the clippings (32)

Sixteen cars enter for road raceSixteen entries had been received for the 100-mile NZ Road Racing Championship to be held on a three-mile circuit in…Interest mounting among entrants in major road raceWith four weeks to go before the 100-mile New Zealand road racing championship at Harewood, secrecy surrounds the…Official check of entriesScrutineer W. G. Thomas checked twenty of the 22 cars for the 100-mile NZ road race championship at Wigram. Notable…N.Z. championship event: motor car racingCompetitors in the New Zealand championship road race were timed over a flying lap of the 2.1-mile Wigram course the…Car road race: huge crowd at Wigram, win for Wellington driverM. Proctor of Wellington won the first NZ car road racing championship at Wigram over 105 miles and 50 laps in his…Thousands see big car race at WigramBetween 20,000 and 30,000 watched M. Proctor of Wellington win the first NZ motor road racing championship at Wigram…Thrilling 105-mile car race at Wigram is won by M. ProctorM. Proctor of Wellington won the first NZ road racing championship at Wigram in his veteran 1098cc Brooklands Riley,…Motor racing: history made at WigramMagazine review of the first NZ 105-mile road racing championship at Wigram, won by M.N.Z. championship road race, Wigram, 26-2-49: lap chartOfficial lap-by-lap position chart for the first NZ championship road race at Wigram, with a list of placings, car…National car road race: six Christchurch entriesFourteen final acceptances were received for the 25 February 1950 national road race at Wigram, with two Australian…Second 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…Cars 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…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.L. Moore's Alfa Romeo first to finish in 100 miles car race at WigramLes Moore of Christchurch won the 100-mile race at Wigram in his Grand Prix Alfa Romeo in a record 1hr 27min 41sec (68…Car race to Les Moore in record timeDespite appalling weather, Les Moore set a record average of 68 mph to win the Motor Racing Club's 100-mile Wigram…Road race at Wigram: L. Moore wins in Alfa RomeoL. Moore won the Motor Racing Club's 100-mile race on the Wigram airstrips in his 2.9 litre Grand Prix Alfa Romeo, in…Rain did not keep drivers' speeds down in car raceDespite the rain, drivers at the 1951 Wigram race were nearly as fast as in the 1950 conditions: Moore's winning…Local drivers have done well in Wigram car racesReview of the first three Wigram races (1949 to 1951) with their top finishers, noting Christchurch drivers have won…Lap 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…Les Moore has second big motor race winLes Moore won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy final in his Grand Prix Alfa Romeo before 14,000 to 15,000 spectators,…Fast average times recorded: win for L. Moore's Alfa RomeoLes Moore won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy for the second year running at an average of 76.79 mph, compared with…Les Moore wins car racing at Wigram with Alfa RomeoLes Moore won the Lady Wigram Trophy for the second year in a row in his supercharged P3 2.9 litre Alfa Romeo at 76.79…Car race placings officially madeThe Motor Racing Club committee confirmed the placings in the Lady Wigram Trophy: Moore, Sulman, Shuter, Logan, Wild,…Roycroft has chance at WigramAfter winning the 150-mile Mairehau road race at 66mph, Auckland's Ron Roycroft (Grand Prix Alfa Romeo) looks almost…Motor racing: Wigram trophy events, record entriesRecord entries: 23 for the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy race and 22 for the 25-mile sports and saloon handicap at Wigram…Nelson driver takes first car raceHalsey Logan of Nelson (H.R.G.) won the under-1500cc 25-mile preliminary by a hair's breadth from Pat Hoare (R.A.Ron Roycroft in second big car race win to-dayRon Roycroft (Alfa Romeo, Auckland) won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy in 38min 42sec, flawless as at Mairehau a month…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…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…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

  • Halsey Logan's H.R.G. won the under-1500cc preliminary at Wigram on 28 February 1953. (27 Feb 1953)

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