Heather Spurle

Results

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In the clippings (10)

20 Jan 1984Full field for saloon spectacularPreview of the saloon-car races at the 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: the new ANZ Bank touring car championship,…16 Jan 1986Race with international recognitionPreview of the 37th running of the Lady Wigram Trophy on Sunday 19 January 1986, first run in 1949.6 Jan 1989Formula Pacific has biggest field for yearsPreview of the 1989 five-round Benson and Hedges series, with 19 confirmed Formula Pacific entries and favourite Paul…24 Jan 1990The start of a new Lady Wigram era?Kerr's Motorsport column on moving the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting to Ruapuna for 1990 and 1991 because the Wigram…25 Jan 1990Danger no worry to 'speed freak'Auckland's Heather Spurle, holder of the women's world water speed record (212km/h), was in Christchurch to race her…26 Jan 1990Close racing promises thrillsPress advertising feature previewing the first Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Ruapuna, the first break from Wigram…Feb 1990Results - RuapunaFull results with fastest laps from the Ruapuna Peter Jackson meeting of 27-28 January 1990: Formula Pacific heat and…21 Jan 1991Heather Spurle: a passion for speedProfile of 31-year-old Kiwi Heather Spurle, holder of the Women's World Water Speed Record (speeds up to 265 km/h),…11 Jan 1991Spurle intent on closing gap on Ralt Cup leaderHeather Spurle, New Zealand's leading woman driver and women's water speed record holder, intended to close the gap on…Feb 1991Round Three, Ruapuna: The Lady Wigram Trophy Race Meeting - a mere shadow of former glories, but Ken Smith is brilliantCritical report on the 1991 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Ruapuna, round three of the Peter Jackson series: the…

From the reports

• With the exception of Haskett, Spurle and Champion, the entire 1986 Wigram field drove Ralt RT4s. (16 Jan 1986)
• Heather Spurle set the first official women's water speed record (212km/h) at Lake Karapiro on 23 April 1989 in the hydroplane The Boss. (25 Jan 1990)
• Heather Spurle was the first woman driver from New Zealand to compete in the international Formula Pacific class. (25 Jan 1990)
• Heather Spurle held the Women's World Water Speed Record in 1991. (21 Jan 1991)
• Heather Spurle finished ninth and eighth in her Ralt RT4 at Levels in January 1991, the second round of the Peter Jackson series. (11 Jan 1991)
• At Teretonga in January 1991 Spurle suffered a broken throttle cable in heat one and a wrong tyre choice (slicks) in heat two when rain fell. (11 Jan 1991)

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