Hec Green

Lady Wigram Trophy winner: 1950 (Wolseley Special). All winners →

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13 Nov 1948PhotoPhoto of H. Green of the Canterbury Car Club in his self-built racing car, a probable entry in the New Zealand road…13 Nov 1948Sixteen 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…29 Jan 1949Interest 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…26 Feb 1949N.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…26 Feb 1949Car 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…26 Feb 1949Fire brigade driver's successA Wellington fireman, M. Proctor, won the first NZ road racing championship at Wigram in a 9 hp Riley bought cheaply…28 Feb 1949Thousands 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…26 Feb 1949Thrilling 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,…5 Mar 1949Some of the competitorsPhoto of the cars getting away at the start of the 105-mile road racing championship at Wigram; winner Proctor's…5 Mar 1949Pit staffs at race had unspectacular but necessary jobPit crews and co-drivers were the unsung heroes of the first Wigram road race, watched by 25,000 to 30,000.Mar 1949Motor racing: history made at WigramMagazine review of the first NZ 105-mile road racing championship at Wigram, won by M.26 Feb 1949N.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…9 Mar 1949Speeding cars thrill crowds: racing motorists introduce a new sportA special correspondent reviews the first NZ road racing championship at Wigram and the new Association of NZ Car…25 Nov 1949New racing car will make debut in 100-mile contestD. W. Wild of Christchurch is finishing a new racer built from a 940cc, 11 hp Fiat and modelled on the Cisitalia, to…25 Nov 1949National car road race: Australian entriesEntries from Australia include Gary Coglan of Sydney with a supercharged TC MG and P.25 Nov 1949National car road race: six Christchurch entriesFourteen final acceptances were received for the 25 February 1950 national road race at Wigram, with two Australian…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 1950Motorists prepare for big road raceH. Green tunes his Wolseley Special with assistance from J. Brewer ahead of the 25 February road race at Wigram.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…24 Feb 1950Where the national car road race will be held tomorrowAerial or course photo of the airfield circuit at the RNZAF station, Wigram, with a photo of Hec Green and, at right, D.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…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 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.21 Mar 1951Wigram may be best yetWith three Australians and about fifteen NZ drivers, the 100-mile Wigram race on Saturday promises the fastest yet; at…27 Mar 1951Racing car built in cityA city-built racing car for the Wigram race, built except for engine and supercharger by Hec Green and Jack Brewer:…27 Mar 1951Novel racing car built by two menHec Green and Jack Brewer built the R.A. Vanguard, a rear-engined, supercharged car modelled on the pre-war German…31 Mar 1951L. 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…2 Apr 1951Road 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…19 Jan 1952High speeds at motor racingAt the Motor Racing Club's grass track meeting at Loburn, Hec Green's R.A.19 Jan 1952PhotoH. Green and P. Hoare check the brakes on Green's R.A. Vanguard, expected to feature in the championships at Wigram…19 Jan 1952Faster lap speeds expected in Wigram car race this yearThe Lady Wigram Trophy at the Motor Racing Club's meeting on Saturday 23 February 1952 will be run for the first time…16 Feb 1952Local 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…22 Feb 1952Car races at Wigram: big entry of fast cars, tomorrow's eventsThe Motor Racing Club's 1952 Wigram race attracts one of the best entries yet, run as two 10-car 25-mile heats and a…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…23 Feb 1952Les 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,…25 Feb 1952Fast 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…1 Mar 1952Fast lap times feature of big Wigram car raceLes Moore averaged an officially timed 76.79 mph for the 50 miles.5 Mar 1952Gruelling car race at Wigram delights huge crowd with speed, thrills and spillsPhoto spread of the 1952 Lady Wigram Trophy: Les Moore averaging 78.04 mph for 50 miles in 39min 2.8sec before 14,000…3 Nov 1952Beach racing: Hec Green winsHec Green drives his R.A. Vanguard to victory in the 50-mile South Island beach racing championship at South Brighton;…20 Dec 1952Hec Green winner of fifty-mile beach racing titleHec Green won the fifty-mile South Island beach-racing championship at South Brighton in his R.A.22 Dec 1952South Island car-racing beach championshipPhotographs from the South Island beach car-racing championship at South Brighton, showing H.22 Dec 1952South Island beach championship: H. Green wins easilyHec Green (rear-engined Vanguard Special), 1950 NZ 100-mile road race champion at Wigram, won the 50-mile South Island…26 Dec 1952Hec Green not hard pressed to win South Island beach car titleHec Green averaged under 60mph in his R.A.19 Dec 1952Crack drivers enter for Saturday's racePreview of the Motor Racing Club's meeting at McCormacks Bay-Sumner Causeway, a circuit of about two miles, with ten…12 Jan 1953Motor races on Causeway: club event for air race fundsThe Motor Racing Club will hold short races on a two-mile circuit using McCormacks Bay Road and the three-quarter-mile…16 Jan 1953First road events of motor-racing seasonPreview of the first road racing of the 1953 season, scratch and handicap races at McCormacks Bay, giving form for the…17 Jan 1953McCormack's Bay circuit provides good car racingA crowd estimated between 3,000 and 7,000 watched the Motor Racing Club's scratch and handicap races at McCormacks Bay…17 Jan 1953Taking corner at speedPhotographs from the McCormacks Bay meeting: spectators on the hillside as the second scratch race starts, Shuter…19 Jan 1953Motor racing on Causeway: Shuter drives wellFrank Shuter's lengthened, low-slung Ford V8 hot rod won two races at the Motor Racing Club's McCormacks Bay meeting…24 Jan 1953Racing drivers found Sumner circuit easyFrank Shuter, Hec Green and Hec McLean made light work of the McCormacks Bay-Sumner Causeway circuit at the Motor…21 Jan 1953Motor-cycle racing: clubs' event for air race fundsMore than 80 entries for the motor-cycle racing festival at Wigram, the first time motorcycles raced there.24 Jan 1953Motor-cycle racing: rain spoils Wigram meetingA bleak report on the Wigram motor-cycle meeting: crowd of about 3,000, rain squalls, long gaps between races and Des…14 Feb 1953Racing car on displayThe red rear-engined R.A. Vanguard of Hec Green is displayed in a city shop window as a prelude to the Lady Wigram…14 Feb 1953Roycroft has chance at WigramAfter winning the 150-mile Mairehau road race at 66mph, Auckland's Ron Roycroft (Grand Prix Alfa Romeo) looks almost…25 Feb 1953Motor 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…27 Feb 1953Best field yet for Wigram car racingThe 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy faced the starter on 28 February 1953 with a field of 21.27 Feb 1953Nelson 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.28 Feb 1953Ron 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…28 Feb 1953Wellington driver established new Wigram car recordBob Gibbons (Cooper 1100, Wellington) set a new Wigram lap record in the under-1500cc preliminary at the 1953 Lady…31 Dec 1953Grand Prix at Ardmore: one Christchurch car withdrawnRon Symonds scratched his new S.H. car (Hec McLean to drive) from the 210-mile Ardmore Grand Prix on 9 January 1954…2 Feb 1954Britain's challenge in motor racing: development of the B.R.M.Long technical history of the B.R.M. (British Racing Motors) written for The Press: its origins in Raymond Mays's…5 Feb 1954Decision 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…6 Feb 1954Wigram 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…6 Feb 1954P. 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…8 Feb 1954Wigram car race to P. WhiteheadPeter Whitehead, English woolbroker and farmer, won the fastest car race ever run in the South Island, the 48-lap,…8 Feb 1954Whitehead wins Wigram Trophy: B.R.M. breaks down near finishAt least 15,000 saw the fastest car race ever run in the South Island.13 Feb 1954Overseas 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…27 Nov 1954H. Green breaks Car Club recordHec Green cut the Rakaia track record from 32.05sec to 30.2sec at the Rakaia Car Club meeting; the track was a shade…20 Feb 1954Drivers now preparing for big race at WigramLocal drivers were preparing cars for the February 1955 Lady Wigram Trophy: F.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…12 Dec 1958Racing grandfatherProfile of Walter Darrell, probably Canterbury's most popular racing driver, whose long run of bad luck over nine…22 Jan 1959These cars made WigramLooks back at the home-built specials that filled the early Lady Wigram Trophy fields from 1949.22 Jan 1959English drivers have won fourSummary of the nine Lady Wigram Trophy races since 1949 (none in 1955 while the track was resealed): four won by…24 Jan 1959Flockhart sets new Wigram lap recordIn practice on the evening before the race, Ron Flockhart (BRM) set a new Wigram lap record of 1min 21.6sec, about…19 Jan 1960Ten years of trophy winners at WigramA list of every Lady Wigram Trophy winner from 1949 to 1959 with distances, times and average speeds, plus the…12 May 1959J. A. Brewer, new president of the Motor Racing ClubProfile of Jack Brewer, the new president of the Christchurch Motor Racing Club, a foundation member who had been…28 Dec 1959Wigram motor races: prospectus and entriesThe prospectus for the January 1960 Lady Wigram meeting required each team in subsidiary events to consist of a driver…15 Jan 1960Eliminations necessary from record Wigram Trophy fieldRecord entries were received for the 1960 Wigram meeting: 21 for the Motor Racing Club open-car championship, 25 for…15 Jan 1960Brabham and McLaren are favourites for WigramAfter Coopers took the first three places at the 1960 NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore, the works Coopers of Jack Brabham and…16 Jan 1960Either way, Coopers will winPeter Greenslade of the Star looks at the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: Brabham and McLaren in the works 2.5-litre Coopers…19 Jan 1960Twenty-four in field after Friday eliminationElimination trials at Friday's training session will cut the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy field to 24 starters.20 Jan 1960Home-built specials still find favourLocally built specials remain popular at Wigram, led by the new Stanton Corvette of Charles and Maurice Stanton and…20 Jan 1960Lady Wigram Trophy entry listList of 28 drivers entered for the 1960 international Lady Wigram Trophy when entries closed, with car numbers, home…23 Jan 1960Brabham won race at just under 90 m.p.h.Jack Brabham won the sixth international Lady Wigram Trophy in his works Formula I Cooper-Climax at just under 90 mph,…17 Jan 1961These men won in past yearsList of Lady Wigram Trophy winners 1949-1960 and circuit and lap record details: lap record 1:20.8 (94.28 mph) by Jack…18 Jan 1961Climax of Motor Racing Club's plansMotor Racing Club president Jack Brewer's welcome message ahead of the January 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy, predicting…21 Jan 1961Brabham does it againWorld champion Jack Brabham led from start to finish in a Cooper to win the Lady Wigram Trophy in appalling wet…23 Jan 1961Big Wigram race: Brabham first, Moss secondJack Brabham won the 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy in a works Cooper in appalling weather, after staving off three serious…23 Jan 1961Brabham wins Lady Wigram TrophyReigning world champion Jack Brabham led from the first lap to win his second successive Lady Wigram Trophy, the race…19 Jan 1962Bruce McLaren does 97.66 mph in Wigram trainingBruce McLaren was unofficially timed at 1:18 (97.66 mph) in the first training session for the 1962 Lady Wigram…12 Dec 1961Wigram car race draws 17 entriesSeventeen drivers entered the 150-mile 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy: six overseas drivers (Moss, Brabham, McLaren,…16 Jan 1962Crowd to see some of the world's fastest racing carsGuide to the cars in the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy: Intercontinental Formula Coopers and Lotuses with Coventry Climax…16 Jan 1962Who will miss out in Wigram race?Twenty-five drivers entered the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy but the circuit allows a maximum of 24, so at least one would…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 1961.17 Jan 1962Lady Wigram Trophy race 1962: entries and driver notesEntry list for the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy with 25 entries, plus short profiles of Surtees (aged 27, five-times…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…25 Jan 1979Thrilling action seen in first race at WigramRecalls the first Wigram race in 1949, a 105-mile NZ championship road race won by Morrie Proctor (Wellington) in a…24 Jan 1979Old-timers bring back the early daysTwenty-four cars from Wigram's early era were to run in a 'nostalgia parade' at the 1979 thirtieth anniversary Lady…19 Jan 1980Racers of yesteryearColin Bryant talks to Hec Green, winner of the 1950 Wigram race, about early Wigram racing.23 Jan 1980Big changes in motor racing over 30 yearsA feature comparing motor racing at Wigram in 1949 with 1980: early drivers wore pudding-basin crash hats and goggles,…23 Jan 1982Long, exciting history of Lady Wigram TrophyA history of Wigram motor racing from the first New Zealand road racing championship on 26 February 1949, won by…20 Jan 1989The trophy anniversary that is notPeter Greenslade explains why the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy was not the 40th anniversary: the first Christchurch races…24 Jan 1990The trophy winnersTable of Lady Wigram Trophy race winners and their cars from 1949 to 1989; there was no race in 1955.23 Jul 1993Ron Rutherford moves to the Gold CoastProfile of Christchurch motoring identity Ron Rutherford, who moved permanently to Australia's Gold Coast in 1993.

From the reports

• Lap leaders in the 1949 race: Proctor 23 laps, Green 11 laps, Bennett and Roycroft the remainder (Roycroft 6 laps). (26 Feb 1949)
• H. Green's Wolseley Special suffered petrol pump trouble early and he pumped by hand, yet reached 109 mph on the straight in the 1949 Wigram race. (26 Feb 1949)
• Lap leaders in the 1949 Wigram race: Proctor 23 laps, Green 11, Bennett 10, Roycroft 6; each lap led earned a prize of 1 pound. (28 Feb 1949)
• In the 1949 Wigram race Roycroft's Austin 7 touched Green's Wolseley in the bend at the top of the straight at near 100 mph. (26 Feb 1949)
• Hec Green won the second NZ road racing championship at Wigram on 25 February 1950, with a pole time of 1min 48.8sec the day before. (25 Feb 1950)
• The 1950 winner Green averaged more than 68.4 mph for the 105 miles. (25 Feb 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)
• Winning times at Wigram so far were Proctor 1hr 35min 56sec (1949) and Green 1hr 30min 57sec (1950). (21 Mar 1951)
• Hec Green has a first and a fourth in the first three Wigram races; Les Moore won in 1951. (16 Feb 1952)
• Hec Green had a 1min 45sec lead on Frank Shuter's V8 Special and was ahead of Smith until his wheel failed on lap 13 of the 1952 Lady Wigram Trophy. (1 Mar 1952)
• Hec Green's 58min 2sec win in the 1952 South Island beach championship at South Brighton was his first distance-event victory with the R.A. Vanguard. (20 Dec 1952)
• The 1952 South Island 50-mile beach championship at South Brighton was won by H. Green in 58min 2sec. (22 Dec 1952)

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