Hiro Matsushita

Lady Wigram Trophy winner: 1989 (Swift-Cosworth). All winners →

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In the clippings (15)

7 Oct 1989Series promises more improvementPreview of the Benson and Hedges / Peter Jackson Formula Pacific series, a 10-round championship with two heats at…30 Dec 1988Series promises more improvementJohn Hawkins previews the 1989 Benson and Hedges international series (Baypark Jan 8, Pukekohe Jan 15, Manfeild Jan…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…26 Jan 1989Brisk competitionPreview of the Lady Wigram Trophy race, rounds seven and eight of the 1989 Peter Jackson Formula Pacific championship.26 Jan 1989Challenge from JapaneseProfile of the two Japanese drivers in the 1989 Peter Jackson Formula Pacific series, Hiro Matsushita and Kenji Mamoto.28 Jan 1989Drivers' talent on linePreview of the clash between American Dean Hall and New Zealander Paul Radisich in the two Formula Pacific heats at…28 Jan 1989Circuit braces for Hall, Radisich duelPreview of the 40th motor racing meeting on the 3.44km Wigram air base circuit, expected to feature a head-on clash…30 Jan 1989Tireless Matsushita: tyre holds for Hiro to winFront-page report that Japanese driver Hiro Matsushita did not realise until after the chequered flag how close he had…30 Jan 1989Japanese driver wins Wigram trophyHiro Matsushita became the first Japanese winner of the Lady Wigram Trophy after 30 incident-packed laps.30 Jan 1989Chequered flag comes in sight for Japanese driverReport of the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy race, in which the lead changed hands three times before Hiro Matsushita of…30 Jan 1989Motor racing results: Wigram, Benson and Hedges International meetingPartial results from the 29 January 1989 Wigram meeting: Peter Jackson Formula Pacific heat and Lady Wigram Trophy…13 Feb 1989Inside the camp of a champion racing teamTanner describes being a guest of Dwayne Anderson Racing Enterprises at the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, where its…10 Feb 1989Look to the past for speed guidanceGreenslade's Behind the Wheel column criticises the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy programme for omitting the circuit length,…24 Jan 1990The trophy winnersTable of Lady Wigram Trophy race winners and their cars from 1949 to 1989; there was no race in 1955.21 Jul 1993Indycar driver shows his classCanadian Paul Tracy, who raced at Wigram in 1988 as a 19-year-old and finished second to Dean Hall, won his second…

From the reports

• Hiro Matsushita finished second in the 1989 New Zealand Grand Prix. (26 Jan 1989)
• Matsushita's Panasonic-backed team was Dwayne Anderson Racing, running a Swift DB4. (26 Jan 1989)
• Matsushita finished seventh in the US national Formula Ford championship and third in the 1988 American West Formula Atlantic series. (26 Jan 1989)
• Before the January 1989 Wigram meeting the Peter Jackson Formula Pacific points were Hall 46, Radisich 25, M. Smith 24, K. Smith 23, Matsushita 15, C. Baird 10. (28 Jan 1989)
• Hiro Matsushita won the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy race with a badly bent right front wheel rim that nearly cost him a flat tyre. (30 Jan 1989)
• Hiro Matsushita was the first Japanese driver to win the Lady Wigram Trophy, beating Mark Smith by 11.30 seconds in 1989. (30 Jan 1989)
• Peter Jackson series points after the Wigram round: Hall 50, Radisich 34, K. Smith 30, M. Smith 30, Matsushita 30. (30 Jan 1989)
• The lead changed hands three times in the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy race, won by Hiro Matsushita of Japan. (30 Jan 1989)
• Hiro Matsushita, aged 27, had never seen the Wigram circuit before late on the Friday afternoon of the 1989 Lady Wigram meeting. (13 Feb 1989)
• Matsushita was second-fastest in qualifying behind Paul Radisich, but a water-pump seizure forced an engine change in his Panasonic Swift DB4 before race day. (13 Feb 1989)
• Matsushita finished second in heat one then won the 30-lap Lady Wigram Trophy race in 1989. (13 Feb 1989)
• Hiro Matsushita averaged about 175.4 km/h to win the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy in a Swift. (10 Feb 1989)

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