Jack Brewer

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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.9 Oct 1950Public notices: Motor Racing ClubNotice that a club has been formed to cater for the racing motorist, tentatively named the Motor Racing Club;…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…31 Mar 1951Car 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…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…1 Nov 1951Ransley, Wheeler fastest at motor race meetingAt the Motor Racing Club's meeting at Pleasant Point, the fastest laps were by C.5 Apr 1952Racing cars use grass course in Hororata eventsAbout 4500 watched the Motor Racing Club's handicap races on Hororata Racecourse.12 Apr 1952Many watch car racing at HororataMore than 2500 gathered before lunch at Hororata racecourse for the Motor Racing Club's meeting in aid of the Hororata…12 Apr 1952Motor racing on grass track has successful debutReview of the Motor Racing Club's first grass-track meeting at Hororata racecourse (a crowd of about 4500), judged a…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 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…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…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…29 Aug 1953Down to businessPhoto of delegates at the annual conference of New Zealand car clubs held in the city, with the executive discussing…1 Aug 1953Lap speed of 80 m.p.h. at ArdmoreJack Brewer of the Motor Racing Club predicts New Zealand's top drivers should lap the 2.1-mile Ardmore circuit at…20 Jan 1956Car race will end year of preparationA look at how the Motor Racing Club organises the Lady Wigram Trophy: because Wigram is an operational RNZAF station,…26 Jan 1956Motor Racing Club elects officersOfficers elected at the Motor Racing Club annual meeting in June 1956: patron J.2 Feb 1957Motor racing at Southbridge: annual event proposedThe Motor Racing Club (Brewer, Wild and Laing) asked the Southbridge Town Council to agree to an annual large-scale…7 May 1957Motor racing at Southbridge: Ellesmere County Council approvesThe Ellesmere County Council unanimously approved the Motor Racing Club's annual Southbridge road race over a circuit…5 Nov 1957Southbridge venue again wanted: extra fixture possibleMotor Racing Club officials J. A. Brewer and I. Dalkee presented the balance sheet of the June 1957 Southbridge races…19 Jul 1957Car race conditions unchangedThe Motor Racing Club decided to run the 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy on 25 January over 150 miles, not in heats like the…22 Jan 1958Son of Woolworth heiress may drive in Wigram raceMillionaire Lance Reventlow, son of Barbara Hutton, might fly to New Zealand to drive Roy Salvadori's Syracuse…Mar 1958Beach racing championship may go to Motor Racing ClubThe Christchurch Motor Racing Club may promote the New Zealand beach racing championship if there is enough national…Mar 1958January 24 for next year's Wigram raceThe fifth Lady Wigram Trophy was set for 24 January 1959, with NZ Grand Prix secretary F.Mar 1958N.Z. beach title: R. J. Roycroft may competeR. J. Roycroft of Auckland, who won the title at Oreti Beach, Southland, was expected to defend it at Pines Beach on…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 1949.9 Jul 1958Wigram race next year: date fixed for January 24The fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy race was set for 24 January 1959.9 Jul 1958Sporting notebook: Moss, Shelby and Brabham signedAuckland organiser Frank Perkins signed Stirling Moss, Carroll Shelby and Jack Brabham for the early-1959 NZ series,…23 Sep 1958Car drivers from overseas to visit NZFrank Perkins of the Auckland International Grand Prix Organisation told Jack Brewer he had engaged five top drivers:…19 Dec 1958Lady Wigram Trophy: drivers from overseasThe Motor Racing Club said it would not announce overseas drivers until after the NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore on January…19 Dec 1958Men to race here?Five top overseas drivers, led by Ron Flockhart with the BRM, were interested in the January 24, 1959 Wigram race, but…31 Jan 1959Mr J. A. Brewer is new presidentFormer secretary J. A. Brewer was elected president of the Motor Racing Club at its annual meeting, with G. F.…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…6 Nov 1959American racers to compete at WigramThe Motor Racing Club secured the entry of two Scarab cars owned by American Woolworth heir Lance Reventlow, to be…2 Jun 1960Motor racing awards: presentations to driversAt a Motor Racing Club function in Christchurch, Pat Hoare received the Association of New Zealand Car Clubs gold star…2 Jun 1960Motor Racing Club elects officersOfficers for the Motor Racing Club at its annual meeting: patron the Hon.21 Jan 1961Rain stops Wigram practice after fast lapsHeavy rain left several inches of water on the track and forced official practice for the Lady Wigram Trophy to be…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…19 Jan 1961Welcome for driversThe Mayor of Christchurch, Mr G. Manning, officially welcomed the overseas drivers for the Lady Wigram Trophy; all…23 Jan 1961Public thanked for its support at Wigram raceMotor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer thanked the public who braved the rain, saying attendance was beyond the…23 Jan 1961Support for trophy race pleases clubShorter version of Brewer's statement: the club was pleased by attendance in appalling weather, would hold the eighth…16 Jan 1962The thrill of speed: Lady Wigram Trophy racePreview of the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy: expected to be the fastest and closest 150-mile race in New Zealand, with…9 Oct 1962World class entry for Wigram trophyMcLaren, John Surtees and South African Tony Maggs were engaged for the ninth international Lady Wigram Trophy on…17 Jan 1963Cars and drivers: top-flight drivers should make the Lady Wigram Trophy race an event to rememberPreview of the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy race on Saturday, with practice heats the day before.19 Jan 1963Oil leak threat to McLaren's Wigram winBruce McLaren won the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy in 96min 4.7sec, lowering the 96min 38.7sec race record set by Stirling…11 Jul 1963Improved circuit for WigramMotor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer announced the Wigram circuit had been greatly changed for the 1964 Lady…19 Jan 1967Mayoral reception for Lady Wigram drivers / Hopes of 100 mile lap highSix drivers for the 1967 Lady Wigram meeting were received by Mayor George Manning, who heard hopes that the 100 mph…18 Jan 1968Car race drivers welcomedMayor Sir George Manning welcomed six of the world's leading drivers to Christchurch ahead of the 1968 Lady Wigram…16 Nov 1970Mardon withdraws; locals angryLocal drivers were upset with the treatment they were getting from the Tasman series organisers.16 Jan 1971It's McRae: twin recordWellington's Graham McRae won the 17th International Lady Wigram Trophy race from start to finish in his…26 Oct 1971NZ motor racing personality diesA second obituary notice for Pat Martell Hoare, aged 53, well known in business circles through motor firms.29 Jan 1972Brabham 'out of date'Motor Racing Club president Jack Brewer said Brabham's comments about Wigram were several years out of date.20 Jan 1973Francevic's Mazda hits 118mph for winRobbie Francevic's rotary Mazda RX2 won the Castrol GTX Group 2 and 3 saloon race, the first event at the 1973 Lady…17 Jan 1975McLaren's widow donates new trophy for Wigram raceDrivers in the twenty-first Lady Wigram Trophy would compete for two trophies: the annual Lady Wigram Trophy and a new…6 Mar 2004Wigram trophy comes homePatty McLaren-Brickett, Bruce McLaren's widow, returned the Lady Wigram Trophy won by Bruce in 1963 to the Motor…

From the reports

• About 4500 spectators attended the Motor Racing Club's April 1952 Hororata grass meeting; Jack Brewer's R.A. Vanguard lapped the mile in 50.8sec (71.2 mph). (5 Apr 1952)
• In June 1956 the Motor Racing Club's officers were patron J. Mathison MP, president C. H. Croft, secretary J. A. Brewer and treasurer P. M. MacShane. (26 Jan 1956)
• Jack Brewer was associated with building the Wolseley Special in which Hec Green won the Lady Wigram Trophy. (12 May 1959)
• Club president Jack Brewer said there had been no major or fatal accident at Wigram since racing began in 1949. (18 Jan 1961)
• Brewer described Wigram as comparing more than favourably with any other aerodrome circuit in the world, limited only by distance from factories and maintenance sources. (18 Jan 1961)
• Motor Racing Club president Jack Brewer said in January 1961 that the club had very little time to prepare for the Lady Wigram Trophy and had to contend with an operational aerodrome circuit. (19 Jan 1961)
• Brewer said the 1961 weather was among the worst the club could have had and no meeting had ever been free from trouble. (16 Jan 1962)
• Brewer said the 1963 overseas line-up was probably the best Wigram had seen and he doubted a better international field could be obtained anywhere in the world. (9 Oct 1962)
• Officials estimated the 1973 Lady Wigram Trophy crowd was slightly better than the year before; Brewer thought it could be the best for five years. (20 Jan 1973)

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