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Jim Boyd

Driver · 1956–1969 · from Auckland
Also printed as: Jimmy Boyd
7results
2wins
4podiums
1:36.1best Wigram lap (1966)
30clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
21 Jan 1956Wigram 1956Lady Wigram Trophy Race (71 laps, 150 miles)12Buckler63 laps23 Jan 1956, 23 Jan 1956
26 Jan 1957Wigram 1957Sports Car Race (70 miles)6Buckler third in up to 1500cc class26 Jan 1957
18 Jan 1964Wigram 1964M.R.C. Championship, Heat 2 (9 laps, about 20 miles)1Valour15:02.617 Jan 1964, 20 Jan 1964
23 Jan 1965Wigram 1965Motor Racing Club Championship (25 miles)2Lycoming18:2423 Jan 1965, 25 Jan 1965 +1
22 Jan 1966Wigram 1966Motor Racing Club Championship (25 miles)1Lycoming Special18:12.4 fastest lap 1:36.1 (84.1 mph)22 Jan 1966, 22 Jan 1966 +2
21 Jan 1967Wigram 1967Lady Wigram Trophy7Repco-Brabham-Climax 2.521 Jan 1967
18 Jan 1969Wigram 1969Sports cars (11 laps)2Stanton Corvette16:41.318 Jan 1969, 20 Jan 1969

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
22 Jan 1966WigramLycoming Special1:36.184.1 mphfastest race lap · Motor Racing Club Championshipclipping

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In the clippings (30)

Steady race by Wigram leadersThe 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram on Saturday 21 January 1956 was dominated by the two red Ferraris of Peter…Englishmen take placings in major car racePeter Whitehead won the Lady Wigram Trophy for the second time on Saturday 21 January 1956 before about 21,000…Wigram Trophy car race: entries for event on January 26Entries for the third international Lady Wigram Trophy, Redex sports race, open car race and saloon race on 26 January…Peter Whitehead winner of Lady Wigram Trophy for third timePeter Whitehead won the 150-mile, 71-lap 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy in his Super Squalo Ferrari, his third successive…Brabham wins Lady Wigram TrophyReigning world champion Jack Brabham led from the first lap to win his second successive Lady Wigram Trophy, the race…Formula One Brabham: fastest cars yetPreview of the fastest field yet assembled for a Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.Motor Racing Club championship heatsResults of the two heats (about 20 miles) of the 1964 Motor Racing Club Championship.M.R.C. Championship, motor-cycles and Wigram InvitationThe Motor Racing Club championship was dominated by B.Range of events at WigramPreview of the 1965 Lady Wigram meeting: the 100-mile Trophy race for Tasman Formula cars with two 25-mile morning…Sports, specials: Motor Racing Club championshipPreview of the 1965 Motor Racing Club championship for sports cars and specials at Wigram.Entry listsEntry lists for the 1965 Wigram meeting: the all-comers saloon car race, the Gold Leaf production saloon race, the…McLaren, Clark win heats; new recordBruce McLaren and Jim Clark won their eleven-lap preliminary heats for the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy with ease.Saloon car race a thrillerThe second heat of the all-comers saloon race at the 1965 Lady Wigram meeting was a thriller between Aucklanders…Clark easily wins Lady Wigram Trophy raceJim Clark's 2.5 litre Lotus-Climax won the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy by more than 10 seconds from Bruce McLaren's…Clark rides his luck to win Wigram raceClark built a lead of nearly half a minute in the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy, then noticed falling oil pressure in his…Pukekohe form no guideChristchurch Star preview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy argues that the Pukekohe Grand Prix (won by Graham Hill) was…Jim Boyd profileProfile of Auckland sports car driver Jim Boyd, likely second-time winner of the NZ Racing Drivers' Club sports car…Excellent racing forecastPreview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy, expected to be a close tussle between world champion Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax…BRM aces both win heats for Wigram TrophyOn a drizzly morning BRM drivers Richard Attwood and Jackie Stewart won their 11-lap preliminary heats for the 1966…BRM duo had it all to themselvesContinuation of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Stewart beat Clark's 1965 race record by 35.2 seconds and BRM took…Stewart wins after rivals' crashJackie Stewart (V8 two-litre BRM) won the 101-mile 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy in a new race record of 1:03:44.1, with…Boyd wins club race; Porter had to pushJim Boyd (Lycoming Special) won the exciting 11-lap Motor Racing Club championship for sports cars and specials from…Fast racing likely on unique airfield circuitPreview of the thirteenth international Lady Wigram Trophy, second round of the 1967 Tasman Championship.Other events popularPreview of the supporting races at the 1967 Lady Wigram meeting, whose saloon and sports car races count towards New…Wigram is vital event in 1967 Tasman seriesPreview showing the Lady Wigram Trophy as a vital round of the 1967 Tasman series and of the NZ championships.Clark wins Lady Wigram TrophyJim Clark (2-litre V8 Lotus-Climax) repeated his 1965 win in the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy, leading from start to finish…Other events: sports and saloon races at WigramPreview of the support programme at the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: a sports car race featuring G.Austrian driver sets Wigram lap record in heatGold Leaf Team Lotus laid a strong claim to the 15th Lady Wigram Trophy when world champion Graham Hill beat team-mate…Sports-car race to B. HawesTimaru driver B. Hawes won the Wigram sports-car race in his Begg Corvette despite strong pressure from J. Boyd's…Circuit racing hits new lowLindsay Kerr argues that circuit racing crowds in New Zealand had fallen to an all-time low by 1986 and that street…

From the reports

  • Jimmy Boyd's Valour (Cosworth-Ford powered Formula Junior) was described in 1964 as New Zealand's first production racing car. (14 Jan 1964)
  • Jim Boyd won the NZ sports car championship in a Buckler in 1956 and drove the Lycoming Special in 1965 and 1966. (19 Jan 1966)
  • Jim Boyd averaged about 82.5 mph in winning the 1966 Motor Racing Club Championship over 25 miles, said to be his best ever race. (22 Jan 1966)

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