JC
John Crawford
Driver · 1983–2000 · from Christchurch
7results
5wins
7podiums
1:22.62best Wigram lap (1984)
25clippings
Results
- 1983P1Wigram · South Island Formula Ford championshipValour
- P2Wigram · Motocraft national Formula Ford championship - Heat twoValour
- 1984P2Wigram · Motorcraft Formula Ford, Heat one (6 laps)Van Diemen
- P1Wigram · Motorcraft Formula Ford, Heat two (6 laps)
- P1Wigram · South Island Formula Ford (6 laps)
- P1Wigram · Formula Ford, Heat 1Reynard
- P1Wigram · Formula Ford, Heat 2Reynard
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 1983 | Wigram 1983 | South Island Formula Ford championship | 1 | Valour | 20 seconds ahead | 22 Jan 1983, 24 Jan 1983 |
| 23 Jan 1983 | Wigram 1983 | Motocraft national Formula Ford championship - Heat two | 2 | Valour | 24 Jan 1983 | |
| 22 Jan 1984 | Wigram 1984 | Motorcraft Formula Ford, Heat one (6 laps) | 2 | Van Diemen | 23 Jan 1984 | |
| 22 Jan 1984 | Wigram 1984 | Motorcraft Formula Ford, Heat two (6 laps) | 1 | 23 Jan 1984 | ||
| 22 Jan 1984 | Wigram 1984 | South Island Formula Ford (6 laps) | 1 | fastest lap 1:25.07 | 23 Jan 1984, 3 Dec 1984 | |
| 22 Jan 1984 | Wigram 1984 | Formula Ford, Heat 1 | 1 | Reynard | 11:13.42 | 3 Dec 1984, 3 Dec 1984 |
| 22 Jan 1984 | Wigram 1984 | Formula Ford, Heat 2 | 1 | Reynard | 11:12.5 | 3 Dec 1984, 3 Dec 1984 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Car | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1983 | Wigram | Valour | 1:24.29 | fastest race lap · South Island Formula Ford championship | clipping | |
| 22 Jan 1984 | Wigram | 1:25.07 | fastest race lap · South Island Formula Ford | clipping | ||
| 2 Dec 1984 | Wigram | Reynard | 1:22.62 | fastest race lap · Formula Ford Heat 1 | clipping | |
| 9 Feb 2000 | Wigram | Lola T332 Formula 5000 | approaching 300 km/h | top speed · Wigram farewell classic meeting, back straight | clipping |
Raced against most often
Kevin Ingram 4Steve Richards 3K. Hill 2Ian MacDonald 1Richard Lester 1McEwen 1Andy McElrea 1Phillip Butcher 1Lou Schollum 1Chris Abbott 1
In the clippings (25)
Pressure on at WigramFirst-day practice at Wigram on 22 January 1983 left less than half a second between the first five Formula Pacific…
North-South battle at Wigram on SundayPreviews the saloon, Shellsport, Formula Ford, Laser, production and motorcycle races at the 1983 Wigram meeting.
Exciting line-up of supporting racesPreview of the supporting races at the 1983 Just Juice Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: the sports sedan (big banger)…
Crowe, Tulloch outstanding in big-saloon eventsTrevor Crowe and Inky Tulloch shared the honours in the big-saloon races at the 1983 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.
Saloon cars are still crowd-pleasersPreview of the supporting races at the 1984 Just Juice Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: OSCA big-banger rounds, the new ANZ…
Veteran set for series winVeteran Auckland driver Ken Smith, 42, looked set to win the 1984 Just Juice Formula Pacific series ending at Wigram,…
Full field for saloon spectacularPreview of the saloon-car races at the 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: the new ANZ Bank touring car championship,…
Sprague extends lead in touring car championshipGary Sprague (Tauranga, Ford Falcon) won the 50 km ANZ Bank national touring car championship race at Wigram,…
Battles for supporting race titlesReview of the supporting races at the 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: Gary Sprague's Falcon won the ANZ Bank Touring…
Wigram lead to JonesDavy Jones was quickest in the first practice session for the 1984 Skyline Garages Lady Wigram Trophy with 71.06 sec,…
Nine saloon-car support racesPreview of the supporting races at the December 1984 Lady Wigram meeting, with nine saloon-car races among the…
Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: timetable and impressive line-up of supporting racesTimetable and entry details for the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on Sunday 2 December 1984: racing starts at 11.15am…
Rising stars at WigramPreview of the 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy pitting young drivers Davy Jones, Ross Cheever and Paul Radisich against…
Winning Wigram driver shows great promiseYoung American Ross Cheever, who rolled his Ralt RT4 in practice, won the 1984 Skyline Garages Lady Wigram Trophy.
Supporting eventsReports and results of the support races at the December 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.
PhotoTwo photos from the December 1984 Wigram meeting: John Crawford winning the first Formula Ford heat in his Reynard,…
Wigram to revert to January dateThe Lady Wigram Trophy will return to its original January date in 1986 after the December 1984 experiment, which…
The importance of victoryPreview of the 1986 Phillip Mills Luxury Cars Lady Wigram Trophy, explaining how the race fits into the ladder system…
Race with international recognitionPreview of the 37th running of the Lady Wigram Trophy on Sunday 19 January 1986, first run in 1949.
Wigram races should be clincherJeff MacPherson, driving a Graham Watson-owned Ralt RT4, looks certain to wrap up the 1986 NZ International Formula…
American dominates Lady Wigram raceAmerican Jeff MacPherson clinched the 1986 NZ international Formula Pacific series with two victories at Wigram: the…
MacPherson gets easy Lady Wigram winAmerican Jeff MacPherson won the 30-lap Phillip Mills Luxury Cars Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram in 1986 after also…
PreviewStar attractions at the Wigram Glory Days Relived classic meeting at Ruapuna are two Auckland Formula 5000 cars,…
The Last WigramA reminiscence of the final race meeting on the Wigram airfield circuit in early 2000, fifty-one years after the first…
Awkward end for Wigram relicAt the final, drivers-only farewell classic meeting on the 3.87km Wigram airfield circuit (held 9 February 2000,…From the reports
- Formula Ford points before the 1983 Wigram round: Ingram 73, Richards 69, Crawford 45, Brownsey 30, Schollum 28, Lester 18. (21 Jan 1983)
- In the first Motorcraft Formula Ford heat at Wigram in January 1984 the lead changed nine times between Richards, Crawford, Lester and Ingram. (23 Jan 1984)
- John Crawford was disqualified at Teretonga the weekend before the December 1984 Wigram meeting, costing him points in the Formula Ford series. (29 Nov 1984)
- John Crawford's double Formula Ford win on 2 December 1984 was provisional pending a protest against his driving. (3 Dec 1984)
- John Crawford returned home from the North Island rounds to find more power for his home-built engine, which was being blown away on the straights. (15 Jan 1986)
- The Lady Wigram Trophy field in 1986 was depleted by early retirements: Creasy and Crawford failed to start, Steve Bren stopped with a fuel pump problem and Prappas had distributor trouble. (20 Jan 1986)
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