John McMillan

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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…17 Feb 1950P. Direen wins vintage cars race to-dayTwenty-one-year-old P. Direen won the 21-mile handicap race for vintage sports and racing cars that opened the second…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…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.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…7 Apr 1951Rain did not keep drivers' speeds down in car raceDespite the rain, drivers at the 1951 Wigram race were nearly as fast as in the 1950 conditions: Moore's winning…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…29 Jan 1954Overseas drivers should do best in trophy raceKen Wharton (B.R.M.), Peter Whitehead (supercharged 2.4-litre Ferrari) and Tony Gaze (H.W.M.) are expected to lead the…3 Feb 1954International Lady Wigram Trophy race, 100 milesAdvertisement for the International Lady Wigram Trophy, 100 miles, at Wigram on Saturday 6 February 1954, featuring…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…24 Nov 1955Entries for trophy event: Stan Jones withdrawsWhen entries closed there were 16 definite starters and nine tentative for the 1956 Lady Wigram International Trophy…21 Jan 1956Lady Wigram Trophy won by P. WhiteheadEngland's Peter Whitehead won the 150-mile, 71-lap 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy in a bright red Ferrari, his second…23 Jan 1956Englishmen 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…5 Jan 1957Wigram 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…21 May 1957Southbridge meeting on MondayDrivers from all over New Zealand were entered for the Southbridge Hundred, held wet or fine, led by John McMillan in…1 Jun 1957Marks announced for big motor raceHandicaps for the Southbridge 100 meant John McMillan's ex-Parnell Super Squalo Ferrari, probably the fastest car, had…3 Jun 1957Southbridge car races start lateThousands saw B. R. Blackburn win the 25-mile saloon race at the Southbridge Hundred in a Ford Anglia from the front…4 Jun 1957G. Palmer romps home in Southbridge HundredGeorge Palmer of Hamilton won the Motor Racing Club's 24-lap Southbridge 100 in a 2-litre Cooper-Bristol, giving away…8 Jun 1957Fine car racing on new circuitA commentator praised the Motor Racing Club's new Southbridge circuit as potentially the best road racing circuit in…23 Sep 1958Lady Wigram Trophy to be competed for annually at WigramThe Lady Wigram Trophy won by the late Archie Scott-Brown in January 1958 was to be returned to New Zealand at the…

From the reports

• Handicaps in the 1957 Southbridge 100 ranged from scratch for McMillan's Ferrari to 23 minutes for the front markers. (1 Jun 1957)
• John McMillan's Super Squalo Ferrari finished third in the main race. (3 Jun 1957)
• Palmer started 16min 45sec behind the leader and McMillan, the back-marker, was the last away, 23 minutes behind the front. (4 Jun 1957)

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