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John Nicholson

Driver · 1969–1977 · from Britain
2results
P4best finish
1:12.6best Wigram lap (1977)
13clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
18 Jan 1969Wigram 1969Lady Wigram Trophy11Brabham Ford 150020 Jan 1969
30 Jan 1977Wigram 1977Lady Wigram Trophy (Peter Stuyvesant series round 5)4Modus31 Jan 1977, 31 Jan 1977

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
30 Jan 1977WigramModus M41:13.1qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · grid 6clipping
30 Jan 1977WigramModus1:12.6fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy · about a second slowerclipping

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In the clippings (13)

Rindt wins hard-fought Wigram Trophy raceJochen Rindt won the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy in a Lotus-Ford V8, 26 seconds ahead of team-mate Graham Hill, in record…20 for motor-racing seriesJohn Fridd previews the January 1977 Peter Stuyvesant series, now run for Formula Pacific (1600cc, mainly Ford BDA)…Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting 1977, fifth and final roundAdvertisement and programme for the 1977 Wigram meeting on Sunday 30 January, final round of the Peter Stuyvesant…Drivers in the seriesProfiles of the drivers contesting the 1977 Peter Stuyvesant series for Formula Pacific cars ahead of the 30 January…Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting 1977, fifth and final roundAdvertisement and programme for the 1977 Wigram meeting on Sunday 30 January, final round of the Peter Stuyvesant…Different pattern on Sunday?Peter Greenslade says Wigram's longer, faster circuit could change the pattern seen in earlier Stuyvesant rounds.Flying without a wing?Russell Jones reports Keke Rosberg, already series winner, may gamble on running without a rear wing at Wigram to…Rosberg wins pole spotKeke Rosberg (Chevron B34) qualified fastest for the Lady Wigram Trophy with a lap of 71.2 sec (179.017 km/h, 111.236…Lady Wigram special: international driversProfiles of the drivers in the 1977 Lady Wigram Trophy from eight countries, including Finn Mikko Kozarowitzky (the…24 to race in last series raceLine-up of 24 starters from New Zealand, Australia, Britain, the USA, Finland, Jamaica, Hong Kong and Indonesia for…PhotoRosberg, Kozarowitzky and Nicholson make final checks before practice for the Lady Wigram Trophy, and Tom Gloy shares…Gloy wins at Wigram but Rosberg still fastest in seriesTom Gloy (Tui) won the 44-lap, 160 km Lady Wigram Trophy, last round of the 1977 Stuyvesant series, after Keke…Puncture costs Rosberg Lady Wigram TrophyStephen Stuart reports that Keke Rosberg, from pole, led out but a slow puncture in the right front tyre of his…

From the reports

  • John Nicholson's overheating engine at Teretonga ended his chance of scoring points in all five 1977 rounds. (29 Jan 1977)

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