Johnny Mansel

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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…21 Jan 1959Wigram entriesTwo late entries were received for the Lady Wigram Trophy: John Mansell of Tuakau in a 250F Maserati formerly owned by…22 Jan 1959Trophy race entriesEntry list for the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy, a race of 150.236 miles, with 35 entries including Flockhart (BRM),…24 Jan 1959Flockhart on job at startLap-by-lap account of the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: Flockhart took pole in the BRM with Brabham, McLaren and Ross…24 Jan 1959Flockhart sets new Wigram lap recordIn practice on the evening before the race, Ron Flockhart (BRM) set a new Wigram lap record of 1min 21.6sec, about…24 Jan 1959PhotoPhotographs from the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: the field leaving the grid at the drop of the Union Jack, D.26 Jan 1959Lady Wigram Trophy race to Flockhart in BRMRon Flockhart (BRM) won the fifth Lady Wigram Trophy at an average of about 89 mph, 2.7sec ahead of Jack Brabham's…26 Jan 1959R. Flockhart wins Wigram Trophy: fast time and thrilling finishFor the fifth year in five races a British driver won the Lady Wigram Trophy: Ron Flockhart's BRM beat Jack Brabham's…31 Jan 1959N.Z. drivers hold own in any companyReview of the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy arguing that New Zealanders (McLaren, Syd Jensen, Mansell) were outclassed only…31 Jan 1959Additional Lady Wigram awardsPeter Greenslade's informal awards after the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: brilliance to Syd Jensen (1500cc Cooper-Climax…28 Dec 1959Wigram motor races: prospectus and entriesThe prospectus for the January 1960 Lady Wigram meeting required each team in subsidiary events to consist of a driver…15 Jan 1960Eliminations necessary from record Wigram Trophy fieldRecord entries were received for the 1960 Wigram meeting: 21 for the Motor Racing Club open-car championship, 25 for…15 Jan 1960Brabham and McLaren are favourites for WigramAfter Coopers took the first three places at the 1960 NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore, the works Coopers of Jack Brabham and…16 Jan 1960Either way, Coopers will winPeter Greenslade of the Star looks at the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: Brabham and McLaren in the works 2.5-litre Coopers…19 Jan 1960Lap speeds to soar in Wigram battlePreview of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: the works Cooper-Climaxes of Jack Brabham and Bruce McLaren are in the box…20 Jan 1960Lady Wigram Trophy entry listList of 28 drivers entered for the 1960 international Lady Wigram Trophy when entries closed, with car numbers, home…21 Jan 1960Coopers should shatter Lady Wigram race recordThe Star predicts the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy will be the fastest ever, with Brabham and McLaren lapping near 97 mph…23 Jan 1960B. McLaren to drive Lycoming todayBruce McLaren's Cooper broke a piston and holed the crankcase in Friday's practice, so Auckland driver W.23 Jan 1960At the start: grid for the Lady Wigram TrophyStarting grid for the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: Row 1 Brabham, Burgess, Piper, Hoare; Row 2 Mansel, S.23 Jan 1960Brabham won race at just under 90 m.p.h.Jack Brabham won the sixth international Lady Wigram Trophy in his works Formula I Cooper-Climax at just under 90 mph,…25 Jan 1960Brabham wins Lady Wigram Trophy; brilliant race by McLaren in borrowed carIn one of the easiest wins of his career, world champion Jack Brabham took the sixth Lady Wigram Trophy in 1hr 40min…30 Jan 1960Motor racing is fickle and heart-breakingPeter Greenslade reflects on the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy.20 Jan 1961Fastest Wigram lap goes to ClarkWet qualifying for the seventh Lady Wigram Trophy meeting saw Jim Clark (Team Lotus) set the fastest time, 1:39.6,…21 Jan 1961Morning session at Wigram in appalling conditionsPhotos from the morning time trials in the wet: three cars (Johnny Mansell, Brian Blackburn and Bob Smith) ended in a…19 Sep 1960When Stirling Moss comes... a 100 m.p.h. lap in Wigram racePeter Greenslade looks ahead to the January 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy, recalling Morrie Proctor's first win at Wigram in…26 Nov 1960Star line-up should mean fast Wigram Trophy racePeter Greenslade says the Motor Racing Club outbid Australian promoters at Warwick Farm to land seven top overseas…24 Dec 1960Preparations for Wigram Trophy race on SaturdayFive days before the 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy, seven top overseas drivers were due in Christchurch with Moss arriving…14 Jan 1961Best Wigram field and G.P. no guidePeter Greenslade says the poor state of the Ardmore circuit in the 1961 NZ Grand Prix (won by Brabham) makes it no…17 Jan 1961Records should topple in big Wigram raceWith seven top drivers entered, including Brabham, McLaren and Moss, records are expected to fall at the January 21,…17 Jan 1961Seventh International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceMotor Racing Club advertisement for the seventh international 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF Station Wigram on…17 Jan 1961New Zealand producing many promising driversProfile of the New Zealand drivers expected at the January 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy: Pat Hoare (Ferrari, runner-up in…18 Jan 1961World class cars and driversPreview of the 1961 Wigram motor races: seven overseas entrants, led by reigning world champion Jack Brabham and…20 Jan 1961'Dry' week-end if weather persistsRain at Wigram dampened practice, with lap times about 10 seconds slower than dry.23 Jan 1961Lucky escapes from injury at WigramThe 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting had the worst accident record in its history, with four bad crashes on a wet,…23 Jan 1961Brabham wins Lady Wigram TrophyReigning world champion Jack Brabham led from the first lap to win his second successive Lady Wigram Trophy, the race…12 Dec 1961Wigram car race draws 17 entriesSeventeen drivers entered the 150-mile 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy: six overseas drivers (Moss, Brabham, McLaren,…16 Jan 19628th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race programme advertProgramme and notice for the eighth international Lady Wigram Trophy race at RNZAF Station Wigram on Saturday, listing…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…16 Jan 1962Crowd to see some of the world's fastest racing carsGuide to the cars in the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy: Intercontinental Formula Coopers and Lotuses with Coventry Climax…16 Jan 1962Who will miss out in Wigram race?Twenty-five drivers entered the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy but the circuit allows a maximum of 24, so at least one would…17 Jan 1962Lady Wigram Trophy race 1962: entries and driver notesEntry list for the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy with 25 entries, plus short profiles of Surtees (aged 27, five-times…20 Jan 1962Moss led from start to win Lady Wigram Trophy, set new record of 96min 38.7secStirling Moss, in the 2.5-litre R.R.C. Walker Lotus, led from the drop of the flag to win the eighth Lady Wigram…22 Jan 1962Moss's gamble paid and skill won trophyStirling Moss won the eighth Lady Wigram Trophy in the 2.5-litre R.R.C.

From the reports

• Johnnie Mansell brought home the first Continental car, fifth, in the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy. (31 Jan 1959)
• Mansell was to drive Stirling Moss's former Maserati 250F at Wigram in 1960. (15 Jan 1960)
• A three-car crash on Bomb Bay Bend in qualifying involved Johnnie Mansell (Tec-Mec), Brian Blackburn (Maserati) and Bob Smith (Ferrari); only Mansell was hurt, with a slight shoulder injury. (20 Jan 1961)
• Johnny Mansell's Tec-Mec, newly arrived from Italy, overturned into a ditch in its first major drive at the 1961 Lady Wigram meeting. (23 Jan 1961)

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