Kerry Grant

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In the clippings (32)

21 Jan 1963Saloon carsRay Archibald's 3.8 Jaguar won the morning saloon handicap despite a 55sec handicap, setting a fastest lap of 1:37.1…6 Jan 1964The thrill of speed at Wigram: saloon car race could be highlight of dayPreview of the saloon car races at the 1964 Lady Wigram meeting.14 Jan 1964Minor eventsPreview of the saloon, sports and club championship races on the 1964 Lady Wigram programme.17 Jan 1964Hulme pleased with loop at Wigram but McLaren notDrivers' views of the new 2.3-mile circuit with a loop beyond the control tower bend were mixed at the first Lady…17 Jan 1964Archibald had to fight hard for saloon car winChristchurch's Ray Archibald drove one of the finest races of his career to win the second I.G.A.18 Jan 1964Saloon car race to GrantPalmerston North's Kerry Grant (Lotus-Cortina), after bad luck in the morning heat, won the I.G.A.20 Jan 1964Saloon-car race at WigramPhoto of F. E. Sprague's badly crumpled Zephyr, damaged when it spun into the hay-bales on the corner into the pit…20 Jan 1964Saloons: heats and finalThe saloons matched the main race cars for interest.16 Jan 1965Wigram Trophy race has a wide open lookPeter Greenslade previews the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy after the NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe, won by Graham Hill…19 Jan 1965The Motor Racing Club presents its 11th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceProgramme and advert for the 11th International Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Station Wigram on Saturday 23…20 Jan 1965Lady Wigram Trophy race programme, SaturdayMotor Racing Club programme advert for the 11th international Lady Wigram Trophy race on Saturday 23 January 1965 at…20 Jan 1965Main race prospectsPreview of the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy: the race is as open as ever with overseas drivers McLaren (last year's…20 Jan 1965Kerry GrantProfile of Kerry Grant, Wellington's spirited 1964 saloon car champion, in his first season in a single-seater at…20 Jan 1965Entry listsEntry lists for the 1965 Wigram meeting: the all-comers saloon car race, the Gold Leaf production saloon race, the…21 Jan 1965Lady Wigram race should be openPreview of the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy, third race of the Tasman series.23 Jan 1965Clark breaks Wigram lap record in practiceJim Clark, driving his 2.5-litre Lotus-Climax, broke the Wigram lap record in practice time trials with 1:26.0 (about…23 Jan 1965McLaren, Clark win heats; new recordBruce McLaren and Jim Clark won their eleven-lap preliminary heats for the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy with ease.23 Jan 1965Scotsman takes lead at start, romps to record win in big race: Jim Clark wins Wigram TrophyJim Clark, the Scottish farmer and 1963 world champion, led from the start and won the 100-mile 1965 Lady Wigram…23 Jan 1965Saloon car race a thrillerThe second heat of the all-comers saloon race at the 1965 Lady Wigram meeting was a thriller between Aucklanders…25 Jan 1965Clark 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…25 Jan 1965Clark 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…25 Jan 1965Jim Palmer likely to win titleWith 40 points in both the Gold Star series and the NZ Racing Drivers' Club championship after four meetings, 1964…17 Dec 1965Jim Clark to defend Wigram TrophyEntries for the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy had not yet closed but a first-class field was assured for the 100-mile race…18 Jan 1966Saloon car racing big crowd-pleaser to-dayFeature on NZ saloon racing's popularity, describing three categories (standard production, Group 2 near-standard and…19 Jan 1966Excellent racing forecastPreview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy, expected to be a close tussle between world champion Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax…20 Jan 1966Saloon car entries (Wigram 1966)Entry lists for the 1966 Wigram all-comers saloon races: first heat of Anglias, Austin Coopers and Morris Coopers from…22 Jan 1966BRM 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…22 Jan 1966BRM 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…24 Jan 1966Stewart 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…24 Jan 1966Mustang could not be caughtSaloon-car support races at the 1966 Lady Wigram meeting: Ian Segedin's Ford Mustang won the 30-minute production…24 Jan 1966BRM team romps home, sets recordJackie Stewart and Dickie Attwood finished first and second in the 12th International Lady Wigram Trophy, both inside…15 Nov 1966More visiting stars for Wigram TrophyFrank Gardner and Kevin Bartlett, both with Alec Mildren's 2.5 litre Repco-Brabham-Climaxes, were entered for the 1967…

From the reports

• Kerry Grant spun out on the first lap of the 1964 I.G.A. saloon second heat after starting from pole position. (17 Jan 1964)
• Kerry Grant won the 1964 I.G.A. saloon final at Wigram from the rear of the grid, with Archibald second and Sprague third. (18 Jan 1964)
• In the 1964 saloon heat two K. Grant's passing movement damaged his own and P. B. Fahey's Lotus Cortinas, leaving A. F. Moffatt's the only undamaged Lotus Cortina. (20 Jan 1964)
• Kerry Grant clinched the 1964 saloon car championship at Waimate by finishing second behind P. Fahey after Sprague crashed. (20 Jan 1965)
• Grant set a new lap record and won at Levin, his home course, in 1964. (20 Jan 1965)
• The 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy had 17 entries: McLaren and Hill (Cooper 2500), Clark (Lotus 2500), Gardiner and Palmer and Grant and Thomasen (Brabham 2500), Abernethy and Dawson (Cooper 2500), Riley (Lotus 2500) and Flowers (Lola 2500), plus 1500cc cars of Buchanan, Thomas, Lawrence, Sager, Young and Levis. (20 Jan 1965)
• Grid for the 1965 trophy race was set by elapsed times in two preliminary heats; Row 1 was McLaren, Gardner, Clark, Grant. (23 Jan 1965)
• McLaren started from pole in the 1965 trophy race with Gardner, Grant beside him on the front row. (25 Jan 1965)

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