Leo Leonard

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27 Nov 1969South Island cars for Tasman seriesTwo South Island Formula A (5-litre) cars would compete in the 1969-70 Tasman series: Leo Leonard of Timaru in his own…28 Oct 1972South Island success at LevinSouth Island drivers did well in Levin support races: Graham Baker of Christchurch took two seconds in his PDL Titan…20 Jan 1973McRae fastest in qualifying trialsGraham McRae finished Friday's Lady Wigram Trophy qualifying with a lap of 117.969 mph (about 65.0sec) on the…28 Oct 1972Falcon may race at WigramA Group One Ford Falcon GTHO from Ford Australia might race at the Lady Wigram meeting, driven by Auckland's Reg Cook,…17 Jan 1973Saloons should provide much excitementPreview of the saloon car events at the 1973 Lady Wigram meeting, in which Castrol GTX, Bank of New South Wales and…17 Jan 1973Keen contest at Wigram likelyClose points scores in the Castrol GTX and Bank of New South Wales saloon championships should make for keenly…20 Jan 1973Francevic's Mazda hits 118mph for winRobbie Francevic's rotary Mazda RX2 won the Castrol GTX Group 2 and 3 saloon race, the first event at the 1973 Lady…20 Jan 1973Aussie champ Moffat shows them the wayAustralian saloon champion Allan Moffat won the fast invitation saloon race at the 1973 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting in…22 Jan 1973McRae wins exciting race for Lady Wigram TrophyGraham McRae won his third successive Lady Wigram Trophy in a record 52min 33.8sec (114.277 mph), after a race in…7 Nov 1974Top saloon drivers to show skillsAustralian saloon stars John McCormack (Valiant Charger) and Allan Moffat (Ford Mustang) were to be matched against…16 Jan 1975Top saloon drivers hereThe saloon races at Wigram on Sunday 19 January 1975 promise to be the most exciting for some time, with Australians…20 Jan 1975McRae thrills crowd with superb drivingGraham McRae (McRae GM2) turned the tables in the third round of the Stuyvesant series with a faultless win in the…20 Jan 1975McCormack, Fahey best saloon driversAustralian John McCormack (Ansett Charger) and Aucklander Paul Fahey (Capri) won their saloon events at Wigram.25 Jan 1975Race fans will miss Paul Fahey's skillsFour times New Zealand saloon car champion Paul Fahey gave the Lady Wigram crowd a farewell thrill in the Radio Avon…8 Jan 1976Top drivers line up for WigramA 14-car field for the Lady Wigram Trophy race on Sunday 18 January 1976, third round of the four-race Stuyvesant…15 Jan 1976The driversShort profiles of the drivers in the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy: Graeme Lawrence, Bruce Allison, Ken Smith, Max Stewart,…15 Jan 1976Saloon racing should be most spectacular so farSaloon racing at the January 1976 Wigram meeting should be even better than the previous year, with Jim Richards…15 Jan 1976Lap record at Wigram may go in match raceThe 99.124 mph Wigram saloon car record set in 1975 by Australian John McCormack in his Repco V8 Chrysler Charger was…15 Jan 1976Loads of talent in saloon car fieldsFour saloon car races on the 1976 Wigram programme feature the best saloon drivers: Australian Allan Moffatt…16 Jan 1976Monza in good trimAllan Moffatt's Chevrolet Monza was set up more carefully after it was beaten at Bay Park and Moffatt did practice…16 Jan 1976Lawrence wants change of luckGraeme Lawrence, fastest qualifier in the opening Stuyvesant rounds at Pukekohe and Manfeild, has reservations about…16 Jan 1976Wigram lap record will go - LeonardLeo Leonard, 35-year-old Timaru driver of the PDL Mustang who won three races in the first round at Bay Park, Mt…17 Jan 1976No clear favourite for Lady WigramBruce Allison, in his first year of F5000 racing, is the man to beat in the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy, one point ahead…19 Jan 1976Ken Smith wins the 'bad luck' Lady WigramAuckland driver Ken Smith won the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy from start to finish after Graeme Lawrence blew up in…19 Jan 1976Moffatt gets his revengeAllan Moffatt (Australia, Chev Monza) beat Leo Leonard (Christchurch) at Wigram after being beaten by the Mustang at…19 Jan 1976Wigram problem may spell end of era for promotersPeter Greenslade reports that Ken Smith (Lola T332) won the Lady Wigram Trophy, third round of the Peter Stuyvesant…8 Dec 197620 for motor-racing seriesJohn Fridd previews the January 1977 Peter Stuyvesant series, now run for Formula Pacific (1600cc, mainly Ford BDA)…12 Jan 1977Fast airfield track will suit P.D.L. MustangJohn Fridd previews the Shellsport and Australia v New Zealand saloon races at Wigram, where the new P.D.L.27 Jan 1977Saloon car racing popularPreview of the saloon car side of the 1977 Wigram meeting: Castrol GTX cars, Shellsport nine-lap round, six-lap…27 Jan 1977Close racing expected in supporting eventsPreview of the supporting races at the 1977 Wigram meeting: the 12-lap 42.48 km Castrol GTX production saloon round,…29 Jan 1977Rosberg 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…29 Jan 197724 to race in last series raceLine-up of 24 starters from New Zealand, Australia, Britain, the USA, Finland, Jamaica, Hong Kong and Indonesia for…31 Jan 1977Leonard powers to great winJohn Fridd reports that Leo Leonard showed the full potential of the new P.D.L.31 Jan 1977Leo Leonard saloon starLeo Leonard's P.D.L. Mustang outclassed the saloons at Wigram with three wins from three starts, spinning at the…23 Nov 1977Mighty Mustang back on track soonThe PDL Mustang, reputed fastest saloon in Australia and New Zealand, will return to New Zealand circuits in the 1978…24 Jan 1978Series points, lap records and prizemoneySeries points after Teretonga in 1978 (subject to appeal): Rosberg 49, Perkins 37, Sullivan 26, McMillan 12, Miedecke…27 Jan 1978Rosberg's loss will be Wigram's gainPreview of the 1978 Wigram meeting: after his appeal failed, Keke Rosberg must win one of two heats to clinch the…30 Jan 1978Saloon win to Leonard despite heavy handicapSupporting races at the 1978 Wigram Peter Stuyvesant meeting.25 Jan 1979PDL wants Wigram markLeo Leonard's PDL Mustang was out to take the Wigram outright saloon lap record, the only one in New Zealand it did…29 Jan 1979Fault rules out MustangLeo Leonard's PDL Mustang lost third gear on the second lap of the Shellsport/saloon race at Wigram in 1979, ruling…29 Nov 1984Lady 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…3 Dec 1984Winning Wigram driver shows great promiseYoung American Ross Cheever, who rolled his Ralt RT4 in practice, won the 1984 Skyline Garages Lady Wigram Trophy.23 Jul 1993Ron Rutherford moves to the Gold CoastProfile of Christchurch motoring identity Ron Rutherford, who moved permanently to Australia's Gold Coast in 1993.19 Jan 1994Turning back clock at Wigram meetingPreview of the January 1994 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, now a round of the Peter Jackson International series, amid…20 Apr 1994Wigram's chequered flagReflection on the end of Wigram as a race circuit.2 Feb 1994Mighty MustangsComparison of New Zealand's two best-known Ford Mustangs, the legendary PDL Mustang 2 (built 17 years earlier in…8 Jan 2002A tale of a motorsport careerProfile of Ron Rutherford, race driver, rally driver, businessman and co-founder of Woodford Glen, who is now in…

From the reports

• Leo Leonard's Chevrolet Begg produced about 400 bhp, using a Corvette engine and gearbox from the smashed sports car of the late Brent Hawes. (27 Nov 1969)
• Leo Leonard's most recent success was winning the 500 at Pukekohe, the second year running he had won the Benson 500. (27 Nov 1969)
• Moffat, in the Falcon GTHO he used to win the 1971 Bathurst 500 production race, said New Zealanders had the fastest Chrysler Chargers in the world after Leonard beat him. (20 Jan 1973)
• In January 1973 Leo Leonard led the Castrol GTX Group One series with 36 points and Reg Cook led Group Two with 31. (28 Oct 1972)
• Leo Leonard's Group 1 tyre blow-out cost him the overall GTX lead; Reg Cook went eight points ahead. (20 Jan 1973)
• Group 1 points after the race: L. Leonard 40, K. Anderson 22, R. Coppins 17, R. Rutherford 13. (20 Jan 1973)
• The Motor Racing Club announced a match race of three or four laps between Moffatt, Leonard, Dawson and Richards to open the 18 January 1976 Wigram meeting. (16 Jan 1976)
• A short sharp saloon car match race featuring Moffatt, Dawson, Richards and Leonard was added to the Sunday 18 January 1976 Wigram programme. (16 Jan 1976)
• Leonard had beaten Moffatt on all six occasions they had clashed before January 1976. (16 Jan 1976)
• At the 1976 Wigram meeting a steering tie-rod broke on Leo Leonard's Mustang on the pace lap, before the rolling start of the Shellsport race. (19 Jan 1976)
• Leo Leonard's Mustang II lapped Wigram at 161.342 km/h (100.253 mph) in 1977 qualifying, the fastest lap yet by a saloon car at the circuit. (29 Jan 1977)
• Leo Leonard's P.D.L. Mustang set a new Wigram saloon lap record of about 1:17.2 on 30 January 1977, beating Allan Moffat's 1:17.6 from 1976. (31 Jan 1977)

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