Leslie Marr

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In the clippings (17)

28 Oct 1955Third N.Z. Grand Prix: British drivers to competeEntries for the third NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore on 7 January 1956 include Stirling Moss (Maserati), Reg Parnell…19 Nov 1955Famous drivers enter for N.Z. motor racesPreview of the third NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore on 7 January 1956, with 42 entries including Stirling Moss (his own…24 Nov 1955Top cars, drivers in Lady Wigram raceOrganisers announced the leading overseas entries for the January 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy, with overseas manufacturers…24 Nov 1955Wigram motor races: English entries confirmedCabled advice from the Racing Drivers' Club secretary Desmond Scannell confirmed Reg Parnell, Leslie Marr, Peter…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 Dec 1955Driven by Leslie Marr, this Grand Prix ConnaughtPhotograph of the Grand Prix Connaught to be driven by Leslie Marr in the Lady Wigram International Trophy race on 21…14 Jan 1956Motor racing at Wigram: drivers to arrive on Monday; Parnell to race Grand Prix Aston MartinSix overseas entrants (Parnell, Marr, Gaze and Whitehead from England; Mackay and Sulman from Australia) were to fly…14 Jan 1956Mechanical trouble dogging favourite in Lady Wigram raceTony Gaze's 3-litre Ferrari was suffering periodic loss of speed since the New Zealand Grand Prix, and mechanics were…18 Jan 1956Delay in shipment of cars for Wigram raceShipping delays on the Navua, which reached Lyttelton at 12.30 p.m.20 Jan 195624 cars entered in Lady Wigram Trophy raceTwenty-four cars would face the starter for the 71-lap Lady Wigram Trophy.21 Jan 1956PhotoCartoon-style quip about traffic officers and licences, with a photograph of Peter Whitehead (Ferrari) and Leslie Marr…21 Jan 1956Keen racing expected for Lady Wigram TrophyWith six overseas drivers entered, the 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy looked one of the keenest ever on the two-mile Wigram…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…21 Jan 1956British driver wins Wigram Trophy racePhotographs of the 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy: the start with Gaze, Marr and Whitehead on the front row, Whitehead…23 Jan 1956Steady race by Wigram leadersThe 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram on Saturday 21 January 1956 was dominated by the two red Ferraris of Peter…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…26 Jan 1956British motor racing stars' fine exhibitionsAn editorial-style review of the 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy, praising Peter Whitehead's repeat win over Tony Gaze and the…

From the reports

• Two Ferraris, the Aston Martin and Marr's Connaught were expected to fight for first places. (14 Jan 1956)
• A Connaught similar to Marr's won the Syracuse Grand Prix, Britain's first win there in many years. (18 Jan 1956)
• Whitehead averaged about 84 mph; at half distance he led Gaze by 10 seconds, Marr by 48 seconds and Parnell by 2 minutes 10 seconds. (23 Jan 1956)

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