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Lloyd May
Motorcycle rider · 1968–1969 · from Manurewa
4results
2wins
4podiums
4clippings
Results
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1968 | Wigram 1968 | Open 25-mile motor-cycle race | 1 | 500cc Norton | 19:59 won by 100 yards | 20 Jan 1968, 22 Jan 1968 |
| 20 Jan 1968 | Wigram 1968 | Motor-cycle race 1, open (11 laps, 25 miles) | 2 | 350cc AJS | 20:10.8 | 22 Jan 1968 |
| 18 Jan 1969 | Wigram 1969 | New Zealand 350cc airfield championship (11 laps, 25 miles) | 3 | AJS 350 | 20 Jan 1969 | |
| 18 Jan 1969 | Wigram 1969 | New Zealand 500cc and open airfield championship (11 laps, 25 miles) | 1 | Norton 500 | 19:08.2 almost 80 mph average | 20 Jan 1969 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Car | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1969 | Wigram | Norton 500 | 105.8 mph | top speed · New Zealand open airfield championship, back straight speed trap | clipping |
Raced against most often
Trevor Discombe 3Brian Scobie 2B. Adams 2Dave Mortimer 2W. G. Molloy 2Reg Ingram 1R. B. Clarke 1Jim Landrebe 1
In the clippings (4)
Points for Clark / Wigram resultsContinuation of the report on Jim Clark's win in the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy: the smaller 1.6-litre cars of Hulme (lap…
Motor-cyclist's three titlesLloyd May of Manurewa won the NZ 350cc, 500cc and open airfield motor-cycle championships at Wigram, taking the main…
Overseas drivers dictate termsBefore a crowd of more than 20,000 in brilliant sunshine, Jochen Rindt led the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy from pole, with…
May in fine ride to win titleManurewa road racer L. May on his 500cc Norton narrowly beat W. G. Molloy, leader of the Spanish Bultaco team, to win…From the reports
- Lloyd May won the NZ 350cc, 500cc and open airfield motor-cycle championships at Wigram on 20 January 1968; the next round was at Teretonga the following Saturday. (22 Jan 1968)
- Brian Scobie, nearing the end of a long career that included an Isle of Man TT trip as NZ team captain, finished second to May. (22 Jan 1968)
- L. May won the 1969 New Zealand open airfield motor-cycle championship at Wigram on a 500 Norton in 19min 8.2sec, an average of almost 80 mph over 11 laps. (20 Jan 1969)
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