Mike Hailwood

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19 Jan 1972Elfin carsAustralian sports car maker Elfin debuted in New Zealand Formula A with two Elfin MR5s at the NZ Grand Prix: Max…31 Dec 1971Overseas stars for 18th trophy race at WigramDrivers from Britain, Belgium, the United States, Canada and Australia, led by European and North American Formula…15 Jan 1972Lady Wigram race holds vital pointsAhead of the 18th Lady Wigram Trophy the 1972 Tasman points were led by Mike Hailwood (10) with Frank Gardner and…18 Jan 1972Lady Wigram Trophy race prospects bright for biggest speed feast on aerodrome circuitPreview of the 18th Lady Wigram Trophy on Saturday 22 January 1972, expected to be the fastest race run at Wigram as…18 Jan 1972Saturday at the RNZAF Station, Wigram: 18th international Lady Wigram Trophy raceAdvertisement and programme timetable for the 1972 Lady Wigram meeting: 11.00 Formula Libre and Formula Ford, 11.30…19 Jan 1972Wigram 'race of champions'Preview of the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy, where any of five drivers (Gardner, McRae, Hobbs, Hailwood, Matich) had a good…19 Jan 1972Prize money; battle of makes; track changeA 50 per cent prize-money increase gave $12,000 per round for each of the eight 1972 Tasman races, $96,000 in all plus…19 Jan 1972Expense no object as Frank Matich prepares for WigramTwo-time Australian Grand Prix winner Frank Matich flew back to Sydney after the Levin race to have special suspension…21 Jan 1972Graham McRae sets pace during warm-up lapsIn Friday shake-down runs before the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy, 1971 winner and Tasman champion Graham McRae lapped the…22 Jan 1972McRae fastest, others close behind himIn 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy qualifying, defending champion Graham McRae lapped the shortened 2.13-mile circuit in…22 Jan 1972PhotoPhotographs of Graham McRae and Mike Hailwood in action at Wigram in practice for the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy.22 Jan 1972Thrills, spills for big crowd at Wigram circuitEarly arrivals at the 1972 Lady Wigram meeting saw crashes and close racing in the preliminary events on the 2.13-mile…22 Jan 1972It's all McRae againGraham McRae repeated history by winning at Wigram in 1972 after dropping out of the NZ Grand Prix, as in 1971, and…22 Jan 1972McRae wins Lady Wigram Trophy with apparent easeWellington's Graham McRae won the 18th International Lady Wigram Trophy race in his Leda GM1 at an average of 112.93…22 Jan 1972PhotoTwo photographs from the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy: third-placed Kevin Bartlett in his McLaren M10B and Mike Hailwood…22 Jan 1972Lady Wigram: McRae wins from start to finishPress Association report that Graham McRae won the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy from start to finish in his Leda GM1 at…23 Jan 1972Kisses and champagne: McRae's trophy driveBehind McRae's faultless 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy win lay overnight drama: a cracked cylinder head found after…24 Jan 1972McRae has decisive win in Wigram grand prixDefending Tasman champion Graeme McRae won the 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy in his Leda GM1 by almost a lap from Mike…24 Jan 1972Saloons thrill crowdReport on the saloon car races at the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, run over three-car battles in the opening laps.29 Jan 1972McRae will keep on winningProfile of 31-year-old Graham McRae, nicknamed "Cassius", the dominant driver of the 1972 Tasman series and the New…16 Jan 1975Amon now out of F1Chris Amon, a favourite in the 1975 Stuyvesant series though yet to score, has given up Formula One to concentrate on…24 Jan 1979Hulme, Hailwood in Formula OnesFormula One cars were to run at Wigram on Sunday 1979 for the first time in many years in a demonstration event: Denny…25 Jan 1979Sunday marks 30 years of racing at WigramPreview of the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, the final two heats of the Formula Pacific series, with Teo Fabi…25 Jan 1979Lady Wigram Trophy race, final round 1979 Formula Pacific international seriesAdvert and programme for the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Station Wigram on 27-28 January, listing…25 Jan 1979Hailwood to ride A.J.S.Mike Hailwood was to ride a 7R A.J.S. in the historic motor-cycle race at Wigram in 1979, alongside Hugh Anderson, the…25 Jan 1979Hulme, Amon to drive in demonstrationDenny Hulme, Chris Amon, Jim Murdoch and Mike Hailwood were to drive a nostalgic demonstration at the 1979 Lady Wigram…27 Jan 1979Wigram spectacular: that once-a-year dayProgramme preview for the 30th anniversary Lady Wigram Trophy race on 28 January 1979: Escort Sport, motor-cycle…29 Jan 1979Exciting race to McLachlanPaul McLachlan (Yamaha TZ750) won the nine-lap feature motor-cycle race at Wigram after swapping the lead with John…29 Jan 1979Hulme shows fine styleIn the Formula One demonstration at the 1979 Lady Wigram meeting, Denny Hulme showed he had lost none of his skill in…29 Jan 1979McMillan steals the show but Fabi takes seriesDave McMillan, a 32-year-old Pan Am sales representative from Auckland, won both heats of the 30th Lady Wigram Trophy…3 Mar 1979Not a great fuel wasterGeorge Begg argues motor sport is no bigger a fuel waster than aimless Sunday driving or horse racing, and says the…

From the reports

• Before the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy, Tasman points stood at Hailwood 10, Gardner 9, McRae 9, Matich 6, Oxton 1. (15 Jan 1972)
• At the 1972 New Zealand Grand Prix Gardner won, Hailwood was second, Bartlett fourth and Stewart fifth. (18 Jan 1972)
• Mike Hailwood led the 1972 Tasman points on 10, ahead of McRae and Frank Gardner on 9 each; Matich was fourth on 6. (22 Jan 1972)
• Hailwood covered only a few laps in practice because of gearbox trouble, and Stewart damaged two wheels sliding into a kerb. (22 Jan 1972)
• After the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy McRae led the Tasman series with 18 points, two ahead of Mike Hailwood. (22 Jan 1972)
• After the 1972 Wigram race the Tasman points were: McRae 18, Hailwood 16, Gardner 9, Bartlett 7, Matich 6, Stewart 5, Hobbs 4, Pilette 3, Oxton 3, Noyes 3. (22 Jan 1972)
• McRae led the 1972 Tasman championship with 18 points after three rounds, having won two of them; Hailwood was next with 16. (22 Jan 1972)
• After the race the Tasman points were McRae 18, Hailwood 16, Gardner 9, Bartlett 7. (24 Jan 1972)
• Mike Hailwood won 10 world road-racing championships and a record 13 Isle of Man TT victories; he made a comeback win at the Isle of Man in 1978 at age 38. (25 Jan 1979)
• The Surtees TS9B Hailwood was to drive first raced in the 1972 Argentine Grand Prix with Tim Schenken, finishing fifth after qualifying eleventh. (25 Jan 1979)

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