Mike Thackwell

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23 Jan 1980NZ driver in March teamThe works March team from England entered New Zealander Mike Thackwell (18, tipped as a future world champion) and…26 Jan 1980Revving up...Photo captions from practice at the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: Desire Wilson (South Africa) leading Mike…17 Nov 1979Wigram in Pacific eventThe 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy race was to count as a round of the new Pacific Region Championships, with Pukekohe (NZ…23 Jan 1980Tait Electronics Lady Wigram Trophy meetingAdvert and programme for the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Station Wigram on 26-27 January, round three of…23 Jan 1980Extremely even field for Pacific racesPreview of the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy, round three of the Aurora AFX series, with $11,000 in prize money.23 Jan 1980N.Z. series F1 breeding groundProfiles of Aurora AFX series drivers before the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy: works March youngsters Mike Thackwell (18)…26 Jan 1980Continuation of Wigram racing is up to publicWith the Stuyvesant Series dead after the cigarette company withdrew, 1980 racing became the Aurora AFX Series (Aurora…26 Jan 1980McMillan wins both heats of Lady Wigram TrophyAuckland's Dave McMillan (Citizen Ralt) won both 80 km heats of the 1980 Tait Electronics Lady Wigram Trophy before…28 Jan 1980Lady Wigram Trophy meeting resultsResults box for the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: heats 1 and 2 of the Formula Pacific race (McMillan won both,…28 Jan 1980The luck of the runningLight-hearted round-up of the drivers' fortunes at the 1980 Wigram meeting: John Smith's Ralt snapped an axle in both…9 Nov 1984New time for car race seriesNew Zealand's international Formula Pacific series moves to weekends in December in 1984, in the hope that drivers…7 Mar 1986Big line-up for UK title openerThe second-year British Formula 3000 championship opened at Silverstone in 1986 with a 43-car entry.14 Jan 1987Here's the likely line-up of driversDriver profiles for the Handy Hire Australia v New Zealand sports sedan challenge at the 1987 Lady Wigram meeting, six…14 Jan 1987Australian teams 'formidable'John Hawkins previews the first Handy Hire Australia v New Zealand sports sedan match races at Wigram, describing the…16 Jan 1987Golden days recalledPreview of the 1987 Trans Tasman sports sedan challenge: two 8-lap races on the 3.44km Wigram circuit with $10,000 at…16 Jan 1987Australians ready for WigramThe 38th Lady Wigram meeting would feature a two-race clash between six Australian sports sedans and six leading New…16 Jan 1987Thackwell: more in life than F1Profile of expatriate Mike Thackwell, 25, born in Palmerston North, who drove a Ralt Australia car for Graham Watson…17 Jan 1987Best time to CroweTrevor Crowe (Toyota Starlet V8) took pole for the Trans-Tasman Sports Sedan Challenge at Wigram in 1987, with Bob…19 Jan 1987City driver leaves NZ something to Crowe aboutPaul Radisich won the 1987 Lady Wigram Trophy by 0.82sec from Mike Thackwell in front of the biggest crowd in years,…19 Jan 1987Wigram Trophy to RadisichPaul Radisich, 23, led from start to finish to win the 30-lap Lady Wigram Trophy race and the preliminary, though Mike…19 Jan 1987Australians too hardy at WigramAustralia beat New Zealand 81-64 in the inaugural Handy Hire sports sedan challenge at Wigram in 1987, despite Trevor…27 Aug 1993Motorsport a passion for man of courageProfile of Chris Williamson, a quadriplegic since a 1971 diving accident, who is a familiar figure in the pits of the…

From the reports

• Mike Thackwell and Andrea de Cesaris both won six British Formula 3 races in 1979 before joining March's 1980 NZ Formula Pacific team. (23 Jan 1980)
• Series points going into Wigram 1980: Rothengatter 49, John Smith 47, Millen 45, Riley 31, McMillan 25, Ken Smith and de Cesaris 22, Oxton 19, Perkins 16, Flux 13, Campbell 12, Donaldson 10, Wilson 3, Thackwell 1. (23 Jan 1980)
• Mike Thackwell won the 1984 European Formula 2 championship. (16 Jan 1987)
• Thackwell's 1987 plans included driving for Mercedes in group C sports cars. (16 Jan 1987)
• Paul Radisich won the 1987 Lady Wigram Trophy driving a five-year-old Ralt, Thackwell having held a 6.23sec gap down to 0.82sec. (19 Jan 1987)
• Final provisional 1987 Mita Copiers Formula Pacific points: Thackwell 49, Radisich 38, Jones 37, Smith 28, Kudrave 16, Brabham 12.5. (19 Jan 1987)
• Mike Thackwell clinched the 1987 Mita Copiers Formula Pacific series with two second places at Wigram. (19 Jan 1987)
• His collection includes over 400 model racing cars and helmets of Paul Radisich, Graeme Lawrence, Kenny Smith, Mike Thackwell, Mark Smith and Michele Alboreto. (27 Aug 1993)

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