Morrie Proctor

Lady Wigram Trophy winner: 1949 (Riley). All winners →

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22 Jan 1949Speeding ban led to use of Wigram circuitHistory of the Lady Wigram Trophy: the first race in 1949 was planned for Waimairi streets but, after residents…13 Nov 1948Sixteen cars enter for road raceSixteen entries had been received for the 100-mile NZ Road Racing Championship to be held on a three-mile circuit in…29 Jan 1949Interest mounting among entrants in major road raceWith four weeks to go before the 100-mile New Zealand road racing championship at Harewood, secrecy surrounds the…22 Feb 1949Official check of entriesScrutineer W. G. Thomas checked twenty of the 22 cars for the 100-mile NZ road race championship at Wigram. Notable…26 Feb 1949Car road race: huge crowd at Wigram, win for Wellington driverM. Proctor of Wellington won the first NZ car road racing championship at Wigram over 105 miles and 50 laps in his…28 Feb 1949Wellington man wins big car racePhoto of M. Proctor of Wellington crossing the line in his Brooklands Riley at Wigram, and of the wrecked MG of G. J.…28 Feb 1949Thousands see big car race at WigramBetween 20,000 and 30,000 watched M. Proctor of Wellington win the first NZ motor road racing championship at Wigram…28 Feb 1949New Zealand road race championshipFour-photo montage of the first NZ car road racing championship over 105 miles at Wigram: the standing start with…26 Feb 1949Thrilling 105-mile car race at Wigram is won by M. ProctorM. Proctor of Wellington won the first NZ road racing championship at Wigram in his veteran 1098cc Brooklands Riley,…28 Feb 1949New Zealand road race championshipFour-photo montage of the first NZ car road racing championship over 105 miles at Wigram: the standing start with…5 Mar 1949Some of the competitorsPhoto of the cars getting away at the start of the 105-mile road racing championship at Wigram; winner Proctor's…9 Mar 1949First New Zealand motor car road racing championship held at ChristchurchPhoto spread of the first NZ road racing championship at Wigram: winner M.Mar 1949Motor racing: history made at WigramMagazine review of the first NZ 105-mile road racing championship at Wigram, won by M.26 Feb 1949N.Z. championship road race, Wigram, 26-2-49: lap chartOfficial lap-by-lap position chart for the first NZ championship road race at Wigram, with a list of placings, car…9 Mar 1949Speeding cars thrill crowds: racing motorists introduce a new sportA special correspondent reviews the first NZ road racing championship at Wigram and the new Association of NZ Car…25 Nov 1949National car road race: six Christchurch entriesFourteen final acceptances were received for the 25 February 1950 national road race at Wigram, with two Australian…4 Feb 1950Second N.Z. road racing title is to be decided soonThree weeks before the second NZ road racing championship at Wigram there will be three events: the 105-mile…17 Feb 1950Cars to race at Wigram for N.Z. honoursA high-class field of sixteen will contest the NZ championship at Wigram; the Wigram circuit is hard on tyres and the…25 Feb 1950Hec Green wins from Mrs Lupp at WigramHec Green of Christchurch won the second NZ motor road-racing championship at Wigram in his Wolseley Special, after a…16 Feb 1952Local drivers have done well in Wigram car racesReview of the first three Wigram races (1949 to 1951) with their top finishers, noting Christchurch drivers have won…5 Apr 1952Racing cars use grass course in Hororata eventsAbout 4500 watched the Motor Racing Club's handicap races on Hororata Racecourse.29 Jan 1954Big motor racing at Wigram: improvement in five yearsReview of five years of the Lady Wigram Trophy ahead of the 6 February 1954 race.5 Feb 1954Spares arrive for the B.R.M.Advertisement/photo: delivery of one of ten cases of B.R.M.1 Aug 1953Wigram car race next year to be over 100 milesThe 1954 Lady Wigram Trophy will be run over 100 miles, returning to its original distance after the 1952-53…24 Nov 1955First international race for Lady Wigram TrophyA history of the Lady Wigram Trophy from its first running in 1949 to 1954, noting the 1956 race would be the first…16 Jan 1958Lady Wigram Trophy may be most open race in series yetWith 25 entries received for the 25 January 1958 race, the Lady Wigram Trophy looked the most open yet.29 Jan 1958This English car set new traditionFeature comparing Scott-Brown's 1958 Lady Wigram win with the first Lady Wigram Trophy in 1949, won by Morrie Proctor…22 Jan 1959English drivers have won fourSummary of the nine Lady Wigram Trophy races since 1949 (none in 1955 while the track was resealed): four won by…23 Sep 1958Lady Wigram Trophy to be competed for annually at WigramThe Lady Wigram Trophy won by the late Archie Scott-Brown in January 1958 was to be returned to New Zealand at the…26 Jan 1959Lady Wigram recordsSummary of records in the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: Flockhart won at about 89 mph in 101min 4sec, against Scott-Brown's…19 Jan 1960Ten years of trophy winners at WigramA list of every Lady Wigram Trophy winner from 1949 to 1959 with distances, times and average speeds, plus the…17 Jan 1961These men won in past yearsList of Lady Wigram Trophy winners 1949-1960 and circuit and lap record details: lap record 1:20.8 (94.28 mph) by Jack…18 Jan 1961Two famous Wigram winnersPhotos of the Brooklands Riley that won the first Wigram race in 1949 for M.19 Sep 1960When Stirling Moss comes... a 100 m.p.h. lap in Wigram racePeter Greenslade looks ahead to the January 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy, recalling Morrie Proctor's first win at Wigram in…18 Jan 1961Proud winner of first Wigram raceProfile of the Brooklands Riley now owned by Christchurch enthusiast Don Ransley, the car that won the first Lady…18 Jan 1961Climax of Motor Racing Club's plansMotor Racing Club president Jack Brewer's welcome message ahead of the January 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy, predicting…16 Jan 1962Fast times have been set at Wigram by past winnersTable of past Lady Wigram Trophy winners with race times, average speeds and fastest laps from 1949 to 1961.14 Jan 1964Costly cars racing at terrific speedsFeature on the history of the Lady Wigram Trophy ahead of the tenth race on 18 January 1964, with a table of every…17 Jan 1967Previous Wigram event winnersList of winners of the main Wigram race from 1949 to 1966 with distances, winning times, average speeds and fastest…16 Jan 1968Today's speeds a far cry from those of first raceHistory of the Wigram main race since the Canterbury Car Club's first long-distance race in 1949, won by Wellington…14 Jan 1969The fastest circuit: Pukekohe or Wigram?Argues that a race average of 105 mph in the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy would make the 2.3-mile Wigram circuit New…15 Jan 1969Twenty years of Lady Wigram Trophy meetingsMotor Racing Club promotion for the 15th International Lady Wigram Trophy Grand Prix race, recalling that the first…25 Jan 1979Thrilling action seen in first race at WigramRecalls the first Wigram race in 1949, a 105-mile NZ championship road race won by Morrie Proctor (Wellington) in a…24 Jan 1979Old-timers bring back the early daysTwenty-four cars from Wigram's early era were to run in a 'nostalgia parade' at the 1979 thirtieth anniversary Lady…22 Jan 1980Speeding ban led to use of Wigram circuitHistory of how the first Lady Wigram race came to be held at Wigram in 1949: the Canterbury Car Club planned a street…23 Jan 1980Big changes in motor racing over 30 yearsA feature comparing motor racing at Wigram in 1949 with 1980: early drivers wore pudding-basin crash hats and goggles,…26 Jan 1980Desire one of fastest women in the worldProfile of Desire Wilson, entered in a Nashua-sponsored March 77B in the Formula Pacific series.23 Jan 1982Long, exciting history of Lady Wigram TrophyA history of Wigram motor racing from the first New Zealand road racing championship on 26 February 1949, won by…20 Jan 1984Riley 9 first winnerShort history of the Lady Wigram Trophy, first run in 1949 and not held only in 1955 because of airfield resealing.20 Jan 1989The trophy anniversary that is notPeter Greenslade explains why the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy was not the 40th anniversary: the first Christchurch races…27 Jan 1989Wigram circuit has provided unique set of highlightsReminiscences marking 40 years since Morrie Proctor won the main race at the first Wigram meeting.27 Jan 1989Wigram celebrates 40th anniversaryHistory of the Lady Wigram Trophy marking the 40th anniversary of the first meeting in 1949, won by Morrie Proctor in…24 Jan 1990The trophy winnersTable of Lady Wigram Trophy race winners and their cars from 1949 to 1989; there was no race in 1955.22 Apr 1994End of an era evokes fond motor racing memoriesHistory of motor racing at Wigram, prompted by the Motor Racing Club's decision not to apply for a 1995 international…

From the reports

• The first New Zealand road racing championship at Wigram in 1949 was won by Morrie Proctor in 1 hour 35 minutes over 105 miles, before a crowd of about 25,000. (22 Jan 1949)
• Lap leaders in the 1949 race: Proctor 23 laps, Green 11 laps, Bennett and Roycroft the remainder (Roycroft 6 laps). (26 Feb 1949)
• Lap leaders in the 1949 Wigram race: Proctor 23 laps, Green 11, Bennett 10, Roycroft 6; each lap led earned a prize of 1 pound. (28 Feb 1949)
• Proctor was one of the few drivers not to visit the pits in the 1949 Wigram race. (28 Feb 1949)
• Bennett took the lead on the thirtieth lap of the first Wigram road race; Proctor captured it in the last few laps. (26 Feb 1949)
• Bennett was less than a minute behind Proctor, who took the lead only in the last few laps of the first Wigram road race. (Mar 1949)
• The first Lady Wigram Trophy (1949) was won by Proctor of Wellington in a Brooklands Riley; Hec Green won in 1950 in his Wolseley Special. (1 Aug 1953)
• The Lady Wigram Trophy had been won by a single-seater every year except 1949, when Morrie Proctor's Brooklands Riley won at 66.17 mph. (16 Jan 1958)
• The first Lady Wigram Trophy in 1949 was 105.8 miles and was won by Morrie Proctor of Wellington at an average of 66.17 mph in a Brooklands Riley 9. (29 Jan 1958)
• Before 1958 only two sports car drivers had won the Lady Wigram Trophy: Morrie Proctor (Brooklands Riley, 1949) and Archie Scott-Brown (Lister-Jaguar, 1958). (23 Sep 1958)
• Morrie Proctor won the first car race at Wigram in 1949 in a Brooklands Riley at slightly more than 66 mph on a sweltering day. (19 Sep 1960)
• Morrie Proctor won the first Lady Wigram race in 1949 in the Brooklands Riley. (18 Jan 1961)

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