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Nola Blackburn

Driver · 1952–1955
4results
3wins
4podiums
10clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
19 Jan 1952Loburn 1952Race nine (four laps)2Buick19 Jan 1952
17 Oct 1953Rakaia Domain 1953Fifth Race1Ford V817 Mar 1953
19 Feb 1955Rakaia Domain 1955Race Five1Ford 8 Special6 Nov 1954
19 Feb 1955Rakaia Domain 1955Race Nine12min 44sec handicap 20sec6 Nov 1954

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In the clippings (10)

High speeds at motor racingAt the Motor Racing Club's grass track meeting at Loburn, Hec Green's R.A.McCormack's Bay circuit provides good car racingA crowd estimated between 3,000 and 7,000 watched the Motor Racing Club's scratch and handicap races at McCormacks Bay…Motor racing on Causeway: Shuter drives wellFrank Shuter's lengthened, low-slung Ford V8 hot rod won two races at the Motor Racing Club's McCormacks Bay meeting…Racing drivers found Sumner circuit easyFrank Shuter, Hec Green and Hec McLean made light work of the McCormacks Bay-Sumner Causeway circuit at the Motor…Motor racing: Wigram trophy events, record entriesRecord entries: 23 for the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy race and 22 for the 25-mile sports and saloon handicap at Wigram…Trophy winner congratulationsNew Zealand Free Lance photo spread of the 1953 Lady Wigram Trophy: R.Car racing held at RakaiaD. H. Rutherford won the D. W. Wild Challenge Trophy at the Motor Racing Club's Rakaia Domain meeting with a lap of…Large crowd sees preliminary races on Wigram circuitThe Redex Sports and Racing Car Handicap (25 miles) was won by J.Whitehead wins Wigram Trophy: B.R.M. breaks down near finishAt least 15,000 saw the fastest car race ever run in the South Island.Fastest lap in car race to ShadboltA. Shadbolt took the lap record and the D. W. Wild Trophy at the Rakaia Domain meeting with his home-made rear-engined…

From the reports

  • Miss Nola Blackburn, sole woman entrant in the 1953 25-mile handicap, withdrew with spark trouble. (11 Mar 1953)

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