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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…29 Jan 1949Car being built in cityProfile of more entries for the February 1949 road race.17 Feb 1949Dominion road race contest: Wigram aerodrome to be usedPrime Minister Fraser authorised use of Wigram aerodrome for the NZ road race championship on 26 February after police…17 Feb 1949Wigram road race will be biggest ever held in N.Z.No scratchings were reported from the 21 entrants for the 105-mile NZ championship road race at Wigram on Saturday,…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 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,…5 Mar 1949Pit staffs at race had unspectacular but necessary jobPit crews and co-drivers were the unsung heroes of the first Wigram road race, watched by 25,000 to 30,000.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 1949New racing car will make debut in 100-mile contestD. W. Wild of Christchurch is finishing a new racer built from a 940cc, 11 hp Fiat and modelled on the Cisitalia, to…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…31 Mar 1951Car race to Les Moore in record timeDespite appalling weather, Les Moore set a record average of 68 mph to win the Motor Racing Club's 100-mile Wigram…2 Apr 1951Road race at Wigram: L. Moore wins in Alfa RomeoL. Moore won the Motor Racing Club's 100-mile race on the Wigram airstrips in his 2.9 litre Grand Prix Alfa Romeo, in…7 Apr 1951Rain did not keep drivers' speeds down in car raceDespite the rain, drivers at the 1951 Wigram race were nearly as fast as in the 1950 conditions: Moore's winning…19 Jan 1952PhotoH. Green and P. Hoare check the brakes on Green's R.A. Vanguard, expected to feature in the championships at Wigram…19 Jan 1952Faster lap speeds expected in Wigram car race this yearThe Lady Wigram Trophy at the Motor Racing Club's meeting on Saturday 23 February 1952 will be run for the first time…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…25 Feb 1952Fast average times recorded: win for L. Moore's Alfa RomeoLes Moore won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy for the second year running at an average of 76.79 mph, compared with…25 Feb 1952Les Moore wins car racing at Wigram with Alfa RomeoLes Moore won the Lady Wigram Trophy for the second year in a row in his supercharged P3 2.9 litre Alfa Romeo at 76.79…25 Feb 1952Car race placings officially madeThe Motor Racing Club committee confirmed the placings in the Lady Wigram Trophy: Moore, Sulman, Shuter, Logan, Wild,…5 Apr 1952Racing cars use grass course in Hororata eventsAbout 4500 watched the Motor Racing Club's handicap races on Hororata Racecourse.12 Apr 1952Many watch car racing at HororataMore than 2500 gathered before lunch at Hororata racecourse for the Motor Racing Club's meeting in aid of the Hororata…17 Jan 1953McCormack'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…19 Jan 1953Motor 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…24 Jan 1953Racing drivers found Sumner circuit easyFrank Shuter, Hec Green and Hec McLean made light work of the McCormacks Bay-Sumner Causeway circuit at the Motor…14 Feb 1953Roycroft has chance at WigramAfter winning the 150-mile Mairehau road race at 66mph, Auckland's Ron Roycroft (Grand Prix Alfa Romeo) looks almost…25 Feb 1953Motor 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…27 Feb 1953Nelson driver takes first car raceHalsey Logan of Nelson (H.R.G.) won the under-1500cc 25-mile preliminary by a hair's breadth from Pat Hoare (R.A.28 Feb 1953Ron Roycroft in second big car race win to-dayRon Roycroft (Alfa Romeo, Auckland) won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy in 38min 42sec, flawless as at Mairehau a month…17 Mar 1953Motor-racing surprisesThe first car racing meeting of the 1953-54 season (Rakaia Domain, 17 October 1953) drew a large entry for nineteen…24 Nov 1955Entries for trophy event: Stan Jones withdrawsWhen entries closed there were 16 definite starters and nine tentative for the 1956 Lady Wigram International Trophy…14 Jan 1956Mechanical trouble dogging favourite in Lady Wigram raceTony Gaze's 3-litre Ferrari was suffering periodic loss of speed since the New Zealand Grand Prix, and mechanics were…17 Jan 1956New Zealanders could be threat in car raceMechanic Stan Elsworth, who looks after the Whitehead and Gaze Ferraris, predicted the Lady Wigram Trophy would be the…17 Jan 1956Car drivers would like drains sealedOverseas drivers were unhappy about the apron drains at Wigram, which Tony Gaze called dangerous and said could make a…18 Jan 1956English racing drivers arrive from AucklandParnell, Gaze and Whitehead arrived in Christchurch after a North Island holiday and were welcomed by Hume Christie…19 Jan 1956Racing cars arrive: bodywork damaged in transitThe Ferraris of Tony Gaze and Peter Whitehead were dented in transit from Auckland and sent to city panelbeaters…21 Jan 1956Keen racing expected for Lady Wigram TrophyWith six overseas drivers entered, the 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy looked one of the keenest ever on the two-mile Wigram…21 Jan 1956Lady Wigram Trophy won by P. WhiteheadEngland's Peter Whitehead won the 150-mile, 71-lap 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy in a bright red Ferrari, his second…23 Jan 1956Englishmen take placings in major car racePeter Whitehead won the Lady Wigram Trophy for the second time on Saturday 21 January 1956 before about 21,000…26 Jan 1957N.Z. driver fastest at Wigram practiceAuckland's Ron Roycroft set the fastest practice lap at Wigram before the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy, 1:27 in his…21 May 1957Southbridge meeting on MondayDrivers from all over New Zealand were entered for the Southbridge Hundred, held wet or fine, led by John McMillan in…1 Jun 1957Marks announced for big motor raceHandicaps for the Southbridge 100 meant John McMillan's ex-Parnell Super Squalo Ferrari, probably the fastest car, had…4 Jun 1957G. Palmer romps home in Southbridge HundredGeorge Palmer of Hamilton won the Motor Racing Club's 24-lap Southbridge 100 in a 2-litre Cooper-Bristol, giving away…19 Jul 1957Car race conditions unchangedThe Motor Racing Club decided to run the 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy on 25 January over 150 miles, not in heats like the…19 Jul 1957Wigram motor racingEntries seemed assured from famous drivers for the 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy: Archie Scott-Brown (Lister-Jaguar) and…16 Jan 1958Overseas drivers sign up for Lady Wigram TrophyAustralian Arnold Glass (Super Squalo Ferrari) and Englishman Dick Gibson (Formula I Cooper) signed for the 150-mile…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.18 Jan 1958Jack Brabham top pick for Wigram raceJack Brabham, winner of the NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore a week earlier in a bored-out 2.2-litre Formula I Cooper, was…24 Jan 1958Lady Wigram Trophy race could be fast and openThe ninth Lady Wigram Trophy race promised to be the most open and fastest, with Archie Scott-Brown's Lister-Jaguar…25 Jan 1958Scott-Brown wins Wigram Trophy raceArchie Scott-Brown won the 150-mile, 71-lap 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy in his Lister-Jaguar in 1hr 47min 27.4sec, a new…27 Jan 1958New records set in the Lady Wigram Trophy racePhotographs of the fourth Lady Wigram Trophy race, a 150-mile car race on the Wigram circuit won by English driver…27 Jan 1958Lady Wigram Trophy won by Scott-BrownOne-handed Scotsman Archie Scott-Brown dominated the 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy in Brian Lister's Lister-Jaguar, setting…22 Jan 1959These cars made WigramLooks back at the home-built specials that filled the early Lady Wigram Trophy fields from 1949.22 Jan 1959Emergency led to use of Wigram circuitHistory of how Wigram came to host racing in 1949: the original race, planned on a road circuit at Waimairi, was…19 Dec 1958Notable absentees from Wigram entriesTwenty-two New Zealand drivers entered the January 24, 1959 Lady Wigram International Trophy by the December 20…19 Dec 1958PhotoP. M. Hoare in his 3-litre Ferrari, one of the best New Zealand prospects for the 1959 Lady Wigram International…17 Jan 1959Wigram scratchings: N.Z. car racing statusPeter Greenslade argues New Zealand had arrived in international racing: the Scuderia Buell Piccolo Maseratis and…22 Jan 1959Fifth International Lady Wigram Trophy race, Saturday January 24Motor Racing Club programme advertisement for the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF Station Wigram:…22 Jan 1959Lady Wigram Trophy: anyone's guessPreview of the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy: unlike recent years, the winner cannot dictate terms, and the…22 Jan 1959Trophy race fieldThirty-three drivers were to contest the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy race, led by Flockhart (BRM) and Brabham (Cooper).22 Jan 1959Trophy race entriesEntry list for the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy, a race of 150.236 miles, with 35 entries including Flockhart (BRM),…22 Jan 1959Meet the top trophy driversProfiles of the main contenders for the January 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: Ron Flockhart (BRM, twice Le Mans winner,…23 Jan 1959Wigram Trophy: an open contestThe best field ever lined up for the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy: five or six entrants could win.24 Jan 1959Desperate duel won by FlockhartRon Flockhart's BRM won the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy, setting a new race record (about 89 mph, 1hr 41min…24 Jan 1959Flockhart sets new Wigram lap recordIn practice on the evening before the race, Ron Flockhart (BRM) set a new Wigram lap record of 1min 21.6sec, about…26 Jan 1959Lady Wigram Trophy race to Flockhart in BRMRon Flockhart (BRM) won the fifth Lady Wigram Trophy at an average of about 89 mph, 2.7sec ahead of Jack Brabham's…28 Dec 1959Wigram motor races: prospectus and entriesThe prospectus for the January 1960 Lady Wigram meeting required each team in subsidiary events to consist of a driver…15 Jan 1960Eliminations necessary from record Wigram Trophy fieldRecord entries were received for the 1960 Wigram meeting: 21 for the Motor Racing Club open-car championship, 25 for…15 Jan 1960Brabham and McLaren are favourites for WigramAfter Coopers took the first three places at the 1960 NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore, the works Coopers of Jack Brabham and…16 Jan 1960Either way, Coopers will winPeter Greenslade of the Star looks at the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: Brabham and McLaren in the works 2.5-litre Coopers…19 Jan 1960Lap speeds to soar in Wigram battlePreview of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: the works Cooper-Climaxes of Jack Brabham and Bruce McLaren are in the box…19 Jan 1960Twenty-four in field after Friday eliminationElimination trials at Friday's training session will cut the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy field to 24 starters.19 Jan 1960Pat Hoare, Ted Gray and Len LukeyCaptioned photographs of three Lady Wigram Trophy entrants: Pat Hoare's Type 625 Ferrari, Ted Gray with Lou Abraham's…20 Jan 1960Lady Wigram Trophy entry listList of 28 drivers entered for the 1960 international Lady Wigram Trophy when entries closed, with car numbers, home…21 Jan 1960Coopers should shatter Lady Wigram race recordThe Star predicts the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy will be the fastest ever, with Brabham and McLaren lapping near 97 mph…23 Jan 1960Men and machines making speed at Trophy meetingPhotographs of Lady Wigram Trophy competitors in practice: Malcolm Gill in his Lycoming Special, Donny Gilbert in the…23 Jan 1960B. McLaren to drive Lycoming todayBruce McLaren's Cooper broke a piston and holed the crankcase in Friday's practice, so Auckland driver W.23 Jan 1960Results of car races at WigramResults of the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, January 23, 1960: Jack Brabham won the trophy from David Piper and Ian…23 Jan 1960Brabham takes Trophy: armchair run in his fourth attemptJack Brabham led from start to finish in his works Formula I Cooper-Climax to win the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy in…23 Jan 1960At the start: grid for the Lady Wigram TrophyStarting grid for the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: Row 1 Brabham, Burgess, Piper, Hoare; Row 2 Mansel, S.23 Jan 1960Brabham won race at just under 90 m.p.h.Jack Brabham won the sixth international Lady Wigram Trophy in his works Formula I Cooper-Climax at just under 90 mph,…25 Jan 1960Results: Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, 23 January 1960Full results of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: the 150-mile trophy, the Motor Racing Club Trophy scratch race,…25 Jan 196030,000 see Brabham's Wigram winA crowd of almost 30,000 watched Jack Brabham win the sixth Lady Wigram Trophy easily in a works Cooper-Climax from…30 Jan 1960Motor racing is fickle and heart-breakingPeter Greenslade reflects on the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy.2 Jun 1960Motor racing awards: presentations to driversAt a Motor Racing Club function in Christchurch, Pat Hoare received the Association of New Zealand Car Clubs gold star…5 Aug 1960Ferrari changes handsChristchurch driver F. Shuter bought the powerful 3-litre Ferrari formerly owned by hill-climb champion P. M. Hoare,…14 Oct 1960N.Z. champion driver racing this seasonThe 1959-60 NZ champion Syd Jensen of Palmerston North told the Motor Racing Club he would race in South Island…21 Jan 1961Rain stops Wigram practice after fast lapsHeavy rain left several inches of water on the track and forced official practice for the Lady Wigram Trophy to be…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…26 Nov 1960Star line-up should mean fast Wigram Trophy racePeter Greenslade says the Motor Racing Club outbid Australian promoters at Warwick Farm to land seven top overseas…24 Dec 1960Preparations for Wigram Trophy race on SaturdayFive days before the 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy, seven top overseas drivers were due in Christchurch with Moss arriving…14 Jan 1961Best Wigram field and G.P. no guidePeter Greenslade says the poor state of the Ardmore circuit in the 1961 NZ Grand Prix (won by Brabham) makes it no…17 Jan 1961Records should topple in big Wigram raceWith seven top drivers entered, including Brabham, McLaren and Moss, records are expected to fall at the January 21,…17 Jan 1961Seventh International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceMotor Racing Club advertisement for the seventh international 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF Station Wigram on…17 Jan 1961New Zealand producing many promising driversProfile of the New Zealand drivers expected at the January 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy: Pat Hoare (Ferrari, runner-up in…18 Jan 1961World class cars and driversPreview of the 1961 Wigram motor races: seven overseas entrants, led by reigning world champion Jack Brabham and…19 Jan 1961Racing driver's wifeProfile of Mrs Jocelyn Hoare, wife of Christchurch driver Pat Hoare, who would drive his new Ferrari in the Lady…20 Jan 1961'Dry' week-end if weather persistsRain at Wigram dampened practice, with lap times about 10 seconds slower than dry.12 Dec 1961Wigram car race draws 17 entriesSeventeen drivers entered the 150-mile 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy: six overseas drivers (Moss, Brabham, McLaren,…12 Dec 1961Wigram: size of field ideal for fast racePeter Greenslade argues the 17-car 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy field is almost ideal, as slower cars stay away from the…16 Jan 19628th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race programme advertProgramme and notice for the eighth international Lady Wigram Trophy race at RNZAF Station Wigram on Saturday, listing…16 Jan 1962The thrill of speed: Lady Wigram Trophy racePreview of the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy: expected to be the fastest and closest 150-mile race in New Zealand, with…16 Jan 1962Crowd to see some of the world's fastest racing carsGuide to the cars in the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy: Intercontinental Formula Coopers and Lotuses with Coventry Climax…16 Jan 1962Who will miss out in Wigram race?Twenty-five drivers entered the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy but the circuit allows a maximum of 24, so at least one would…17 Jan 1962Lady Wigram Trophy race 1962: entries and driver notesEntry list for the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy with 25 entries, plus short profiles of Surtees (aged 27, five-times…20 Jan 1962Moss led from start to win Lady Wigram Trophy, set new record of 96min 38.7secStirling Moss, in the 2.5-litre R.R.C. Walker Lotus, led from the drop of the flag to win the eighth Lady Wigram…20 Jan 1962Moss needed his skill to win race of witsStirling Moss, second in the rain-soaked 1961 race, won the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy at record speed in a 2.5-litre…22 Jan 1962Field all the way for fine winStirling Moss, in a Lotus, won the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy after leading from the first lap, crossing the line about…22 Jan 1962Moss's gamble paid and skill won trophyStirling Moss won the eighth Lady Wigram Trophy in the 2.5-litre R.R.C.9 Oct 1962Racing driver Hoare retiresNew Zealand champion Pat Hoare of Christchurch announced his retirement from active motor sport, withdrawing from the…20 Jan 1966Jensen may be starter at WigramFormer NZ champion Syd Jensen of Palmerston North was to contest the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy in his newly acquired 2.5…24 Jan 1966Mini spinning at WigramWhile Jackie Stewart did a victory lap in an open car, North Island drivers R.18 Jan 1967Wigram is vital event in 1967 Tasman seriesPreview showing the Lady Wigram Trophy as a vital round of the 1967 Tasman series and of the NZ championships.16 Jan 1968Pat Hoare, NZ Gold Star champion 1961-62, comments on WigramPat Hoare describes Wigram as a fast, smooth circuit except for a bumpy approach to the loop where cars can briefly…22 May 1969Record bid is likely in next few daysMotorview column reporting that an attempt on the New Zealand car speed record would be made within days in Canterbury…26 Oct 1971Leading administrator and car racing competitor diesObituary of Pat Hoare, a leading New Zealand motor racing administrator and competitor, who died suddenly in…26 Oct 1971NZ motor racing personality diesA second obituary notice for Pat Martell Hoare, aged 53, well known in business circles through motor firms.21 Jan 1981No more 'cheapos'Formula Pacific had become expensive: a top car cost about $80,000 in 1981 compared with around $25,000 three years…Feb 1991Round Three, Ruapuna: The Lady Wigram Trophy Race Meeting - a mere shadow of former glories, but Ken Smith is brilliantCritical report on the 1991 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Ruapuna, round three of the Peter Jackson series: the…23 Jul 1993Ron Rutherford moves to the Gold CoastProfile of Christchurch motoring identity Ron Rutherford, who moved permanently to Australia's Gold Coast in 1993.22 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

• Scott-Brown, disabled in his right hand, won in a Lister-Jaguar; Jensen was first New Zealander and Pat Hoare first Motor Racing Club member to finish. (25 Jan 1958)
• Pat Hoare won a race at the Levin Motor Racing Club meeting on January 16, 1960. (19 Jan 1960)
• Pat Hoare and Jimmy Palmer shared the lead of the 1960 New Zealand drivers' championship after the Lady Wigram Trophy. (23 Jan 1960)
• Burgess said he had never seen a works-entered Ferrari as well prepared as Pat Hoare's in 1960. (30 Jan 1960)
• Hoare won the 1960 NZ gold star hill climb and was runner-up in the racing gold star. (2 Jun 1960)
• In August 1960 Frank Shuter bought the 3-litre Ferrari previously owned by Pat Hoare. (5 Aug 1960)
• Syd Jensen won the 1959-60 NZ road racing Gold Star a point ahead of Pat Hoare; his wins included the Dunedin road race and the Ohakea Trophy. (14 Oct 1960)
• Pat Hoare finished sixth in the 1961 NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore. (14 Jan 1961)
• Pat Hoare had 43 points in the 1960 Gold Star behind Syd Jensen's winning total, in a close struggle. (17 Jan 1961)
• Pat Hoare's new Ferrari arrived from Italy about a fortnight before the January 1961 Lady Wigram meeting and was driven in the NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore, reaching 144 mph. (19 Jan 1961)
• Pat Hoare first raced in 1949 in a home-built car and made two trips to Italy. (19 Jan 1961)
• Hoare also owned a 1935 Maserati, one of his earliest cars, which he hoped to sell in America. (19 Jan 1961)

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