Reg Cook

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In the clippings (34)

16 Jan 1971Little glamour or romance for racing-drivers' wivesFeature on the wives and girlfriends of drivers at Wigram practice for the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy, who showed…19 Jan 1972Spectacular saloonsPreview of the four saloon events among eight races at the 1972 Lady Wigram meeting: an open-class (O.S.C.A.) race at…28 Oct 1972Falcon may race at WigramA Group One Ford Falcon GTHO from Ford Australia might race at the Lady Wigram meeting, driven by Auckland's Reg Cook,…17 Jan 1973Saloons should provide much excitementPreview of the saloon car events at the 1973 Lady Wigram meeting, in which Castrol GTX, Bank of New South Wales and…17 Jan 1973Keen contest at Wigram likelyClose points scores in the Castrol GTX and Bank of New South Wales saloon championships should make for keenly…20 Jan 1973Francevic's Mazda hits 118mph for winRobbie Francevic's rotary Mazda RX2 won the Castrol GTX Group 2 and 3 saloon race, the first event at the 1973 Lady…20 Jan 1973Into first bend at WigramPhoto captions: the field takes the first bend at the start of the Ace-Osca saloon championship at the Lady Wigram…20 Jan 1973Aussie champ Moffat shows them the wayAustralian saloon champion Allan Moffat won the fast invitation saloon race at the 1973 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting in…22 Jan 1973McRae wins exciting race for Lady Wigram TrophyGraham McRae won his third successive Lady Wigram Trophy in a record 52min 33.8sec (114.277 mph), after a race in…17 Jan 1974Australian drivers McCormack and Stewart profiledProfiles of Australia's challenge in the 1974 Stuyvesant series: 35-year-old John McCormack, new Australian Gold Star…19 Jan 1974McRae fastest again in trialsFive drivers broke 120 mph in Saturday's qualifying trials for the 1974 NZ Grand Prix, headed by triple Tasman…21 Jan 1974McCormack wins his second NZ Grand PrixJohn McCormack (Australia) won the 100-mile New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram in his three-year-old Elfin MR5 Repco V8,…22 Jan 1974Wigram resultsFull results of the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram, won by John McCormack (Elfin…16 Jan 1975Top saloon drivers hereThe saloon races at Wigram on Sunday 19 January 1975 promise to be the most exciting for some time, with Australians…15 Jan 1976Saloon racing should be most spectacular so farSaloon racing at the January 1976 Wigram meeting should be even better than the previous year, with Jim Richards…15 Jan 1976Loads of talent in saloon car fieldsFour saloon car races on the 1976 Wigram programme feature the best saloon drivers: Australian Allan Moffatt…16 Jan 1976Works car from JapanA works Datsun 100A Cherry driven by Reg Cook of Auckland, supplied by Nissan and accompanied by Japanese engineer…27 Jan 1978Rosberg's loss will be Wigram's gainPreview of the 1978 Wigram meeting: after his appeal failed, Keke Rosberg must win one of two heats to clinch the…30 Jan 1978Saloon win to Leonard despite heavy handicapSupporting races at the 1978 Wigram Peter Stuyvesant meeting.25 Jan 1979Two Datsuns for CookAucklander Reg Cook prepared two Datsuns, a new two-litre 160J and a 1300cc 1200 coupe, to win the 1979 Shellsport…29 Jan 1979Fault rules out MustangLeo Leonard's PDL Mustang lost third gear on the second lap of the Shellsport/saloon race at Wigram in 1979, ruling…29 Jan 1979Lesser fry provide excitementSupporting race results at the 1979 Wigram meeting: John Armstrong won the Escort Sport championship, Ken Crocker won…26 Jan 1980Two men in a spin in Wigram practiceTwo Formula Pacific drivers, including points leader Huub Rothengatter, spun at Japanese Car Corner on the same lap…23 Jan 1980Shellsport getting better all the timePreview of the Shellsport two-litre saloon championship at Wigram 1980: Reg Cook found it harder to win with his…28 Jan 1980Huxford's Capri wins Open Saloon championshipReports of the support races at the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.20 Jan 1981Shellsport is fast and furiousShellsport saloons, limited to two litres, were dominated in their three-year history by Aucklanders Reg Cook (Datsun…26 Jan 1981Tulloch too quickInky Tulloch (Mataura) and Graham Baker (Christchurch) fought out the Radio Avon saloons Flying Farewell, with Tulloch…21 Jan 1982Datsun built by CookReg Cook of Auckland, Shellsport champion, built a new 2.8 litre six-cylinder Datsun Bluebird for the $18,000 national…25 Jan 1982Local drivers no match for BrazilianBrazilian Roberto Moreno won the 1982 Lady Wigram Trophy and the Aurora Formula Pacific championship, leading both…21 Jan 1983North-South battle at Wigram on SundayPreviews the saloon, Shellsport, Formula Ford, Laser, production and motorcycle races at the 1983 Wigram meeting.24 Jan 1983Crowe, Tulloch outstanding in big-saloon eventsTrevor Crowe and Inky Tulloch shared the honours in the big-saloon races at the 1983 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.20 Jan 1984Saloon cars are still crowd-pleasersPreview of the supporting races at the 1984 Just Juice Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: OSCA big-banger rounds, the new ANZ…20 Jan 1984Full field for saloon spectacularPreview of the saloon-car races at the 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: the new ANZ Bank touring car championship,…26 Mar 1998NewsThe Motor Racing Club is pleased with interest in Wigram Glory Days Relived: 100 owners and drivers have registered,…

From the reports

• In January 1973 Leo Leonard led the Castrol GTX Group One series with 36 points and Reg Cook led Group Two with 31. (28 Oct 1972)
• Castrol GTX Group 2 points after the race: Cook 48, Francevic 44, J. Richards 28.5, Carter 20; Group 3: Curin 40, P. Ross 31, R. Knaggs 30.5, Sellens 26.5, R. Emson 15. (20 Jan 1973)
• Leo Leonard's Group 1 tyre blow-out cost him the overall GTX lead; Reg Cook went eight points ahead. (20 Jan 1973)
• Reg Cook's Datsun Cherry was prepared by the Datsun works engineer, who travelled with it, and is fuel-injected. (15 Jan 1976)
• Reg Cook's new Datsun 160J has a two-litre engine producing about 205 h.p., mounted under the dash. (25 Jan 1979)
• Bryce Platt snatched the 1978 Shellsport championship from Cook. (25 Jan 1979)
• Reg Cook held saloon records at New Zealand circuits for several classes in 1982, including Shellsport and Castrol GTX production. (21 Jan 1982)
• Cook's 1982 Datsun Bluebird had a 2.8 litre six-cylinder engine, 5-speed gearbox and four-wheel ventilated disc brakes; it could take a 2 litre 230 bhp four-cylinder Datsun engine for Shellsport. (21 Jan 1982)
• Shellsport points before the 1983 Wigram round: Cook 81, Harrington 49, Burt 34, Murdoch 24, Marsh 20, Stoneman 17. (21 Jan 1983)
• Roy Harrington won the double-points Shellsport 2 litre saloon race at Wigram in 1983 in his Escort TC, after Reg Cook's Datsun Sunny developed a gearbox fault. (24 Jan 1983)

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