Rod Coppins

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In the clippings (51)

12 Dec 1961Wigram car race draws 17 entriesSeventeen drivers entered the 150-mile 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy: six overseas drivers (Moss, Brabham, McLaren,…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…22 Jan 1962Results from Wigram Trophy meetingResults of the races at the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: Motor Racing Club championship, New Zealand motor-cycle…13 Dec 1962Stirling Moss coming to Wigram to watchStirling Moss would attend the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy as a spectator, arriving January 15 and possibly driving a lap…17 Jan 196316 in the raceList of the 16 entrants in the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy race with car numbers, engine sizes and home towns.20 Jan 1965Saloon eventsPreview of the 1965 Wigram saloon races: the allcomers race has a big varied entry in which a Ford (Anglia) looks…20 Jan 1965Entry listsEntry lists for the 1965 Wigram meeting: the all-comers saloon car race, the Gold Leaf production saloon race, the…23 Jan 1965Saloon car race a thrillerThe second heat of the all-comers saloon race at the 1965 Lady Wigram meeting was a thriller between Aucklanders…25 Jan 1965Clark easily wins Lady Wigram Trophy raceJim Clark's 2.5 litre Lotus-Climax won the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy by more than 10 seconds from Bruce McLaren's…25 Jan 1965Clark rides his luck to win Wigram raceClark built a lead of nearly half a minute in the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy, then noticed falling oil pressure in his…30 Jan 1965Smaller cars boost motor racing in N.Z.Commentary after the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy argues that Jim Clark's end-to-end win was dull but that NZ driving…18 Jan 1966Saloon car racing big crowd-pleaser to-dayFeature on NZ saloon racing's popularity, describing three categories (standard production, Group 2 near-standard and…19 Jan 1966Excellent racing forecastPreview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy, expected to be a close tussle between world champion Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax…20 Jan 1966Saloon car entries (Wigram 1966)Entry lists for the 1966 Wigram all-comers saloon races: first heat of Anglias, Austin Coopers and Morris Coopers from…22 Jan 1966BRM aces both win heats for Wigram TrophyOn a drizzly morning BRM drivers Richard Attwood and Jackie Stewart won their 11-lap preliminary heats for the 1966…22 Jan 1966Saloon event to AustralianSpencer Martin's Ferrari won the seven-lap Gold Leaf all-comers saloon final from David Simpson's Lotus Anglia and…22 Jan 1966BRM duo had it all to themselvesContinuation of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Stewart beat Clark's 1965 race record by 35.2 seconds and BRM took…24 Jan 1966Stewart wins after rivals' crashJackie Stewart (V8 two-litre BRM) won the 101-mile 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy in a new race record of 1:03:44.1, with…24 Jan 1966Mustang could not be caughtSaloon-car support races at the 1966 Lady Wigram meeting: Ian Segedin's Ford Mustang won the 30-minute production…24 Jan 1966BRM team romps home, sets recordJackie Stewart and Dickie Attwood finished first and second in the 12th International Lady Wigram Trophy, both inside…20 Jan 1968Points for Clark / Wigram resultsContinuation of the report on Jim Clark's win in the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy: the smaller 1.6-litre cars of Hulme (lap…22 Jan 1968Clark wins Wigram, collects side prizeAbout 30,000 people saw Jim Clark win his third Lady Wigram Trophy (after 1965 and 1967) at just under 103 mph in the…17 Jan 1970McRae breaks lap record in preliminary race at WigramWellington's Graham McRae gave notice of his Lady Wigram Trophy intentions by winning the five-lap, 11.5-mile…17 Jan 1970Out of petrol but still wonContinuation of the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Graham McRae retired from overheating after his pre-race fire,…19 Jan 1970Exciting saloon car racingAll three saloon races at Wigram were won by Paul Fahey of Manurewa in his Twin Cam Ford Escort, but in probably the…19 Jan 1970Wigram resultsFull results from the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: preliminary race, Mercury saloon heats, Rothmans free formula…24 Jan 1970Saloon car circuit proves sound schemeMurray Taylor assesses the South Island Mercury $1000 saloon car series, which South Island promoters set up after…13 Jan 1971Wigram racing cars held upShipping delays left a number of cars for the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy in Wellington, due in Christchurch only hours…16 Jan 1971Wigram race Amon's last in NZ seriesChris Amon was to have his last New Zealand Tasman start in the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy before leaving for Buenos…16 Jan 1971It's McRae: twin recordWellington's Graham McRae won the 17th International Lady Wigram Trophy race from start to finish in his…18 Jan 1971Fahey's day in saloon eventsManurewa's Paul Fahey won three saloon races at the 1971 Lady Wigram meeting: the Bank of New South Wales championship…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…19 Jan 1972Prize money; battle of makes; track changeA 50 per cent prize-money increase gave $12,000 per round for each of the eight 1972 Tasman races, $96,000 in all plus…22 Jan 1972Thrills, spills for big crowd at Wigram circuitEarly arrivals at the 1972 Lady Wigram meeting saw crashes and close racing in the preliminary events on the 2.13-mile…22 Jan 1972McRae wins Lady Wigram Trophy with apparent easeWellington's Graham McRae won the 18th International Lady Wigram Trophy race in his Leda GM1 at an average of 112.93…23 Jan 1972Kisses and champagne: McRae's trophy driveBehind McRae's faultless 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy win lay overnight drama: a cracked cylinder head found after…24 Jan 1972Saloons thrill crowdReport on the saloon car races at the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, run over three-car battles in the opening laps.20 Jan 1973McRae fastest in qualifying trialsGraham McRae finished Friday's Lady Wigram Trophy qualifying with a lap of 117.969 mph (about 65.0sec) on the…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 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 1974Saloons and historic cars at WigramPreview of the saloon and support races at the 1974 NZ Grand Prix meeting at Wigram: Paul Fahey's new Cologne Capri V6…21 Jan 1974Saloon races excitingClose, exciting saloon racing at Wigram on Sunday, with honours in the top three events shared by Graham Baker (PDL…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…25 Jan 1975Race fans will miss Paul Fahey's skillsFour times New Zealand saloon car champion Paul Fahey gave the Lady Wigram crowd a farewell thrill in the Radio Avon…19 Jan 1976Ken Smith wins the 'bad luck' Lady WigramAuckland driver Ken Smith won the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy from start to finish after Graeme Lawrence blew up in…20 Apr 1994Wigram's chequered flagReflection on the end of Wigram as a race circuit.

From the reports

• Coppins's Zephyr-Corvette was timed at 140 mph on the back straight at Wigram in January 1965. (23 Jan 1965)
• Coppins, Nazer and Ward drove Molyslip team Anglias and a Zephyr-Corvette in the 1965 all-comers saloon races. (23 Jan 1965)
• Rod Coppins' Zephyr-Corvette was capable of about 140 mph in 1966. (18 Jan 1966)
• Paul Fahey won all three saloon races at the 1970 Wigram meeting, taking a 10-point lead in the Mercury $1000 series, with Rod Coppins on 7; the next round was at Ruapuna on 8 February. (17 Jan 1970)
• Paul Fahey's Ford Escort beat Rod Coppins' bigger Camaro in the Bank of New South Wales saloon race at Wigram in 1971, passing him in the hangar bend on the last lap. (16 Jan 1971)
• Paul Fahey and the PDL team made a clean sweep of both 1972 Bank of New South Wales saloon heats at Wigram, but Fahey's clutch failed in the Winfield free formula race, letting Rod Coppins win. (22 Jan 1972)
• Group 1 points after the race: L. Leonard 40, K. Anderson 22, R. Coppins 17, R. Rutherford 13. (20 Jan 1973)
• Paul Fahey won the NZ saloon championship in 1965 with 62 points to Rod Coppins' 30. (25 Jan 1975)

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