Ron Roycroft

Lady Wigram Trophy winner: 1953 (Alfa Romeo Tipo B). All winners →

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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…26 Feb 1949Fire brigade driver's successA Wellington fireman, M. Proctor, won the first NZ road racing championship at Wigram in a 9 hp Riley bought cheaply…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 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 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…21 Mar 1951Wigram may be best yetWith three Australians and about fifteen NZ drivers, the 100-mile Wigram race on Saturday promises the fastest yet; at…31 Mar 1951L. Moore's Alfa Romeo first to finish in 100 miles car race at WigramLes Moore of Christchurch won the 100-mile race at Wigram in his Grand Prix Alfa Romeo in a record 1hr 27min 41sec (68…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…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…1 Mar 1952Handicap problem for Waimairi road eventThe 10min 1sec gap between Les Moore and tenth finisher Jack Tutton at Wigram will guide handicappers for the…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…14 Feb 1953Another win for Roycroft likely in Wigram raceRon Roycroft's Alfa Romeo (already successful at Wigram in the hands of Les Moore) looked an almost certain winner of…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 1953Best field yet for Wigram car racingThe 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy faced the starter on 28 February 1953 with a field of 21.27 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…28 Feb 1953Wellington driver established new Wigram car recordBob Gibbons (Cooper 1100, Wellington) set a new Wigram lap record in the under-1500cc preliminary at the 1953 Lady…28 Feb 1953Roycroft's Wigram win raises problem for his opponents in futureCommentary on Roycroft's runaway win in the 1953 Lady Wigram Trophy: unless something intervenes, locally built cars…7 Mar 1953Auckland drivers take first and second in Lady Wigram trophyAuckland drivers took first and second in the 50-mile Lady Wigram trophy race at Wigram on 28 February 1953: winner…11 Mar 1953Trophy winner congratulationsNew Zealand Free Lance photo spread of the 1953 Lady Wigram Trophy: R.31 Dec 1953Grand Prix at Ardmore: Maybach confirmed as winnerThe official placings of the 1954 Ardmore International Grand Prix confirmed Stan Jones (Maybach Special) as winner…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.29 Jan 1954Overseas drivers should do best in trophy raceKen Wharton (B.R.M.), Peter Whitehead (supercharged 2.4-litre Ferrari) and Tony Gaze (H.W.M.) are expected to lead the…3 Feb 1954International Lady Wigram Trophy race, 100 milesAdvertisement for the International Lady Wigram Trophy, 100 miles, at Wigram on Saturday 6 February 1954, featuring…5 Feb 1954Decision on S bend in car race may affect resultThe Motor Racing Club would decide after practice whether to eliminate the slow S bend from the 2.1-mile Wigram…6 Feb 1954Wigram motor race today: distinguished list of entrantsThe biggest motor race in South Island history: the 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy with Wharton (B.R.M.), Whitehead…6 Feb 1954P. Whitehead wins Lady Wigram car race in FerrariPeter Whitehead (Ferrari) won the 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram from Tony Gaze (H.W.M.), while Ken Wharton's…8 Feb 1954Wigram car race to P. WhiteheadPeter Whitehead, English woolbroker and farmer, won the fastest car race ever run in the South Island, the 48-lap,…13 Feb 1954Overseas drivers prove: racing drivers provide many thrills at WigramStar-Sun sports commentary on the 1954 Lady Wigram Trophy: the overseas drivers (Whitehead, Gaze, Wharton) gave the…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…28 Oct 1955Third N.Z. Grand Prix: British drivers to competeEntries for the third NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore on 7 January 1956 include Stirling Moss (Maserati), Reg Parnell…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…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…18 Jan 1956Delay in shipment of cars for Wigram raceShipping delays on the Navua, which reached Lyttelton at 12.30 p.m.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 1956Steady race by Wigram leadersThe 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram on Saturday 21 January 1956 was dominated by the two red Ferraris of Peter…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…5 Jan 1957Wigram Trophy car race: entries for event on January 26Entries for the third international Lady Wigram Trophy, Redex sports race, open car race and saloon race on 26 January…19 Jan 1957Keen competition in Wigram TrophyAt least twenty-five cars would face the starter in the 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy, expected to be another Ferrari…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…26 Jan 1957Lady Wigram Trophy race to-dayPhotographs of the start of the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy: Peter Whitehead leading Ron Roycroft, and Reg Parnell leading…26 Jan 1957Syd Jensen and Ron RoycroftSyd Jensen preparing his Cooper with his pit crew, and Ron Roycroft cornering his Ferrari on his way to third in the…26 Jan 1957Peter Whitehead winner of Lady Wigram Trophy for third timePeter Whitehead won the 150-mile, 71-lap 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy in his Super Squalo Ferrari, his third successive…28 Jan 1957P. Whitehead's third win in Wigram motor classicPeter Whitehead won the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy in 1hr 50min 8sec, two minutes slower than 1956, the first driver to…28 Jan 1957The smile of victoryPhotographs of Peter Whitehead after his third successive Lady Wigram Trophy win on 26 January 1957, the start with…28 Jan 1957Parnell, Gould and the start at WigramPhotographs from the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy: Parnell leading Roycroft and Whitehead, Horace Gould exhausted after 51…31 Jan 1957No suspicion of team driving in Lady Wigram raceAn analysis of whether Reg Parnell and Peter Whitehead used team tactics in the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy.7 May 1957Permission given for car racingPermission was granted for the Motor Racing Club's car and motor-cycle meeting on a 4.2-mile Southbridge circuit on…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…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…22 Jan 1958Evenly-matched entries for Wigram on SaturdayFive overseas drivers (Brabham, Scott-Brown, Lewis-Evans, Gibson and Glass) and 28 entries made the fourth Lady Wigram…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 1958Fourth international race at Wigram todayA race-day preview noting the three-year overseas monopoly of the Lady Wigram Trophy could end, with Lewis-Evans…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 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…29 Jan 1958Overseas drivers for TeretongaLeading overseas and New Zealand drivers were to compete in the car races at Teretonga Park, Invercargill, on the…Mar 1958Sporting notebook: Roycroft's new Jaguar SpecialNZ beach racing champion Ron Roycroft was expected to defend his title at Pines Beach on July 20 with his new Jaguar…Mar 1958N.Z. beach title: R. J. Roycroft may competeR. J. Roycroft of Auckland, who won the title at Oreti Beach, Southland, was expected to defend it at Pines Beach on…Mar 1958Beach motor race title on July 31Ron Roycroft was expected at the NZ beach race championship at Pines Beach (the clipping gives the date as Sunday July…15 Jul 1958Roycroft hardest to beat in beach race championshipAuckland driver Ron Roycroft with his new Jaguar Special was seen as the hardest man to beat in the 30-mile NZ beach…15 Jul 1958Nineteen cars in N.Z. beach raceNineteen starters were expected in the 30-mile NZ championship beach race at Pines Beach, including Ron Roycroft in a…15 Jul 1958Rutherford's easy beach title winOnly twelve cars started the 30-mile NZ beach championship at Pines Beach because 1957 champion Ron Roycroft did not…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…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…19 Dec 1958Notable absentees from Wigram entriesTwenty-two New Zealand drivers entered the January 24, 1959 Lady Wigram International Trophy by the December 20…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 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,…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…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…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…20 Jan 1960Coopers dominate Trophy race fieldTwenty-eight entries, five from overseas, were received for the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy, with seven Coopers plus three…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 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 1960Brabham wins Lady Wigram Trophy; brilliant race by McLaren in borrowed carIn one of the easiest wins of his career, world champion Jack Brabham took the sixth Lady Wigram Trophy in 1hr 40min…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.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…18 Jan 1966Wigram fastest course: previous winnersHistory of Wigram racing: the Canterbury Car Club ran NZ's first long-distance race in 1949 before the Motor Racing…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…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…27 Jan 1979Threat to Fabi in time trialsDave McMillan threw a surprise into the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy time trials, fastest in the first session with 71.9…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…24 Jan 1979Twenty-five riders in 'big gun' bike raceTwenty-five riders entered the 1979 Wigram 'big gun' motor-cycle race, with top riders including Stuart Avant, John…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…14 Dec 1988Vintage racer leaves N.Z.The historic P3 Alfa Romeo, which won the Lady Wigram Trophy in 1951, 1952 and 1953, left New Zealand to be sold at a…24 Jan 1990The trophy winnersTable of Lady Wigram Trophy race winners and their cars from 1949 to 1989; there was no race in 1955.Jul 1997FeatureHistorical extract and photos from the 1953 Lady Wigram Trophy: Ron Roycroft won the 50-mile race at RNZAF Station…10 Aug 2000Motor-racing greatObituary of Ron Roycroft, New Zealand motor-racing great, who died in May 2000 aged 82.18 Nov 2000L. Moore's Alfa Romeo first to finish in 100 miles car race at WigramOld newspaper cuttings on the Motor Racing Club's 100-mile car race for 500 pounds and the Lady Wigram Trophy at…

From the reports

• 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)
• In the 1949 Wigram race Roycroft's Austin 7 touched Green's Wolseley in the bend at the top of the straight at near 100 mph. (26 Feb 1949)
• Ron Roycroft won the 150-mile Mairehau road race in January 1953 at an average of 66mph in his Alfa Romeo. (14 Feb 1953)
• Ron Roycroft won the 1953 Lady Wigram Trophy in 38min 42sec, lapping at about 80mph. (28 Feb 1953)
• Ron Roycroft's Alfa Romeo P3 monoposto won the Lady Wigram Trophy in 1953 after previous wins in the car by Les Moore. (28 Feb 1953)
• Roycroft's Alfa Romeo twice equalled the Wigram lap record of 81mph in the 1953 Lady Wigram Trophy. (11 Mar 1953)
• Roycroft averaged 78.8mph in the 1953 Lady Wigram Trophy. (29 Jan 1954)
• Roycroft's Alfa Romeo had won the Lady Wigram Trophy three times in succession by 1954. (6 Feb 1954)
• Ron Roycroft was listed from Glenmurray, Auckland. (6 Feb 1954)
• In 1951 Les Moore won the Lady Wigram Trophy in torrential rain with a 2.9-litre Grand Prix Alfa Romeo, ahead of R. J. Roycroft in an XK120 Jaguar. (1 Aug 1953)
• Roycroft had raced at Wigram every year since the first Lady Wigram race in 1949. (19 Jan 1957)

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