Ronnie Moore

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19 Jan 1952High speeds at motor racingAt the Motor Racing Club's grass track meeting at Loburn, Hec Green's R.A.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…22 Feb 1952Car races at Wigram: big entry of fast cars, tomorrow's eventsThe Motor Racing Club's 1952 Wigram race attracts one of the best entries yet, run as two 10-car 25-mile heats and a…23 Feb 1952Lap record at Wigram car race todayBob Gibbons of Wellington, in a 1000cc Cooper, easily won the first 25-mile heat of the Lady Wigram Trophy from…23 Feb 1952Les Moore has second big motor race winLes Moore won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy final in his Grand Prix Alfa Romeo before 14,000 to 15,000 spectators,…25 Feb 1952Car racing at WigramPhotos of Les Moore driving the Alfa Romeo that won the Lady Wigram Trophy, with his wife, daughter and son Ronnie,…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…1 Mar 1952PhotoRonnie Moore and C. Ransley stand by their cars after the accident in the Lady Wigram Trophy race; Bob Gibbons's…5 Mar 1952Gruelling car race at Wigram delights huge crowd with speed, thrills and spillsPhoto spread of the 1952 Lady Wigram Trophy: Les Moore averaging 78.04 mph for 50 miles in 39min 2.8sec before 14,000…5 Apr 1952Racing cars use grass course in Hororata eventsAbout 4500 watched the Motor Racing Club's handicap races on Hororata Racecourse.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…27 Nov 1954H. Green breaks Car Club recordHec Green cut the Rakaia track record from 32.05sec to 30.2sec at the Rakaia Car Club meeting; the track was a shade…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…19 Nov 1955Famous drivers enter for N.Z. motor racesPreview of the third NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore on 7 January 1956, with 42 entries including Stirling Moss (his own…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…21 Dec 1955Motor-racing at Wigram: six more entries confirmedSix more entries were confirmed for the Lady Wigram International Trophy race, including Zambucka, Jensen, R.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 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…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…23 Jan 1957English drivers test cars on Wigram trackThe Super Squalo Ferraris of Parnell and Whitehead and Gould's 250F Maserati were tested on the back straight, Gould…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…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…23 Jan 1980Historic racing cars to contest six-lap race at WigramA preview of the historic racing car event at the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, a six-lap race for old racing…

From the reports

• The Kieft racing cars of Les and Ronnie Moore were seen in action for the first time in New Zealand at the Loburn meeting in January 1952. (19 Jan 1952)
• Hec Green has a first and a fourth in the first three Wigram races; Les Moore won in 1951. (16 Feb 1952)
• Les Moore's Alfa Romeo was once capable of 160 mph. (16 Feb 1952)
• Moore's 1952 average of 76.79 mph compared with 69.5 mph in 1951. (25 Feb 1952)
• Les Moore won the Lady Wigram Trophy in 1951 and 1952; his 1952 average lap speed beat the 1950 Coglan lap record by 2 1/3 seconds. (25 Feb 1952)
• Les Moore completed the 1952 Lady Wigram Trophy 50 miles in 39min 2.8sec. (5 Mar 1952)
• Les Moore won the Lady Wigram Trophy in 1951 and 1952. (19 Nov 1955)
• Les Moore won the wet 1951 race four minutes clear of the second car at 69.4 mph. (24 Nov 1955)
• After heavy retirements in 1950 and 1951 the race distance was cut to 50 miles in 1952; Moore won at 77.8 mph. (24 Nov 1955)
• Entries for the 1957 Redex sports race included E. A. Kennard (Austin Healey), R. Moore (Cooper Climax), R. A. Gibbons (Jaguar D-Type Special) and P. W. Pinkney (Jaguar XK140). (5 Jan 1957)
• Peter Whitehead's 1957 win (after 1954 and 1956) made him the only driver to win the Lady Wigram Trophy three times in succession; previously he shared the two-win record with Les Moore (1951 and 1952). (28 Jan 1957)

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