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Sam Posey

Driver · 1973 · from USA
1results
1:07.6best Wigram lap (1973)
13clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
20 Jan 1973Wigram 1973Lady Wigram TrophyDNFSurtees TS11B several pit stops then retired22 Jan 1973

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
19 Jan 1973WigramSurtees TS11B1:08.0practice · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping
19 Jan 1973WigramSurtees TS11B1:07.6qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · improved from 1:08.0clipping

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In the clippings (13)

Wigram a tougher event for McRaeAfter McRae's easy win in the 75-mile Rothmans International at Levin, the Tasman champion faced stronger opposition…McRae close to last year's fastest time at WigramIn the preliminary practice session for the 19th Lady Wigram Trophy, Graham McRae was unofficially timed at 66.9sec in…McRae fastest in qualifying trialsGraham McRae finished Friday's Lady Wigram Trophy qualifying with a lap of 117.969 mph (about 65.0sec) on the…19th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race programmeAdvertised timetable and spectator information for the 19th International Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, round three of…Graham McRae heads list of championsField guide to the 19th Lady Wigram Trophy race.Graeme Lawrence not able to race at Wigram1971 Tasman champion Graeme Lawrence, survivor of the 1972 NZ Grand Prix crash in which Bryan Faloon died, could not…Six nations represented in Wigram classicPreview of the 19th International Lady Wigram Trophy race (47 laps, 100 miles), with drivers from six nations: five…Lady Wigram entriesList of the 20 drivers and cars entered for the 19th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race, with race numbers and a…American team's first visitSam Posey and the Champ Carr team, in New Zealand for the first time, hope to end McRae's two-year Tasman domination.McRae wins third successive Lady Wigram TrophyGraham McRae won his third successive Lady Wigram Trophy from pole, with Max Stewart booting his Lola T330 into Hangar…McRae 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…Wigram races: top stake $14,500The tentative programme for the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on Sunday 19 January 1975 was announced, with a nine-race…Motorsport a passion for man of courageProfile of Chris Williamson, a quadriplegic since a 1971 diving accident, who is a familiar figure in the pits of the…

From the reports

  • Posey came to Wigram in 1973 with spares for a second car and four engines, entered by Champ Carr Inc of California. (16 Jan 1973)
  • The 1973 Lady Wigram Trophy entry listed 20 drivers: Matich No. 1, McRae No. 22, McCormack No. 29, Posey No. 34, Oxton No. 19. (17 Jan 1973)

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