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Steve Emson

Driver · 1977 · from Auckland
1results
P9best finish
1:14.8best Wigram lap (1977)
9clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
30 Jan 1977Wigram 1977Lady Wigram Trophy (Peter Stuyvesant series round 5)9Modus22 laps31 Jan 1977, 31 Jan 1977

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
30 Jan 1977WigramModus M41:14.8qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · first single-seater driveclipping

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In the clippings (9)

Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting 1977, fifth and final roundAdvertisement and programme for the 1977 Wigram meeting on Sunday 30 January, final round of the Peter Stuyvesant…Fast airfield track will suit P.D.L. MustangJohn Fridd previews the Shellsport and Australia v New Zealand saloon races at Wigram, where the new P.D.L.Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting 1977, fifth and final roundAdvertisement and programme for the 1977 Wigram meeting on Sunday 30 January, final round of the Peter Stuyvesant…Flying without a wing?Russell Jones reports Keke Rosberg, already series winner, may gamble on running without a rear wing at Wigram to…Rosberg wins pole spotKeke Rosberg (Chevron B34) qualified fastest for the Lady Wigram Trophy with a lap of 71.2 sec (179.017 km/h, 111.236…Gloy wins at Wigram but Rosberg still fastest in seriesTom Gloy (Tui) won the 44-lap, 160 km Lady Wigram Trophy, last round of the 1977 Stuyvesant series, after Keke…Puncture costs Rosberg Lady Wigram TrophyStephen Stuart reports that Keke Rosberg, from pole, led out but a slow puncture in the right front tyre of his…Watch out for motor racing whizz kid Steve EmsonProfile of 20-year-old Aucklander Steve Emson, who finished ninth of 17 starters in his first single-seater race at…Stepping stone to better thingsPiece on the Formula Pacific series as a stepping stone for overseas drivers, noting that Keke Rosberg did not come…

From the reports

  • Emson and Crowe won a race each in the 0-1300cc class at Teretonga in 1977. (12 Jan 1977)
  • Steve Emson, just turned 20, made his first single-seater drive in the 1977 Lady Wigram Trophy practice. (29 Jan 1977)
  • Steve Emson, aged 20, made his Formula Pacific race debut at Wigram in 1977 and finished ninth. (31 Jan 1977)
  • Steve Emson made his first Formula Pacific drive at the 1977 Lady Wigram Trophy, finishing ninth. (31 Jan 1977)
  • Steve Emson won 11 of 16 races in the 1974-75 Castrol GTX series in a Fiat 128. (1 Feb 1977)
  • Emson earned $400 for ninth place in the 1977 Lady Wigram Trophy. (1 Feb 1977)

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