Sybil Lupp

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13 Nov 1948Sixteen cars enter for road raceSixteen entries had been received for the 100-mile NZ Road Racing Championship to be held on a three-mile circuit in…29 Jan 1949Car being built in cityProfile of more entries for the February 1949 road race.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…25 Feb 1949Only woman in tomorrow's big racePhoto of Mrs S. Lupp of Otago, the only woman among the twenty-two entries in the 100-mile New Zealand Road Racing…26 Feb 1949N.Z. championship event: motor car racingCompetitors in the New Zealand championship road race were timed over a flying lap of the 2.1-mile Wigram course the…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…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 1949Some of the competitorsPhoto of the cars getting away at the start of the 105-mile road racing championship at Wigram; winner Proctor's…9 Mar 1949First New Zealand motor car road racing championship held at ChristchurchPhoto spread of the first NZ road racing championship at Wigram: winner M.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: Australian entriesEntries from Australia include Gary Coglan of Sydney with a supercharged TC MG and P.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…10 Feb 1950National car road race: new supercharger to be usedMrs S. Lupp of Dunedin, the only woman entrant, will drive her TC MG with a Shorrock belt-driven supercharger at the…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…27 Feb 1950Results of the New Zealand championship road race at WigramFinal results of the 1950 NZ championship road race (105 miles) won by H.8 Mar 1950Over 13,000 spectators enjoy Dominion championship car road racePhoto spread of the 1950 NZ championship road race at Wigram, won by H.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…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…25 Feb 1952Car race placings officially madeThe Motor Racing Club committee confirmed the placings in the Lady Wigram Trophy: Moore, Sulman, Shuter, Logan, Wild,…16 Jan 1973Veteran of track to lead MGsBefore the 19th Lady Wigram Trophy race, members of the MG Car Club's MGT Register will lead the field round 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…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 1979Wigram spectacular: that once-a-year dayProgramme preview for the 30th anniversary Lady Wigram Trophy race on 28 January 1979: Escort Sport, motor-cycle…29 Jan 1979Wigram race in jeopardyThe future of the Lady Wigram Trophy was in the balance after poor support for the thirtieth race on 28 January 1979,…29 Jan 1979Sybil, 66, laps up fast carsProfile of Mrs Sybil Archer (still using the name Sybil Lupp), who drove five laps in an MG TF in the 1979 nostalgia…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…17 Jan 1986Racing hopes revivedChristchurch model-agency director Maree Pannell will race a $13,000 Datsun 240Z in the first national-level women's…17 Jan 1986Start of new era in motor racing?Women drivers will race for the first time at a national level in New Zealand in the new Quinn's Fashion Cup at the…

From the reports

• Seven T-type MGs were entered in the February 1949 Wigram NZ championship race; all cars had pre-war engines except Mrs Lupp's 1948 TC MG. (22 Feb 1949)
• Mrs S. Lupp of Otago was the only woman among the 22 entries in the first Wigram 100-mile road race in February 1949. (25 Feb 1949)
• Mrs Lupp's Shorrock supercharger gave about 94 bhp from the small TC MG engine in 1950. (10 Feb 1950)
• The 1950 Wigram course was 2.116 miles; Sybil Lupp's supercharged MG TC lapped it in 1:47 at 71.19 mph. (16 Jan 1973)
• Sybil Lupp's blown MG TC lapped the 2.116-mile Wigram course in 1:47 at 71.19 mph in the 1950 trophy race. (17 Jan 1973)
• Sybil Lupp was the only woman in the first Wigram race in 1949 and finished fifth; she finished second the following year and seventh in 1951. (29 Jan 1979)

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