Syd Jensen

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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…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…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…26 Jan 1956British motor racing stars' fine exhibitionsAn editorial-style review of the 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy, praising Peter Whitehead's repeat win over Tony Gaze and the…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 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 1957Peter Whitehead wins Lady Wigram Trophy race againWhitehead averaged better than 81 mph in the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy, taking the lead after eight laps and winning…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 1959Fifth International Lady Wigram Trophy race, Saturday January 24Motor Racing Club programme advertisement for the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF Station Wigram:…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 entriesEntry list for the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy, a race of 150.236 miles, with 35 entries including Flockhart (BRM),…22 Jan 1959Overseas drivers do not have it all their way nowProfile of Bruce McLaren, the Auckland teenager-turned-world-class driver who overcame a childhood bone disease…23 Jan 1959Wigram Trophy: an open contestThe best field ever lined up for the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy: five or six entrants could win.24 Jan 1959Desperate duel won by FlockhartRon Flockhart's BRM won the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy, setting a new race record (about 89 mph, 1hr 41min…24 Jan 1959Flockhart on job at startLap-by-lap account of the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: Flockhart took pole in the BRM with Brabham, McLaren and Ross…24 Jan 1959Flockhart sets new Wigram lap recordIn practice on the evening before the race, Ron Flockhart (BRM) set a new Wigram lap record of 1min 21.6sec, about…26 Jan 1959Lady Wigram Trophy race to Flockhart in BRMRon Flockhart (BRM) won the fifth Lady Wigram Trophy at an average of about 89 mph, 2.7sec ahead of Jack Brabham's…26 Jan 1959R. Flockhart wins Wigram Trophy: fast time and thrilling finishFor the fifth year in five races a British driver won the Lady Wigram Trophy: Ron Flockhart's BRM beat Jack Brabham's…27 Jan 1959Sporting notebook: British cars supreme, but Wigram speeds too variedThe columnist notes that the BRM and Cooper-Climaxes took the first four places in the Lady Wigram Trophy, with…31 Jan 1959Additional Lady Wigram awardsPeter Greenslade's informal awards after the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: brilliance to Syd Jensen (1500cc Cooper-Climax…20 Oct 1959Talent aplenty in overseas entries for Wigram TrophyOverseas entries for the January 23, 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy had been signed: Reventlow and Daigh in Scarabs, David…20 Jan 1960Sid Jensen Lady Wigram race entrantNorth Island Cooper-Climax driver Sid Jensen was a late entry for the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy, using the 1960cc engine…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 1960Results of car races at WigramResults of the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, January 23, 1960: Jack Brabham won the trophy from David Piper and Ian…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.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…25 Jan 1960Results: Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, 23 January 1960Full results of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: the 150-mile trophy, the Motor Racing Club Trophy scratch race,…25 Jan 196030,000 see Brabham's Wigram winA crowd of almost 30,000 watched Jack Brabham win the sixth Lady Wigram Trophy easily in a works Cooper-Climax from…25 Jan 1960Wigram trophy organisation improvementSporting Notebook column: the Motor Racing Club ran the 1960 Lady Wigram meeting right to time after the previous…14 Oct 1960N.Z. champion driver racing this seasonThe 1959-60 NZ champion Syd Jensen of Palmerston North told the Motor Racing Club he would race in South Island…26 Nov 1960Star line-up should mean fast Wigram Trophy racePeter Greenslade says the Motor Racing Club outbid Australian promoters at Warwick Farm to land seven top overseas…17 Jan 1961Records should topple in big Wigram raceWith seven top drivers entered, including Brabham, McLaren and Moss, records are expected to fall at the January 21,…17 Jan 1961Seventh International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceMotor Racing Club advertisement for the seventh international 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF Station Wigram on…17 Jan 1961New Zealand producing many promising driversProfile of the New Zealand drivers expected at the January 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy: Pat Hoare (Ferrari, runner-up in…27 Jan 1961Wigram sorted out men from the boysPeter Greenslade explains how Brabham won the 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy by leading from the start on a lake-like…14 Jan 1964Wigram plays big role in motor sportFeature on the Motor Racing Club's success since its founding more than ten years earlier in producing an…17 Dec 1965Jim Clark to defend Wigram TrophyEntries for the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy had not yet closed but a first-class field was assured for the 100-mile race…18 Jan 1966This should be the most keenly contested battlePreview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy arguing that the entry makes it the most keenly contested in the event's…18 Jan 1966Can Clark complete Wigram 'double'?Technical preview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy following the Grand Prix start-line debacle in which Clark stripped…20 Jan 1966Jensen may be starter at WigramFormer NZ champion Syd Jensen of Palmerston North was to contest the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy in his newly acquired 2.5…21 Jan 1966Stewart sets record in first runIn the first practice session for the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy, BRM driver Jackie Stewart set an unofficial record of…

From the reports

• Jensen finished seventh in the 1956 New Zealand Grand Prix at Ardmore in a Cooper. (17 Jan 1956)
• Syd Jensen made five fuel stops in the 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy, one lasting 54 seconds. (21 Jan 1956)
• Challenge trophy winners at the 1956 Wigram meeting: Wilde Challenge Trophy (1500cc) S. Jensen; Brooklands Challenge Trophy (Motor Racing Club member) and Motor Assemblies Challenge Cup (New Zealand-built car) F. Shuter; Kennett Challenge Trophy (first New Zealand driver) S. H. Jensen. (23 Jan 1956)
• Winners of the 1956 trophies: Wilde Challenge Trophy (to 1500cc) S. H. Jensen; Brooklands Challenge Trophy and Motor Assemblies Challenge Cup (NZ-built car) F. Shuter; Kennett Challenge Trophy (first New Zealander) S. H. Jensen. (23 Jan 1956)
• Roycroft took pole for the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy with an 87.56 mph practice lap, with Whitehead, Parnell and Brabham alongside and Gibbons, Syd Jensen and Gould on the second row. (26 Jan 1957)
• Class winners in the 1957 sports car race: up to 1500cc Brabham, up to 3000cc R. Jensen, unlimited Gibbons. (26 Jan 1957)
• Syd Jensen finished seventh in the 1959 NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore in a 1500cc Cooper-Climax. (17 Jan 1959)
• Only McLaren (69 laps) and Syd Jensen (68 laps) were still running with the leaders at the end of the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy; 21 of 30 starters finished. (24 Jan 1959)
• Ross Jensen retired his El Salvador Maserati after four laps with transmission trouble. (24 Jan 1959)
• The 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy field of thirty cars started in eight rows; the front row was Flockhart (BRM), Brabham, McLaren and Ross Jensen. (24 Jan 1959)
• Syd Jensen's 1500cc Cooper-Climax lapped in 1min 27.8sec in the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy, 0.3sec off the 1958 record. (27 Jan 1959)
• Syd Jensen won the 1959-60 NZ road racing Gold Star a point ahead of Pat Hoare; his wins included the Dunedin road race and the Ohakea Trophy. (14 Oct 1960)

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