Ted Prappas

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18 Jan 1986American set for pole spotCalifornia's Ted Prappas set the fastest time in the first Formula Pacific practice session at Wigram before the 1986…15 Jan 1986Promise of closest races for some timePreview of the 1986 Phillip Mills Luxury Cars Lady Wigram Trophy, which returns to a one-race format: a 30-lap trophy…16 Jan 1986Race ace cashed in on crashProfile of Californian Ted Prappas, in Christchurch for the 1986 Lady Wigram Trophy, who used compensation from a road…16 Jan 1986Race with international recognitionPreview of the 37th running of the Lady Wigram Trophy on Sunday 19 January 1986, first run in 1949.17 Jan 1986Wigram races should be clincherJeff MacPherson, driving a Graham Watson-owned Ralt RT4, looks certain to wrap up the 1986 NZ International Formula…20 Jan 1986American dominates Lady Wigram raceAmerican Jeff MacPherson clinched the 1986 NZ international Formula Pacific series with two victories at Wigram: the…20 Jan 1986MacPherson gets easy Lady Wigram winAmerican Jeff MacPherson won the 30-lap Phillip Mills Luxury Cars Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram in 1986 after also…30 Jan 1987American rivals in the newsJeff MacPherson, who won the 1986 Lady Wigram Trophy, secured a CART drive but crashed and spent a month recovering,…21 Jan 1988Kiwi driver tipped to take top honoursPress advertising feature previewing the Digital Computers Formula Pacific round at the Benson and Hedges meeting at…21 Jan 1988Radisich set for trophy race winJohn Hawkins tips Paul Radisich to win the 1988 Lady Wigram Trophy after four wins in six starts in the Digital…25 Jan 1988American driver sweeps past ailing RadisichAmerican Dean Hall (Swift) passed the ailing Ralt of Paul Radisich on lap 24 to win the 1988 Lady Wigram Trophy for…Feb 1992Has Formula Atlantic run out of track?Lindsay Kerr discusses calls to replace Formula Atlantic as New Zealand's premier racing class, with Formula 3000,…

From the reports

• Ted Prappas started racing at 22 after a road accident settlement paid for the British School of Motor Racing; he won half of his 70 school races. (16 Jan 1986)
• In January 1986 Prappas was third in the NZ Formula Pacific series standings, and could only catch leader Jeff MacPherson if MacPherson failed to score in both Wigram races. (16 Jan 1986)
• Pacific cars run wider wheels, bigger brakes and about 20 to 30 more horsepower than Super Vees, Prappas said. (16 Jan 1986)
• Progress points before Wigram 1986: Prappas 22, Radisich 20, Cary Bren 12, Smith 11, Riley 6, Creasy, Steve Bren, McMillan and Haskett 2. (17 Jan 1986)
• The Lady Wigram Trophy field in 1986 was depleted by early retirements: Creasy and Crawford failed to start, Steve Bren stopped with a fuel pump problem and Prappas had distributor trouble. (20 Jan 1986)
• Ted Prappas pulled out of the 1988 preliminary on lap one with suspension damage after clipping a course marker. (25 Jan 1988)

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