Teddy Pilette

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In the clippings (31)

16 Nov 1970Big overseas entry for Tasman seriesRacing drivers from Britain, France, the United States and Australia, as well as New Zealand, were set to contest the…6 Jan 197117th International Lady Wigram Trophy race: round 3 Tasman championshipAdvertisement listing entrants for the 17th International Lady Wigram Trophy race, round 3 of the 1971 Tasman…12 Jan 1971Extremely fierce competition expected; new lap and race recordsPreview of the 17th Lady Wigram Trophy race, expected to produce new lap and race records and extremely fierce…12 Jan 197117th International Lady Wigram Trophy race: programme and admissionMotor Racing Club advertisement for the 17th International Lady Wigram Trophy race, round three of the 1971 Tasman…13 Jan 1971Best field ever at WigramPreview of the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy, the eighth consecutive Tasman Series, billed as the most evenly matched field…13 Jan 1971Huge sums investedDescribes the enormous cost of the visiting Tasman circus coming to Wigram: each fuel-injected 500bhp Formula A car is…16 Jan 1971Little glamour or romance for racing-drivers' wivesFeature on the wives and girlfriends of drivers at Wigram practice for the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy, who showed…16 Jan 1971McRae sets recordGraham McRae took pole position for the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy with a lap of 1:17.0 (107.53 mph) in his…16 Jan 1971It's McRae: twin recordWellington's Graham McRae won the 17th International Lady Wigram Trophy race from start to finish in his…18 Jan 1971McRae wins, takes lead in Tasman seriesDriving a smooth, polished race, Graham McRae led the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy almost from end to end in his…18 Jan 1971Perry beats Wylie in motor-cyclingAuckland's Geoff Perry (500 Suzuki) came from behind three laps from the finish to beat Christchurch's Dale Wylie in…18 Jan 1971Odds against McRae's engine lasting out seriesAfter winning the Lady Wigram Trophy, Graham McRae led the Tasman series with 22 points, seven ahead of Niel Allen,…15 Jan 1972Lady Wigram race holds vital pointsAhead of the 18th Lady Wigram Trophy the 1972 Tasman points were led by Mike Hailwood (10) with Frank Gardner and…18 Jan 1972Lady Wigram Trophy race prospects bright for biggest speed feast on aerodrome circuitPreview of the 18th Lady Wigram Trophy on Saturday 22 January 1972, expected to be the fastest race run at Wigram as…18 Jan 1972Saturday at the RNZAF Station, Wigram: 18th international Lady Wigram Trophy raceAdvertisement and programme timetable for the 1972 Lady Wigram meeting: 11.00 Formula Libre and Formula Ford, 11.30…19 Jan 1972Wigram 'race of champions'Preview of the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy, where any of five drivers (Gardner, McRae, Hobbs, Hailwood, Matich) had a good…22 Jan 1972McRae fastest, others close behind himIn 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy qualifying, defending champion Graham McRae lapped the shortened 2.13-mile circuit in…22 Jan 1972McRae wins Lady Wigram Trophy with apparent easeWellington's Graham McRae won the 18th International Lady Wigram Trophy race in his Leda GM1 at an average of 112.93…23 Jan 1972Kisses and champagne: McRae's trophy driveBehind McRae's faultless 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy win lay overnight drama: a cracked cylinder head found after…24 Jan 1972McRae has decisive win in Wigram grand prixDefending Tasman champion Graeme McRae won the 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy in his Leda GM1 by almost a lap from Mike…24 Jan 1972Racing car drivers sample jet boatsAfter the Lady Wigram Trophy, five overseas drivers and their mechanics went jet boating on the Waimakariri River,…17 Jan 1974Aerodynamics vitalTechnical feature on racing-car bodywork design: designers use the track as a wind tunnel with pitot tubes and…17 Jan 1974Race prospectsPreview of the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram, the third round of the Peter Stuyvesant $100,000 series and…17 Jan 1974F5000 comes of ageReview of Formula 5000's 1973 European success, when Belgian Teddy Pilette won the title in a Chevron B24 with 136…19 Jan 1974New Zealand Grand Prix 1974 at Wigram: programmeAdvertisement and programme for round three of the Peter Stuyvesant $100,000 series, the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix…18 Jan 1974McRae needs 120 mph lap for pole positionDrivers wanting pole or front row for the 1974 NZ Grand Prix at Wigram would need a flying lap of about 120 mph in…19 Jan 1974McRae fastest again in trialsFive drivers broke 120 mph in Saturday's qualifying trials for the 1974 NZ Grand Prix, headed by triple Tasman…21 Jan 1974G.P. to McCormack after eight cars excludedJohn McCormack (Elfin Repco) won the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram at a record average of more than 115 mph,…21 Jan 1974McCormack wins his second NZ Grand PrixJohn McCormack (Australia) won the 100-mile New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram in his three-year-old Elfin MR5 Repco V8,…22 Jan 1974Wigram resultsFull results of the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram, won by John McCormack (Elfin…26 Jan 1974McRae needs win to be in running for Tasman seriesLooking back on the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram, Greenslade describes how John McCormack (Elfin MR5 Repco)…

From the reports

• McRae's Chevrolet engine had dropped a valve in practice for Pukekohe and was only reinstalled on Thursday; he also used an engine lent by Teddy Pilette. (16 Jan 1971)
• After the Lady Wigram Trophy 1971 the Tasman points were: McRae 22, Allen 15, Matich 12, Amon 6, Lawrence 5, Eyerly 4, Cannon 4, Oxton 3, Pilette 1. (18 Jan 1971)
• After the 1972 Wigram race the Tasman points were: McRae 18, Hailwood 16, Gardner 9, Bartlett 7, Matich 6, Stewart 5, Hobbs 4, Pilette 3, Oxton 3, Noyes 3. (22 Jan 1972)
• Several drivers suffered punctures and tyre wear in the 1974 Wigram Grand Prix, including Gethin and Pilette. (21 Jan 1974)
• After the three Stuyvesant rounds, Pilette had nine points, Oxton seven, and Stewart six. (21 Jan 1974)
• Stuyvesant $100,000 series points after three rounds (five races to go) in January 1974: Gethin 16, McCormack 15, J. Walker 9, Pilette 9, Oxton 7, McCully 6, Stewart 6, Brown 2, K. Smith 2, G. Pedersen 2, G. Lawrence 1. (22 Jan 1974)

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