Teo Fabi

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In the clippings (15)

27 Jan 1979Threat to Fabi in time trialsDave McMillan threw a surprise into the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy time trials, fastest in the first session with 71.9…24 Jan 1979Fabi looks like winning seriesProfiles of the main Formula Pacific contenders before the 1979 Wigram round.25 Jan 1979Sunday marks 30 years of racing at WigramPreview of the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, the final two heats of the Formula Pacific series, with Teo Fabi…25 Jan 1979Lady Wigram Trophy race, final round 1979 Formula Pacific international seriesAdvert and programme for the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Station Wigram on 27-28 January, listing…27 Jan 1979Fabi keen to clinch series with 2 winsTeo Fabi planned to win both heats of the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy to clinch the Formula Pacific series, but was far…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 1979Fabi wins series but McMillan Wigram starTeo Fabi wrapped up the 1979 NZ Formula Pacific series with two second places at Wigram, but Aucklander Dave McMillan…29 Jan 1979Hulme shows fine styleIn the Formula One demonstration at the 1979 Lady Wigram meeting, Denny Hulme showed he had lost none of his skill in…29 Jan 1979PhotoPhotos from the 1979 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: Dave McMillan elated after winning both heats, the podium trio of…29 Jan 1979Speedsters at WigramPhoto page: Dave McMillan was the star at Wigram, though Italian Teo Fabi wrapped up the 1979 NZ Formula Pacific series.29 Jan 1979McMillan steals the show but Fabi takes seriesDave McMillan, a 32-year-old Pan Am sales representative from Auckland, won both heats of the 30th Lady Wigram Trophy…23 Jan 1980NZ driver in March teamThe works March team from England entered New Zealander Mike Thackwell (18, tipped as a future world champion) and…14 Sep 1980Axe falls on the Wigram racesThe Lady Wigram Trophy, scheduled for January 24-25 as a Pacific basin series round, was cancelled for the 1980-81…21 Jan 1981The drivers who never look backFeature on the 1981 Lady Wigram meeting, which was nearly cancelled due to lack of entries and money but was now…21 Jul 1993Indycar driver shows his classCanadian Paul Tracy, who raced at Wigram in 1988 as a 19-year-old and finished second to Dean Hall, won his second…

From the reports

• Fabi had been on pole for every race of the 1979 series before Wigram. (27 Jan 1979)
• Before the 1979 Wigram round, Teo Fabi led the Formula Pacific series on 128 points with two of ten races to go. (24 Jan 1979)
• Before the 1979 Wigram final, Fabi had 128 points, Riley 124 and Perkins 116. (25 Jan 1979)
• Fabi's March 78/79 had ground-effect side skirts that gave better high-speed stability and top speed; Perkins' March 77B lacked them. (25 Jan 1979)
• Fabi's motor was down on power at Teretonga the week before and he collided with Perkins in the second heat, losing two laps for a new nose-cone. (25 Jan 1979)
• Fabi was 1970 Italian junior ski champion, won the European karting championship in 1976, and in 1978 won three F3 rounds (Zolder, Dijon, Vallelunga) and finished fourth in the European F3 championship. (25 Jan 1979)
• Fabi, 23, from Milan, was studying aeronautical design; if the 1979 meeting lost money there would probably never be another Wigram race. (25 Jan 1979)
• Fabi had won six of the eight heats of the 1979 series before Wigram; Fabi 128 points, Riley 124, Perkins 116, Elgh 90, Jeff Wood 82, John Smith 82. (27 Jan 1979)
• Formula Pacific entries for the 1979 Wigram final included Fabi, Perkins, Riley, Elgh, Jeff Wood, John Smith, Howard Wood, Ken Smith, Norm Lankshear, Steve Millen, Grant Campbell, Hugh Owen, Ross Stone and Dave McMillan. (27 Jan 1979)
• Teo Fabi won the 1979 New Zealand Formula Pacific series with two second places at Wigram; Riley was second, 10 points behind, with Perkins 22 behind Riley. (29 Jan 1979)
• Larry Perkins retired in heat two with a bent nose-cone after contact with Fabi, losing any chance of winning the series. (29 Jan 1979)
• Final 1979 Formula Pacific series points: Fabi 164, Riley 154, Perkins 132, Elgh and McMillan 108, Wood 98, John Smith 90, Millen 64. (29 Jan 1979)

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