Tim Mayer

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11 Jul 1963First American driver to contest the Trophy raceProfile of 25-year-old Timothy Andrew Mayer of Dalton, Pennsylvania, the first American to contest the Lady Wigram…14 Jan 1964A message from the PresidentMotor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer previews the tenth Lady Wigram Trophy: Bruce McLaren, Denis Hulme and Chris…14 Jan 1964The Motor Racing Club presents its 10th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceAdvertisement and timetable for the 10th International Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Station Wigram on Saturday…14 Jan 1964100 miles of speed and thrills at Wigram: tenth Trophy race will be very closePreview of the tenth Lady Wigram Trophy on 18 January 1964, tipped to be the closest and most exciting yet, with at…14 Jan 1964Lady Wigram Trophy Race 1964 programmeProgramme for the tenth international Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, 18 January 1964, presented by the Motor Racing Club:…14 Jan 1964Entries for the Lady Wigram Trophy race meetingEntry lists for the 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, covering the Trophy race heats, the Motor Racing Club…14 Jan 1964Excellent racing likelyPreview of the tenth Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.14 Jan 1964President's messageMotor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer said it was a matter of pride that three of the six overseas entries in the…14 Jan 1964The men at the wheelProfiles of the leading contenders for the 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy: Jack Brabham, Bruce McLaren, Tim Mayer, John Youl,…14 Jan 1964Formula One Brabham: fastest cars yetPreview of the fastest field yet assembled for a Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.15 Jan 1964Mrs Bruce McLaren has also had race-track successesWomen's page profile of Patricia McLaren, Christchurch-born wife of Bruce McLaren (just winner of the NZ Grand Prix at…16 Jan 1964Ah! That aroma!American driver Tim Mayer savours a cigar presented by Mayor George Manning at a welcome for visiting drivers ahead of…16 Jan 1964Makes, not drivers, may decide raceThe 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy may become a battle between makes rather than individual drivers: Brabham's team…17 Jan 1964Hulme pleased with loop at Wigram but McLaren notDrivers' views of the new 2.3-mile circuit with a loop beyond the control tower bend were mixed at the first Lady…17 Jan 1964Hulme and Brabham take early heats for Wigram Trophy raceThe Repco-Brabham-Climaxes of Jack Brabham and Denis Hulme won the two 25.3-mile preliminary heats for the 1964 Lady…18 Jan 1964McLaren hot on Brabham's tail: grid positionsStarting grid for the 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy final: Brabham, McLaren, Hulme and Youl on the front row, then Palmer,…18 Jan 1964McLaren Wigram doubleBruce McLaren won his second consecutive Lady Wigram Trophy on the 2.3-mile circuit, driving the lightweight…18 Jan 1964Speed and thrills at WigramPhotos of the 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy: the start, McLaren at speed, Brabham leading McLaren and Hulme, Shelly sliding…20 Jan 1964Race to McLaren: Lady Wigram TrophyBruce McLaren won his second Lady Wigram Trophy on the 2.3-mile circuit, covering the 101.2 miles (44 laps) in 65min…20 Jan 1964Bruce McLaren wins exciting Lady Wigram Trophy raceMcLaren won one of the closest Lady Wigram Trophy races, his second in succession, at an average of 93.1 mph.23 Jan 1964McLaren 3 points ahead of HulmeAhead of the Teretonga Park round of the Tasman Championship on 25 January 1964, Bruce McLaren led the eight-race…

From the reports

• Before 1964 no American driver had ever contested the Lady Wigram Trophy; Tim Mayer was the first. (11 Jul 1963)
• Tim Mayer won seven national races in a row in a Formula Junior Cooper while a US Army corporal, and took the American formula junior championship. (11 Jul 1963)
• Mayer started the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen in an old four-cylinder Cooper, but gearbox trouble ruined his race. (11 Jul 1963)
• The two lightweight Cooper-Climaxes for Mayer and McLaren were built by the Cooper Car Company for Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd. (11 Jul 1963)
• Tim Mayer set a new lap record at each circuit while winning seven national Formula Junior races in a row in 1962. (14 Jan 1964)
• After the New Zealand races the Mayers planned to race in Australia, return to the United States and then race in France, Italy, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium and Holland. (15 Jan 1964)
• McLaren won the 1964 NZ Grand Prix with Tim Mayer third. (16 Jan 1964)
• In 1964 McLaren and Mayer raced as the official Cooper works team; Brabham's car had been repaired after his crash in the NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe the previous Saturday. (17 Jan 1964)
• Tim Mayer spun on lap one of heat one, struck a post and was out of contention; his mechanics repaired the car for the main race. (17 Jan 1964)
• Tim Mayer was forced out of his heat and started at the back of the grid in the 1964 Trophy, recovering to eighth. (18 Jan 1964)
• Grid positions for the 1964 Trophy were decided by two heats of 25 miles each in the morning; Tim Mayer spun in heat one, damaging front suspension, and retired. (20 Jan 1964)

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