Tom Sulman

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6 Mar 1951Australian motor-racing lacks friendly N.Z. spiritVeteran Sydney driver Tom Sulman, 51, and Ken Tubman arrived in Christchurch to compete in the big Wigram race at the…6 Mar 1951Australian racing motorist: competitor in 100-mile raceThomas Sulman, 53, a veteran Sydney driver, will compete in the South Island hill-climb championships on the…6 Mar 1951Car drivers will compete for 500 pounds stake at WigramThe Christchurch Racing Drivers' Club's 100-mile Wigram race on Saturday will be a scratch race for the Lady Wigram…21 Mar 1951Wigram may be best yetWith three Australians and about fifteen NZ drivers, the 100-mile Wigram race on Saturday promises the fastest yet; at…31 Mar 1951L. Moore's Alfa Romeo first to finish in 100 miles car race at WigramLes Moore of Christchurch won the 100-mile race at Wigram in his Grand Prix Alfa Romeo in a record 1hr 27min 41sec (68…31 Mar 1951Fast times in practices for big car raceAustralian drivers were prominent in practice for the Wigram 100-mile race.31 Mar 1951Car race to Les Moore in record timeDespite appalling weather, Les Moore set a record average of 68 mph to win the Motor Racing Club's 100-mile Wigram…2 Apr 1951Road race at Wigram: L. Moore wins in Alfa RomeoL. Moore won the Motor Racing Club's 100-mile race on the Wigram airstrips in his 2.9 litre Grand Prix Alfa Romeo, in…19 Jan 1952Faster lap speeds expected in Wigram car race this yearThe Lady Wigram Trophy at the Motor Racing Club's meeting on Saturday 23 February 1952 will be run for the first time…19 Jan 1952Australian makes big effort for Wigram car raceTom Sulman will be the only Australian at the Wigram races on 23 February 1952 after a crash at Parramatta where he…16 Feb 1952Sulman to drive in raceAustralian Tom Sulman will be a definite starter in the Lady Wigram Trophy after repairing his 4C Maserati, crashed at…22 Feb 1952Car races at Wigram: big entry of fast cars, tomorrow's eventsThe Motor Racing Club's 1952 Wigram race attracts one of the best entries yet, run as two 10-car 25-mile heats and a…23 Feb 1952Lap record at Wigram car race todayBob Gibbons of Wellington, in a 1000cc Cooper, easily won the first 25-mile heat of the Lady Wigram Trophy from…23 Feb 1952Les Moore has second big motor race winLes Moore won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy final in his Grand Prix Alfa Romeo before 14,000 to 15,000 spectators,…25 Feb 1952Fast average times recorded: win for L. Moore's Alfa RomeoLes Moore won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy for the second year running at an average of 76.79 mph, compared with…25 Feb 1952Les Moore wins car racing at Wigram with Alfa RomeoLes Moore won the Lady Wigram Trophy for the second year in a row in his supercharged P3 2.9 litre Alfa Romeo at 76.79…25 Feb 1952Car race placings officially madeThe Motor Racing Club committee confirmed the placings in the Lady Wigram Trophy: Moore, Sulman, Shuter, Logan, Wild,…1 Mar 1952Fast lap times feature of big Wigram car raceLes Moore averaged an officially timed 76.79 mph for the 50 miles.5 Mar 1952Gruelling car race at Wigram delights huge crowd with speed, thrills and spillsPhoto spread of the 1952 Lady Wigram Trophy: Les Moore averaging 78.04 mph for 50 miles in 39min 2.8sec before 14,000…19 Nov 1955Famous drivers enter for N.Z. motor racesPreview of the third NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore on 7 January 1956, with 42 entries including Stirling Moss (his own…28 Oct 1955Top overseas drivers will come to N.Z.Seven overseas drivers (Reg Parnell, Peter Whitehead, Leslie Marr, Tony Gaze, Stan Jones, Tom Sulman and Jack Brabham)…14 Jan 1956Motor racing at Wigram: drivers to arrive on Monday; Parnell to race Grand Prix Aston MartinSix overseas entrants (Parnell, Marr, Gaze and Whitehead from England; Mackay and Sulman from Australia) were to fly…20 Jan 1956Another racing car damagedPractically every overseas driver had a car damaged or delayed in New Zealand.21 Jan 1956Car racing at Wigram to-dayIn the open car handicap Barry Brown (Austin A40 Special) led six laps before A.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…20 Jan 1989The trophy anniversary that is notPeter Greenslade explains why the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy was not the 40th anniversary: the first Christchurch races…

From the reports

• Sulman and Tubman came to New Zealand in March 1951 to race at the NZ championship hill-climb and the Wigram 100-mile race at the end of the month. (6 Mar 1951)
• In 1951 there were three Italian cars at Wigram for the first time: Sulman's Maserati and Moore's two Alfa Romeos. (21 Mar 1951)
• Les Moore's 1min 48.71sec broke Tom Sulman's NZ championship hill-climb record on the Governors Bay-Sign of the Kiwi course within a month of 1951. (16 Feb 1952)
• McKay and Sulman retired their Aston Martins within five laps of each other; Sulman with gearbox trouble and McKay after wearing out tyres with no spares in the country. (23 Jan 1956)
• Three Australians (John Nind, Tom Sulman, Ken Tubman) contested the first Lady Wigram Trophy meeting in 1951. (20 Jan 1989)

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