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Tony Shelly

Driver · 1956–1963 · from Wellington
4results
1wins
1podiums
31clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
21 Jan 1956Wigram 1956Open Car Race (25 miles, 12 laps)1Morgan23:03.121 Jan 1956, 23 Jan 1956 +1
24 Jan 1959Wigram 1959Lady Wigram Trophy (71 laps, 150.236 miles)DNFCooper 1500 steering arm broke in the chicane24 Jan 1959
20 Jan 1962Wigram 1962Lady Wigram Trophy (71 laps, 150.2 miles)91960cc Cooper65 laps top finish for a small-engined car20 Jan 1962
19 Jan 1963Wigram 1963Lady Wigram Trophy (71 laps, 150 miles)DNFLotus-Climax 2.5 litre gearbox trouble19 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963

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In the clippings (31)

Car racing at Wigram to-dayIn the open car handicap Barry Brown (Austin A40 Special) led six laps before A.Steady 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…Englishmen 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…Sporting notebook: BRM for WigramAfter the Teretonga Park Gold Star meeting, BRM said it would bring its Formula 1 car for Ron Flockhart to the Lady…Desperate duel won by FlockhartRon Flockhart's BRM won the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy, setting a new race record (about 89 mph, 1hr 41min…New Zealand producing many promising driversProfile of the New Zealand drivers expected at the January 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy: Pat Hoare (Ferrari, runner-up in…8th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race programme advertProgramme and notice for the eighth international Lady Wigram Trophy race at RNZAF Station Wigram on Saturday, listing…Lady Wigram Trophy race 1962: entries and driver notesEntry list for the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy with 25 entries, plus short profiles of Surtees (aged 27, five-times…Moss led from start to win Lady Wigram Trophy, set new record of 96min 38.7secStirling Moss, in the 2.5-litre R.R.C. Walker Lotus, led from the drop of the flag to win the eighth Lady Wigram…Moss needed his skill to win race of witsStirling Moss, second in the rain-soaked 1961 race, won the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy at record speed in a 2.5-litre…Moss's gamble paid and skill won trophyStirling Moss won the eighth Lady Wigram Trophy in the 2.5-litre R.R.C.Stirling Moss coming to Wigram to watchStirling Moss would attend the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy as a spectator, arriving January 15 and possibly driving a lap…Quality entry for trophy racePeter Greenslade previews the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy: a smaller field of about sixteen, with the lap record held by…Forecast for Saturday: fastest Wigram Trophy race everPreview of the ninth Lady Wigram Trophy: a smaller but better field than ever, all the overseas drivers having scored…100 miles an hour lap likely in Wigram eventIn the first training sessions for the 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy, Bruce McLaren and Jack Brabham were unofficially…B. McLaren wins race of thrillsAuckland's Bruce McLaren (2.7 litre Cooper-Climax) won the 150-mile ninth international Lady Wigram Trophy in 1hr…Maggs, Hyslop closeLap-by-lap account of the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy won by Bruce McLaren, with a NE wind gusting to 30 mph down the back…McLaren wins main event in ailing racerAucklander Bruce McLaren won his first long-distance race in New Zealand in the ninth Lady Wigram Trophy, covering…This year's Wigram racing the bestA review of the 1963 Lady Wigram meeting, judged the best of the international series after indifferent performances…A message from the PresidentMotor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer previews the tenth Lady Wigram Trophy: Bruce McLaren, Denis Hulme and Chris…The 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…100 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…Lady Wigram Trophy Race 1964 programmeProgramme for the tenth international Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, 18 January 1964, presented by the Motor Racing Club:…Wigram plays big role in motor sportFeature on the Motor Racing Club's success since its founding more than ten years earlier in producing an…The men at the wheelProfiles of the leading contenders for the 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy: Jack Brabham, Bruce McLaren, Tim Mayer, John Youl,…Formula One Brabham: fastest cars yetPreview of the fastest field yet assembled for a Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.Hulme 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…McLaren Wigram doubleBruce McLaren won his second consecutive Lady Wigram Trophy on the 2.3-mile circuit, driving the lightweight…Speed and thrills at WigramPhotos of the 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy: the start, McLaren at speed, Brabham leading McLaren and Hulme, Shelly sliding…Archibald plans to race onFormer national saloon champion Ray Archibald told the Christchurch Motor Racing Club he did not plan to retire,…McLaren 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

  • Ray Archibald and Tony Shelly were outright winners of the 1963 Wills Six-hour race in a 3.8 litre Jaguar. (23 Jan 1964)

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