VB
V. Blackburn
Driver · 1952–1958 · from Christchurch
7results
7podiums
P2best finish
8clippings
Results
- 1952P2Loburn · Race five (four laps)Buick
- 1956P2Wigram · Open Car Race (25 miles, 12 laps)Citroën
- 1958P3Birdlings Flat · Race 1 (scratch)Ford Anglia
- P3Birdlings Flat · Race 5 (scratch)Ford Anglia
- P3Birdlings Flat · Race 11Ford Anglia
- P3Birdlings Flat · Waitangi Trophy - second heatFord Anglia
- P3Birdlings Flat · Waitangi Trophy final (six laps)Ford Anglia
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 1952 | Loburn 1952 | Race five (four laps) | 2 | Buick | 19 Jan 1952 | |
| 21 Jan 1956 | Wigram 1956 | Open Car Race (25 miles, 12 laps) | 2 | Citroen | 23 Jan 1956, 23 Jan 1956 | |
| 7 Dec 1958 | Birdlings Flat 1958 | Race 1 (scratch) | 3 | Anglia | 29 Aug 1958 | |
| 7 Dec 1958 | Birdlings Flat 1958 | Race 5 (scratch) | 3 | Anglia | 29 Aug 1958 | |
| 7 Dec 1958 | Birdlings Flat 1958 | Race 11 | 3 | Anglia | 29 Aug 1958 | |
| 7 Dec 1958 | Birdlings Flat 1958 | Waitangi Trophy - second heat | 3 | Anglia | 29 Aug 1958 | |
| 7 Dec 1958 | Birdlings Flat 1958 | Waitangi Trophy final (six laps) | 3 | Anglia | 29 Aug 1958 |
Raced against most often
R. A. Sylvester 2K. E. Tucker 2W. Harris 2John Jacobson 1Hec Green 1Tony Shelly 1Blackburn 1Ron Rutherford 1Rutherford 1J. B. Satterthwaite 1Ralph Watson 1F. E. Sprague 1
In the clippings (8)
High speeds at motor racingAt the Motor Racing Club's grass track meeting at Loburn, Hec Green's R.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…
Dust and stones hazard at Birdling's Flat racesAbout 3000 watched saloon, sports and racing cars on a one-mile grass circuit at Birdlings Flat, organised by the…
Notable absentees from Wigram entriesTwenty-two New Zealand drivers entered the January 24, 1959 Lady Wigram International Trophy by the December 20…
Trophy race fieldThirty-three drivers were to contest the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy race, led by Flockhart (BRM) and Brabham (Cooper).
Trophy race entriesEntry list for the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy, a race of 150.236 miles, with 35 entries including Flockhart (BRM),…
Entries for minor racesList of entries for the supporting sports car, open car and saloon car races at the January 1961 Wigram meeting, with…Built automatically from OCR of the clippings, so a name printed two ways may still be split across two profiles, and some results may be missing. Spotted a mistake?