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W. G. Molloy
Motorcycle rider · 1962–1971 · from Huntly
5results
1wins
4podiums
5clippings
Results
- 1962P3Wigram · NZ motor-cycle championship No. 1, 350cc348 Norton
- 1969P1Wigram · New Zealand 350cc airfield championship (11 laps, 25 miles)Bultaco 350
- P2Wigram · New Zealand 500cc and open airfield championship (11 laps, 25 miles)Bultaco 350
- 1971P4Wigram · First race, open (11 laps, 25 miles)500cc Suzuki
- P3Wigram · Second race, NZ 500cc airfield championship (11 laps, 25 miles)500cc Suzuki
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1962 | Wigram 1962 | NZ motor-cycle championship No. 1, 350cc | 3 | 348 Norton | 22 Jan 1962 | |
| 18 Jan 1969 | Wigram 1969 | New Zealand 350cc airfield championship (11 laps, 25 miles) | 1 | Bultaco 350 | 19:35.6 | 20 Jan 1969 |
| 18 Jan 1969 | Wigram 1969 | New Zealand 500cc and open airfield championship (11 laps, 25 miles) | 2 | Bultaco 350 | experimental air-cooled 350cc Bultaco | 20 Jan 1969 |
| 16 Jan 1971 | Wigram 1971 | First race, open (11 laps, 25 miles) | 4 | 500cc Suzuki | 18 Jan 1971 | |
| 16 Jan 1971 | Wigram 1971 | Second race, NZ 500cc airfield championship (11 laps, 25 miles) | 3 | 500cc Suzuki | 18 Jan 1971 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Car | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1969 | Wigram | Bultaco 350 | 113.6 mph | top speed · New Zealand open airfield championship, back straight speed trap | clipping |
Raced against most often
Trevor Discombe 3Lloyd May 2Dale Wylie 2Keith Turner 2Tony Robinson 1Jim Landrebe 1Brian Scobie 1Geoff Perry 1Richard Tapper 1
In the clippings (5)
Results from Wigram Trophy meetingResults of the races at the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: Motor Racing Club championship, New Zealand motor-cycle…
May in fine ride to win titleManurewa road racer L. May on his 500cc Norton narrowly beat W. G. Molloy, leader of the Spanish Bultaco team, to win…
Airfield motor-cyclingPreview of the New Zealand airfield motor-cycle championships at Wigram: T.
Perry beats Wylie in motor-cyclingAuckland's Geoff Perry (500 Suzuki) came from behind three laps from the finish to beat Christchurch's Dale Wylie in…
Decision for Molloy; both motor-cycle titles to PerryAuckland's 21-year-old Geoff Perry (500 Suzuki) won both the New Zealand open and 500cc airfield championships at…From the reports
- W. G. Molloy of Huntly won the 1969 NZ 350cc airfield championship at Wigram on a Bultaco in 19min 35.6sec. (20 Jan 1969)
- Molloy was timed through the back-straight speed trap at 113.6 mph in the open race. (20 Jan 1969)
- Ginger Molloy led the first 1972 Wigram motor-cycle race for five laps before Perry, a lap down, dived under him at the back of the circuit and collided with him. (23 Jan 1972)
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?