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Lady Wigram Trophy 1976: Ken Smith (Lola T330/T332), Peter Stuyvesant NZ F5000 Championship.

Wigram · Lady Wigram Trophy meeting · 18 January 1976

New Zealand Grand Prix (Pukekohe, early January 1976)

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1Ken Smith (Auckland)Lola T332 convincing win8 Jan 1976
2Bruce Allison (Queensland)Lola T3328 Jan 1976
3Kevin BartlettLola T4008 Jan 1976
4Brian RedmanChevron B29 2-litre Chevron-BMW8 Jan 1976
5Jim Murdoch (Auckland)Begg 0188 Jan 1976
6Paul BernasconiLola T4008 Jan 1976
7Baron Robertson (Hastings)Elfin MR58 Jan 1976

Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles)

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1Ken Smith (Auckland)Lola T33251min 53.9sec led end to end19 Jan 1976, 24 Jan 1990 +2
2Jim Murdoch (Southland)Begg 01819 Jan 1976, 19 Jan 1976 +1
3Paul Bernasconi (Australia)Lola T40043 laps passed Allison19 Jan 1976, 19 Jan 1976 +1
4Bruce Allison (Australia)Lola T33243 laps19 Jan 1976, 19 Jan 1976 +1
5John Edmonds (Australia)Elfin MR540 laps19 Jan 1976, 19 Jan 1976 +1
6Baron Robertson (Hastings)Elfin MR529 laps19 Jan 1976, 19 Jan 1976 +1
7Gary Love (Christchurch)Begg FM414 laps stopped with mechanical trouble then restarted; won $90019 Jan 1976, 19 Jan 1976 +1
DNFBrian Redman (England)Chevron B29 engine blew, suspected titanium connecting rod19 Jan 1976, 19 Jan 1976 +1
DNFMax Stewart (Australia)Lola T400 oil pump drive belt broke, withdrew after two laps19 Jan 1976, 19 Jan 1976 +1
DNFKevin Bartlett (Australia)Lola T400 oil pump drive belt broke19 Jan 1976, 19 Jan 1976 +1
DNFGraham Baker (Christchurch)Begg FM5 wheel and pinion stripped19 Jan 1976, 19 Jan 1976
DNSGraeme Lawrence (Hamilton)Lola T332 blew engine in pre-race warm-up19 Jan 1976

Union Travel Super Saloon race (GTX-type cars) · 7 laps

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1Inky TullochCamaro19 Jan 1976, 19 Jan 1976 +1
2Art McKeeChevrolet Camaro19 Jan 1976, 19 Jan 1976 +1
3Rod McElreaMustang19 Jan 1976
3Dave Baker (Christchurch)Camaro19 Jan 1976
4Rod Coppins (Auckland)Torana SLR 500019 Jan 1976
5Doug AllanCamaro19 Jan 1976
DNFBruce JennerCamaro bearings failed on first lap19 Jan 1976

OSCA and Shellsport cars (8 laps) · 8 laps

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1Kevin Haig (Dunedin)19 Jan 1976

Historic cars (6 laps) · 6 laps

PosDriverCarTimeSource
3L. J. G. Witte1953 Aston Martin DB3S19 Jan 1976
4Gavin Bain1953 Ferrari 375MM19 Jan 1976

Shellsport championship race, nine laps · 9 laps

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1Allan Moffat (Australia)Chev Monza19 Jan 1976
2Jack Nazer (Auckland)Brambles Victor fastest lap19 Jan 1976
3Red Dawson (Auckland)Chev Monza19 Jan 1976

Saloon match race, three laps · 3 laps

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1Jim Richards (Auckland)Mustang19 Jan 1976
2Arthur Moffatt19 Jan 1976
3Leo Leonard (Christchurch)Mustang19 Jan 1976

Hutchinson Motors Flying Farewell, nine laps · 9 laps

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1Arthur Moffatt19 Jan 1976
2Red Dawson19 Jan 1976
3Rex Hart (Auckland)Escort19 Jan 1976

O.S.C.A. race, five laps · 5 laps

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1Leo Leonard19 Jan 1976
2Haiz (Dunedin)Camaro19 Jan 1976
3Rod McElrea (Ashburton)Mustang19 Jan 1976

Motorcraft Formula Ford, seven laps · 7 laps

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1Dave McMillan (Auckland)Lola19 Jan 1976
2Lloyd Owen (Blenheim)G.L.H.19 Jan 1976
3Ross StoneCudall19 Jan 1976
4Eric Morgan19 Jan 1976
5Hugh OwenG.L.H.19 Jan 1976

Historic cars, six laps

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1Angus Hyslop (Hastings)1953 Cooper Bristol narrow win; former New Zealand champion19 Jan 1976

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The 1976 clippings

Top drivers line up for WigramA 14-car field for the Lady Wigram Trophy race on Sunday 18 January 1976, third round of the four-race…
Lady Wigram 1976Header of a six-page Press feature on the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy by motor racing reporter Russell Jones,…
1976 Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting, Sunday 18th JanuaryAdvertisement and entry list for the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, third round of the Peter Stuyvesant…
Clipping page 631Photo of the dummy grid before the Manfeild race, 1976 Stuyvesant series.
Redman - the man to watchProfile of Brian Redman, the reigning American F5000 champion, aged 38, who began racing in 1959 in a Morris…
Series shaping up for grandstand finishAfter two rounds of the 1976 Stuyvesant series Graeme Lawrence is rated the fastest car-driver combination,…
Clipping page 634Photos from the Manfeild round of the 1976 Stuyvesant series: Lawrence and Smith lead at the start, Redman…
The driversShort profiles of the drivers in the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy: Graeme Lawrence, Bruce Allison, Ken Smith, Max…
1976 Wigram race programmeSaloon racing at the January 1976 Wigram meeting should be even better than the previous year, with Jim…
22nd International Lady Wigram Trophy Race MeetingPreview of the 22nd Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on 18 January 1976.
Shell Formula Ford will provide exciting racingFormula Ford racing is regarded as the training ground for big-time motor racing, and the Motorcraft Formula…
Loads of talent in saloon car fieldsFour saloon car races on the 1976 Wigram programme feature the best saloon drivers: Australian Allan Moffatt…
Warwick Brown hereReigning Stuyvesant champion Warwick Brown of Australia is in Christchurch but not racing in the Lady Wigram…
Wigram 18th Jan: admissionDrivers for the Lady Wigram Trophy race taking morning tea with the Mayor of Christchurch.
Lawrence wants change of luckGraeme Lawrence, fastest qualifier in the opening Stuyvesant rounds at Pukekohe and Manfeild, has…
Formula 5000 car designExplanation of Formula 5000 racing car design: engines limited to five litres with standard production…
Rolling starts for all racesChief scrutineer checking Brian Redman's 2-litre BMW engine.
Touch of history to Stewart's practiceIn the first qualifying trial for the 100-mile 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy race, nobody came near the lap record…
Lap record at 117mph by Ken SmithKen Smith of Auckland broke the Wigram lap record in his Lola T332 in the second of three qualifying…
Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting 18th January 1976: passesPhotographed timing, member and photographer passes for the Peter Stuyvesant series Lady Wigram Trophy race…
Clipping page 648Photos from the 1976 Lady Wigram meeting: winner Ken Smith celebrating and B.
Ken Smith wins the 'bad luck' Lady WigramAuckland driver Ken Smith won the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy from start to finish after Graeme Lawrence blew up…
Moffatt gets his revengeAllan Moffatt (Australia, Chev Monza) beat Leo Leonard (Christchurch) at Wigram after being beaten by the…
Clipping page 651Photos of the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy race: Ken Smith and Kevin Bartlett leading the field after the start,…
Clipping page 652Photos of Ken Smith winning the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy race, and smiling after the race.
A family's two life styles: the roar of a racing car and the quiet of the countryProfile of Mrs Marion Redman, wife of British Formula 5000 driver Brian Redman, who travelled to New Zealand…
Wigram problem may spell end of era for promotersPeter Greenslade reports that Ken Smith (Lola T332) won the Lady Wigram Trophy, third round of the Peter…
Stuyvesant series lacks strength in the fieldPeter Greenslade argues that the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy showed the Peter Stuyvesant series has no depth,…
Clipping page 656Photo of Jim Richards in the Mustang at Wigram, 1976.
20 for motor-racing seriesJohn Fridd previews the January 1977 Peter Stuyvesant series, now run for Formula Pacific (1600cc, mainly…