Race Meetings | Drivers | Cars | Locations | Images
Race Meeting
| Name | 8th Lady Wigram Trophy (5th International) |
|---|---|
| Location | Wigram Airfield Circuit |
| Date | 24/1/1959 (prev) (next) |
| Organiser | Motor Racing Club |
| Description | |
| Programme | |
| Programme Filename |
Races
| Race Name | 8th Lady Wigram Trophy |
|---|---|
| Date | 24/1/1959 |
Entries
| Driver | Car | Number | Grid | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flockhart, Ron | BRM P25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brabham, Jack | Cooper T45 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| McLaren, Bruce | Cooper T45 | 47 | 3 | 3 | |
| Jensen, Syd (S. H.) | Cooper T45 | 26 | 5 | 4 | |
| Mansel, Johnny | Maserati 250F | 7 | 5 | ||
| Gibbons, Bob (R. A.) | Lycoming Special | 24 | 9 | 6 | |
| Neil, Merv (M. J.) | Cooper T45 | 17 | 7 | ||
| Gilbert, Len (L. R.) | Cooper-Bristol Mk II | 33 | 10 | 8 | |
| Clark, Tom (T. E.) | Ferrari Super Squalo 555 | 22 | 6 | 9 | |
| Harris, Ken (K. D.) | Ferrari 750 Monza | 9 | 27 | 10 | |
| Palmer, Jim (K. J.) | Lotus 11 | 41 | 16 | 11 | |
| Levis, Roly (R. A.) | RAL | 36 | 24 | 12 | |
| Lawton, George (G. W.) | Cooper T39 | 54 | 13 | 13 | |
| Pierce, Graham (G. H.) | Austin-Healey 100S | 8 | 15 | 14 | |
| Richards, Max | Austin-Healey 100S | 51 | 20 | 15 | |
| Young, David (D. G.) | Jaguar C-type | 12 | 21 | 16 | |
| Beggs, R. A. | Mistral | 20 | 23 | 17 | |
| Jennings, Mick (C. O.) | MGA TC | 21 | 25 | 18 | |
| Blackburn, Brian (B. R.) | Citroen Special | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
| Darrell, Wally | ACE III | 13 | 20 | ||
| Campbell, Dick | Maserati 4CLT-48 | 14 | 14 | DNF | |
| Cantwell, Frank (F. D.) | Tojeiro 3/56 | 6 | 11 | DNF | |
| Cullen, John | Cullen 500 | 27 | DNF | ||
| Hoare, Pat (P. M.) | Ferrari 625 | 16 | 8 | DNF | |
| Jensen, Ross (W. P. R.) | Maserati 250F | 4 | DNF | ||
| Kennard, Arthur | Healey-Corvette | 18 | 22 | DNF | |
| MacMillan, Ken (K. C.) | Cooper T39 | 7 | 19 | DNF | |
| McCutcheon, Reg | Normac Special III | 35 | DNF | ||
| Shelly, Tony (A. L.) | Cooper T41 | 15 | 28 | DNF | |
| Shuter, Frank | Maserati 8CM | 28 | 12 | DNF | |
| Watson, Bob | Puma | 26 | DNF | ||
| Wood, Bruce (B. A.) | Cooper Mk X | 40 | DNF | ||
| Roycroft, Ron (R. J.) | Ferrari | 19 | DNS | ||
| Freeman, Alan (A. T.) | Largo-Talbot | 11 | |||
| Gill, Malcolm (W. M.) | Buckler Mk 90 | 58 | |||
| Herrick, N. | Austin Special | 25 |
| Race Name | Open Car Handicap Race |
|---|---|
| Date | 24/1/1959 |
Entries
| Driver | Car | Number | Grid | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyslop, Angus (A. N.) | Jaguar D Type | 1 | |||
| Rutherford, R. | RA Zephyr | 4 | 2 | ||
| Brown, B. | Buckler | 3 | |||
| Lawrence, D. H. | TR2 Mistral | 13 | 4 | ||
| Rutherford, Duncan (D. H.) | Lycoming Special | 3 | 5 | ||
| Bell, A. D. | Jaguar XK120 | 2 | |||
| Berryman, C. H. | Berkeley | 23 | |||
| Billington, R. I. | Elfo Special | 67 | |||
| Blackwell | Citroen Special | 17 | |||
| Briggs, B. E. | Ford V8 Special | 33 | |||
| Cottle, N. S. | Berkeley | 5 | |||
| Craig, T. D. | MGA | 22 | |||
| Gardener, W. R. | Austin Healey | 15 | |||
| Grant, R. S. | Austin Healey | 7 | |||
| Jones, I. | Austin 7 Special | 18 | |||
| Losee, F. | Austin-Healey | 1 | |||
| Mabey, B. C. | Vauxhall Special | 8 | |||
| Maxwell, Murray (M. E.) | Austin Special | 12 | |||
| Monty, D. | Singer Special | 14 | |||
| Other, A. N. | Morris Minor SU | 9 | |||
| Roycroft, Ron (R. J.) | RJR Special | 88 | |||
| Stewart, N. F. | Stewart Special | 11 | |||
| Titheridge, N. A. | NAT Special | 6 | |||
| Tucker, R. | Ransley Riley | 10 |
| Race Name | Sports Car Race |
|---|---|
| Date | 24/1/1959 |
Entries
| Driver | Car | Number | Grid | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantwell, Frank (F. D.) | Tojeiro Jaguar | 6 | 1 | ||
| Harris, K. D. | Ferrari | 9 | 2 | ||
| Lawrence, D. H. | TR2 Mistral | 13 | 3 | ||
| Hyslop, Angus (A. N.) | Jaguar XK120D | 21 | 4 | ||
| Palmer, Jim (K. J.) | Lotus | 41 | 5 | ||
| Bell, A. D. | Jaguar XK120 | 2 | |||
| Billington, R. I. | Elfo Special | 67 | |||
| Blackburn, R. J. | Mistral | 20 | |||
| Cottle, N. S. | Berkeley | 5 | |||
| Craig, T. D. | MGA | 22 | |||
| Gardiner, W. R. | Austin Healey | 15 | |||
| Gill, W. M. | Buckler Mk 90 | 58 | |||
| Lawton, G. | Cooper Sports | 54 | |||
| Levis, Roly (R. A.) | RAL Special | 36 | |||
| Losee, F. | Austin Healey | 1 | |||
| MacMillan, Ken (K. C.) | Cooper Climax | 7 | |||
| Pierce, Graham (G. H.) | Austin Healey | 8 | |||
| Richards, M. | Austin Healey | 51 | |||
| Young, D. G. | Jaguar C-Type | 12 |
| Race Name | Saloon Car Race |
|---|---|
| Date | 24/1/1959 |
Entries
| Driver | Car | Number | Grid | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald, Ray (R. J. N.) | Jaguar 3.4 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Sprague, Ernie (F. E.) | Ford Zephyr | 4 | 2 | ||
| Blackburn, R. J. | Mistral | 20 | 3 | ||
| Blackburn, Vic (V. R.) | Morris Minor | 17 | |||
| Cantwell, Frank (F. D.) | Puma | 11 | |||
| Cottle, N. S. | Skoda 440 | 10 | |||
| Crawford, R. K. | Austin A35 | 8 | |||
| Cresswell, P. R. | Morris Minor | 18 | |||
| Farland, Fordy (A. S.) | Ford Anglia | 3 | |||
| Heasley, H. J. | Humber 80 | 5 | |||
| Kinzett, B. G. | Standard Vanguard | 6 | |||
| MacFarlane, P. K. | Anglia | 13 | |||
| MacMillan, Ken (K. C.) | Morris Minor | 7 | |||
| Mullins, J. | Volkswagen | 14 | |||
| Other, A. N. | Morris Minor | 9 | |||
| Ransley, Don (C. A. C.) | Riley Pathfinder | 19 | |||
| Sheppard, H. G. | Ford 100E | 16 | |||
| Smith, R. H. | Porsche Super | 1 | |||
| Watson, R. | Morris Minor | 15 | |||
| Windleburn, John (J. M.) | Austin A35 | 2 | |||
| Wood, O. A. | Ford Zephyr | 43 |
Images
References
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Sergent.com.au NZ Motor Racing https://www.sergent.com.au/motor/other1959.html |
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Press, 26 January 1959 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19590126.2.118 |