Tag: Sir Henry Wigram | Talk Motorsport
Time to dust off the Lady Wigram Trophy
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If it all goes according to plan, we should see the Lady Wigram Trophy come out of its cabinet to…
Is history created by default or design?
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New Zealand motorsport has a rich history, one to be proud of with gratitude to those who have contributed to…
The End of the Wigram Motor Racing Era
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Motor Racing at Wigram – Part 10 (Final) Wigram was the first of the RNZAF bases to close under the…
The Writing on the Wigram Circuit Wall
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Motor Racing at Wigram – Part 9 Racing in 1990 and 1991 was held at Ruapuna Park. This was a…
1979-89: Motor Racing Under Financial Pressures
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Motor Racing at Wigram – Part 8 Financial pressures in running the annual motor racing together with declining attendances continued…
The Post-Formula 1 Years at Wigram
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Motor Racing at Wigram – Part 7 Rolling starts were introduced to Wigram racing in 1970, along with substantially increased…
The Hey-day of International Motor Racing at Wigram
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Motor Racing at Wigram – Part 6 Record overseas entries were received for the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy Race. One…
Wigram Motor Racing: The First Decade
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Motor Racing at Wigram – Part 5 Racing at Wigram began on a January weekend in 1949, with intermittent drizzle…
Wigram – The Motor Racing Circuit
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Motor Racing at Wigram – Part 4 Following the conclusion of World War II there was a renewed interest in…
Motor sport of another kind – Wigram
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Motor Racing at Wigram – Part 3 As a harbinger of things to come, in 1928 Wigram (at that point…