7th Ohakea Trophy
Date: 3rd March 1956
Venue: Ohakea Airfield
15 laps of 3.218kms (48.27kms)
Starting Grid: (The runways were wide enough to allow the cars to line-up in four rows)
Row 1:
Frost, Sulman, Stafford, Hugill, Palmer, Syd Jensen, Roycroft, Petersen, Drew, Webster, Clark, Caldwell, Gilbert and McMillan.
Row 2:
Lawrence, Culver, McCutcheon, McDonagh, McLaren, Buckthought, Freeman, Wells and Moorhead.
Row 3:
Hobbs, A Thompson, Cowie, Ross Jensen, McDougall, Bailey, Fearon, Dawson and McWhirter.
Row 4:
B Harris, Wigmore, C Harris, Kerr, Cottrell and E Thompson.

The results list [ extract again from " sergents " website - NZ Motor racing results 1949 - 1976 ].

The first 5

" Result Driver Nat Car / Engine Laps Time
1 Tom Clark NZ Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c 15
2 Ron Roycroft NZ Bugatti-Jaguar / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 15
3 Arnold Stafford NZ Cooper Mk IX / Norton 530cc 1cyl 15
4 George Palmer NZ Cooper-Bristol Mk I / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl 15
5 Ross Jensen NZ Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl 15 "

The rest ;

" Other starters, not listed in finishing order.

Tom Sulman Aust Aston-Martin DB3S / Aston 2996cc 6cyl
Ron Frost NZ Cooper Mk IX / Norton 530cc 1cyl
Rob Hugill NZ Cooper Mk VIII / Norton 498cc 1cyl
Len Gilbert NZ Cooper Mk VI / Norton 498cc 1cyl
Syd Jensen NZ Cooper Mk IX / Norton 530cc 1cyl
Snow Petersen NZ Cooper Mk IV / JAP 497cc 1cyl
Bruce Webster NZ Cooper Mk VII / JAP 497cc 1cyl
Ray Drew NZ Cooper Mk IX / Norton 498cc 1cyl
Russell Buckthought NZ Lestone Special / JAP 497cc 1cyl
John McMillan NZ Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c
Bill Culver NZ DeSoto Special / DeSoto 3368cc 6cyl
Ted Thompson NZ Bugatti-Ford / Ford 4071cc V8
Reg McCutcheon NZ Normac Special / Chevrolet 3870cc 6cyl
Des McDonagh NZ Thomas-Mercury / Mercury 4100cc V8
Allan Freeman NZ Lago-Talbot 26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl
Graham Wells NZ Riley 9 Brooklands / Riley 1098cc 4cyl
John Bailey NZ Ford 10 Special / Ford 1172cc 4cyl
C Harris NZ Buckler Mk V / Ford 1172cc 4cyl
Phil Kerr NZ Buckler Mk VI / Ford 1172cc 4cyl s/c
Brian Harris NZ Allard PB / Ford 2262cc 6cyl
Olly Cottrell NZ Cotti Special / Ariel 1000cc 4cyl
D McWhirter NZ MG Special / MG 1286cc 4cyl
B Hobbs NZ Triumph TR2 / Vanguard 2088cc 4cyl
John McDougall NZ Triumph TR2 / Triumph 1991cc 4cyl
Les McLaren NZ Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl
A Thompson NZ Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl
Graham Cowie NZ Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl
Doug Lawrence NZ Citroen 15 / Citroen 1911cc 4cyl
J Fearon NZ MG TD / MG 1250cc 4cyl
Dave Dawson NZ MG TC / MG 1250cc 4cyl
H Wigmore NZ MG TF / MG 1250cc 4cyl
J Moorhead NZ Morgan plus 4 / Vanguard 2088cc 4cyl Ret
Dave Caldwell NZ Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c
"

The DNA cars / drivers - presume did not start ;

" DNA Ken Baigent NZ Hillman Alpine / Hillman 1265cc 4cyl
DNA D Richardson NZ Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl
DNA S Robinson NZ Triumph TR2 / Triumph 1991cc 4cyl
DNA B Henderson NZ Triumph TR2 / Triumph 1991cc 4cyl
DNA John Seabrook NZ Austin-Healey 100M / Austin 2660cc 4cyl
DNA Trevor Sheffield NZ AC-Ford / Ford 3731cc V8
DNA Laurie Powell NZ Ford V8 / Ford 3622cc V8
DNA George Smith NZ GeeCeeEss / Chrysler 5641cc V8
DNA Dave Bransgrove NZ Wolseley Hornet Special / Wolseley 2215cc 6cyl
DNA Terry Nixon NZ Cooper Mk VIII / Norton 498cc 1cyl "

Note the race was only 15 laps and the cars lined up in four rows -being so wide.

No mention of Jack Edwards car.

That is all I have from " sergents " as highlighted by Kirk in the start of this post.

As an aside have gathered a couple of photos from the Kennedy family about Jack and his Austin Seven Special from his Grandson. The Kennedy Austin is pictured on the back sleeve - coloured cover of the Vercoe Book

Maybe an Ohakea story should be done.
Have previously posted Ohakea Reunion photos on the Dunedin Thread - instead of creating a new thread.

Cheers

Roger