1974 New Zealand Grand Prix
The 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 19 January 1974.
The race had 20 starters.
This was the first and only New Zealand Grand Prix to be held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit.
It was the 20th New Zealand Grand Prix, and doubled as the third round of the 1974 Tasman Series.
Australian John McCormack won his second NZGP in succession in his Elfin MR5 who finished ahead of Belgian Teddy Pilette and Briton Peter Gethin.
The first New Zealand driver to finish was David Oxton in the Begg FM5 who came in 4th place.
Théodore Pilette
Théodore Pilette( September 8, 1883 in St. Gilles, Belgium – May 3, 1921 in Capellen, Luxembourg) was a Belgian racecar driver.
Father of André Pilette and grandfather of Teddy Pilette, Théodore was the first member of that racing dynasty.
He started racing in 1903, and was the first Belgian to race at the Indianapolis 500 in 1913 with his works Mercedes- Knight car.
Despite having the smallest engine, it took fifth place, averaging 68.148 mph( 109.674 km/ h) over the 500 miles( 800 km).
Théodore was the importer in Belgium for Bugatti and Mercedes.
His concession, Etablissements Pilette, was located Rue Veydt in Brussels.
Théodore died on his way back from the Mercedes factory in a road accident near Capellen with his mechanic, Bruyère.
André Pilette
André Pilette( 6 October 1918 – 27 December 1993), son of former Indy 500 participant Théodore Pilette, was a racing driver from Belgium.
He participated in 14 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 17 June 1951.
He scored 2 championship points.
His son Teddy Pilette also became a racing driver, although his F1 career in the mid-1970s was much briefer.
Teddy Pilette
Theodore" Teddy" Pilette( born 26 July 1942, in Brussels) is a former racing driver from Belgium.
He participated in 4 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, the first on 12 May 1974 with Bernie Ecclestone's Brabham team.
Son of André Pilette and grandson of Théodore Pilette, he followed the family path.
He started his career by winning many go- kart races before being sent to England to the talent- spotting Jim Russell Racing School.
This experience created the opportunity for him to be part of the cast for John Frankenheimer's movie Grand Prix, and later on Le Mans with Steve McQueen.
On the circuit, Pilette raced for Carlo Abarth in 1963 and 1965, and in 1967 he started racing for the Belgian VDS team.
He won the European Formula 5000 Championship in 1973 with a Chevron B24, and again in 1975 with a Lola T400.
He also competed in the USA in Formula 5000.
He also made 3 attempts at the Indy 500.
He attempted to qualify for the 1977 Indianapolis 500 but failed to make the field.
He drove in the CART Championship Car race at Watkins Glen International in 1981 but retired after 14 laps due to gearbox failure.
It would be his only Champ Car start as he failed to qualify for the 1982 Indianapolis 500 and 1983 Indianapolis 500 and was entered in the Cleveland Grand Prix later that year but the car was driven by Herm Johnson.
In 1977, Capparelli arranged for Pilette to drive with the dying BRM team in Formula One, and also in the Aurora AFX Formula One Championship the following year.
In sports cars Pilette won the Spa 24 Hours with a Ford Capri, in the last race on the long circuit in 1978.
In 1992 he formed the Pilette Speed Tradition Formula Ford team in Europe.
In 1994 he built his own Formula Three car, the Pilette F.3, and raced in the German Formula 3 championship with Paolo Coloni.
In September 2013, he was elected Vice President of the Grand Prix Drivers Club( formerly known as Club International des Anciens Pilotes de Grand- Prix F1)
Bill Brewer
Bill Brewer is a British philosopher and Susan Stebbing Professor of Philosophy at King's College London.
He is also Head of the Department of Philosophy.
André Pilette
André Pilette( 6 October 1918 – 27 December 1993), son of former Indy 500 participant Théodore Pilette, was a racing driver from Belgium.
He participated in 14 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 17 June 1951.
He scored 2 championship points.
His son Teddy Pilette also became a racing driver, although his F1 career in the mid-1970s was much briefer.
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Susan Truppe
Susan Truppe( born August 20, 1959) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.
She represented the electoral district of London North Centre as a member of the Conservative Party.
Truppe served as parliamentary secretary for Status of Women for the entire 41st Parliament as well as serving on the Standing Committee on the Status of Women and the Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women.
Truppe was defeated in the 2015 Canadian federal election by Liberal Party of Canada candidate Peter Fragiskatos.
On November 4, 2016, Truppe announced that she would seek the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario nomination in London North Centre.
On April 2, 2017 she won the nomination to become the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate for the 42nd Ontario general election, however she lost the election, finishing second to Terence Kernaghan.
Benjamin Moser
Benjamin Moser( September 14, 1976) is an American writer, editor and translator, best known for his work involving Clarice Lispector and Susan Sontag.
Théodore Pilette
Théodore Pilette( September 8, 1883 in St. Gilles, Belgium – May 3, 1921 in Capellen, Luxembourg) was a Belgian racecar driver.
Father of André Pilette and grandfather of Teddy Pilette, Théodore was the first member of that racing dynasty.
He started racing in 1903, and was the first Belgian to race at the Indianapolis 500 in 1913 with his works Mercedes- Knight car.
Despite having the smallest engine, it took fifth place, averaging 68.148 mph( 109.674 km/ h) over the 500 miles( 800 km).
Théodore was the importer in Belgium for Bugatti and Mercedes.
His concession, Etablissements Pilette, was located Rue Veydt in Brussels.
Théodore died on his way back from the Mercedes factory in a road accident near Capellen with his mechanic, Bruyère.

Question: Did Teddy Pilette and Susan Truppe have the same nationality?
Answer: no