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A severly damaged B.R.M. of Attwoods is lifted away.
Jim Boyd helps Attwood back to the pits watched by another non-combatant Spencer Martin
In the first part of the race Jim Clark was flying until he found a oil slick and this spun him out of contention.
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Results
Dennis Marwood repeated his Grand Prix performance by nothching a good 4th place at Teretonga.
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After a second place in the Grand Prix and a retirement at Levin, Jackie Stewart began his Tasman Championship winning run with the race and lap record at Wigram in the B.R.M.
Srewart left school as a laddie of 15 to work pumps at his fathers garage, and is a former clay bird shooting champio, and he sports the Royal Stewart tartan on his helmet
Graham Hill was World Motor Racing Champion in 1962 and runner up through to 1965. He completed an impressive N.Z.G.P. 'double' this year and also established a new lap record.
Despite a fairly narrow, high-revving, torque range, the compact 'stretched' B.R.M. V8 engines proved reliable and at home on fast or slow curcuits.
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Restricted to stock saloons, the Wills 6-hour once again attracted a representative field and, as usual,there was a traffic jam at pukekohes well known elbow.
At Waimate Paul Fahey (Lotus-Anglia) had kerry Grant (austin A40) hard on his heels for a time but neither of these former saloon champions could head off newcomer David Simpson for the title.
Zephyr-Corvette driver Rod Coppins finish 2nd at Renwick, having to give best to Simpson who was just about to assert his Authority at this stage.
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Good to see a Rover up at the head of the pack ;)
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The hybrid Ford-engined morris of Warner Collins scored 3rds in all-comer races at Teretonga and Waimate and finished 5th in the series after an in-complete season.
Third on the group 2 ladder was Ivan Segedin with the Mustang, which was a spectacular performer.
The man who wins the first corner at Waimate usually has every chance of winning the race so the all-comer field blasted off in a mad scramble for the position.
The S-Type Mini-Coopers found competition from the various Ford variations too tough in all the all-comers events, but some drivers, like R. Grace had moments og glory.
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Former champion Paul Fahey did not surrender the title easily to David Simpson and the all-comer series was enlivened by lots of wheel-lifting dices between the two lotus-Anglias.
Kerry Grant with the Sebring-engined A40 found the greater swept volume of the lotus-Anglias just i little too much.
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It pays to be ready for evasive action at Levin, as Humber-Jaguar driver Frank Radisch found when Eve spun the 1650cc Anglia at the hairpin.
Renwick showed the way the Group 2 series would go when honours were divided equally between Segedin in the mustang and mullins in the Mini-Cooper.
A couple of minis harass the McCallum Anglia at pukekohe.
Geoghegan's Mustang took honours at Pukekohe. His engine was so hot he did not do a lap of honour.
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When things go wrong:
Wigram proved unfortunate for Ran MacDonald who rolled his lotus-Cortina in practice.
And Roger Monk whose Mini-Cooper was punched into a hanger wall.
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Roly Levis with the 1.5Brabham-Ford came out on top, after a race long battle with Andrew Buchanan Brabham-Climax, and took a well earned 2nd behind Palmer
Pushers help Spencer Martin fire up the Brabham as others make last minute preparations on the grid for the N.Z.G.P.
In the colourful ex-Matich Brabham, Ian (Red) Dawson gained his first national race win in the Waimate 50 at a record breaking pace.
The beautifully turned out 1.5 Lotus 32 of Australian Leo Geoghegan added colour and interest to the Grand Prix field and finished a good 5th
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A third succesive win with race and lap records were Jim Palmers Renwick 50 rewards for his first Gold Star outing in the ex-Clark Lotus.
After leading in the first lap, Hollier in the Lotus 20B dropped to 5th but ended up 2nd when others fell out.
Andrew Buchanan never appeared entirely comfortable in the ex_Palmer Brabham and his third at Remwick was his best national placing of the season.
Note the great shot the facial expressions, Euan was very good at this.
Ken Sager led the Waimate 50 field from laps 2 to 12 coping with plenty of over-steer on occasions and setting a new lap record before retiring.
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Jim Boyd tried every trick he knew with the lycoming to hold off Spencer Martins 250LM Ferrari
New Zealands most successful special, the veteran Lycoming, gave Jim Boyd an undisputed sports car title with 7 firsts from 7 starts.
Besides romping away with the sports car title, Jim Boyd brought the Lycoming Special home 3d at the Waimate 50.
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This was a common sight for the other sports cars, the back of the Scuderia Veloce 250Lm Ferrari
The Ferrari added a touch of colour and class to the season and was unbeatable.
John Donnelly in the H.W.M.-Corvette had a brace of Daimler SP250's on his tail at Pukekohe, and Robert Stewarts Robat Mantis in back ground.
Brent Hawes fitted his Tojeiro-Jaguar sports car with a controversial hardtop to race at Wigram as an all-comer saloon
Sports Car fans had little chance to assess the ture potential of Geoff Mardon and the husky Stanton-Corvette, the only placing in the N.Z.r.D.c. series being a 2nd at Teretonga.
Sports car battle of the season was between Geoff Mardon (Stanton-Corvette) Jim Boyd and former champion Barry Porter at Wigram.
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Jim Boyd appeared to have got the measure of Martin at Teretonga, but when mardon, who was in front at the time, had a spin, the Australian slipped by on the inside and Boyd lost ground in having to take to the rough.
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Another victim of the infamous 'elbow' at Pukekohe
A variety of cars including Alfa Romeos, Cortina's and Rover 2000
A long pit stop in the concluding stages probably cost the Francevic/Borich Ford Zephyr the Index of price award.
The Evelyn Hadfield/Margaret Hough Fiat 500 moves over politely to let the gentlemen go by.
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The Reynolds/Washer Vauxhall ran out 166 laps for 6th and looked spectacular in the process
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Unsung heroes of motor racing are the mechanics who work all hours to make cars raceworthy. Spencer Martin's Brabham underwent a major rebuild on eve of the Lady Wigram race.
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Some of the characters of NZ Motorsport:
Jim Mullins
Jim Boyd
Dennis Marwood
Red Dawson after he won the Waimate 50 with Dene Hollier and Jim Boyd.
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Roly Levis
Another great cockpit photo.
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This was the start of a huge change and growth in NZ Motorsport
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The Gentlemen who brought it all to us and captured history for of us to appreciate.
You may notice that they have undergone modifications as well.
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Congratulations for Jim Clark who made it 3 of a kind with a win at Teretonga in the Lotus-Climax V8
NZGP This unshedulaed off-course excursion at Pukekohe did not prevent Richard Attwood from bringing the No.2 B.R.M. past the line in 3rd place for the GP
Impeccable as usual, Jim Palmer in his Brabham-Climax kept among the visiting drivers at Pukekohe in one of his happier races of the series.
Graeme Lawrence gave them something to talk about when he ran out 5th in his 1.5 brabham- Ford behind four Tasman cars.
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Opening round of the Tasman Championship, the NZGP at Pukekohe provided BRM's team leader Jackie Stewart with an end to end win, his only one in New Zealand
Not just dedicated but downright patriotic: BRM mechanics honoured their No.1 driver by wearing Royal Stewart tartan caps.
First resident finisher for the 4th successive year, Jim Palmer talks to the crowd.
After making fastest lap at 104.1 m.p.h. Jim Clark coasted home to his pit with a Grand prix 2nd place in the near-naked lotus-Climax V8
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It was not Jack Brabham's day, but while he was mobile the World Champion driver and constructor wagged the tail of his brainchild as exuberantly as ever.
Never in contention, Dennis Marwood appeared to cope with a fair amount of understeer in the Ecurie Rothmans Copper-Climax.
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At an informal international meeting of drivers on practice day, Jim Clark gave a few tips on track behaviour.
Her they come... Clark turned the tables on Stewart at Levin but, as had been the case at Pukekohe, there was not much in it and fans enjoyed full value for money.
The power of the Climax V8 enabled Clark to lay down a rubber smoke-screen that compounded Stewarts problem.
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Lightweight Brabham conductor Frank Gardner finished in 4th, a lap ahead of Lawrence but a lap down on Clark.
Even the best have navigation difficulties occasionally, as champion Roly Levis demonstarted when the 1.5 Brabham-Ford took to the levin rough.
Jackie Stewart often used up all the track and more as he scurried round levin in pursuit of his fellow Scotman.
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Maybe it was a word of advice from Denis Hulme that helped Graeme Lawrence to be first resident finisher and a good fifth in the 1.5 Brabham-Ford.
All dressed up and 43 laps to go. Stewart and Clark don their fireproof overalls and face masks.
Clark thoroughly earned this victory pot but it could just as easily have gone to onlooker Stewart.
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Never seriously challenged after Stewarts abrupt 5th lap retirement, Clark pressed on to clip a well-rounded 10 seconds off the race record.
Although Gardner pulled out all the stops he was 2 laps in arrears when the finish flag fell on the Clark Lotus-Climax V8.
Jim Palmer in the Brabham-Climax had the measure of similrly mounted Aussies Gardner and Bartlett but became an involuntary retirment through engine maladies.
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Elation at Wigram, Jim Clark's jubilant win-by-a-mile smile.
Watch it Richard, theres a Kiwi close behind you! But as things turned out, Denis Hulme in his Brabham-Repco finished a lap behind Attwood's BRM.
They put them together and then pull them apart and rush them together again for the start. Well thats what happened to the Mildren Brabham at Wigram.
Wigrams major placegetters, Clark, Attwood and Hulme, celebrated with the Queen of the Christchurch Boy's High School Car Club's Motor Show.
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Group leader Attwood adopted a middle-of -the-road policy at Control Tower Bend while team mate Courage counteracted oversteer engedered by a more economical line.
Then with a swinging first lap waltz amidst his more staid companions Piers Courage made his debut on the new zealand motor racing scene at Teretonga in his initial drive for BRM.
"You go your way and i'll go mine" A slightly dicouraged Piers Courage about to complete his Teretonga roundabout and rejointhe race amid slower traffic.
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Jim Clark romped home at a speedy 88.8m.p.h. to make his score 3 wins in a row and prove that there was no Lotus-eater down at Teretonga either.
Gardner made a strong bid to oust Attwood from 2nd until an oil line went after 28 laps and that was that.
Although out of luck at Teretonga Park, Gardner finished Tasman Series equal with Stewart and Brabham.
'Actually, the rev counter was only showing 7 thou when she went... would you believe 10?' Piers Courage's undoing was not of his making.
Teretonga was a sentimental journey for Englishman-sportsman Richard Attwood. A final workmanlike drive for BRM brought him home in 2nd behind clark.
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In 3-litre form the Australian Repco v8 brought Jack Brabham world titles but this smaller Tasman Formula engine did not sing such a happy tune.
Tyres: Firestones new boot, the GP R125, developed with the aid of Lotus chief Colin Chapman, helped Clark regain Tasman title.
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The Champion at work. Jim Clark rounded off his New Zealand tour with yet another convincing win in the lotus-Climax V8 at Teretonga Park. It was his 3rdin a row and was greeted enthusiastically by the friendly Southlanders.
Flameproof face masks may relegate drivers to Anonymity, but Clark knows their worth.
Tasman champion Jim Clark seemed not at all concerned that a BRM mechanic was unashamedly trying to unravel the inner secrets of Lotu success.
(look at mechanics hat, they would know each other)
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After the GP meeting a rapidly receding rear aspect was all that most contenders had of the Clark Lotus-Climax, unless they were being lapped.
For Jackie Stewart the end of a promising Wigram challenge came in the 5th lap when a course marker kicked back by Clarks Lotus disabled the BRM
Jackie Stewart in his Beatle Cap, a common site.
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A regular nZ campaigner and a regular guy, Alex mildren was always on the job to see his cars were right.
Spirited in fighting between two Brabham-mounted Aussies; the maestro himself Jack brabham is just shading up-and-coming Kevin Bartlettin ths scene rom his short lived Pukekohe outing.
World Champion driver and World champion car; Jack Brabham and his Brabham-Repco V8.
Many hands make light work of stoking up Jim palmers 2,5 Brabham-Climax, but the season was fairly heavy going for the former national champion, who finished 4th on the ladder.
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Tasman champion-to-be Jim Clark laps national champion-to-be Roly Levis in the course of the Lady Wigram Trophy race, which the flying Scot won at record speed.
Mechanical troubles in the 1.5 Brabham-Ford dogged young Lawrence but when the car behaved there was no holding him.
Pukekohe; Brabham-Climax mounted Jim Palmer maintained his record of being first Kiwi home. Here he copes with a mild spot of oversteer.
BRM team captain Jackie Stewart, who started the series with a GP victory, calmly sorts out much the same sort of situation only a little more so.
And Jim clark, just to be different, tries some right-hand-down-a-bit to counter ubdersteer.
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'We work most nights and every day, we even push them on their way, BRM mechanics earn their pay'. Its those tartan topped lads again.
This was a big season for the Scots in NZ.