Euan Sarginson Collection:-

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Results;

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Results:

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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.