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Lady Wigram Trophy photographs

Photographs from the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: a minor collision at the hangar bend between Maurice Stanton and David Piper, mechanic Colin Beanland balancing a wheel, and Jack Brabham flagged in at the finish.

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  • Minor collision at the hangar bend when Stanton (No. 8) got into a swerve and was touched by England's David Piper driving a Lotus (No. 18). Piper recovered quickly and went on to finish second.
  • Track officials separate the two cars and send them on to continue in the race.
  • McLaren's mechanic, Colin Beanland, balances a wheel for the Lycoming lent to McLaren for today's race; McLaren drove steadily to fourth despite the handicap.
  • Brabham is flagged in at the finish of the race; a magnificent achievement showing the skill of his mechanical team in getting his Cooper ready in such short time.
Read the OCR text
23-1-60 MINOR COLLISION at the hangar bend when Stanton (No. 8) got into a swerre and touched by Ergland's Darid Piper driving a Lotus (No. 18). Piper howerer recorered quickly. TRACK OFFICTALS separate the two cars and send them on to continue in the race. Piper made a good recovers that he went on to finish second. MCLAREN'S MECHANIC, Colin Beanland, balances a wheel BRABHAM IS FLAGGED in at the finish of the race. it tras a magnificent achierement of the frcoming, lent to Melaren for to-das's race, in the and sbored the skill of his mechanical team in getting his Cooper ready in such short time pit-. McLaren drove steadily on to fourth position despite thr handicap

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