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Photographs from the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy: the first lap into the hangar bend led by John Surtees, a telephoto view of the chicane bend, Bruce McLaren smiling as his crew push his car to the start line, and Brabham and McLaren contesting the lead into the hangar bend after Brabham passed mid-race.

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  • Out of the front straight and into the hangar bend for the first time, John Surtees leads Bruce McLaren (47) and Jack Brabham (4) at right.
  • Obstacles on a speedy course, the hazardous chicane bend at Wigram during the Lady Wigram Trophy event, in a telephoto view.
  • As if he knew that victory was going to be his, Bruce McLaren wears a confident smile as members of his crew push him up to the starting line before the big event.
  • Former team-mates Jack Brabham and Bruce McLaren contest the lead into the hangar bend after Brabham zoomed past McLaren mid-way through the race.
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Out of the front straight and into the hangar bend for the frst time and Johm Burtees lends Bruce McLaren (47) and Jack Brabham (4) at righto -9-G3 BE 19 Obstacles on a speedy course that would present sometling of a nightmaro to any but these top-rato drivers competing at Wigram during the Lady Wigram Trophy event this afternoon. This telephoto view looks Into the hazardous Chicane bond. As if ho knew that victory was going to bo his, Bruce Mclaren wears a confident smile as memberd of his crew push him up to the starting Ine before the big event gets under way. Former team-mates Jack Brabham and Bruce Mclaren contest the lead Into the hangar bend after Irabham had zoomed past Mclaren mid-way through the race.

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