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McLaren hot on Brabham's tail: grid positions

Starting grid for the 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy final: Brabham, McLaren, Hulme and Youl on the front row, then Palmer, Shelly and Amon; Buchanan, Flowers, Young and Levis; Mayer and Sager at the back. Photos show Brabham leading McLaren round the new loop and Mayer's team welding last minute.

Facts

  • Thirteen cars started the 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy final, with Brabham on pole.

Photos

  • Jack Brabham leads Bruce McLaren, last Saturday's winner of the New Zealand Grand Prix at Pukekohe, round the new loop bend past the control tower during the second heat of the Lady Wigram Trophy race. Brabham went on to win from McLaren with J. Youl finishing third.
  • American Tim Mayer stands ready with a fire extinguisher as his team does some last minute welding at Wigram.
Read the OCR text
18-1-64 MCLAREN HOT ON BRABHAM'S TAIL *RA RКАNrR0Доюoмаn GRID POSITIONS Lans more thirteen starters in ibe sent international Jady vigramo Trophy race this afternoon. Grid positions were: J. Brabham B. McLaren D. Hulme J. loui (hepeo-Brabham- (Cooper-Climax) (Repco-Brabham- (Cooper-Climax) (limax) Climax) J. Palmer *. Shelly l. Amon (Cooper-Climax) (Lotus ('limax) (Lola-Climax) A. Buchanan R. Flowers D. Young R. Levis (Brabham-Ford) (Lotus-Ford) (Cooper-Ford) (Lotus-Ford) T. Mayer A. Sager (Cooper-Climax) (Lotus-Climax) Top: Jack Brabham leads Bruce Melaren, last Saturday's winner of the New Zealand Grand Prix at Pukekohe, round the new loop bend past the control tower during the second heat of the Lady Wigram Trophr Race this morning at Wigram. Brabham went on to win iront McLaren with J. Ionl finishing third. Above: American Tin Mayer stands ready with a fire extinguisher as his teans foes sone last minute welding at Wigram this morning.

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