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Stewart and Attwood give BRM one-two win

BRM drivers Jackie Stewart and Dickie Attwood ran away with the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy from lap four after their two biggest rivals crashed at the hairpin: Frank Gardner's brakes failed and his Brabham hit Jim Clark's Lotus, both drivers unhurt. Stewart set a new race record of 1:03:44.1 and a new lap record at about 97.1 mph, Attwood finished about 41 seconds behind, then Palmer. About 20,000 watched 19 starters and 12 finishers.

Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles, 44 laps)

1J. Stewart (Scotland)BRM 1.91:03:44.1
2R. Attwood (England)BRM 1.9about 41 sec behind winner
3J. Palmer (New Zealand)Lotus-Climax 2.51:04:50
4S. Martin (Australia)Brabham-Climax 2.51:05:02.7
5A. Buchanan (New Zealand)Brabham-Climax 2.543 laps
6D. Marwood (New Zealand)Cooper-Climax 2.542 laps
7R. Levis (New Zealand)Brabham-Ford 1.5
8D. Hollier (New Zealand)Lotus-Ford 1.540 laps
DNFF. Gardner (Australia)Brabham-Climax 2.5
DNFJ. Clark (Scotland)Lotus-Climax 2.5
DNFG. Lawrence (New Zealand)Brabham-Ford 1.5
DNFK. Sager (New Zealand)Brabham-Ford 1.5
DNFI. Dawson (New Zealand)Brabham-Climax 2.5
DNFW. Caldwell (New Zealand)Brabham-Ford 1.5

Lap times

  • Jackie Stewart (BRM 1.9): 1:25.0 lap record

Facts

  • Jackie Stewart won the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy in a record 1:03:44.1 and set a new lap record averaging 97.11 mph.
  • Frank Gardner's Brabham brakes failed at the hairpin on lap 4 of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy and he struck the rear of Jim Clark's Lotus; both escaped unhurt.
  • About 20,000 people watched the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy, a BRM one-two with Stewart ahead of Attwood.
  • Roger Monk crashed his new 1275cc Austin Cooper Special through the wall of No. 5 hangar at Wigram in the production saloon race, walking away from the wreck.
  • Spencer Martin and Palmer duelled for third; Palmer passed Martin on lap 27 after the Australian spun.

Photos

  • ...and the wall came tumbling down. Christchurch racing driver Roger Monk felt a sense of achievement when his new 1275cc Austin Cooper Special crashed through the wall of No. hangar at Wigram during the Production Saloon Car Race. Monk was lucky to walk away from his wrecked car. He failed to negotiate the Wigram Loop at something like 80 miles an hour.
  • Jim Clark (No. 1) and Frank Gardner in their spectacular collision at Wigram this afternoon.
Read the OCR text
STEWART AND ATTWOOD GIVE B.R.M. A CRASH: BAM. ONE-TWO WIN NEW ZEALAND GRAND PRIX history repeated itself in the International Lady Wigram Trophy race this afternoon when B.R.M. drivers, Jackie Stewart and Dickie Atwood, ran away with the race from the fourth lap onwards, after their iwo biggest rivals had eliminated themselves from the contest in a crash at the hairpin. From then on the crowd of about 20,000 saw Stewart, the winner. and Attwood, second, turn on a high speed demonstration of precision driving and earn for Stewart a new race record of 1hr 3min 41.1sec and a new lap record of Imin 2oser (aboul 97.1 miles an hour). Altwood came home about 41see behind his leam leader, and he was followed in nearly 50sec lafer by the New Zealand champion, Jim Palmer, in a 2.» Lotus-Climax. There were meleen starters and twelve finishers. The significant retirement came dramatically in the fourth lap when the brakes of Frank Gardner's 25 Brabham-Climax failed on the approach to the hairpin bend al the end of the long back straight. Al that stage Stewart was lending the current world champion, dim Clark, by a very narrow margi, ani len came Allwood, with Gardner in his slipstream. happened. Gardner applied his brakes 200 yards from the bend, but nothing He pulled out from behind Alwood, ranged up alongside him. and struck the rear of Clark's car. which was already making the turn in the bend. Both deivers miraculously escaped without a scrateh. Clark's car was seriously damaged behind ihe cockpit. As the tall Australian and the stocky Scot made their disconsolale way back to the pils, the two B.R.M.s spared well away into the lead. and it immediately became obvious that, provided they kept going for 69 lie remaining forly laps, there was nothing that couki touch them. 11 was in those first desperate three laps, when Clark was pressing 22-1-6 Sleward only feel behind him, that Slewart sel the now lap record of 1min 2osec, an average speed of 97.11 miles an hour. The voung Australian Spencer Martin had a great duel will Palmer right through the race. but Palmer finally got the beller of him in the twenty-seventh of the forly-four laps. Marlin brought his 2.5 Brabham-Climax home in fourth place about 13see behind Palmer. In fill place. with a very sick sounding 2. Braban-Climax. was the Masterton Carmer Andrew Buchanan. who compleled forty-three laps. Turn to Page. TOP: .. and the wall came tumbling down. But Christchureh racing driver Roger Monk felt sense of achievement when his new 1275c.e. Austla Cooper Sperial crashed through the wall of No. hangar at Wigram during the Produetion Saloon Car Race. Monk was lucky lo walk away from his wrecked rar. He failed 1o negotiate the fateful Wig. ram Loop at something like 80 miles al hour. ABOVE: Jim Clark (No. D and Frank Gardner in their speclacular collision al Wigram this alernoon: photo se.

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