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Palmer and Martin duel

Photo of Jim Palmer and Spencer Martin battling during the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy: it was taken in the twenty-seventh lap just after Palmer passed the Australian; Martin spun off the track and finished fourth, Palmer third as the first New Zealander.

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  • New Zealander Jim Palmer and Spencer Martin were responsible for a fair measure of interest during the running of last Saturday's Lady Wigram Trophy race. This photograph was taken in the twenty-seventh lap, just after Palmer managed to pass the Australian. In attempting to regain his position, Martin spun off the track and finally finished fourth. Palmer finished third, the first New Zealand competitor home.
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Palmer's third was not luck

Suggestions that Jim Palmer was lucky to beat Spencer Martin for third in the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy were disproved: Palmer passed Martin on a straight, and Martin spun only afterwards while trying to regain his place, losing further ground.

Facts

  • Jim Palmer passed Spencer Martin on a straight at Wigram in the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy; Martin spun later in an attempt to repass.

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  • The Wigram motor racing circuit may appear as smooth as a billiard table to spectators, but it has a few bumps, the worst at the entrance to the tricky Loop. Here young Australian Spencer Martin was caught making a one-wheel landing in last Saturday's Lady Wigram Trophy race. Martin drove his 2.5 Repco Brabham-Climax into fourth place.
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