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It's McRae's day

Photo page from the 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy: the field at the start, McRae with a rear wheel off the ground entering the hairpin, a saloon driver tangled in hay bales in the Bank of New South Wales championship, and Miss Canterbury Sheryl Hopkins kissing the winner.

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  • The field gets away at the start of this afternoon's Lady Wigram Trophy race.
  • How the winner, Graham McRae, looked to his opponents. He is going into the start of the hairpin bend with his rear wheel off the ground.
  • B. Phillips gets mixed up with the hay bales near the pits during the first heat of the Bank of New South Wales saloon car championship.
  • A kiss for Graham McRae from Miss Canterbury (Sheryl Hopkins) after the race.
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ITS MCRA ES DA YA GA • ABOVE: The field gets away at he start of this aflernoon's lody Wigram Trophy race 22-1-72 © LEFT: How the win. ner, Grahom MRue, looked to his obio. nenls. He is going into the start of the hairpin bend with his rear wheel off the ground © LEFT: E. Phillips gels mixed up with the hay bales near the pits during the first heat of the Bank of New South Wales saloon car chompionship. • RIGHT: A kiss for Graham McRae from Miss Canterbury (Sheryl Hopkins) after the race.

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