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New Zealand Grand Prix (1961)

A New Zealand Film Unit Production... Motor-racing in New Zealand is a popular sport. In Dunedin, the Festival Road Race is a big annual event, and in Auckland the New Zealand Grand Prix draws huge crowds of spectators. Contemporary world champion driver Jack Brabham is shown winning the 1961 Grand Prix. This film features Bruce McLaren receiving a water skiing lesson from Australian Grand Prix driver Arnold Glass. McLaren went on to found Bruce McLaren Motor Racing in 1963. Courtesy Archives New Zealand.