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cars,Mike Kable, Brabham on top at opening Sandown Park meeting, Sports Car World, May 1962, pages 46 to 48 staged at

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, in

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on 12 March 1962. The race was contested over 60 laps, a total distance of 120 miles (193 km). It was the feature race at the opening meeting of the Sandown Park circuit. The race was won by

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driving a

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.Sandown Park International, Sandown Park, 12 Mar 1962, www.oldracingcars.com
Retrieved 1 September 2018

Results

References

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External links

Images of "Open Wheelers 1962" at autopics.com.au
Sandown International Cup Motorsport at Sandown