Longford’s Pit Straight- Illawarra Road from a Percival EP-9 at low altitude during the 1959 meeting… We are indebted to Tasmanian enthusiast Rob Saward who left his photographic archive and that of his father Jim in the care of Lindsay Ross (oldracephotos.com.au) who periodically uploads tidbits of visual pleasure from his coterie of talented ‘snappers such as the […]
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Longford Lap…
Posted: July 5, 2018 in Features, FotosTags: Australian Grand Prix Longford, Australian Motor Racing History, Australian Tourist Trophy Longford, Longford Circuit, South Pacific Championship Longford, South Pacific Trophy Longford
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Bay of Plenty Road Race, John Youl and the Frank Matich Lotus 19’s…
Posted: September 8, 2017 in Features, Obscurities, Sports RacersTags: Bay of Plenty Premier Road Race, Bib Stillwell, Brabham BT7A Climax, Cooper T53 Climax, Cooper T55 Climax, Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile, Frank Matich, Jim Palmer, John Youl, Lotus 19 Climax #950, Lotus 19b Climax, Mount Maunganui
Frank Matich’s Brabham BT7A Climax leading Jim Palmer’s Cooper T53 Climax around the 2.897 Km Mount Maunganui road circuit, New Zealand, 28 December 1963… Mount Maunganui is a beach town at the southern end of Tauranga Harbour in The Bay of Plenty in the north of New Zealands North Island. Only two ‘Bay of Plenty […]
Patto and his Coopers…
Posted: February 2, 2017 in FeaturesTags: 1954 Australian Hillclimb Championship, 1961 Australian Gold Star Championship, Bill Patterson, Cooper MkV/41/51, Cooper T39 Climax, Cooper T51 Climax, Cooper T53 Climax, Stan Jones
Bill Patterson getting all he can from the 1000cc JAP engine in his little, lithe, light and nimble Cooper MkV. He is on his way to Australian Hillclimb Championship glory on 19 April 1954 at Collingrove, Angaston in South Australia’s Barossa Valley… Patterson was an immensely fast driver, look closely and you can see his […]
Australian Racing Random 2…
Posted: June 6, 2020 in Features, FotosTags: Alfa Romeo 6C1750 SS Zagato, Chevron B37 Chev, Dallara F311 Mercedes Benz, Datsun 1300, Elfin 620 Formula Ford, Ford Customline, Ford Galaxie, Holden SLR5000 L34, Lotus 32 Ford, Wangaratta Airfield, Wayne Negus
Stunning shot of a group of cars charging down Conrod Straight at Mount Panorama during Bathurst’s race in October 1939… John Snow leads in his Delahaye 135CS from the John Crouch, Alfa Romeo 8C2300 and Bob Appleton in the MacKellar Ford V8 Spl- Snow won the race from Frank Kleinig, Kleinig Hudson Spl and Bob […]
Roger Penske: ‘Zerex Special’…
Posted: March 19, 2015 in Obscurities, Sports RacersTags: 1962 LA Times Grand Prix, 1962 Puerto Grand Prix, 1963 Guards Trophy Brands Hatch, 1963 LA Times Grand Prix, 1964 'Players 200' Mosport, 1964 Aintree 200 Sports car Race, Bruce McLaren, Cooper Oldsmobile, Cooper T53 Climax 'F1-16-1', Roger Penske, Zerex Special
Roger Penske aboard his devilishly clever ‘Zerex Special’ Sports Car in 1963… By 1962 Roger Penske was a well established competitor, whilst later his friend and driver Mark Donohue coined the phrase gaining ‘The Unfair Advantage’ in racing, Roger himself contrived rather a clever plan to develop a very quick sportscar for the lucrative US […]
Bruce’, Lex’ and Rocky’s Cooper T62 Climax…
Posted: May 20, 2016 in F1, FeaturesTags: 1962 Australian Grand Prix, 1963 Victorian Trophy Calder, 1965 Australian Grand Prix, Brabham BT4 Climax, Bruce McLaren, Cooper T62 Climax, Jack Brabham, Lex Davison, Rocky Tresise
Lex Davison #4 lights up his Dunlops with Bib Stillwell and David McKay on the front row of the ‘Victorian Trophy’ grid, Calder Raceway on 13 March 1963… They finished in this order, Lex’ ex-McLaren Cooper T62 the winner from the Stillwell and McKay Brabham BT4 Climaxes. David’s was a ‘little’ 2.5 litre FPF, the […]
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