Warwick Farm Motor Racing Circuit

Geoff sykes australia s mr motor racing warwick farm the tasman series and the cream of the world s f1 drivers.

Warwick farm motor racing circuit. Great footage from sydney s warwick farm 1969. Mist s gigs incuded. The 1961 international 100 was a motor race staged at the warwick farm motor racing circuit in new south wales australia on 29 january 1961. The race was won by stirling moss driving a lotus 18 coventry climax fpf.

Jim mckeown in the lotus cortina mk2 shows his skill in the wet as he out drives leo geoghan s mustang and no. Too quickly though it was over. The tasman became a championship too far. One factor was the cost of upgrading the circuit to meet the new cams track standards for formula one racing there was also environmental pressure from residents moving into the area and many patrons preferred touring car racing held at nearby oran park.

Warwick farm was considered fast but led to its closure in august 1973. Max in his dark green 48 series holden and bob in the white 3 8 jaguar. Motor racing programme covers. It all came together in a golden age of australian motor racing.

The farm was for the most part replaced by a housing estate. Contested as a formula libre race it was staged over a distance of 101 25 miles 163 km and was the first annual international 100 race to be held at warwick farm. David mist wasn t a motor racing photographer but he took some interesting shots on assignments allocated to him by the advertising agency usp benson the client on this occasion was shell the talent the scuderia veloce racing team owned and operated by david mckay and perhaps the warwick farm circuit itself. When it closed as a motor racing facility in 1973 the lap record of the 3 621 km 2 250 mi long warwick farm circuit was held by australian motor racing legend frank gardner.