Lakeside Australian Touring Car Championship Round - 1970
This is amazing! Dale (Kiwiboss) just sent this through to me, originally posted on Youtube by the Bowden family who own the Norm Beechey HT Monaro and Allan Moffat Boss Mustang that appear in this short clip.
This is the Lakeside round of the 1970 ATCC. This is the penultimate round of the 9 race championship. In a sports car race just prior to the ATCC race, Glyn Scott and Ivan Tighe were involved in an accident just past the pits, in which Scott would succumb to his injuries. Then, just after the start of the touring car race, Chris Brauer went off in almost the same place in his ex-Bob Jane Mustang, and would never race again.
Allan Moffat would be black flagged for passing under a yellow flag, dropping him well down, while reigning champion Pete Geoghegan would be out with engine troubles after 7 laps. Beechey would go on to win the race, and wrapping up his second ATCC, while Bob Jane finished second, and Porsche driver Jim McKeown third.
This event is also notable for the fact young Queenslander Dick Johnson, in his home race, took his first ever ATCC point, driving a Torana.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4G_H...layer_embedded
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Lakeside - some nostalgia photos -
The photo board ; in the Cafe Building
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A poster celebrating 50 years of the track.
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Moved to Queensland in May 2011 from Sydney - living on Bribie Island only 45 minutes fro Kurwongbah - where Lakeside Track is.
I missed the first couple of meetings but got to the last two.
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The August event covers shows the Norm " Stormin' Norman " Beechey Monaro..from the event in the video.
A typical Lakeside Ticket- this from 2015.
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