Queensland Circuits
1960s
A fine selection of motor racing photos from Lakeside , Lowood and Surfers Paradise circuits in the 1960s. Photographer unknown.
A HUGE thank you to Peter Schell for the accurate and informative captions.
5. Lakeside, 16 February 1963, #10 Bruce McLaren, Cooper Climax, #12 Jim Palmer, Cooper Climax, while #1 is the Ferguson Climax of World Champion Graham Hill behind Holden FC Station Wagon tow car – logistics were so much simpler then!
10. Lakeside, 26 November 1961, #2 Brian Muir, Holden, #36 W S Williams, Renault 750, #52 J Hicks, Holden.
13. Lakeside, 11 February 1962, John French’s Centaur Waggott is just visible in one of the tents in the foreground, #11 (white car with bonnet up) is A Shaw’s Morris Major.
14. Lakeside, 26 November 1961.
16.Surfers Paradise, 5 January 1969, line-up for Le Mans start of 12-hour Production Car Race.
17. Surfers Paradise, 5 January 1969, start of 12-hour Production Car Race (won by Bill Gates/Jim Bertram, Ford Falcon GT).
18. Surfers Paradise, 1966-8, Scuderia Veloce Ferrari 250LM.
1. Lowood, 9 June 1963, mechanic Bruce Burr tends to Greg Cusack’s Elfin Mallala.
2. Lakeside, 1962- 3, Frank Matich, Lotus 19 Monte Carlo.
3. Neptune Team (Norm Beechey, Jim McKeown, Peter Manton) en-route to Lakeside, 1965.
4. Lakeside, 17 February 1963, Geoff McClelland, Brabham BT2 (Ex-Gavin Youl),
#64 is Adrian Yannuccelli’s MGA.
6. Lowood, 9 June 1963, Arnold Glass, BRM-Buick.
7. Lowood, 9 June 1963, Ian Geoghegan, Lotus 23 (winner of Australian Tourist Trophy that day).
8. Lowood, 9 June 1963, Lionel Ayers, Lotus 20, #66 Ern Tadgell, Lynx Ford, #39 John Joyce, Koala Ford.
9. Lowood, 12 June 1960, heat of the Australian Grand Prix, green car on front row is Lex Davison,
Aston Martin, blue car on second row is Stan Jones, Maybach III.
11. Lakeside, 16 July 1961, Leo Geoghegan, Morris 850.
12. Lakeside, 10 February 1962, Ian Geoghegan, Jaguar 3.4, Bill Pitt, Jaguar 3.4, Brian Muir, Holden, Bruce McPhee, Holden, Max Volkers, Holden.
15. Lakeside, 16 July 1961, Ron Hodgson, Jaguar 3.8, Max Volkers, Holden, Brian Muir, Holden,
Leo Geoghegan, Morris 850, Pat Keller (Ford Customline).
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