Australian Historic Touring Cars have raced in Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix support events no fewer than seven times: four in the Adelaide Parklands and three at Albert Park in Melbourne – but the story goes back much further…
THE ‘RUN WHAT YER BRUNG’ DAYS
In the early 1950s, Australian motor racing mostly comprised racing cars (the majority being Australian home-built specials) and production sports cars. For tin tops, the racing was usually between pre-war bangers in ‘demolition derbies’ on dirt ovals, but as saloon cars quickly evolved, withto appear on bitumen tracks. Money was tight and cars were usually newish and too important to risk in racing – but motor racing passion has never listened to logic!
