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Longford 1967

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PeterAllen:
I thought the Tasmanians and the older petrol-heads might enjoy this.

A recreation of Longford, circa 1967.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KuiqYqWHdY

I understand that road closures make it no longer possible to do a full lap.
 

WogsRus:
BLODy fantastic, i have seen many photos and spoken to a few people who raced there back in the day.

Scando:
That's awesome, thanks for posting it Peter.
Unfortunately a highway now runs straight across the track and a lot of the other setions are in disrepair however I believe a revival meeting is currently in the planning stage which will use some sections of the original track if it goes ahead.

Hopefully Bluerat sees this thread as he usualy knows a lot more about these things than me.

PeterAllen:
If you are interested, here's how it all came about.

http://forums.autosport.com/index.php?showtopic=17388

Wish someone would do Warwick Farm.

bluerat:
Thank's Pete, What a ripper!! that's magic. We had our CC dinner Sat night and everyone was talking about the clip on u-tube, now i know why. My understanding of the Longford revival, is Historic racing at Symmons Plains, only 10 minutes up the road, display's and get togethers in the town itself. There was talk of a sprint type event on the 'flying mile' part of the track. Dont hold your breath on it, it's at least the 3rd time in the last few years the revival has been attempted and they keep stuffing it up, ie no paperwork in etc etc. The two bridges are no more and the bit that goes off the start line, which is the main hwy now, under the viaduct is also gone, most of the rest is still there. You can still see the water tower, just near the start line and if your ever in Longford, the Pub has an excellent display of photo's and stories. I've collected and scanned 100's of photo's of the event over the years and if you ever get a chance, Barry Oliver is a real guru on the subject. Longford holds a fantastic street stage in Targa every year as well.

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