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Tasman Series 1968

Posted on February 29, 2016 by driverjohn

The Tasman Series was a winter break for the grand prix circus. Founded in 1964 from a series of local races and a couple of international events, it grew into a substantial series with works entries from BRM, Lotus, Brabham and Ferrari at its height. From its beginning as a 2.5 litre maximum capacity single seater series under the old Intercontinental Formula it was extended to accept F5000 entries from 1970 and the series continued to flourish until rising costs killed it off after the 1975 series.

Here is a great clip showing some of the Australian leg of the series in 1968 with Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Chris Amon, Denny Hulme, Piers Courage, Dickie Attwood, Frank Gardner and more.

Enjoy it here

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Help make 2015 the year that we get John Surtees his knighthood #F1

Posted on January 1, 2015 by truckertoggle

It is an on-going disgrace that we shower honours on all sorts of minor celebrities and sports people and yet have still not honoured the only person to have won world championships on both two and four wheels. Continue reading →

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Bernie and the future of #F1

Posted on November 16, 2014 by driverjohn

Bernard Charles Ecclestone. There is a lot said about the man, and there are times when he says a lot himself, but does he always mean what he says? Continue reading →

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F1 on an Oval? Why not?

Posted on November 15, 2014 by driverjohn

That tracks have changed for safety reasons is unarguable; it had to happen, but I can’t get excited about so many of the circuits that are raced on these days. Then reading something the other day struck a chord with me. Continue reading →

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Ferrari’s extra #F1 payout is not deserved

Posted on November 6, 2014 by driverjohn

Much has been made of the way the F1 world championship pays out these days and the extra share that Ferrari get for being who they are has got some fans mad and the Tifosi happy because, hey, it’s Ferrari and where would F1 be without them, but let’s just look at that a little. Continue reading →

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