‘Golden era’ cars grace Lakeside track

Vehicles from the golden era of racing took to the track at Lakeside Park on May 22 for a G.E.A.R – Golden Era Auto Racing – Club Drive Day.

The days are organised to provide members with the opportunity to drive their old racing and sports cars in a safe, affordable, regulated and social motor sport environment.

Members enjoyed a morning of racing on the ‘ultra-quick, undulating, 1.5mile (2.4km) circuit.

Lakeside Park, at Kurwongbah, is one of Australia’s most favorite and classic circuits.

Since its opening in 1961, the circuit, formerly known as Lakeside International Raceway, has hosted mainly Australian touring car rounds, GT races and the Australian Superbike Championship.

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By Daryl Fisher

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1. The Yellow Ford GT-40 was a forerunner for when Ferrari started racing and kept winning. Ford built this car (Ken Miles) to win races. The driver Gordon Ross and can reach up to, at times, about 180km/h on the straight at Lakeside.
2. The red open wheeler is a Lola T320 and is powered by a Formula super VW engine. The driver is Randall Spice and laps Lakeside in about 60-63 seconds.
3. The Nissan Bluebird is powered by a 1.8 litre turbo powered engine and is driven by Wayne Herne. This is a later version of the very early touring car winners.
4. The Tiga GT is a Mazda 13 B rotary-powered engine sports car and is driven by Robert Townsend. This car has raced in the Camel GT Series in the Daytona 24hours for five races.
5. The pit crew is Balfouria Campbell, Kaidy Maguire, Mimi Campbell and Olivia Doyle.