BALLARAT (VIC)
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1947 - BALLARAT AIRFIELD CIRCUIT
Motor racing organised by the Light Car Club of Australia and the Victorian Sporting Car Club commenced on a 3.2 mile layout at the Ballarat Airfield on the 27th of January 1947.
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27th January 1947 - Photographer: unknown. Photo's: State Library of Victoria collection.
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1947 - DERRY GEORGE
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27th January 1947 - Racing at the Ballarat Airfield with Derry George in his MGJ3/4. Photo: Ian Georg.
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1947 - BARRETT MONZA
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27th January 1947 - The Barrett Monza racing down the long straight at Ballarat Airstrip. Photo: John Bland collection.
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1947 - TED GRAY
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27th January 1947 - Refueling the Ted Gray Alfa Ford V8 special at the Ballarat Airfield circuit. Photo: unknown.
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1947 - LEX DAVIDSON
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27th January 1947 - Lex Davidson behind the wheel of his Mercedes racecar. Photographer: unknown.
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1947 - ERNIE "THE BARON" SELLIGER
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27th January 1947 - Ernie Selliger in the 1st version of the Itala V8 Special at the Ballarat Airfield circuit. Photographer: unknown. Photo: State Library of Victoria collection.
October 1947 - The Itala V8 Special again at the Ballarat Airfield Circuit. Photographer: George Thomas. Photo: Reg Nutt collection.
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1947 - DOUG WHITEFORD
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1947 - This Reg Nutt photo album pic see's 3 times Australian Grand Prix winner Doug Whiteford behind the wheel of "Black Bess" at the Ballarat Airfield Circuit. Photographer: unknown. Courtesy of Bill Atherton / Greg Smith "Zeunert Motorsport Archive".
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1950 - BALLARAT AIRFIELD CIRCUIT
Motor racing returned to the airfield on the 26th of January 1950 and 1951, also again in 1953, 1961 saw the running of the Victorian Trophy Race.
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1950 - AUSTRALIAN MOTOR SPORTS MAGAZINE REPORTED
The Light Car Club of Australia
BALLARAT AERODROME MOTOR RACING
The stock closed .cars pull away from a Le Mans start. Whiteford ( Austin A90 ) and Damman ( Citroen ), who finished first and second respectively, have a good start, The veteran Terraplane coupe on the right is driven by Max Passmore.
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1960 - A bit of racing car action from 1960. Photo: unknown.
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1961 - BALLARAT AIR STRIP INTERNATIONAL MOTOR RACE MEETING 11th & 12th February 1961 |
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1961 - VICTORIAN TROPHY RACE
1961 - A full field of cars fighting it out for track position during the Victorian Trophy Race. Photographer: unknown.
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1961 - RON FLOCKART
1961 - Ron Flockart turning in his Cooper Climax. Photo: AUTOPICS.
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1961 - MURRAY CARTER
1961 - Murray in the Carter Corvette in a support race to the Victorian Trophy race. Photo: unknown.
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2011 - BALLARAT AIRFIELD CIRCUIT LOCATION
