LAUNCESTON (TAS)
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1958 - JOHN YOUL
John was a regular competitor at the Baskerville circuit that opened in 1958, He also was the owner of a farming property known as Symmons Plains, John leased a paddock on the property to the Light Car Club who built and ran the Symmons Plains International Raceway.
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1960 - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY
Symmons Plains Raceway opened in 1960 and operated succesfuly even though the Longford and Baskerfield circuits were operating
Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1968, Symmons Plains Raceway has been the premier motor racing facility in Tasmania. The circuit is one of the longest serving circuit's of the combined history of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the V8 Super Car Championship series, Since 2005 it has hosted the Tasmania Challenge for V8 Super Cars.
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1961 - NORM BAKER
1961 - Norm Baker in his MG.TD with the Buchanan body fitted. Photo: unknown.
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1960's - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY PROGRAMME'S
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1964 - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY
1964 - Photo: Reg Dalwood collection
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1960's - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY PROGRAMMES
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1967 - MAURIE PRICE
Historic Racing Car Club of Tasmania facebook photo feature
1967 - Maurie Price getting some air under his 48 series, following is Peter Lockley and then the thundering Customline of the "Wild Man" Ray Alford. Photo: unknown.
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1967 - SYMMONS PLAINS SEDAN CAR ACTION
1967 - Photo's: unknown.
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1967 - EARL WEBSTER
Historic Racing Car Club of Tasmania facebook photo feature
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1972 - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY
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1972 - Allan Moffat in the Mustang hole shots Bob Jane in the Camaro then Geoghan in the Mustang and Beechey in the Holden Monaro. Photo: unknown.
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1972 - NORM BEECHEY
Historic Racing Car Club of Tasmania facebook photo feature
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1972 - Norm Beechey took on all the top drivers in the American built Mustang's and Camaro's in his Australia built HT Holden Monaro, and won many of those races. Photo's: Greg Feltham.
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1982 - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY
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1985 - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY
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1990 - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY
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1991 - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY PROGRAMME'S
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1992 SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY
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1993 - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY PROGRAMME'S
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1994 - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY
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1995 - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY PROGRAMME'S
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1996 - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY PROGRAMME'S
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2004 - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY
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2008 - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY
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2010 - SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY
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