LEYBURN (QLD)
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1949 - LEYBURN GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
Leyburn was a motor racing circuit that was made up of the runways of the World war two Airfield base near Leyburn.
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1949 - AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIXLeyburn hosted the fourteenth Australian Grand Prix on the 18th of September 1949, The race was held over 35 laps of the 4.3 mile (6.92 km) circuit for a race distance of 150.5 miles (242.2 km).
Frank Kleinig led the 28 car field away from pole in his Hudson and also set the fastest lap along with John Crouch in his Delahaye, both lapping in 2 minutes 52 seconds.
This was the 14th running of the GP, with a crowd of 40,000.
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START of the Australian Grand Prix at the old Leyburn airstrip yesterday. John Crouch in the NSW No 4 Delahaye won the race, with Ryan Gordon in a MG TC second and Arthur Rizzo in a Riley third.
1949 - AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX RESULTS
Despite the high speeds achieved, up to 140 mph, on the long back straight the Leyburn circuit was not popular with some of the drivers.
John Crouch won this event in his Delahaye, 2nd was Ray Gordon in a MG TC, 3rd went to Arthur Rizzo and 4th being Peter Critchley in a MG TB who ran an auto body repair shop on Parramatta Rd in Sydneys inner West. Other notable drivers in the event were Frank Klienig in a Hudson, Charlie Whatmore in a Studebaker and Ken Tubman in a MG.
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1949 - LEYBURN AIRSTRIP THE CIRCUIT
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1950's - LEYBURN GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
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1951 - LEYBURN GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
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1952 - Mrs C ANDERSON
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1953 - Mrs C ANDERSON
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