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Melbourne Desk
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 11 November 2010 02:15
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Richard Abey and Bill Hunter
5, 6 and 7 November 2010
Fine spring weather prevailed over the three days, with all categories catered for, with 35 races, over 350 entries in 18 groups ranging from vintage cars up to 1930 to production sports cars to 1977.
Very big crowds were in attendance, consisting of::
*Generation X -- the generation born from the late 1960's to the late 1970's and early 1980's, usually not later than 1981
*Generation Y- born earler than Generation X - generally marked by an increased understanding and use of digital technologies.
*Generation Oop - .primordial - represented by the late Alley Oop (caveman).
Your Motormarques reporter, representing generation Oop, was overcome with nostalgia for the early days of motor sport, when it was possible to stand so close to the track (say at Gnoo Blas or Mount Panorama) that you could have touched the drivers as they raced by. These days great concrete blocks and walls of steel mesh separate the racing cars from the spectators who sit perched up in remote grandsrands, The spectacle has become a bit of a circus.
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Sunday Morning warn up
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Graeme Raper - Monoskate
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Jim Russell (Ford) Derek McLaughlan
(Mallock)
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Dick Willis - Gladiator
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Samantha Dymond
1960 Lola Mk 1
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Norrnan Falkiner -
1959 Stanguellini FJ
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Stuart Steinfort - Austin 7
('Raid' Car)
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Russell Budge
1949 Zephsca Ausca
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Terry White - 1947 MG TC
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P Gostello (l) Jim Russell (Centre)
Dik Willis (R)
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John Evans -1959 Elfin Streamliner
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Tony Osborne - Riley Special
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From the previous paragraph, it could be deduced that Motormarques has a predilection for the following groups of cars:
Group J - Vintage Cars: sports and racing cars manufactured before 1930
Group K. Post Vintage thoroughbred racing and sports cars manufactured between 1930 and 1940.
Group L - Historic Racing and Sports Racing Cars between 1941 and 1960
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Paul Zazryn Jaguar Mk 2 - Group Nb - Historic Touring Cars
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Qualifying - Groups J, K, Lb & M Sports:
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Car number 17
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Margaret Dymond
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Lola 1220
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1:33 .8101
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Car number 58
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Shane Bowden
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Prad
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1:35 .5074
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Car number 47
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Russell Budge
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Zephsca Ausca
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1:37 .1678
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Car number 77
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Patrick Ryan
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MG TA
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1:37 .1775
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Car number 9
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Graeme Raper
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Monoskate
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1:37 .3872
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Car number 32
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Raymond Sprague
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Ford Special Roadster
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1:38.5705
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Car number 33
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Bob Boast
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MG TC
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1:38 .9928
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Car number 99
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Dick O'Keefe
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Photon Special
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1:39 .0138
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Car number 82
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Norman Falkiner
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Stanguellini FJ
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1: 39.0374
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Car number 22
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Ian MacDonald
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Elva Courier
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1:40 .5522
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Car number 2
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Derek McLaughlan
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Mallock
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1:40 .85901
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Car number 87
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Terry White
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MG TC
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1:41.6721
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Car number 96
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Peter McKnight
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Aarons Lotus Mk 9
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1:42 .3926
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Car number 11
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Jim Russell
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1939 Ford
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1:45.4396
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Car number 15
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John Evans
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Elfin Streamliner
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1:45 .8969
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Car number 36
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Dick Willis
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Gladiator/Holden
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1:45 .9455
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Car number 19
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Tony Osborne
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Riley Special
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1:48 .4393
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Car number 18
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Stuart Steinfort
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Austin 7
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1:53 .6285
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Car number 35
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George Hetrell
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Bugatti 35C
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1:56 .8715
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? F 500
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Colin Goldsmith
1960 Austin Healey 3000
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George Nittis/Phil Verwoert
1966 Shelby American GT 350
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Denis Best
1968 Lenham Le Mans GT
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Colin Wilson-Brown - 1970 Alfa
Romeo 1750 GTV
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Laurie Burton - 1969 TVR Tuscan
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Daniel Pauperis
1971 Porsche 914-4
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Ross Jackson -
1972 De Tomaso Pantera
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Dean Bryant - 1953 Holden 48-215
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Rob Burns - 1972 Charger
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Neville Butler - Ford Escort RS 2000
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David Mottram - Lotus Elise
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Final Results - Groups J, K, Lb & M Sports
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Race 1
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Race 2
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Race 3
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1
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Symantha Dymond
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Symantha Dymond
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Symantha Dymond
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Russell Budge
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Russell Budge
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Russell Budge
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Raymond Sprague
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Graeme Raper
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Graeme Raper
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4
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Graeme Raper
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Raymond Sprague
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Raymond Sprague
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5
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Bob Boast
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Dick O'Keefe
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Bob Boast
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6
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Dick O'Keefe
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Norman Falkiner
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Norman Falkiner
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Norman Falkiner
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Bob Boast
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Jim Russell
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Terry White
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Patrick Ryan
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Derek McLaughlan
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Peter Gostelow
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Derek McLaughlan
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Terry White
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Dick Willis
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Terry White
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Dick Willis
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Jim Russell
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Jim Russell
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John Evans
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Patrick Ryan
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Peter Gostelow
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Tony Osborne
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John Evans
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John Evans
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Stuart Steinfort
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Tony Osborne
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Dick Willis
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15
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Stuart Steinfort
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Tony Osborne
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George Hetrell
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Stuart Steinfort
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Last Updated on Sunday, 06 March 2011 02:41
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