1946-1960
racing
Motor
racing was suspended during the War for obvious reasons.
Historic
racing in Australia pays tribute to the return of racing by having
grids for vehicles classified under CAMS sanctioning as Group L.
We
see some terrific racing by enthusiastic drivers in these fields.
Racing car fields include Formula 1, Formula 2 and Formula Junior
cars. Of course all of these fields are continulaly developed as yea rs
progress, but for parity and technological reasons the 50s are generally
kept apart from the later model s of the 60s.
We
witness in this era the beginning of the change from front-engined
to rear-engined racing cars.
Pictured at
top of page is the 1951 Formula One World Championship winning Alfa
Romeo 159 "Alfetta" as campainged by Juan-Manuel Fanigo.
The car belongs to the Alfa Romeo Museum, and we Australian historic
motor racing enthusiasts were highly privelaged to see the car at
the 2010 Phillip Island Classic.
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