John Harvey1962. Sydney Showground Speedway 1963-4

1962-4 Vintage Speedcar racing at Sydney Showground Speedway. John Harvey, Andy McGavin, Johnny Stewart, Jeff Freeman etc. Great racing film by Ken Preece. Thanks to the Vintage Speedcar Association NSW. * Steve Magro VidEd

[@peterwade4029]

Great footage l remember 1962 like yesterday those were the days brave men NO ROLL CAGES HARVEY BROCK STEWART TATTERSALL FREEMAN CLEVELAND MARSHALL REVELL THE CUNEEN BROTHERS and many many more those guys were CHAMPIONS in my eyes as a young man couldn’t get to THE SYDNEY ROYALE on SATURDAY NIGHT QUICK ENOUGH. WHAT MEMORIES. THANKS ONCE AGAIN. SPEEDWAY WOW. PETER. WADE.

[@peterwade4029]

Great film so many memories with all those great drivers in that era.Thank you for showing the footage. I just LOVED THE SYDNEY SHOWGROUND IN THE SIXTIES. SPEEDWAY IS KING.

[@robertcameron3455]

Great little video yes I remember Len brock defeated bob tattersall at the Sydney showgrand

[@Musicman7]

What a great video, the dicing between, Freeman, Stewart, and Harvey is a classic.

[@raydean9758]

Best 1960s film I have ever seen. Some of the greatest drivers and cars Australia ever saw.

[@flamingfrancis]

Certainly one of Aussie's great drivers. Just found that he passed away last year RIP Johnny. Drove the dirt track monsters for long time before going to the touring cars on the track with HDT

[@paulspeedbowl4522]

That was excellent, thanks for making it available , John Harvey was a very good motorcycle rider too, he used to do track days out at Calder in the late 80's early 90's, there was no end to his talents.

[@albertgreen9359]

some of the greatest names ever to drive harv u were a legend

[@allanrussack4143]

Great film. Dad, Allan “Marshall” Russack drove with Johnny Peers, actually they were also drinking partners! It was great to hear him reminisce about Lenny Brock, Jack Brabham, Bob Playfair, Bryan and Peter Cunneen, Frank Satan Brewer, Ray Revell, and many others and their home made often death trap machines of the 40’s and 50’s.

[@SteveMagr]

Great. Also feaures Lew Marshall in the black 30. Ron Ward in #3 V twin, Sid Reed, Spike Jennings 25Porsche. Ron Isbill #8. #78 Johnny Peers in #99. Bob Holt #19 which was later wrecked. Al Staples -Madden Holden #12, Al Staples 69. Laurie Seidl Holden #44, Bruce Doolan. Sid Middlemass (Doherty Holden97), red #51 Sid Clarke.

[@TonyRichardson49]

Makes you remember how cut-and-thrust the Feature Races were in those days, and all without roll-cages.

[@realmagicjon]

Thank you.

[@SteveMagr]

also 55 Jeff Freeman and #1 Johnny Stewart race on Sunday, 5th July, 1964 3:00

[@MyBigred76]

This footage was taken July 1962, during this period it was not vintage, it was the real deal.

[@ldnwholesale8552]

Roll bars? They were supposed to high enough to keep the driver protectedfrom the top of the rollbar down too the nose bar. Most of those cars did not comply. Harves about the worst and he was never a big bloke. Did I see SA34 in that lot? Predominantly a blue car with a Holden. If so Dud Lambert from Pt Pirie who was still racing at 84!