Visiting Birthplaces of Australian Motor Racing - Altona, Melbourne 1955 & 1956

[@olspanner]

Thank goodness for your video. Few people these days have any knowledge of this circuit. I can't recall the number of races I attended there but I do remember the last. When a driver flipped his car on the first corner into Millers Rd., fortunately without serious injury. [I think ?! I was only 17 yo. then !! ] I am somewhere in that crowd you can see on the entrance to said corner. lol

[@romemancer7905]

Ive been around the old Albert Park track at over 100 mph in an old 300 SL Mercedes...it was a real thrill hearing the big six roar...All the old racing cars are magic...Jack Brabhams racing cars were built at my dads workplace in Burnley Richmond at the old Russell engineering works...which became Repco...Cheers !

[@williamrevill2921]

Wow, this is wonderful!! My brother and I did a motorkhana here (I think) in about 1967. Mud, mud, mud!!! This film is great to see, I've subscribed, bought the book and can't wait until the next one!! Well done!!

[@BillsBuildandRace]

Thanks for the encouragement. Plenty more in the pipeline I assure you. You'd probably enjoy the earlier series episodes in my Playlist.

[@ianmontgomery7534]

the first dedicated motor racing circuit in the WORLD was Aspendale Park in the Melbourne. It was opened in 1905 and was inside a horse racing track.

[@BillsBuildandRace]

That is correct, and it's rise & fall and permanent impact on Victorian motor racing is told in detail & pictured within my book "Birthplaces of Australian Motor Racing".

[@romandybala]

Great footage. Sadly for me not enough of the footage shows the surrounding area. Used to go rabbit shooting with my dad there in the early 60s. I remember the track remnants and wondered why they there. Cherry Lake was an ephemeral body of water which was sometimes completely dry and it was a dustbowl where teenagers sometimes drove their paddock bombs around. The edges were two feet deep mud which we thought was quicksand. Great work. With it being late 50s footage you could have put in rock and roll music.

[@terrymcgrath256]

at 7.48 it notes Bill Patterson but I believe it is Kevin Neale

[@gazzafloss]

Real "hairy chested" motor racing.

[@ianfry4898]

Mrs Hill’s Jaguar is a MK VII not a MK 5. Not picking, just saying. Love the video.

[@BillsBuildandRace]

Yes, that's what the program says. My typo!

[@nicholascope1497]

Interesting 1950s Oz motor racing footage but ... why the anachronistic backing music?

[@BillsBuildandRace]

The music used was listed as 1950's swing. Find something else to winge about.

[@williamrevill2921]

@@BillsBuildandRace I thought the music was great and fitting.