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Originally Posted by merak1974
Really interesting assortment of cars! Curious mix of Formula 1, sports cars, and "Specials". Third place for Whiteford on a Maserati 300S. I would not have expected a Maserati 300S to beat their 250F siblings on that sort of race.
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Of course it was not an official championship GP, other than it was a round of the Australian Drivers Championship.
It was for an event for Formula Libre Racing Cars and Sports Cars by invitation. Hence the assortment. The race was also referred to as the Melbourne 100 (it was 100 miles long)