Framed Signed Photos x 9 (7 signed) - Tasman Series Warwick Farm 1968 (50 x 40cm)

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Photos by Montgomery Dunn photography of Sydney 1968.

Car No: 6, Place: 1, Driver: Jim Clark, Car: Lotus 49T / Cosworth 2491cc V8 45
Car No: 5, Place: 2, Driver: Graham Hill, Car: Lotus 49T / Cosworth 2491cc V8, Signed
Car No: 18, Place: 3, Driver: Piers Courage, Car: McLaren M4A / Cosworth 1600cc 4cyl, Signed
Car No: 4, Place: 4, Driver: Chris Amon, Car: Ferrari 246T / Ferrari 2417cc, Signed
Car No: 1, Place: 5, Driver: Denny Hulme, Car: Brabham BT23 / Cosworth 1600cc 4cyl, Signed
Car No: 11, Place: 6, Driver: Pedro Rodriguez, Car: BRM P261 / BRM 2136cc V8, Signed
Car No: 2, Place: 7, Driver: Jack Brabham, Car: Brabham BT21E / Repco 2493cc V8
Car No: 12, Place: Ret, Driver: Richard Attwood, Car: BRM P126 / BRM 2493cc V12, Signed
Car No: 8, Place: Ret, Driver: Frank Gardner, Car: Brabham BT23D / Alfa 2472cc V8, Signed

Tasman Series: Warwick Farm 1968
Sydney Trophy
Date: 18th February 1968

45 Laps of 3.621kms (162.945kms)

Jim Clark and Graham Hill in the super-tough Lotus-Ford V8s drove a brilliant team race to completely overcome the opposition when the Tasman Series played to a crowd of over 35,000 at Sydney's Warwick Farm. Clark was in the 100 mile race from start to finish, and moved into the points lead for the first time since the series started seven weeks earlier.

Run in 90 degree temperatures Clark won the start from Hill, Amon, Courage, Hulme, Cusack, Gardner, Rodriguez, Bartlett and Attwood. Brabham carved his way through the field after a bad start to lock into position eight on lap two, just as Cusack went spearing off the Causeway with brake fade which was to retire the car three laps later. On lap 3, Fred Gibson retired the Brabham-Climax and Geoghegan's Lotus dumped its oil at Creek the next time around. Brabham kept moving well and as he came up behind Hulme the order was Clark, Hill, Amon, Courage, Gardner, Hulme and Brabham. This seven-car flying wedge got away from the others, but on lap 8 Harvey slipped under Bartlett and started to haul in the eighth-placed Rodriguez at a second a lap.

Kevin Bartlett's drive in the Brabham-Climax ended at Polo on lap 34 with a broken halfshaft and two laps later Hulme finally slipped by Amon for fourth. All this time, Clark was whistling along 6 to 7 seconds ahead of Hill who looked equally comfortable despite Courage's cheekiness. On lap 40, Amon blew off Hulme to retake fourth and Gardner expired the Brabham-Alfa V8 with a very oily-looking rear end. The order at that stage was Clark, Hill, Courage, Amon, Hulme, Rodriguez and Brabham.

And it was in that order the field took the flag with Clark 5.7 secs ahead of team mate Hill, and Costanzo 8th and first resident home clear of Ian Fergusson in the ex-Geoghegan-Howard Lotus 27-Ford. Ford engines, in fact, filled seven out of the top 10 finishers.