20160411 Tas Longford

20160411  Des and I park up waiting for Cath and Hal while texting back and forth so we decided to walk the town and ended up in a clothes/shoe shop where I brought a lovely pair of boots (well Des did).  We continued on our way into the Chequered Flag Bistro which was full of the racing memorabilia.  Longford was once a temporary motor racing course that was laid out on Public Street and also played host to the Australian Grand Prix in 1959 and 1965.  Today there is nothing left of the original track although in 2011 Motor Sport returned to Longford with the first running of the Longford Revival Festival.  Both road cars and historic race cars get to run down, The Flying Mile.

Look who we ran into, Hal and Cath join us at Longford for one last blast before we leave Tassie.














We had a nanny nap at Caths request then got prepared for a night on the town, not really just dinner and a few drinks at the local.  We had a lovely dinner before we retired back at Cath and Hals van to complete the night over a few drinks and some great laughs, as we do.

12-04-2016  Des and I were up early and prepared the food to cook on the camp BBQ then I text Cath and Hal to be at BBQ in 10 minutes and her reply was, I’m still in bed, you said 7.30 remember said I, No! I thought whoever got up first was to text said Cath, Des and I still reckon she said 7.30, yes you did, no I didn’t, no more woopy biscuits for you.

Des and I cooked breaky while Cath and Hall laughed at our antics and I have no idea who the guy in the back ground is.
Ok you pair get to work cleaning, check out that McNeale face, Orrr do we have to.
Put the kettle on Des we need a cuppa as we stand on the banks of the Macquarie River.
Stay up there Des I can hug you better, at least Des can get his arm over your shoulder from there.
Come on Hal one last hug for a great time, we are going to miss these guys.















I finish off with a bit of the Longford's racing days that now belongs to the history of the town. 
  
The 1959 Grand Prix and a duel between Stan Jones, Maserati and Len Lukey, Cooper jumping the railway lines on the last lap, both cars are locked in at 120mph, this reminds me of the Leyburn Sprints.
A memorable occasion, young Alan aboard his father's Maserati on the Victory lap after the 1959 Australian Grand Prix at Longford



Longford was the fastest motor racing circuit in the southern Hemisphere
Location: Longford TAS 7301, Australia

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