The 1963 Australian Formula Junior Championship was open to racing cars complying with "Australian

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" regulations. The championship was decided over a single race which was staged at the

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on 8 September 1963. Race distance was 34 laps, 75 miles.

Results

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Lotus 22 The Lotus 22 was a racing car built by Lotus cars in 1962, and a total of 77 cars were built. It was developed from the 1962 Lotus 20, with the major differences that it had disc brakes all round, a top link and the 'rubber donut' to the rear su ...

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Lotus 20 Lotus 20 was a Formula Junior car built by Lotus for the 1961 season as a successor to the Lotus 18. The chassis was a spaceframe, clothed in fibreglass bodywork. It had front double wishbone suspension, but the rear had a lower wishbone with ...

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Lotus 18 The Lotus 18 was a race car designed by Colin Chapman for use by Lotus in Formula Junior, Formula Two, and Formula One. Overview Lotus 18 was the first mid-engined car built by Lotus and was a marked improvement over Chapman's early and only ...

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References

External links

australianformulajunior.comCAMS Manual online
Australian Formula Junior Championship Formula Junior Championship Motorsport at Warwick Farm