1964 Ferrari 250LM (Ralph Lauren), Lime Rock 2014

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's upper North Shore. Amon-AGP-Graham-Ruckert

McKay gained prominence as a racing driver and as a motoring writer during the 1950s. He won many races including the inaugural

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in 1960 driving a

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. McKay's operation began sporting the Scuderia Veloce name in 1960, following a change of sponsorship from

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.Barry Lake, Gentleman racer, Motor Racing Australia, No 84, Feb/Mar 2005, pages 75-78 It ran

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, then

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open racings cars in the

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and

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. In 1969 the team was

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's official Tasman Series team and had

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and Derek Bell in the drivers seats. The venture was a success with Amon winning the 1969 Tasman Series, which included winning the

at Lakeside and

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. Scuderia Veloce also competed in

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running a variety of cars, as well as competing in

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racing with Ferraris. A Scuderia Veloce entered

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won the

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, the 1966 Rothmans 12 Hour International Sports Car Race, the 1967 Rothmans 12 Hour and the 1968 Surfers Paradise 6 Hour. As well as his own racing efforts, McKay supported several drivers including Brian Muir and Greg Cusack, although the driver most associated with SV would be Spencer Martin.

Tasman Series results

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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

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Graham Hill Norman Graham Hill (15 February 1929 – 29 November 1975) was a British racing driver and team owner, who was the Formula One World Champion twice, winning in and as well as being runner up on three occasions (1963, 1964 and 1965). Despite ...

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1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

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References

Australian auto racing teams Sports teams in Sydney