Longford’s history of motor car racing | Back Roads | ABC Australia

Longford, Tasmania was home to the Australian Grand Prix in 1959 and multiple other races for years after. The winding, narrow country roads are legendary in the memories of sporting pioneers and the younger locals from the crowds of the time who still embrace annual car festivals in the town today. #BackRoads 📺 Watch Back Roads on iView: https://bit.ly/BackRoadsiview Subscribe ✅ and tap the notification bell 🔔 to be delivered Australian stories every day: http://ab.co/ABCAus-subscribe ___________________________________________ Web: http://abc.net.au/ Facebook:   / abc   Twitter:   / abcaustralia   Instagram:   / abcaustralia   ___________________________________________ This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).