Leyburn Sprint organisers keen to bring back racing legends

Racing royalty is set to visit Leyburn this year

Leyburn Sprint organisers are hoping to bring back the likes of Dick Johnson this year. Picture Glenn Hampson

MOTORSPORT: After a year in pitlane, Leyburn Sprints organisers are eager to return to racing with a bang.

Gearing up for their 25th anniversary celebrations the sprints will once again feature a number of racing legends after their inaugural appearance in 2019.

“In 2019 we welcomed great drivers including Dick Johnson (pictured), Colin Bond, Fred Gibson, Bruce Garland, Kevin Bartlett, John French and Bob Holden and they were enormously popular with our spectators, who remembered their achievements in the 60s, 70s and 80s,” Sprints president Tricia Chant said.

“We’re going to offer another opportunity for fans to meet their heroes again this year.

“Some of the drivers have already confirmed their return and as well we hope to have some new names, which this time will also include some of the top mechanics of the era who put the winning cars on track.

“All these special guests at the Leyburn Legends Weekend will add another level of attraction for fans at the 2021 Sprints.”

The sprint time-trials, once voted Queensland’s Motorsport Event of the Year, are run on a 1km course around the closed streets of Leyburn.

Along with a 200-plus entry of historic and classic racing cars, the event will feature the Shannons Show ‘n’ Shine, a Vintage Caravan Show and country markets.

This year’s event will run on the weekend of August 21-22.

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