#181 Greg Thornton from the UK driving a 1961 Formula Junior Lotus 22 at Hampton Downs NZ at the Ken Smith Festival 20th Jan 2017

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The Hampton Downs race complex was the brainchild of Chris Watson, Tony Roberts and the late Geoff Manning. The circuit was initially supposed to be financed from the profits from the sale of 80, 2 bedroom trackside apartments, on what was Waikato farmland, but a combination of factors caused a costly delay. The first race meetings were run late 2009 and the official opening was January 2010, with much of the organising of entrants by festival chairman, Jim Barclay.

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Location: Hampton Downs south of Auckland, NZ
Photo credit: © Monza Ltd NZ / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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