| The Marlboro Grand
National. Few other events of the
era had such impact on speedway
sedan racing as the annual 100
lapper at Liverpool. Seen by many
competitors as the equivalent of
a national title, its ever
increasing prize money and
prestige helped attract the cream
of local and interstate drivers
as well as those visiting
Americans in-country at the time
and an occasional New Zealander. The switched on team at
Liverpool City Raceway promoted
sedans to a new level with this
event and after converting the
track from dirt to tar in the
winter of '74 the 'Place of Pace'
became the most professionaly run
speedway in all of Australia. The
MGN always had its share of drama
and heartache as well as sweet
victory and good luck. Just to
finish was seen as a kind of
victory and so, by the end of the
decade, the race had become
speedways equivalent to Bathurst.
Below are
listed the nine winners of the
'70s, from Rick Hunter who drove
a borrowed car to victory in 1971
to Paul Ash who scored the
biggest win of his career in
1979. Each race is covered on a
separate page so please click on
the year to read that article.
Only 1971 at this stage, other
years are being worked on.
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