Midge Bosworth
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Midge Bosworth, is a former Australian racing driver.
Bosworth raced in the 1960s and is most remembered for winning the 1965 Bathurst 500
, co-driving with Barry Seton
in a Fairfield Motors entered Ford Cortina GT500
. It was Bosworth's second, and last, start in the Bathurst 500, so he shares with Harry Firth and Graeme Bailey the distinction of winning the event at his last attempt.
Bosworth was only 24 when he won Bathurst in 1965. He held the honour of being the youngest driver to win the race for no less than 31 years, until Craig Lowndes won the Bathurst 1000 when he was 22 in 1996.
1965 Armstrong 500
The 1965 Armstrong 500 was the sixth running of the Bathurst 500 touring car race. It was held on 3 October 1965 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia...
, co-driving with Barry Seton
Barry Seton
Barry Seton , , is an Australian racing driver. He won the Bathurst 500 in 1965 with co-driver Midge Bosworth driving a Ford Cortina GT500. He has competed in the Bathurst 500 22 times, competing every year from 1963 to 1984, and completing the race in fifteen of those...
in a Fairfield Motors entered Ford Cortina GT500
Ford Cortina
As the 1960s dawned, BMC were revelling in the success of their new Mini – the first successful true minicar to be built in Britain in the postwar era...
. It was Bosworth's second, and last, start in the Bathurst 500, so he shares with Harry Firth and Graeme Bailey the distinction of winning the event at his last attempt.
Bosworth was only 24 when he won Bathurst in 1965. He held the honour of being the youngest driver to win the race for no less than 31 years, until Craig Lowndes won the Bathurst 1000 when he was 22 in 1996.