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Rear view Bevan Gibson in the Bob Jane Racing Team Elfin 400 Repco 4.4 V8. Probably one of the last photographs of Gibson before his tragic crash on Conrod Straight. Mercifully, he would have been killed instantly by the enormous impact after flipping at probably 170 odd mph when the Elfin lifted off over the hump. Only 22 years old and a very talented young driver. Terrible loss to the Gibson family and Australian Motor sport in general. I saw him drive the Elfin at Symmons only a month before and you could see he was razor sharp quick - really on it. Before the crash he had set a new outright and Sports Racing lap record some 4 secs faster than his previous best. Later bettered by Jack Brabham in the Racing Car feature but shows how hard he was trying.
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