On 19 February 1967, the world’s finest drivers gathered at Warwick Farm for the Australian Grand Prix — a race that did not count towards the Formula One World Championship, yet carried genuine international weight.

The Tasman Series was in full flow, running to 2.5-litre regulations at a time when Europe had already embraced the new 3-litre Formula One era. For a few weeks each year, elite drivers moved between two technical frameworks within the same season — lighter, well-integrated Tasman machinery in the southern summer, heavier and more powerful cars in Europe.

That afternoon in Sydney, the race became a distinctly Scottish affair.

Jackie Stewart mastered the flowing Warwick Farm circuit to take victory, with Jim Clark close behind. The dominance of the two Scots prompted the New South Wales Governor to suggest the race be renamed the “Scottish Grand Prix”.

But this was more than a national curiosity.

Clark would go on to secure his second Tasman title that season. Denny Hulme would claim the 1967 Formula One World Championship. And within a year, aerodynamic revolution and commercial change would begin reshaping the sport’s identity.

This episode explores a moment of overlap — when two formulas coexisted, when Stewart asserted control, when Clark demonstrated championship consistency, and when one Australian afternoon briefly felt unmistakably Scottish.

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