John's Aussie Sidecar Story

Aussie Sidecar Stories · Oct 29, 2026 · 1h 30m

For this episode we start in the UK in the 1970’s when JohnWillmore first watched sidecars race on iconic tracks, and then he joined them out there for sometimes 30 plus racing events a year.

When John and his family moved to Australia, as fate wouldhave it the call of the track was not far away, as they moved within earshot of Lakeside in Queensland. He found himself racing once more until he and his wife hit the road and ended up settling in Tasmania.

There wasn’t any sidecars racing in Tassie when he arrived,but after making a few connections John has been a passionate advocate and big…