The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-08-21. A final tune-up before the big race by mechanics of the 1st Australian Task Force's (1ATF) Light Aid Detachment (LAD) and their go-kart is ready for running in the Grand Prix. Left to right are: Corporal John Moorehead of Stafford, Qld, Craftsman Neil O'Donnell of Ipswich, Qld, and the driver, Trooper Ted Ball of Horsham, Vic. Go-kart racing was a craze at the 1ATF and several Task Force units used spare and salvaged parts to improvise.
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-08-21. Go-kart racer, Trooper Ted Ball of Horsham, Vic, a member of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Light Aid Detachment (LAD), adjusts his muddy goggles during the G
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-08-21. A disappointed go-kart crewman, Trooper Bill Hyde of Pennant Hills, NSW, sits with his go-kart loaded on a Land Rover after it broke down during the racing of the G
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-08-21. During the go-kart Grand Prix race, these three soldiers are making repairs to a mechanical failure in their machine. The go-kart was built by the 4th Battalion, Th
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-06. Sergeant John Brankstone of Holsworthy, NSW, (in a go-kart) speaks with Sergeant Jock Gemell of Holsworthy (in a truck). Both are members of the 12th Field Regiment's
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-08-21. Arriving for the go-kart Grand Prix race is Sapper Brian McMahon of Newcastle, NSW. He is sitting in the driver's seat of the 21st Engineer Support Troop's (EST) go
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-08-21. Craftsman Sid Angelopoulos of Kensington, NSW, refuels the go-kart of the 12th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), before the go-kart Grand Prix race.
