Tony Longhurst

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tony Longhurst
Occupation	Driver
Date Of Birth	Oct 1, 1957(1957-10-01)
Age	67
Birthplace	Sydney
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Libra

Tony Longhurst Biography

Tony Longhurst is one of the most popular and richest Driver who was born on October 1, 1957 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

After four years of service to the Frank Gardner run JPS Team BMW from 1984 to 1987, Longhurst started his own touring car team in 1988, which became known as LoGaMo Racing, which based itself on the Gold Coast behind the Longhurst family owned Dreamworld. For sponsorship reasons the team was known by various names during its time including Freeport Motorsport and Benson & Hedges Racing. Initially running the powerful Ford Sierra RS500 from 1988 to 1990, the team then began using the evolution model BMW M3 (1991–93), before running a Holden Commodore VP supplied by Perkins Engineering in 1994. Longhurst saw particular success at Lakeside International Raceway, winning three rounds at the circuit in 1988, 1991 and 1992. In 1995, Longhurst sold out to fellow shareholders Gardner and Terry Morris and formed Longhurst Racing to compete in the Australian Touring Car Championship with a Ford Falcon EF.

Tony Longhurst is the only driver to have won five of the now defunct AMSCAR series run at Sydney’s Amaroo Park circuit. He won the series in 1986 (BMW 325i), 1987 (BMW M3), 1989 and 1990 (Ford Sierra RS500) and 1991 (BMW M3 Evolution).

Tony Longhurst Net Worth

Tony Longhurst is one of the richest Driver from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tony Longhurst 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Anthony Lawrence Longhurst (born 1 October 1957 in Sydney) is an Australian racing driver and former Australian Champion water skier. He is most noted for his career in the Australian Touring Car Championship and V8 Supercar series.

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Who is Tony Longhurst Dating?

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Longhurst made two subsequent returns to the V8 Supercar Championship Series. In 2006, he was co-driver for Steve Owen in the Rod Nash Racing AutoBarn Commodore. The pair put in solid drives finishing 12th at Sandown and 7th at Bathurst. Longhurst’s final drive came at the 2007 Sandown 500 where he paired with Glenn Seton following a series of last minute driver swaps in the Holden Racing Team following Mark Skaife having surgery to remove his appendix.

Facts & Trivia

Tracey Ranked on the list of most popular Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Tony Longhurst celebrates birthday on October 1 of every year.

In 2009 he added a Bathurst 12 Hour victory, co-driving with Rod Salmon and Damien White. By winning the 12 Hour, Longhurst joined Allan Grice, Gregg Hansford, Dick Johnson and John Bowe as winners of both the Bathurst 1000 and Bathurst 12 Hour races (this list was later joined by Paul Morris and Jonathon Webb).

What is Tony Longhurst doing now?

Longhurst continues to live on the Gold Coast in Queensland and owns and manages the Boat Works facility at Coomera.

Is Tony Longhurst related to John Longhurst?

As the visionary behind Dreamworld, John Longhurst was a pioneer ahead of his time. John and his sons , Tony and Rodney built Australia’s first theme park and over the subsequent four decades, created many thousands of jobs and positioned the Gold Coast as Australia’s premier tourism destination.

How old is Tony Longhurst?

64 years (October 1, 1957)

Has Glenn Seton won Bathurst?

Glenn Seton (born 5 May 1965) is an Australian racing driver. He won the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1993 and 1997 while driving for his own team. Although he never won the Bathurst 1000 like his father Barry did in 1965, Glenn started from pole position in 1994 and 1996, and finished second three times.

Where is Mark Skaife now?

Since retiring from driving, Skaife has worked as a commentator and presenter for the series for both the Seven Network and Fox Sports Australia. In 2022, it was revealed that he is the Director of Motorsport for design and engineering consultancy – IEDM , which oversaw the reconfiguration of Albert Park Circuit.