August 01, 2024
The John Mellon Memorial Trophy on the wall of the Royal Hotel bar reminds us former Warwick building apprentice Matt Campbell was Rookie of the Year at the Historic Leyburn Sprints in 2015.
Now he’s the Sprints’ most successful graduate, a member of the Porsche Penske Motorsport team in the World Endurance Championship, winner of the 2024 Rolex 24 Hour race at Daytona and twice winner of the Bathurst 12-Hour.
Matt writes:
“Congratulations to everyone at Leyburn on the 75th anniversary of the Australian Grand Prix.
The Historic Leyburn Sprints are a very important part of the historic motorsport scene and I have good memories of my entry there in 2015, when I was Rookie of the Year.
I’ve travelled a long way since then, but remember the Sprints as a great experience for young drivers.”
