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Dry lakes racing community pays tribute to stalwart Greg Telford after death on Lake Gairdner

The Australian dry lakes racing and hot rodding community is in shock after one of its members collapsed at the site of a major race location in South Australia and couldn't be revived.

Greg Telford and Rob Carroll were doing safety checks on Lake Gairdner in outback South Australia — the site of the  Dry Lakes Racers Association's (DLRA) upcoming March "Speed Week" — when both of their cars became bogged on Saturday.

In a post on social media, the DLRA said the pair decided to walk off the lake, as it was very hot and windy.

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