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Barry Seton (known as 'Bo'), (born 5 October 1936), is an Australianracing driver. He won theBathurst 500 (500-mile race, about 800 km) in 1965 with co-driverMidge Bosworth driving aFord Cortina GT500.[1] He has competed in the Bathurst 500 (and later 1000 km) 22 times, competing every year from 1963 to 1984,[2] and completing the race in fifteen of those.[1] In addition to his outright win in 1965, he won his class at Bathurst (co-driven on each occasion by Don Smith) in 1976, 1977 and 1980.[1]
Seton, who suffered fromPolio as a child, was particularly noted for his mastery of theFord Capri in the mid-1970s, registering not only the class wins at Bathurst, but also winning theSun-7 Rothmans 3-Litre Series three times atAmaroo Park.
For his 21st Bathurst start in1983, his co-driver was his son,Glenn Seton[1] making the first of so far 25 Great Race starts and who would go on to become a two timeATCC winner. The pair were leading Class B by over a lap when theirFord Capri blew its engine resulting in a DNF.[1]
His last start, in the1984 James Hardie 1000 was driving aGroup AFord Mustang paired with longtime co-driver Don Smith. The pair finished 20th outright and 3rd in Group A.[3]
He later became known as an engine builder,[1] firstly with thePeter Jackson Nissan Team building theirturbocharged engines from 1986 until 1988 before Glenn formed his own team,Glenn Seton Racing in1989. Seton joined his son and was chief engine builder of the teamsFord Sierra RS500s until the team switched to racing theV8 Ford Falcon in late1992. Seton also built several customer engines, mostly for privateer V8 Supercar teams. He left his son's team after1995 to give himself a new challenge. He was immediately snapped up byLonghurst Racing as their chief engine builder from1996.
Bo Seton no longer competes at the top level but still competes in some historic touring car races with his Historic Touring Car Mk.IFord Capri as well as building both Capri andHolden Torana engines for various cars in Group 2 of theTouring Car Masters series, including the engine for Glenn's Group 11973 Ford Falcon XB Hardtop.
| Season | Series | Position | Car | Entrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 9th | Holden 48/215 | BP Boomerang Service Station |
| 1974 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 9th | Ford Escort Twin Cam | |
| 1975 | Sun 7 - Rothmans Series | 1st | Ford Capri | |
| 1976 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 3rd | Ford Capri | Barry Benson |
| 1976 | Rothmans Sun-7 Series | 2nd | Ford Capri | |
| 1977 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 12th | Ford Capri | |
| 1977 | Sun-7 Rothmans Touring Car Series | 1st | Ford Capri | |
| 1978 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 9th | Ford Capri | |
| 1979 | Better Brakes Under 3 Litre Series | 1st | Ford Capri | |
| 1980 | Better Brakes Touring Car Series | 1st | Ford Capri | |
| 1982 | Australian Endurance Championship | 13th | Ford Capri | Barry Seton |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Winner of theBathurst 500 1965 (withMidge Bosworth) | Succeeded by |
