Adelaide Grand Prix

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 4 1st and 2nd couples, and at the same time 3rd and 4th couples, dance four hands across in a wheel, giving right hands to do so
5- 8 Dance "The Devil's Elbow" (See Fig. 1), finishing in the order 4,3,2,1.
9-12 3rd couple and 4th couple, and at the same time 1st and 2nd couples dance four hands across in a wheel, giving left hands to do so.
13-16 Once again, dance "The Devil's Elbow" to return to original places. (See Fig. 2)
17-18 All four couples turn partners with the right hand halfway round and retain hold of hands facing partners.
19-20 Releasing hands and pulling right shoulders back, dance out to partner's places on opposite sides of the dance.
21-24 All four couples repeat bars 17-20 to return to original place 25-26 1st couple cast down to 2nd place (2nd couple move up). 27-28 1st couple cross over giving right hands.
29-30 1st couple cast down to 3rd place (3rd couple move up).
31-32 1st couple cross down to 4th place giving left hands, whilst 4th couple cast up to 3rd place.

Repeat with a new top couple.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Jean Lumsden, 1989)

Dance Notes

2) Careful attention should be paid to phrasing whilst dancing Bars 25-32.

3) "THE DEVIL'S ELBOW". (This formation has been named thus for two reasons - Firstly, it is strongly akin to the Archives dance "The Devil's Elbow"; Secondly, we also have in Adelaide our own local "Devil's Elbow", a hairpin bend near the scenic Windy Point lookout on a very winding road in the Adelaide Hills.)
 2nd lady, leading 1st lady, 1st man and 2nd man, passes 3rd man, who leads 4th man, 4th lady and 3rd lady to change ends in the dance.
 2nd lady and 3rd man pass each other by the left shoulder to begin on the first occasion (Bars 5-8 Fig. 1) and by the right shoulder to begin on the second occasion (Bars 13-16 Fig. 2).
 At the end of Bar 8, the dancers finish on their own sides in the order 4,3,2,1; at the end of Bar 16, all dancers finish back in their original places.

(Dance notes compiled by the deviser, Jean Lumsden, 1989)

Adelaide Grand Prix 1

Adelaide Grand Prix 2

(Dance notes by the deviser, Jean Lumsden, 1989)

Dance Information

Recommended Music: "Morpeth Rant; Harry's Trip; You needna' run; Dancing at the Ceilidh" (as played by the Wick Scottish Dance Band).

(Dance information by the deviser, Jean Lumsden, 1989)

Taking place on 3 November 1985, the race was the final round of the 1985 season and the 50th running of the Australian Grand Prix. It was held on the newly established Adelaide Street Circuit, a temporary track measuring 3.780 km per lap, designed specifically for this event. The race covered 82 laps, totalling approximately 310 km, under sunny conditions.

Ayrton Senna secured pole position for Lotus-Renault with a qualifying time of 1:19.843. During the race, Keke Rosberg, driving for Williams-Honda, recorded the fastest lap on the 57th circuit with a time of 1:23.758. Rosberg went on to win the race, marking his final career victory. Jacques Laffite and Philippe Streiff, both driving for Ligier-Renault, finished second and third respectively.

The event was notable for several reasons. It was the last Formula One race for three-time world champion Niki Lauda. Additionally, it was the final race for Alfa Romeo until their return to the sport in 2019. The race also concluded the era of 1.5-litre turbocharged engines in Formula One.

In the Drivers' Championship, Alain Prost had already secured the title prior to the race, finishing the season with 73 points. Michele Alboreto was second with 53 points, while Rosberg's victory in Adelaide brought his total to 40 points, placing him third overall. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren-TAG clinched their second consecutive title with 90 points, ahead of Ferrari with 82 points.

The Adelaide Street Circuit received positive feedback from drivers and teams for its design, which combined public roads and parkland areas, offering a unique challenge compared to other street circuits of the time. The successful hosting of the Grand Prix in Adelaide established the city as a regular venue for the event until it moved to Melbourne in 1996.

Diagram Of Formula One Racing Circuit (1985-1995) Adelaide, Australia

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