PERTH (WA)
previous year www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com/1946-claremont.html
CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY 1947
1947 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 10th October 1947. |
|
|
|
10th October 1947 - A regular at Claremont Speedway on a Friday night is Sno Green, Photo; Kevin Webb collection.
|
10th October 1947 - Mick Geneff Service Station owner by day and Solo rider by night. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
|
|
10th October 1947 - Bobby Bennett and Ras Sutcliffe on there Solo bike at Claremont Speedway. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
10th October 1947 - Ras Sutcliffe. |
10th October 1947 - Wally Higgs just at home on 4 wheels as he is on 2. Photo: Kevin Webb collection. |
10th October 1947 - J Sharpe takes advantage of the smooth race track. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
10th October 1947 - R Adams during the Sidecar events. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
Vintage Speedway Programmes Australia feature
(use controls to pause - forward or reverse 34 images)
[Brad Mitchell collection]
1947 - BLUEY MEAKINS Solo'sBluey was a wild man, worked hard breaking in horses to make a living for himself and his young bride, He was attracted to the world of racing motorcycles around the big Claremont Showground Speedway and did so with impresive results.
As time passed and the Meakins family grew larger with the addition of children Bluey gave an undertaking to his wife that he was going to give up the racing and danger's attached to this Friday night ritual.
|
Bluey Meakins in action. Photo: Kevin Webb collection. |
As history will show Bluey's name was still showing up in speedway results at Claremont Speedway, even after his children were born, as it was Bluey who was away breaking horses and earning the weekly pay checque was in fact still racing a solo bike at Claremont Speedway, un-be-known to his family.
Bluey would end up being killed, hit by a car while crossing a road in the Bakers Hill region, later in life while his children were quite young, cleaned up by a drunk driver. This drunk was a well known Perth businessman that Bluey's wife still to the day she passed, choose to keep to herself.
1947 - JOHNNY ROSS Solo's
Bill Lydiate recalls: John Ross was my cousin, He died in 2007 in Maylands. I had met and talked to him about six months prior, and he spoke about his bike days, and his interest in watching the current Moto GP series etc.
He was still riding motorcycles into his eighty's, Born in 1917, he was about ninety when he died, He recalled to me many of the old riders including the Nicol's.
|
|
1947 - Johnny Ross. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
1947 - Crash Edwards. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
1947 - Hennebury. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
1947 - Ditmer. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
1947 - Ian Breakfear. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
1947 - R Napier.
1947 - Ron Clarke. Photo: Kevin Webb collection. |
1947 - Digger Rounsville. Photo: Kevin Webb. |
1947 - Williams Little & Bond at Claremont Speedway. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
1947 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.
1947 - Robson from South Australia. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
1947 - S Clinton. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
1947 - T Butler. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
1947 - Wal Sigley. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
1947 - Les Smith. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
Jack Alexander on his Harley powered Outfit & Ron Clarke. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
1947 - Ken Wylie receives his trophy for winning the West Australian Speedcar Championship. Photographer : unknown.
1947 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 31st October 1947 |
|
31st October 1947 - Alec Clarke. |
31st October 1947 - Bill Young. |
31st October 1947 - Des Thomas on his Norton Outfit. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
31st October 1947 - Norm Kestrel on his Norton Outfit. Photo: Kevin Webb collection.
Vintage Speedway Programmes Australia facebook feature
[use controls to pause - forward or reverse 29 images]
[Brad Mitchell collection]
1947 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY AUTOGRAPH BOOK
Rick Thompson recalls: This signature come picture book has been in my family since my parents moved from Nannup to Perth, The book is dated 1947 and I have yet to meet anyone that remember its, let alone anyone that owns one, Rick says it is his most priced item in his vintage speedway collection, because of its family ties.