PERTH (WA)
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BIBRA LAKE SPEEDWAY 1964 > 1970
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previous years www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com/perth-clontarf-speedway.html
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1964 - BIBRA LAKE SPEEDWAY. 22nd November 1964. |
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1965 - BIBRA LAKE SPEEDWAY. 21st March 1965. |
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1965 - HARRY TAYLORHarry Taylor raced a Triumph sidecar at the Bibra Lake track during the 1965 season, The Triumph was well suited to the Bibra Lake circuit and it wasn't long before Harry Taylor was established as the number one Sidecar rider at the track.
He achieved a win rate of some ninety seven firsts out of ninety nine starts and two seconds over the season.
In addition Harry broke the lap record many times, This success over the two seasons was instrumental in him returing to the big Claremont Showground Speedway, as for Bibra Lake, Harry used the track as a training track in the winter season.
Ralphy Taylor recalls: one meeting at Bibra Lake Speedway the old man, Harry was racing sidecars, during one of his race's he came together with another outfit and ended up over the fence and into the crowd, I asked Harry after that, why do you ride these things, he said, Muscle's, Guts and no brains son.
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1965 - BIBRA LAKE SPEEDWAY. 30th May 1965. |
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1966 - GEORGE HIGGS & LES SHARPE. Sidecar's.
1966 above George Higgs and Les Sharpe teamed up for some sidecar event, this was Sharp's introduction to motorcycle speedway racing. Photo: Les Sharpe collection.
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1966 - LES SHARPE. Solo's.
1966 - above Les Sharpe showing the form that got him a start in England riding for Halifax. Photo: unknown.
1966 - above Les Sharpe on the number 5 machine leading Colin Cook. Photo: unknown.
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1966 - RICK CLYDESDALE. Solo's.
1966 - Rick Clydesdale on the number 3 machine up high with Les Sharpe on the lower line. Photo: unknown.
1966 - Rick Clydesdale 350 Velocette. Photo: Les Sharpe collection.
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Shirley Mapstone recalls: Chris rode out there with Darryl Rowe, Les Sharpe, Colin Cook, Ross Rowe, Bob Sharpe, Cant think of the other riders, They were the best days.
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1966 - HEC HASLINGER. Solo's.
1966 - Hec Haslinger. Photo: Les Sharpe collection.
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1960's early - BIBRA LAKE SPEEDWAY. The Flooding.
Bibra Lake Speedway facebook pictorial feature
1960's early - The original Bibra Lake track was prone to flooding on a regular basis. Photo's - Laurie Ellement collection.
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1966 - TRACK PREPERATION.
1966 - Track preperations at Bibra Lake. Photo: Les Sharpe collection
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1966 - BIBRA LAKE SPEEDWAY. GRAND OPENING. 27th February 1966.
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1966 - BIBRA LAKE SPEEDWAY. TQ CHAMPIONSHIP.
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1968 - AUSTRALASIAN ROAD & TRACK REPORTED.
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1968 - TQ ACTION.
1968 - Brent Parker. Photo: Les Sharpe collection.
Photo: Les Sharpe collection
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1968 - GARY SHARPE. TQ's.
1968 - Gary Sharpe in his number 40 machine about to enter the track. Photo: Les Sharpe collection.
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1968 - KEITH SHARPE. TQ's.
1968 - Keith Sharpe farther of Gary and Les Sharpe ripping it up around Bibra Lake. Photo: Les Sharpe collection.
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1968 - BIBRA LAKE SPEEDWAY. TQ's.
Peter Roebuck Pictorial feature
1968 - Ray Ellement's introduction into speedway was in this TQ. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
1968 - Unknown. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
1968 - Unknown. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
1968 - Unknown. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
1968 - Unknown. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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1968 - K BOON. Stock Production.
Photo: unknown.
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1968 - SUPERMODIFIED ACTION.
1966 - Unknown 53 & Jack Tripplett. Photo: Les Sharpe collection.
1968 - Garry Ellement leads Jack Tripplett. Photo: unknown.
1966 - Johnny Ellement. Photo: Les Sharpe collection.
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Peter Roebuck Photo feature
00 / 00 / 1960's - Herman Bezemer driving the Bob Ridley number 14 Flat Head V8 powered Supermodified on the original Bibra Lake track. Photographer: Peter Roebuck.
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1968 - AUSTRALASIAN ROAD & TRACK REPORTED
4th October 1968
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1968 / 1969 - SEDAN CAR ACTION
Lincoln Castle recalls: This photo was Bibra Lake Speedway in Perth and thats just a small part of the field, We occasionaly had 30 car fields on the little oval track, but racing was generally clean and light, Ia'm second from the outside on the front row, It was a good club and the tracks were always well prepared.
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1969 - PLANS FOR A NEW SPEEDWAYWith flooding problems caused by the development work at the nearby airport, The Perth tq Car Club was forced the shut down the track that they owned and move there racing events to the Wattle Grove circuit.
During this period and up until 1969 a new site was brought and construction began on the new Bibra Lake Speedway.
As luck would have it, The now useless piece of land that was the previous speedway, that everyone thought the club was stuck with became a target for the government to buy back for airport extensions, so a price was negotiated and the land on sold.
By 1969 the new venue was completed, The Club had finished racing at Wattle Grove Speedway and the Gates were opened.
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1969 - TERRACE SMASH REPAIRS. Sedan Car team.
1969 - JOHN GANDOSSI. Production Car's.
1969 - A big field of Production Cars is headed up by John Gandossi in the number 17. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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1969 - C WALLINGTON. Production Car's.
1969 - C Wallington in the number 135 Holden leads a bick field at Bibra Lake Speedway. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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1969 - AUSTRALASIAN SPEEDWAY WORLD MAGAZINE REPORTED.
1969 - Photo: Peter Roebuck.
1969 - Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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1969 - BIBRA LAKE SPEEDWAY. 4th May 1969. |
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1969 - GARY SHARPE. TQs.
26th October 1969
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1969 - JOE & JESSIE JAMES. Speedcar's.
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1969 - SPEEDCAR ACTION.
1969 04 20 - Bob Goddard in Brian McKay's car 77, climbs over the rear wheel of a spun George Higgs 29, while Bill Jost in the Offy spots the problem and drives around it. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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1970 - JOHN GANDOSSI. Stock Car's.
1970 - John Gandossi running the wall with the bonnet up and not much vision. Photo: Geoff Fisher.
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1970 - JOHN MORRISON. Stock Car's.
1970 - Stockie driver John Morrison set for battle. Photo: Geoff Fisher collection.
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1970 - R BOWSER. Stock Car's.
1970 - R Bowser in the 48 series Holden in a bit of strife. Photo: Geoff Fisher.
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1970 - THE SHARPE FAMILY.
Sharpe family feature
Gary Sharpe's very sharpe TQ. |
Keith Sharpe the farther.
Les Sharpe the brother. |
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1970 - STAN McENTEE. TQ's.
