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CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY 1971

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   1st January 1971.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   8th January 1971.

1971 - Geoff Stanton ready for a nights action in the Offy at Claremont Speedway. Photographer: unknown. (research Allan Baker)

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   15th January 1971.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   22nd January 1971.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   29th January 1971.

1971 - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT.   Reported.

1971 - Des Noble - Ron McDonald - Ross McNichol.

S P E E D W A Y    R E S U L T S

1971 - Australia's captain for five of the seven test matches against Great Britain last season, Chum Taylor takes the inside running on English sensation Chris Pusey, Taylor was one of the stars in the first 2 contests in the series which were held at Claremont Speedway. Photo: unknown.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   5th February 1971.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   WEST AUSTRALIAN SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP.   12th February 1971.

Ken Brown Speedway Review feature

Published 14th February 1971

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   GOVERNORS CUP.   25th February 1971.

1971 - Ivan Mauger and Terry O'Leary race side by side as they lead Chum Taylor and Don Collins with Abe Schneider during heat 2 of the Governors cup, Mauger went on to win the heat from O'Leary with Taylor third. Photo: unknown.

In the early 1970's Ivan Mauger first appeared at Claremont to take on the local stars, This image captures the magical New Zealander International making an inside pass on West Australian star Bob O'Leary. Photo: unknown.

1971 - Abe Scnider on the low line and Les Leisk on the high line.

1971 - Ghostie a fearless rider on any track.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   26th February 1971.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   5th March 1971.

West Coast Speedway News Photo feature

1971 - Geoff Stanton at Claremont Speedway in the Offy. Photographer: unknown. (research Allan Baker)

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   12th March 1971.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   19th March 1971.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   26th March 1971.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   8th April 1971.

1971 - Laurie Hardie takes the Carbon Brakes EH under Ben Ludlow junior in the Triumph Herald. Photo: unknown.

1971 - Kalgoorlie driver Bob Shepherd in the torana gives Rod Watson a bit of a hurry up, these 2 are amoungst the top production driver's in the state this season. Photo: unknown.

1971 - Dave Harvey leads the unknown driver in the Peugeot with Gary Earl on the outside.

1971 - Dave Harvey's #68 FC Holden production car. Photo's Harvey family

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   23rd April 1971.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   15th October 1971.

Is   Bob   OLeary   Unbeatable  

Well he was tonight, Bob O'Leary has won both the Handicap and the Scratch feature races tonight, here at Claremont Speedway.
The racing in all section's tonight was outstanding with both the Sidecar Handicap events being won by the former Victorian rider in Bill Sullivan and his passenger Bob Evans.
Other feature race winners on the night were, Greg Heatley in the Tq's, Keith Mann in the Speedcars, David Rockford in the Supermodifieds and Ken Reynolds in the Production Car's.

1971 - Bob O'Leary is proving almost unbeatable at Claremont Speedway, A former Australian short circuit champion and scramble rider of note, Bob is now one of the nations leading solo riders and ever improving. Photographer: unknown. 

1971 - Peter Ecclestone from Bunbury powers around the Claremont oval. Photographer: unknown. (research Allan Baker)

5th November 1971 - Laurie Hardie in the number 34 EH Holden at Claremont. Photographer: unknown. (research Allan Baker)

15th October 1971 - Gary Earle paid $20.00 for this licienced FJ from a car yard, striped it out, welded in a roll cage and went racing on a Friday night. Recollection and Photo from Col Dovey collection.

Vintage Speedway Programmes Australia facebook Pictorial feature

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[Brad Mitchell collection]

1971 - AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY NEWS.   Reported.

Published 22nd October 1971

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   Solo's. TQ's. Sidecar's. Speedcar's. Production Car's & Supermodified's.   23rd October 1971.

Feature Wins to

Alf Barbagallo

Noel McDonald

Dave Haldane

Greg Heatley

Chum Taylor

Doug Underwood

1971 - Dave Haldane in the Carbon Brakes Mini. (Research Allan Baker)

Vintage Speedway Programmes Australia feature

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24th October 1971 - (Research Allan Baker)

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   ??nd November 1971.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   29th October 1971.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY PRESS RELEASE.

October 1971.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   Supermodified's.

1971 - One very fast car is the 75 of Bob Currie. Photographer: unknown.

1971 - Bob Currie locked in battle with Lee Foster on the outside. Photographer: unknown.

1971 - Noel Western in his number 33 machine from the Narrogin club. Photographer: unknown.

1971 - The Jimmy Matta 99 Corvette powered 99. Photographer: unknown.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY   ??nd November 1971

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY.   5th November 1971.

Top Stars feature at Speedway

It was a fantastic night of racing here tonight at the Claremont Speedway with a case of the cream rising to the top over all the classes.   
Feature winners over the nights racing were as follows. Ray Smith in the Tq's, Laurie won the Speedcar feature, Gary Ellement was too good in the Supermodified's, Bob Biltoft was way too strong in the big Falcon in the Production Car feature. Bob O'Leary showed his class in the Solo Scratch Race and Graham Harris with his passenger Murray Grant winning the sidecar's.

1971 - The new Killer Superdog Falcon of Bob Biltoft. Photographer: unknown.

5th November 1971 - Stan Starcevich in a Holden at Claremont Speedway. Photographer: unknown. (research Allan Baker)

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1971 - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER REPORTED

Fireworks  on  and  over  the  track

Staff photographer Barry Baker captured the thrill of the speedway and the spectacle of the fireworks display when he combined the two in this unusual picture of Bunbury solo rider Don Collins sliding through Pits Bend to victory in the Consolation handicap at Claremont Speedway.

7th November 1971

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY   12th November 1971

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY   19th November 1971

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY   26th November 1971

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY   5th December 1971

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY   10th December 1971

16th December 1971

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY   17th December 1971

Des Noble

One of the biggest nights of the season when the British Lions came to town for the Solo Test competition. Sadley it it also the night that one of our very own regular riders at Claremont lost his life while competing in the Mortlock Handicap event early in the night.

17th December 1971 - Would go down in history as being the night that Des Noble would be killed while racing, during event 5 heat 1 of the Mortlocks Solo Handicap race at Claremont Speedway.   Photographer: unknown.

17th December 1971 - English sensation and Captain of the British Lions Test Team Nigel Boocock.

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY   27th December 1971

1971 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY   31st December 1971

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