BUNBURY (WA)
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BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 1974
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2 Bunbury riders that will riding for the Bunbury team against the Golfields boys Wayne Patterson on the outside of Peter Ecclestone.
1974 - Bill Conroy captain of the Goldfield solo team.3rd January 1974 |
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1974 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 5th January 1974 |
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1974 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY
1974 - Bunbury Speedway Manager Allan Blake pictured here with Bunbury Car Club President Merrick Tripplett. Photographer: unknown.
1974 - BRUCE & GREG FREEMAN Junior Sedan's
1974 - initially the brothers Bruce and Greg Freeman raced this Mini Junior Rod. Photo's: Greg Freeman.
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8th January 1974 |
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17th January 1974 |
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1974 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 19th January 1974 |
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31st January 1974 |
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1974 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 2nd February 1974
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2nd February 1974
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1974 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 16th February 1974
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Gene Welch to make fairwell appearance
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16th February 1974
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28th February 1974 |
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1974 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 2nd March 1974 |
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Allan Mitchell on his completely rebuilt Jawa. Photo: unknown.
Bunbury riders dominated the WA junior solo championship at Bunbury Speedway. The winner of the prestige event, Wayne Patterson (right), is pictured with Allan Mitchell (left), who finished third, and second placegetter Lloyd Cross after the presentation of sashes. Photo: unknown.
7th March 1974
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1974 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 16th March 1974 |
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1974 - Geoff Pilgrim and Tony Matta slide around Piacentini's corner at Bunbury Speedway. These two drivers should thrill spectators in the Speedcar races at the speedway Saturday afternoon.
25th April 1974
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1974 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 27th April 1974 |
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1974 - JENNY TURNOR Junior Sedan's
1974 - Bunbury Speedway Junior Rod Champion Jenny Turnor. Photographer: unknown.
1974 - Jenny Turnor is the four and five lap record holder at Bunbury Speedway. Photo: unknown.
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1974 - PHIL BAKER Junior Sedan's
1974 - Phil Baker in his Triumph Herald at Bunbury Speedway. Photo: South Western Times newspaper.
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1974 - ALLAN BLAKE Production Car's
1974 - Allan Blake would go on to win an Australian title in this ex Liverpool black track car. Photo: Trevor Blythe.
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1974 - DARRELL THOMSON Standard Saloon's
1974 - Darrell Thomson dominated in the Honda Civic when he hit the track. Photo: Trevor Blythe.
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1974 - TREVOR BLYTHE Production Car's
1974 - Trevor Blythe's EH Holden Production car in the pits at Bunbury Speedway. Photo: Trevor Blythe.
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1974 - MIKE MOULE Production Car's
1974 - Mike Moule former Junior champion now in the Production Car ranks. Photo: Trevor Blythe.
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1974 - JIM WILLIAMS Production Car's
1974 - Jim Williams in his Mini at a practice meeting at Bunbury Speedway. Photo: Cliff Langdridge collection.
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1974 - PRODUCTION CAR ACTION
1974 - Bunbury driver Peter May in his EJ Holden sponsored by S&R Wreckers. Photo: unknown.
1974 - Vince Cialla on the outside runs door to door with Brad McKay both in Holdens. Photo: unknown.
1974 - Roy Ettridge makes an inside pass stick on an unknown driver at Bunbury. Photo: unknown.
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1974 - COLIN RESTA Supermodified's
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Production car driver Darrel Thomson receives attension for a cut above the eye sustained during one of the events at the Bunbury Speedway on Saturday afternoon.
Final meeting for the 1973 - 1974 season.
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1974 - JUNIOR SEDANS
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PHIL BAKERBunbury Car ClubAfter a successful stint in the 100E Prefect Phil upgraded to the more competitive Triumph Herold, with this came winning results, fierce competition was building amoungst the top competitors, Some decided to go down the path of racing Mini's, this period's results were dominated by the drivers of the Triumph Herolds and the Mini's, along with Phil Mike Jamison campaigned a rare hard top version of the Herold, between them races were won.
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1974 - BUNBURY CAR CLUB PRESENTATION 22nd June 1974
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18th July 1974 |
Terry Hudson with the car in which he will make his return to speedway after a years absence. The $2,200.00 supermodified was formerly owned by ex Australian champion Johnny Moyle. pictured below.
Dennis Lamp
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1974 - TERRY HUDSON Supermodified's
1974 - Terry Hudson from Bunbury Slant 6 Valiant car in the pits, mechanic Terry Westbrook on the rear wheel. Photographer: unknown.
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3rd September 1974 |
September 1974 - The Mick Bayliss driven and Kevin Russell owned Chevrolet Camaro set to hit the track. Photographer: unknown.
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1974 - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT REPORTED
Malboro production series for South West
B U N B U R Y TO HOST STATE C H A M P I O N S H I P
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8th September 1974 |
1974 Brian Marsh and Steve Kirkpatic at work on Colin Harper's Falcon Hardtop.
1974 Mick Bayliss Chevrolet Camaro.
1974 Dennis Lamp lap record holder at Bunbury. |
Terry Hudson ex John Moyle Valiant. |
There is no shortage of help when the freeman family are around. front: Carol and Sandra. Back: Greg - Ray (dad) - Glenis (mum) - Trevor and Bruce.
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1974 - LLOYD CROSS Solo's
10th September 1974
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Mick Triplett makes some minor adjustments to the engine of the Datsun production car that he will drive at the Bunbury Speedway next season. The car features the familiar number 66 which he has had throughout his racing career. Triplett says that spectators seem to know him more by his number than his name.
12th September 1974
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SPEEDWAY RIDER WILL EXPERIMENT
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WA junior solo champion, Wayne Patterson takes some measurements from the Yamaha engine that is being prepared for the new Bunbury Speedway season which will start in about three weeks. Patterson is always im-maculately presented for racing and this year he will wear a new set of black and gold leathers donated by his sponsor.19th September 1974 |
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1974 - GEORGE PAYNE Solo's
1st October 1974
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1974 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 12th October 1974 |
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12th October 1974 - John Duda from the Bunbury Club has just come into racing and looked very impressive in his EJ Holden Stockie on the big Bunbury oval. Photographer: unknown.
12th October 1974 - The action in the Stockies is always full on here at Bunbury Speedway.
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1974 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 9th November 1974 |
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1974 - ALF BARBAGALLO Supermodified's
1974 - Alf allways had the best that money could buy. Photo: unknown.
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21st November 1974
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1974 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 27th December 1974 |
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1974 - ANDERS MICHANICK Solo's
1974 - Swedish rider Anders Michanick pictured here in Europe rode at Bunbury Speedway. Photo: unknown.
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1974 - LES LEISK Solo's
1974 - Australian Solo rider Les Leisk at Bunbury Speedway. Photo: South Western Times newspaper.
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1974 - CHIEF STEWARDS RULING
Suzi Barr recalls: I can remember dad telling me, one day while he was racing at Bunbury he and another driver came under the notice of the chief steward Brian Lee, the problem was that the two dollar prize money was to be paid to the winner of the stewards ruling, so Brian Lee very much in keeping with his line of thinking nothing's a problem and not wanting to upset one of his mates, he simpley ripped the two dollar note in half, handed half to each driver and upset both his mates, Bill still has that useless piece of currency in his photo album.