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CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY 1974
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 4th January 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. CRAVEN FILTER NATIONAL SPEEDCAR CHAMPIONSHIP. 11th January 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. NEW YEAR SPEEDCAR DERBY. 18th January 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. Speedcar USA Invasion Tour. 25th January 1974. |
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1974 - WEST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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28th January 1974
John Howell 4 from 4 |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. Sedan Car USA Invasion Tour. 1st February 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. WA State Final for Production Cars. 8th February 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. Craven Filter National Production Car Championship. 15th February 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. West Australian Supermodified Championship. 2nd February 1974. |
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1974 - WEST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER REPORTED
2nd March 1974 |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. GOVERNOR'S CUP for Solos. & Australian Formula 500 Championship. 1st March 1974. |
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SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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SUNDAY TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED
3rd March 1974 |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 8th March 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. West Australian Solo Championship. 15th March 1974. |
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1974 - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. REPORTED. 17th March 1974.
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. West Australian Sidecar Championship. 22nd March 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 29th March 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREM ONT SPEEDWAY. 5th April 1974. Speedway Season reopens 4th October 1974. |
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1974 - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER REPORTED. 29th September 1974.
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 4th October 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. West v Fenton Speedcar Match Race. 11th October 1974. |
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1974 - Allan Blake makes an outside move on the Bert Vosbergen Monaro at Claremont. Photographer: Peter Roebuck.
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 18th October 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 25th October 1974. |
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1974 - The Drag Racer that turned to Speedway. Bert Vosbergen. Photographer: Peter Roebuck.
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 1st November 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 8th November 1974. |
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8th November 1974 - Alf Barbagello ready for a nights racing. Photographer: unknown.
1974 - Noel Bradford in his ex Barbagallo car takes the inside line on Martin Laughton. Photographer: unknown
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEEDWAY. 15th November 1974. |
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15th November 1974 - Allan Nylander doing battle with Johnny Hudson at Claremont. Photographer: unknown.
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 22nd November 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 29th November 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 6th December 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 13th December 1974. |
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 26th December 1974. |
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1974 - USA INVASION
1974 - left to right Hash Brown (super mods) - Mike Andretta (production cars) - Larry Burton (super mods) - Jim Hopkison (production cars) - Gene Welch (production sedans) Captain - Tony Carboni Team Manager - Garry Patterson (super mods) - Ed Watson Mechanic. Photo: unknown.
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1974 - COLIN THOMSON Solo's
1974 - Col Thompson " Captain America" Photographer unknown.
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY Solo's
1974 - Allan Mitchell from Bunbury leads John Holt and David George in a novice Solo event. Photographer: unknown.
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1974 - GLYN TAYLOR Solo's
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1974 - MICK McKEON Solo's
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1974 - LES LEISK Solo's
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1974 - PETER THOMPSON Solo's
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1974 - BOB OLEARY Solo's
1974 - Bob Oleary leading. Photographer: unknown.
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ANDERS MICHANEK (SWEDEN) WORLD SOLO CHAMPION
Con (Mr Speedway) Migro Feature
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Appearing at Claremont Speedway on Boxing night (Thursday 26th December will be the Swedish sensation Anders Michanek the 1974 World Solo Champion.
This year Michanek teamed with Soren Sjosten to win the World Pairs Championships at Belle Vue (Manchester) and also scored a maximum 15 points in the world final at Gothenberg (Sweden) on the 6th of September.
In every ride Michanek broke the old track record held by his fellow countryman, 5 times World Champion Ove Fundin.
Michanek's last British League season was in 1973 when he captained Reg Fearman's team Reading to the first division championship , He also topped the riders averages in that season.
As well as being a champion speedway rider, Michanek is rated among the top six long track riders in the world today. Michanek last rode here at Claremont during the 1971-1972 season, when he was the star of the Swedish solo team, He still is the joint holder of the 3 lap scratch record at 1 minuite 5.5 seconds.
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1974 - GRAEME HARRIS & ANDY BOWMAN Sidecar's
1974 - Graeme Harris and Andy Bowman out wide.on the outside of Bob Woods and Bob Lyons. Photographer: Peter Roebuck.
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1974 - GEOFF GROCOTT & TONY ECCLESTONE Sidecar's
1974 - Passenger Tony Ecclestone and rider Geoff Grocott after winning the sidecar handicap. Photo: Sunday Independant newspaper.
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1974 - BOB WOOD & unknown.
1974 - The Bob Wood machine gets under the John McDermott machine. Photographer: unknown.
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1974 - DENNIS NASH Sidecar's
1974 - Dennis Nash on the job in the Sidecars. Photographer.
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1974 - BOB WOOD & ALAN STOCKER Sidecar's
1974 - Bob Wood and Alan Stocker on the Sherwell manafactured Vincent at Claremont Speedway. Photographer: Peter Roebuck.
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1974 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY AUSTRALIAN FORMULA 500 CHAMPIONSHIP 28th February > 1st March 1974 |
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1974 - Ken Neilson. |
1974 - Ken Redpath Australian Champion. |
1974 - Australian Formula 500 Championship finalists. Photo: Team Ando Racing collection.
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1974 - TRACKSIDE WA REPORTED
FASTEST V-DUB IN THE WEST
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(Editorial Dick Ward - Photos Peter Roebuck)
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1974 - JOHN FENTON 1974 - 1975 AUSTRALIAN SPEEDCAR CHAMPION
Further proof to our strength in speedway is the brilliant win of West Australian Speedcar Champion, Johnny Fenton in the recent victory of the 1974-1975 Winfield Australian Speedcar Championship at Rowley Park Speedway in South Australia.
We are proud of Fenton as his is the first West Australian to win the Australian Championship, John now heads off on a tour of the East coast and New Zealand.
(Editorial Con Migro)
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1974 - WINFIELD SPEEDCAR TROPHY
Speedcar match race at its best Charlie West in the Wynn's Holden & George Tatnell in the Winfield Offy.
The state manager of Rothmans, Mr Eddie Burgoyne, presents the trophy to Charlie West as George Tatnell looks on.
Des Nash Victorian Speedcar Champion 1971 |
John Fenton WA Speedcar champion 1971 & 1974 |
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1974 - SUNDAY INDERPENDENT REPORTEDWAYNE (CHUCK) REDMAN TEARS UP
A badly shaken Wayne Redman is helped from the track his car crashed in pits bend at Claremont Speedway on Friday night. |
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1974 - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER REPORTED
1st December 1974 - Johnny Fenton sits stranded in the middle of the track after spinning out in the feature race. Photographer: unknown.
1st December 1974 - Bunbury Saloon Car Drivers Mick Triplett - John Hudson and Allan Blake. Photographer: unknown.
