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CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY 1974
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1974 - WEST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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1974 - WEST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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1974 - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER REPORTED
17th March 1974
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1974 - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER REPORTED
29th September 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 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY SOLO SLIDESHOW
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Con (Mr Speedway) Migro Feature
ANDERS MICHANEK (SWEDEN) WORLD SOLO CHAMPION
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 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY SIDECAR SLIDESHOW
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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
(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.