BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 1977
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1977 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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1977 - COLIN HARPER FORD MUSTANG Super Saloon Car's
1977 - Colin Harper. Photos: unknown.
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1977 - PETER "WIZZ' COCHRANE Super Saloon Cars
West Coast Speedway News Photo feature
1977 - Peter Cochrane in the Kojonup High Performance Torana at Bunbury Speedway. Photo: unknown.
1977 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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1977 - AUSTRALIAN AUTO ACTION MAGAZINE REPORTED 6th January 1977.
6th January 1977
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1977 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY AUSTRALIAN SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIP 22nd January 1977 |
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1977 - TERRY HUDSON Sprintcar's
1977 - Terry Hudson from Bunbury with his new fully imported Sprintcar that he will be racing in the Australian Sprintcar Championship at Bunbury Speedway. Photo: South Western Times newspaper.
1977 - COLIN RESTA Sprintcar's
1977 - Colin Resta from Bunbury in the older style Supermodified that has served him well at the Bunbury Speedway. Ford 302 injected Windsor powered. Photo: South Western Times newspaper.
1977 - RAY GENEVE Sprintcar's
1977 - Named the Osborne Park Charger by Con Migro this man ripped up the competition when he raced at Bunbury Speedway. Ray lists his biggest competition in the west as Alf Barbaballo. A truely great man Ray always prepared to make friends in the sport. Photo's. South Western Times newspaper.
1977 - ALF BARBAGALLO Sprintcar's
22nd January 1977 - Many predicted that Alf Barbagallo would win this years Championship at Bunbury. Photographer: South Western Times newspaper.
1977 - GEORGE TATNELL Sprintcar's
1977 - George Tatnell from New South Wales highly rated around Australia as one of the best. Photo: South Western Times newspaper.
1977 - STEVE BRAZIER Sprintcar's
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1977 - GARY RUSH Sprintcar's
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1972 - Two fierce competitors on the raceway. Steve Brazier and Gary Rush.
1977 - BRIAN BECKINGHAM Sprintcar's
1977 - Top Claremont Speedway racer Brian Beckingham here for the Australian Championship at Bunbury Speedway. Photo: South Western Times newspaper.
1977 - GARY RUSH Sprintcar's
West Coast Speedway News feature
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Gary Rush is pictured here at Bunbury Speedway during the running of the 1977 Australian Sprintcar Championship.This would be the first National Championship win of many for Garry. In an interview with Rapid Images many years later, Garry made the comment that he had a soft spot for Bunbury Speedway because of his first win.The car that Garry drove was owned by Sid Moore.
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Garry Rush in the Sid Moore owned car. Photo: FRMedia.
1977 - DAVID CONLIN Sprintcar's
1977 - David Conlin the current Victorian Sprintcar champion here at Bunbury Speedway to take on the best in Australia. Photo: unknown.
1977 - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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But this was not to be when the record 10,000 strong crowd watched Rush break loose from the pack and surge to a handy lead all in the first lap.
It was in the first half lap of the grand final that seven cars managed to involve themselves in a chaotic mess of metal moving into the first corner, Bunbury's Colin Resta, caught the front end of a following car and five other cars were too close behind to avoid a pile up of cars.
Fortunately no-one was hurt during the fracas, track officials moved quickly to remove the damaged cars off the track ready for the restart of the final, The restart saw Gary Rush once again surge ahead of the field to open up a good lead on his nearest rival, Noel Bradford.
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Bradford could not produce the pace and skill that Rush showed throughout the race, Rush reached speeds of up to 80 miles an hour in the main straights during the race.
George Tatnel followed Bradford over the line to gain third placing with New South Wales star Steve Brazier gaining forth.
Earlier in the night Bradford set a new track record of 2 min 37.2 secs
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Part of the large crowd that turned up to see a display of the Modified Sprintcars on display at Bunbury Toyota on Saturday morning Photo: Allan Smart.
1977 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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1977 - BUNBURY CAR CLUB AWARDS NIGHT
1977 - CHRIS BILSBY Saloon Car's10th May 1977 |
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Mr Bilsby as us high schools kids new him or the flying chalky as Keith Harvey would call him over the pa, fact was Chris was a very popular teacher that was very handy behind the wheel of a speedway car. Photo's South West Times.
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1977 - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER REPORTED 28th August 1977.
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1977 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED 8th September 1977.
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1977 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED 22nd September 1977.
A new manager and a new office. Keith Harvey (right), whose appointment as Bunbury Speedway's new manager and Director was announced this week (Times September 20) is greeted by co-directors Brian Kennedy, George Harper (Chairman) and Colin Harvey outside the new speedway office in Spencer Street. Photographer: South Western Times Newspaper.
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1977 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED 4th October 1977.
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Rarin to go when the 1977 - 1978 speedway season opens at Bunbury next Saturday night is Tandra Beard, of Strickland street, Bunbury, who will be making her debut in the Junior saloon car division. At 12 years of age, Tandra will be one of the youngest competitors ever seen on the North Boyanup Road track. A 60 per cent increase in prize money is expected to attract big fields in all divisions of racing this season. For a preview of whats in store for spectators next Saturday and in future weeks, turn to the Speedway Special on Pages 13 to 15. Photographer: South Western Times.
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1977 - WESTERN HERALD NEWSPAPER REPORTED 5th October 1977.
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1977 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED 25th October 1977.
1977 - John Hudson being monstered by Phil Meyers and Allan Blake behind him. Photographer: South Western Times.
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1977 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED 29th December 1977.
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Lloyd "Hopper" Cross winner of the competitor of the month trophy. Photographer: South Western Times. |
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