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CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY 1982
1982 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. International Sprintcar Challenge. USA v WA. 1st January 1982. |
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1982 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. AUSTRALIAN SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP. 15th January 1982 |
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1982 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. Girlock SPRINTCAR GRAND PRIX. 26th February 1982. |
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1982 - HI REVS SPEED SPORTS NEWS. Reported. (February 1982)
1982 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. Tom McQuade Sidecar Championship. West Australian Junior Saloon Car open Championship. 12th March 1982. |
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West Coast Speedway News pictorial feature
12th March 1982 - Division 1 Junior Saloons on the raceway with D Thomas in the [73] Mini. Photographer: unknown.
12th March 1982 - Division 1 Junior Saloons. 2nd Craig Vosbergen / 1st D Thomas & 3rd Andrew Gifford. Photographer: unknown.
12th March 1982 - Record holder for the 10 lap Division 2 Saloon Cars is Doug Mac Pherson that he set in his Mustang. Photographer: FRMedia.
1982 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. SPRINTCAR King of Wings. 19th March 1982. |
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1982 - WEST COAST SPEEDWAY NEWS. Reported. (March 1982)
1982 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 2nd April 1982 |
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1982 - HI REVS SPEED SPORT NEWS. Reported. (April 1982)
(Below) Joan Cassin [22] from Boulder. WA. and Jim Anderson current WA Division 2 Champion on the outside. Photographer: unknown. |
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April 1982 - Jim Anderson, the new West Australia Division 2 Champion. Photographer: unknown.
1982 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 15th October 1982.Bob Kinnear: take's out Sprintcar feature.Claremont Speedway has burst into life yet again with tonight's meeting, the start of the 1982 1983 Speedway season.
The racing was first class with numbers up across all classes. Our own son of a gun Solo rider Glyn Taylor won four of the Solo events, while Dennis Nash and Dennis Mortimer won both Sidecar handi-cap races.
Other feature race winners and place getters on the night were Bob Kinnear taking out the Sprintcar event from Noel Bradford and the Osbourne Park Charger Ray Geneve in third. John Allpike won the Speedcar feature ahead of Graham Jones and Geoff Pilgrim, while Benny Ludlow Jr made it
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look easy in the Sedan Car feature leading home Merv Robinson from Kojongup in the Mustang, Bert Vosbergen in third, Dave Hammond fourth in the Corvette, Colin Harper fifth, both from Bunbury and Terry Haines sixth. Dave Hammond would also win the Division 2 Sedan Car feature.
Vintage Speedway Programmes Australia facebook feature
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[Brad Mitchell collection]
1982 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. The Top Rider Rent - A - Bike Golden Helmet Match Race. 29th October 1982. |
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1982 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY - SEDAN CAR Feature. 19th November 1982. |
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1982 - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER REPORTED. 26th November 1982.
1982 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. 26th November 1982. |
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West Coast Speedway News photo feature
26th November 1982 - Tony Giancola never fails when it comes to a sensational looking race car with the speed and handling to go with it. Photographer: unknown.
1982 - Tony Giancola in his Pontiac Trans Am Grand National that was built by Leo Gommers. Photo: Brad Mitchell collection.
26th November 1982 - The twin Stingray Corvette's that the Butchers brought to Claremont Speedway to take on the Best in the West. Photographers: unknown.
1982 - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER REPORTED. 28th November 1982.
(research: West Coast Speedway News)
1982 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. WEST AUSTRALIAN SPEEDCAR CHAMPIONSHIP. 3rd December 1982. |
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West Coast Speedway News photo feature
3rd December 1982 - Craig Vosbergen Mini win the 8 lap Junior Saloon Car feature event. Photographer: unknown.
1982 - CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY. USA v US SPRINTCAR SERIES. (round 1) 27th December 1982. |
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West Coast Speedway News pictorial feature
27th December 1982 - Team USA. Photographer: unknown.
FR Media Pictorial feature
27th December 1982 - Rick Ungar. Photographer. FRMedia.
27th December 1982 - Tim Green. Photographer: FRMedia.
27th December 1982 - Ron Krikke with the Bunbury Toyota owned Throssel Sprintcar at Claremont. Photographer: FRMedia.
1982 - CURTIN UNIVERSITY RADIO PROGRAMAllan Baker recalls: Back in the days when I had half a brain, intelligence, drive, enthusiasm and no idea, I used to leave home early on Saturday morning before daylight, That was after a very late Friday at Claremont Speedway.
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I began this radio program in 1982, a while later I was joined by Ken Brown and John Cardy and finally Frank Hastings.
During the life of the program we dragged many competitors out of bed to join us in the Curtin Uni studio's at ungodly times, At one point we even linked to2BCR-FM in Sydney and had competitors in conversation coast to coast. Half way through the life of the show, I left to concentrate on family issues, The program featured the best of the best in motorsport.
My favourite interview was my telephone hook up with my racing hero, the King of Stock Car Racing. The great Richard Petty had granted us (free of charge) a half hour interview, Off track interviews by some drivers came at a cost (hence not to many Touring car champions, One exception the late Peter Brock who I interviewed at Wanneroo Raceway, he even locked the door of the transporter so we wouldn't be disturbed, The program lasted with Hastings and Cardy at the helm until the late 1990's.