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BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 2021
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2021 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY WA SPRINTCAR SPEEDWEEK 1st January 2021WA Sprintcar Speedweek inception goes back many years to when Des Ferris and Bryan Mullings were promoting Bunbury Speedway and Con Migro was promoting Claremont Speedway, This group joined forces to create Speedweek, Headlining the four race meetings held over 2 night, Friday and Saturday nights and then the following Friday and Saturday, would be a team of big name American drivers, taking on some of the best drivers that Australia had to offer.
This years race meetings started with the first two at the Perth Motorplex, with two differant winners in Callam Williamson and James McFadden.
This the third event nearly didnt happen, just a couple of months earlier Speedway Australia had issued the Bunbury club with a work order at a cost of around eight hunded thousand dollars, at the time the order had to be completed before any open wheel cars could race at Bunbury, this was devestating news for the new committee that
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had just been voted in at the July AGM, many hours of phone conversations and meetings followed with the club trying to reach some sort of compromise and a lifting of the ban.
While all of this was going on the club members set about replacing about fifty odd concrete fence pannels and adding extra catch fence upright's to carry the new debris mesh that needed replacing, with only days to go before raceday the committee led by Kade Helms reguested a re-inspection of the track by Speedway Australia, this inspection was carried out and the Bunbury Speedway was approved to hold round three of this years WA Speedweek, The meeting was hailed a big success by all concerned, The fourth and final round new moves on to the Ellenbrook Speedway in the greater Perth metro area.
A Big Crowd Packed out the Bullring
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2021 - Its been many years since the Bunbury Speedway has had a crowd like this. Photo's: Alistar McKenna.
2021 - Time Trials about to get underway. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
2021 - Rolling Thunder about to get under way. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
2nd Round Win for CallamA big crowd at Bunbury City Speedway was fixated on the number three of Callum Williamson on the last few laps of the West Australia Speedweek feature race on Friday night as he stalked his prey, in the form of the American professional Brock Zearfoss.
The visitor to Australia led for much of the thirty lap journey and with three laps remaining he was closing in lapped traffic, slowing down his momentum as Williamson sniffed an opportunity and ran a higher line.
With two laps to go Williamson got the job done, overpowering his rival on the high line and as soon as the pass was made, he bunkered down to the lower line to protect his position and claim his third feature race win for the season.
It was an epic race for the Geraldton racer who started the feature from position seven.
earlier in the night he was quickest in his Qualifying group and then took a fourth in his heat race.
Williamson ran fourth in the A Dask to start the final at inside on the fourth row.
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Zearfoss didn't get the car right in qualifying, finishing mid pack in his group, but he took full advantage of a front row start in his heat to claim a solid win, He then started from position two in the B Dash and won, Starting from position two for the final on the outside of David Priolo who had won the A Dash.
The start of the feature was frantic with the cars going three wide for the lead that went the way of Priolo who by the second lap had opened up a sizeable gap over Robbie Farr who had started out of position three, then Zearfoss and Jason Kendrick who had started from position five.
The action mid pack was intence, Daniel Hartigan was out with a flat tyre, both Scott Bogucki and Taylor Milling tangled, putting them both out and causing a re-start, As the field was pushed away Kendrick who was in second was pushed to the infield as the car would not stay in gear. Priolo made a wing adjustment during the stopage and quickly made his way to third at about the same time Zearfoss took the lead off Farr.
Priolo also rounded up Farr but soon after spun, causing a re-start and forced to start from the rear of field.
With thirteen laps to go Lynton Jeffrey who started out of position twenty one passed Williamson, who lqater responded and moved forward.
At this stage Kris Coyle, who had started from position twelve had made his way to the point end and joined the party. Yet another re-start was called after Tod Davis and James Inglis were involved in their second incident together, leaving both cars on the infield.
In the latter half of the race Coyle came into his own and got under Farr for third with five laps remaining.
Williamson had found some good traction up high, edging his way forward to the leader who he eventually passed.
The feature results read, 1st Callum Williamson, 2nd Brock Zearfoss, 3rd Kris Coyle, 4th Robbie Farr, 5th Lynton Jeffrey, 6th Dayne Kingshott, 7th Jason Pryde, 8th Andrew Priolo, 9th David Priolo, 10th AJ Nash, 11th Brad Maiolo, 12th Cameron McKenzie, DNF Todd Davis, James Inglis, Kaiden Manders, Jason Kendrick, Taylor Milling, Scott Bogucki, Daniel Harding and Daniel Hartigan, DNS was Trevor Jolly.
Photo: Williamson Motorsport collection.
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Your Front Row Start - Bunbury Western Australia verses Jonestown Pennsylvania
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2021 - David Priolo driving for the Bunbury Diamond Bay Motorsport team and Brock Zearfross from Jonestown Pennsylvania will start on the front row for tonights Sprintcar feature. Photo's: Bunbury Speedway facebook.
Landrigan to good in the featureThe feature results for the Limited Sprintcars were, 1st Jamie Landrigan, 2nd Tim Boujos, 3rd Mathew Humbley, 4th Grant Chisholm, 5th Jason Craig, 6th Mike Hanlon, 7th Mathew Laughton, 8th Darrin Francis, DNF's were Michael Keen, Daniel Keen, Kevin Couzens, Greg Clarke, Brendon Dickinson, Glen Dickinson, Graig Bottrell, Nathan Davis, Brook Newson,
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Matt Borgas, Declan Minchin, While Gavin Davis and Tim Davis did not start the main event.
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McKenzie's First Big WinBunbury based racer Jye McKenzie has charged home ahead of a very talented group of drivers to win his first ever feature race in a Wingless Sprint.
McKenzie started the night well with a heat win and a second place in his other heat, This was good enough to set him up for a pole start in the twenty lap feature.
Matt Iwanow started along side McKenzie on the front row.
Feature time and at the drop of the green flag McKenzie got the jump to lead Ash Hounsfield, Iwanow settled into third and Daniel Keen fourth.
At about the mid race point McKenzie was still in control with Hounsfield stacking on the pressure, Keen had passed Iwanow to grab third.
As the race was looking like a green to chequer finish the caution lights came on, David Worroll had made contact with the wall in turn two.
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On the re-start it was McKenzie, Hounsfield, Iwanow, Keen and Tom Payet who was having a very ordinary night.
There were a few religations in the last few laps with Gareth Smith, Tom Britton and Chad Pittard involved in a spin, all being sent to the rear, also Matty Fellows would loose a wheel and record a Did Not Finish.
The twenty lap feature results were, 1st Jye McKenzie, 2nd Ash Hounsfield, 3rd Matt Iwanow, 4th Daniel Keen, 5th Tom Payet, 6th Daran Humfrey, 7th Dean Gittos, 8th Tom Brittion, 9th Travis Sharpe, 10th Gavin Preen. 11th Jarad Glasson, 12th Chad Pittard, 13th Gareth Smith, DNF's were Matty Fellows, David Worrol, Blake Iwanow, DNS's were James Bissaker, Cody Dobinson, Jason Worroll, Lee Redmond, Darryl George and Jackson Condo.
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2021 - JAMES HAYWARD Nationals WA South West Reported
Labour does 180 on Safety Catch Fence
James Hayward called for the $750,000 catch fence to be funded out of the Royalties for Regions fund, after the Bunbury Speedway were told by the Labour State Government they had no money to help.
In great news the Labour party has now indicated they will fund the $750,000, needed for the project.
This has only happened because of the work of the community showing just how important Speedway is in the South West.
23rd January 2021
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2021 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY STREET STOCK SUMMER CUP 30th January 2021It was five times Australian Street Stock Champion, Anthony Beare from South Australia, who has won this seasons Summer Cup at Bunbury Speedway.
Over fifty Street Stock drivers took part in the Blue Ribbon event, which also doubled as Round 2 of Speedway Sedans Australia month of madness.
The format consisted of 12 heats, two B Mains and the thirty five lap A main.
It was no suprise that it would be an all West Australian front row for the feature with Jamie Oldfield on pole and Mick Hamon along side of him.
Oldfield got the jump to head the twenty three car field into the first corner, while Mick Hamon who ellecting to run the high line drifted back to about fifteenth place.
Initially the front pack of Oldfield, Ethan Geneve, Beare'y and Hayden Norman slipped ahead, but on lap seven Beare'y drove around Oldfield and Geneve to take the lead, soon after Norman moved into second.
At lap fifteen Jake Hoath brought the yellows on after spinning in turn four.
On the re-start the current West Australian Champ, Jamie Oldfield, pulled infield with a deflating right rear tyre, Devestating for Oldfield but not all was lost for the West Ozzi fans as Mick Hamon was back inside the top five, as the laps rolled on Hamon made his way into second spot and was pulling in Beare, that was until on lap
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thirty two Hamon pulled infield with suspension damage, This left Beare with an easy win in the end, leading home Hayden Norman, Ethan Geneve and Steve Gatner.
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2021 - 2nd Hayden Norman 1st Anthony Beare 3rd Ethan Geneve. Photo: Fastlane Photography.
1st - Anthony Beare
3rd - Ethan Geneve
5th - Damon Lyall
7th - Craig Clayton |
2nd - Hayden Norman
4th - Steve Gartner
6th - David Fall
8th - Jake Hoath |
9th - Jake Williams
11th - Peter Herbert
13th - Carl Pickersgill
15th - Brinley McGaffin
17th - Jack Favero |
10th - Jace Kempton
12th - Cody Avins
14th - Phil Lycholit
16th - Daniel Ameduri
18th - Bradley Roberts |
2021 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY JUNIOR SEDAN SHOWDOWN 30th January 2021Junior Sedan racing at Bunbury Speedway is and has been a major part of the race program since the early 1970's, With junior racing also comes junior family's, very proud of there kids and equipment also as these family's get on in later years, they still stay loyal to Junior racing.
The Beard family from Bunbury are one of these family's, There story starts back in 1972 when Jack Beard and his son Kim Beard decided to go speedway racing in a
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Mini Junior sedan, Junior sedan racing was very popular in those early days, with the choice of cars varied, from 100E Prefects, Mini's and Triumph Heralds. Kims days racing mini's were very successful with his fair share of podiums, amoungst the huge amount of talent that rolled out on the track at each meeting.
Kim like many other junior's would later transition into the senior ranks, racing a Mini in Standard Saloons with success, later on joining a group known as B Stock, this class was the end result of the ASCF introducing Street Sedan racing.
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At the same time another racer had appeared on the race track in the form of Kim and Michelle son Kyle, Young Kyle also racing Mini's soon was impressing all with his speed and smooth driving style.
When Kyle finished Juniors his focus shifted to Wingless Sprints were he excelled in his racing, Currently Kyle has parked up the wingless and is focused on the running of his bussiness KJB Fabrications.
It was through his business interests that Kyle found a way of putting back into Junior Sedan racing, a part of his life that gave him so much enjoyment, KJB has been apart of the Bunbury Junior scene for a few years now and wish to continue there support.
One of Kyle's sisters Kelsey is also a racer, still in her early years, charging around every race meeting available to her at every track she can make it to in her Commodore Production sedan, it hasn't taken Kelsey long to get on the pace in this highly competitive division.
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New Star Junior Sedans feature - 2nd Jesse Samuels - 1st Harrison Beres - 3rd Zach Munro. Photo: Fastlane Photography.
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1st - Harrison Beres 18
3rd - Zach Munro
5th - Jayden Haddon |
2nd Jesse Samuels
4th - Jimahli Mohammed Dom
6th - Fletcher Melintis |
Top Star Junior Sedans feature - 2nd Jhy Pack - 1st Mathew Thomson - 3rd Degan McNally. Photo: Fastlane Photography
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1st - Mathew Thomson
3rd - Degan McNally
5th - Alyvia Ferraro
7th - Vince Lindsay |
2nd - Jhy Pack
4th Ziggy Phillips
6th - Makalya Hinsey
8th - Jorja Davies |
2021 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY PRODUCTION SEDANS 30th January 2021The Production Sedan racing at bunbury Speedway on Saturday night was up to expectations, Tom Wilde turned up in his ex Kyle Sayer machine and took out top honours on the night, Ryan Mitchell from Perth drove the wheels off his to take out second place, while Letica Hamon, gaining pace every meeting filled the 3rd step on the podium, Clynton Theyer all the way from Albany finished in fourth with Nicholas Porter would fill 5th place, Bunbury own Kelsey Beard drove some beautiful laps over the course of the meeting to come in 6th in the feature.
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1st Tom Wilde |
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2nd Ryan Mitchell |
3rd - Letica Hamon |
4th - Clynton Theyer |
5th Nicholas Porter |
6th - Kelsey Beard |
7th - Brad Mitchell |
8th - Tyler Spalding |
9th - Tony Rutherford |
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2021 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY SUPER SIX SEDANS 30th January 2021It has been many years since the Super Six division has appeared at Bunbury Speedway, Five cars only greated the starter at the start of the night, and put on a fine display of clean fast racing on the all sedan car night.
The Super Six sedans were initially formed around twenty years ago with there base at the now lost track of Bibra Lake, the cars are a Super Sedan but are restricted to running a six cylinder engine.
The class is quite healthy in West Australia right now and have a large list of cars and
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drivers, The small group that put the show on tonight is just a small portion of what the class has to offer.
2021 - 2nd Jason Urwin 1st Steven Watson 3rd Raymond Winfield. Photo: Super 6 media
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2021 - Jason Urwin leads Raymond Winfield and Glen Greenhalgh. Photo: Fastlane Photography.
2021 - Jeffrey Veersma. Photo: Fastlane Photography.
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2021 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY PIACENTINI SPRINT CAR CLASSIC 13th February 2021Once again the dreaded Covid has struck Western Australian, with one case of a hotel gaurd who contracted the viris from an overseas visitor in the hotel he was working in, This gaurd unknowingly then visited many other venues in Perth not knowing he was infected. This led to the West Australian Premier re-introducing local border closures, Meaning that competitors and fans alike could not enter into the South West region.
The management team at Bunbury Speedway were quick to post pone to meeting to another date, depending on the borders being opened again.
Not all was lost the cancelation ment that the the track was free for the club to hold a Test and Tune event, This was held and was a big success with local teams turning up to dial in some machinary for future meetings, It was a good roll up with everything from Sprintcars to Juniors.
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2021 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY PIACENTINI SPRINT CAR CLASSIC 27th February 2021Brad Maiolo is BackThis promised to be a big night of racing at the Bunbury Speedway with the running of the first ever Piacentini Cup which also doubled as the final round of the Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series.
The nights racing consisted of heat racing and twin features.
In relation to the 12 round Maddington Toyota series, Callum Williamson leads the points going into the last round by 10 points over Dayne Kingshot, after the drivers worst round has been factored in, Kaiden Manders is 36 point behind the leader with Kris Coyle 38 points off the lead.
After some on the edge of your seat racing through the heats around the Big Bad Bull Ring, It was Brad Maiolo in a brand new
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car that took out the first feature ahead of Dayne Kingshot and Callum Williamson.
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2021 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 410 SPRINTCAR FEATURE (1) 27th February 2021
2021 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY 410 SPRINTCAR FEATURE (2) 27th February 2021
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2021 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY LIMITED SPRINTCARS 27th February 2021King Wins a close oneSaturday night saw Moora based driver Tim King win the twenty lap Limited feature race from Jamie Landrigan and Glenn Dickinson joining him on the podium in what was a thrilling finish amongst the top four placegetters.
Sensational heat race action saw six differant winners with Nathan Davis, Michael Keen, Jamie Landigan, Tim King, Craig Bottrell and Glenn Dickinson all taking a win each.
After several stopages and outs the race came down to a Green, White, checker.
Keen made an outside run on the restart to move from 5th to 3rd by the back straight, then on the last Landrigan went from 4th to 2nd and made a lunge at King at the line, But King held on for the win ahead of Landigan, Dickinson, Keen, Nathan
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Davis, Tim Davis, Gavin Davis, Williams, Hanlon, Forbes, Laughton, Craig Newson, Borgas, Clarke, and Couzins.
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2021 - WEST AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GRANTS APPROVED FOR BUNBURY SPEEDWAY
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2021 - Alannah MacTiernan ReportedMe and Don Punch Sprintcar Racing at BunburySmiling because i had no idea what i was about to experience.
This is not for the faint hearted but even though it took hours to recover, it was great to be there supporting Kade and his team of volunteers who have kept this club going in hard times - and are now rebuilding with the support of Don Punch MLA and the West Australian Labour team.
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2021 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY WEST AUSTRALIAN SUPER SEDAN CHAMPIONSHIP 19th & 20th March 2021The Bunbury Car Club in conjunction with Speedway Sedans Australia hosted the 2020 2021 Super Sedan Championship at the Bunbury City Speedway on the 20th of March 2021, This would be forty years since since the club last ran a Super Sedan title, way back in the 1980 1981 season, Ben Ludlow won that event in a Rambler Gremlen, with Phil "Flyers" Meyers second and Laurie Hardie third.
Dusty's Cool Head bags him Back to Back WinsIt only took the running of the first heat of the West Australian Super Sedan title for the spectators to remember why they paid to come and watch Super Sedans.
The pace was fearsom, plenty of two and three wide action with passing, The track was smooth and racey initially but as the night went on the clay started to roll up and produced ridges across the surface.
The six ten lap heats had everyones attension with the sheer speed and the courage of the drivers, especially those high side hustlers that chose not to lift and run the wall, many on two or three wheel through the turns, lap after lap.
The heat winners were Phil Barton from Broome with three wins, Dusty Higgs with two an Damon Trouchet with one.
Jason Crowe sumed up the feature best with: Gary "Dusty" Higgs has survived a torid forty lap main event at the Make Smoking History Bunbury Speedway to claim his second consecutive victory in the Speedway Sedans Australia, Super Sedan West Australian Championship.
Dusty defeated Kevin Bell who recorded his best ever Super Sedan career finish in a West Australian title after having raced the class for over thirty years with Kyle Larson officially third.
The hard luck story in the A Main goes to third generation pilot Lee Aylett who led for twenty six laps out of the forty, before spinning to the infield with a flat right rear tyre with just three laps remaining.
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2021 - Ladies and Gentlemen put your hands together for your winner Dusty Higgs. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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2021 - BUNBURY CITY SPEEDWAY HILLS PANEL REPAIRS PRODUCTION GOLD CUP 20th March 2021The Bunbury Car Club in conjuntion with Hills Panel Repair have hosted one of the most exiting Production Sedan Gold Cup events ever held at the Bunbury Speedway.
Kyle Sayer you Champion |
Grinners are winners. Photo: Peter Roebuck |
2021 - Kyle Sayer in the Commodore takes the lead on the front straight of the last lap and wins this year's Hills Panel Repair's Production Gold Cup feature. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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2021 - BUNBURY CITY SPEEDWAY SOUTH WEST SEDAN CHAMPIONSHIP 10th April 2021 |
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2021 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY CORPERATE DAY 15th May 2021 |
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2021 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY FOREST RALLY Super Stage 21st May 2021
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2021 - BUNBURY SPEEDWAY MAJOR UPGRADE
The Big Bad Bunbury Bullring as it is often called, First built and opened in 1972 has provided the fans with so many memories, The Car Club has looked at its ageing concrete wall and debris catch fence and put in a bold plan of replacing it with a brand new structure. This was a massive project and very costly. Long term supporter of the Bunbury Car Club and Bunbury Speedway, Don Punch MLA came on board and helped the club secure the funding required for the upgrade.
Bunbury City Speedway has always been a major draw card on the yearly sports calender for Bunbury , with World Series Sprintcars, USA Sprintcar Speedweek, The Krikke Boys Race and many other World class events. The club puts there success down to the ongoing dedication of it Execitive committee and the general membership.
The racing at Bunbury has always been edge of the seat stuff, with the fans often becoming very vocal and sending a rumble through the venue when stamping there feet on the grand stands. The atmosphere at Bunbury Speedway has always been second to none, with the fans able to get up close to the action. Photo: Bunbury Car Club Media.
Work commenced on the the upgrade around July when all the old debris mesh was removed. Photo: Bunbury Car Club Media
By August the mesh, cables and steel uprights had all been removed, as well as the track gates. Photo: Bunbury Car Club Media.
Three of major stake holders in the upgrade in John Hovey Sprintcar Team owner and Directot of MJB Industries the leading contractor behind the upgrade on the left with Don Punch MLA who was instumentle in the club gaining the government funding. On the right is the Bunbury Car Clubs current president Kade Helms. Photo: unknown.
The forming and laying of the foundations. Photo: Bunbury Car Club Media.
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The newly formed concrete wall is poured onto the foundations. Photo's: Bunbury Car Club Media. |
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December of 2021 and the new concrete track has been formed upon the masive footing's, the steel uprights have been concreted in and the impact braces, the steel cables fitted ready for tensioning, also the concrete spectator barrier's have been put in place with the back fill completed. Photo's: Nola Whitehead.
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The masive steel gates that will controlled by Hydrulics during there operation's. Photo's: Nola Whitehead. |