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ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY 1970
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1958 - Bob Lindsay's racing ended after a bad accident at Rowley Park Speedway. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1958 - KEN DART. Speedcar's.
Rowley Park Speedway facebook Photo feature
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1959 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY AUSTRALIAN SPEEDCAR CHAMPIONSHIP 2nd January 1959
The 1958 1958 Australian Speedcar Chamionship was hosted by Rowley Park Speedway on the 2nd of January 1959, This would be the very meeting that Queensland driver Steve Howman would loose his life in a speedcar accident.
Howman crashed heavily in a heat race, when failing to take the first corner crashing head on into the fence and end for ending the car, riping some of the body off the chassis and fracturing his scull. Howman died two days later in hospital.
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1959 - STEVE HOWMAN. Speedcar's.
Dean Donovan Pictorial feature
1959 - Queenslander Steve Howman is seen here with Bob Tattersall at Rowley Park Speedway. Photo: Dean Donovan collection.
1959 - The very accident that took the live of Queensland Speedcar driver Steve Howman at Rowley Park Speedway. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1959 - RON WOOD. Speedcar's.
1959 - Ron Wood in Old Smokey holds a lead over Rex Sandy at Rowley Park Speedway. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1959 - ARN SUNSTROM. Speedcar's.
1959 - Arn Sunstrom sits in the picture perfect Repco Holden powered speedway that he raced, Arn would loose his life in an on track accident at Rowley Park on the 24th of January 1959. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1959 - GERRY HUSSEY. Speedcar's.
1959 - Photo: unknown. |
1959 - The accident that took Gerry Hussey's life. Photo: Dean Donovan. |
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1959 - BRUCE KELLY. Sidecar's.
1959 - Sidecar Ace Bruce Kelly and his passenger celebrate a win at Rowley Park. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1959 - RON BURNS. TQ's.
1959 - Ron Burns in the 8 car runs inside of Len Talbolt in the 87 car. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1959 - FRANK LACEY. Hot Rod's.
1959 - Frank Lacey running inside Clem Smith. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1960's - NANAE OKAMOTO. Solo's.
1960's - Japanese rider Nanae Okamoto would later die after an accident upon returning to Japan. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1960's - JOHNNY MILLER. Speedcar's.
1960's - Johnny Miller in the Ford powered car, under powered but gave the others a hurry up. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1960's - BOB LANE. Speedcar's.
1960's - Bob Lane splits the field in the 24 car. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1960's - LEW MARSHALL. Speedcar's.
1960's - Lew or Lanky Lew Marshall as they named him. Photo's: Dean Donovan.
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1960 - LEN GOLDING. Speedcar's.
1960 - Len Golding in the ex Jack Brabham twin at Rowley Park. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1960 - GRAHAME McCUBBIN. Hot Rod's.
1960 - Grahame McCubbin stared in Hot Rods before moving into Supermodifieds. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1961 - RAY PLATT. TQ's.
1961 - Ray Platt in the NSW 4 car moves under Bert Miller. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1961 - TQ ACTION.
Photo: Dean Donovan
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1961 - 50 LAP WORLD SPEEDCAR DERBY.
January 1961 - Jack O'Dea 2nd - Leroy Warriner 1st - Peter Cuneen 3rd - Dean Hogarth 4th Photo: Dean Donovan.
1961 - Leroy Warriner from the USA won the 50 lap derby. Photo: Dean Donovan.
1961 - PETER CUNNEEN. Speedcar's.
1961 - Peter Cunneen at Rowley Park in the twin powered car at the 1961 Speedcar Derby. Photo: Dean Donovan.
1961 - Dean Hogarth finished 4th in the world event. Photo: Dean Hogarth.
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1961 - 50 LAP STOCK CAR CHAMPIONSHIP
1961 - 1st Clem Smith - 2nd Murray Parker - 3rd Ray Skipper - 4th Moss Marchant. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1961 - CLEM SMITH. Heavy Hot Rod's.
1961 - Clem Smith tears the fence apart and brings some of the lighting down. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1961 - G BOSISTO Heavy Hot Rod's
1961 - G Bosisto in the 56 machine will take no further part in this race. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1962 - AUSTRALIAN TQ CHAMPIONSHIP.
1962 - Australian TQ Championship placegetters. Photo: Aussie Speedway Memories facebook.
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1960's - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY PHOTO's
Dean Hogarth |
Murray Hoffman |
Rowley Park Hot Rods, pictured here 2 Y Block Fords. |
Previously owned by RDA President Ron Wood who wrote off the front end into the fence 2 weeks ago, Ron sold the number 11 Holden to Bill Curnow who repaired the car and is pictured here testing at Rowley Park. |
Phil Herreen powers around Rowley Park Speedway in his number 13 Valiant Super Modified.
Photos: Shawn Graham collection.
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1960's - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY SEDAN's.
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1960's - RAY SKIPPER. Heavy Hot Rod's.
Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1962 - BOB TATTERSAL. Speedcar's.
1962 - Bob Tattersal during the running of the 50 lap derby, he ran like this for 25 laps. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1962 - HEAVY HOT ROD ACTION.
1961 > 1962 - Ray Skipper 25 chasing down Murray Parker 23 at Rowley Park. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1962 - INTERSTATE MATCH RACE.
1962 - Ron Clarke 55 with Ray Skipper centre and Cliff Collins in the 272 Ford V8 powered Holden. Photo. Dean Donovan.
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1962 - RAY SKIPPER. Supermodified's.
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1964 - RAY SKIPPER. Supermodified's.
Photographer: unknown. Photo: Dean Donovan collection.
This car was the first of the "Sportsman" class to appear at Rowley Park, It was built by Graham McCubbin for Ray Skipper at the start of the 1963 1964 season, In the same year he had an accident with it at Portland and promptly sold it on the spot to RDA President Ron Wood, who ran it for a few meeting, before putting a young Zeke Agars in the seat.
In 1965 it was sold to Brian Jefferies who fitted an OHV Ford engine and became a Modified Stock car, to suit the new rules, It then passed to "Little John" Bermingham who raced it until it was replaced by an Agars style Supermodified.
(Editorial Trevor Putterill)
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1964 - MARSHALL SARGENT. Supermodified's.
Racing Back in the Day facebook Photo feature
1964 - Marshall Sargent on his first tour Downunder at Rowley Park Speedway. Photographer: unknown. Photo: John Harriss collection.
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1966 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. AUSTRALIAN SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP. 1966.
Speedway Past Australia facebook Photo feature
1966 - Dud McKean from WA catches the tape with his helmet resulting in a false start being called and the race rerun. Chum Taylor also from WA on the inside and the Englishman Jimmy Gooch on the outside. Photographer: unknown.
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1966 - HARLEY DILLON. Speedcar's.
1966 - Harley Dillon would loose his life in a speedcar accident at Rowley Park on the 25th February 1966. Photo: unknown.
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1966 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. SUPERMODIFIED ACTION.
1966 - Alan Jones in the number 15 ex Ray Skipper car with Ray Skipper in 25 and Peter Denton 25. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1966 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 5th November 1966. |
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1967 - BOB TATTERSALL USA. Speedcar's.
1967 - International match race, Rowley Park, outside George Tatnell NSW25 - Jim Silby SA56 - Bob Tattersall USA2 Photo: Mick Thomson collection.
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1967 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. SUPERMODIFIED ACTION.
1967 - USA driver Larry Burton leads South Australia's Ray Skipper. Photo unknown.
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1960's - VAL SUMMERS. Supermodified's.
1960's - Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1967 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. ADD.
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1968 - LEN BOWES. Sidecar's.
1968 - Len Bowes and Hayden Roberts Australian Sidecar Champions. Photo: National Speed Sport.
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1968 - NATIONAL SPEED SPORT MAGAZINE. Reported.
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1970 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. AUSTRALIAN SUPER MODIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP. March 1970.The nights racing was advertised as the Australian Supermodified Championship. The event was run and won by Bill Wigzell from South Australia, followed by Phil Hereen, an unknown driver was third and Dick Britton fourth. It was not rare for promoters to advertise there own National Titles and run such events.
NASRA the association that currently runs open Sprintcars. now they were not around during this period of 1969 / 1970 but there records show that the Championship was held at Morisset Speedway in New South Wales and it was also won by Bill Wigzell from South Australia.
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Bill Wigzell - Suddenly 88 Oficial Group facebook Photo feature
1970 - 3rd unknown 2nd Phil Hereen 1st Bill Wigzell 4th Dick Britton. Photo and research Jenny Wigzell.
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1970's - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. Flyover.
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1970 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 1970. |
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1970 - ROWLEY PARK SPEEDWAY. 1970. |
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