ADELAIDE (SA)
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1951 - SKYLINE MOTORDROME SPEEDWAYThe speedway club was formed in 1951 and the construction commenced on the track at the Heathfield football oval in the Adelaide hills that overlooked the city.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------1954 - SKYLINE MOTORDROME SPEEDWAYIt wasn't until 1954 a practice event was held, Skyline Motordrome which was organised by Bill Evans on the 14th of April 1954.
The opening meeting for Skyline was held on the 14th of November 1954.
The second meeting was held on the 28th of November 1954.
Skyline Speedway operated up until 1958, when the name of the track was changed to Stirling Speedway.
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1954 - MT BARKER COURIER NEWSPAPER REPORTED
1950's - Ray Davenport in the 36 car with Harold Ship in 66. Photo: Dean Donovan collection.
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1954 - SKYLINE MOTORDROME 28th November 1954 |
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1955 - SKYLINE MOTORDROME PROGRAMME
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1955 - CLEM SMITH Hot Rod's
1955 - Clem Smith takes a roll while the number 55 coupe of Ross Hill drives on by. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1955 - MURRAY PARKER Hot Rod's
1955 Murray Parker in the number 23 sloper drive by the unknown driver of the spinning sedan. Photo: Dean Donovan collection.
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1955 > 1956 - SKYLINE SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME
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1956 - HARRY CURNOW Hot Rod's
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1956 - SKYLINE MOTORDROME NOMINATIONS
1956 - A list of nominations in the programme for the 1st race of the 2nd meeting at Skyline Motordrome.
(Research Dean Donovan)
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1956 - DEAN HOGARTH Hot Rod's
1956 - Dean Hogarth in his 1936 Ford Hot Rod at Skyline Speedway. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1956 - HARRY CURNOW Hot Rod's
1956 Harry Curnow's FX Holden stock car in the Skyline pits. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1950's - MURRAY HOFFMAN Speedcar's
1950's - Murray Hoffman preparing to do battle on the Skyline track in the SA4 machine. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1950's - ARN SUNSTROM Speedcar's
1950's - Arn Sunstrom in the pits at Skyline. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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1950's - ALF SHEILDS Heavy Hot Rod's
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1950's - RON ROACH Heavy Hot Rod's
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Ron Roach or Denny's d menace as he was known rolls the sedan and is towed back to the pits. Photo: Dean Donovan collection.
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1950's - ROSS HILL Heavy Hot Rod's
1950's - Ross Hill in the Coupe doing battle with Murray Parker at Skyline. Photo: Julianne Hien collection.
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1950's - RON BRAYBROOK Heavy Hot Rod's
1954 - Ron Braybrook ran this 1936 Ford sedan powered by a sidevalve V8. Photo: Dean Donovan.
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Dean Donovan recalls: my dad used to take me to this track in the late 1950's, I loved it as you could drive the car in and park it on the sloping ground and see the whole track.
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1956 - SKYLINE MOTORDROME PROGRAMME
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1958 - STIRLING SPEEDWAY
After the name was changed from Skyline Speedway to Stirling Speedway, The tracks life was only short lived as the venue would close in 1959.
Aussie Speedway Memories facebook photo feature
1950's - The late Ross Hill was the man to beat in the red 55 Hot Rod at Stirling during the late 1950's. Photo: unknown.
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2003 - SKYLINE SPEEDWAY LOCATION
