ADELAIDE (SA)
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1978 - SPEEDWAY PARK
Speedway Park came about because of the fact that Rowley Park Speedway in Adelaide was closing at the end of the 1978 - 1979 racing season, Work had already commenced on Speedway Park prior to Rowley Park closing.
The ground was broken on the new site in Virginia in 1978 and carried on through to its opening date on the 2nd of November 1979.
1978 Speedway Park under construction. Photo: Rowley Park Speedway facebook.
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1979 - SPEEDWAY PARK
The 470 yard long clay banked oval was originally run and promoted by the Racing Drivers of South Australia, The name of the venue was retained through until 1996 when the name was changed to Speedway City.
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1979 - RAY GENEVE Sprintcar's
1979 - Ray Geneve "The Osbourne Park Charger" in his Tognotti on a visit to Adelaide. Photographer: Anthony Loxley.
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1981 - SPEEDWAY PARK ADELAIDE SPRINTCAR STAMPEDE
1981 - West Aussie Alf Barbagallo in the Unipart Murphey at the Adelaide Sprintcar Stampede. Photo: Adrian Maggs collection.
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1982 - EAST COAST SPEEDWAY MONTHLY REPORTED
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1982 - EAST COAST SPEEDWAY MONTHLY REPORTED
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1982 - JOHN MOYLE Sprintcar's
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1982 - John Moyle powering around his home track in Adelaide. Photo: Rod Muir collection.
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1983 - AUSTRALIAN SUPER SEDAN CHAMPIONSHIP
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1986 - JOHN MOYLE Sprintcar's
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1986 - John Moyle's number 69 Gambler sprintcar sits quietly on the trailer, pic taken just prior to John's retirement. Photo: Adrian Maggs collection.
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1988 - NATIONAL SPEEDWAY ILLUSTRATED REORTED
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1988 - Steve Stewart's Super Sedan in the pits at Speedway Park on the night of the Australian Sprintcar Championship. Photo: David Grose collection.
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1998 - SPEEDWAY CITY WEST AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AUSTRALIA JUNIOR SEDAN CUP 4th January 1998This was a rather large deal at the time, a bunch of kids from West Australia had there cars loaded up on a Autotrans car transporter and shipped to Adelaide for a two night challenge, the Saturday nights racing was at Murray Bridge Speedway, with the Sunday night being at Speedway City.It was smiles all round for the west ozzy kids as they won the series with a comfortable margin.The winning line up of drivers from western Australia included Jason Moyle from Bunbury who went on to race Modified Sedans and Late Model Sedans, Eon Robbinson also from Bunbury who finished speedway at the end of junior's, Brad Wright from Perth who went on to race and play a part in getting the new Pro Modified division off the ground in the west, Melissa Murcott from Perth and Daniel O'Farrell from Bunbury, who both drifted out of speedway at the end of there junior racing.Two notable driver from South Australia that went on to bigger things were Steven Lines who went on to race sprintcars and Anthony Beare who could be rated as the most successful Street Stock driver ever in Australia. |
4th January 1998 |