ALICE SPRINGS (NT)
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1960's - CENTRALIAN STOCK CAR CLUB.
Prior to the building of the Arunga Park circuit the Centralian Stock Car Club members raced their machines on a track scratched out amoung the Mulga tree's in a dry creek run off area.
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1965 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY.
Arunga Park Speedway opened for bussiness in 1965.
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1969 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY.
1969 - Photo: Peter Bassett post on Aussie Speedway Memories.
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1969 - IAN CLARK. Production Sedan's.
In 1969 local racer Ian Clarke purchased the ex Australia 1 Headmod FJ Holden of Phil Page, Photo: Peter Bassett.
1969 - Ian Clarke leads the field while one car rolls. Photo: Peter Bassett.
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1969 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY.
Aussie Speedway Memories facebook Photo feature
1969 - Photo: Mike Munro.
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1969 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY IMAGES.
Growing up in Alice Springs facebook feature
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Photo's Bruce Page collection.
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1969 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY IMAGES
1969 - Photo: Mike Munroe.
1969 - Photo: Mike Munroe. |
1969 - Photo: Allan Tod.
1969 - Photo: Mike Munroe. |
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1972 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY.
In 1972 work commenced on the Arunga Park site, The new track was laid as well as the concrete safety fence and track lighting installed
Arunga Park Speedway officialy opened to the public on the 23rd of April 1973, on the Easter long weekend, competitors travelled from as far as Tennant Creek, Darwin, Mount Isa and Townsville in Queensland, The venue is run by the Arunga Park Speedway Association inc.
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1972 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY. SIDECAR ACTION.
1972 - Bob South & Yaruska inside Alan Stayt & Colin Hocking. Photo: Janelle & Brian Garager SA Longtrack.
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1972 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY.
1972 - Paul Sabadin FX Holden inside Bob Thistleton in the mini. Photo: Janelle & Brian Garager SA Longtrack
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1972 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY Supermodified's.
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1973 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY. CENTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. 21st & 23rd April 1973. |
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1973 - COLIN BUFTON. Supermodified's.
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1974 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY. Production Cars.
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1974 - GRAHAM COOPER SIDECAR PASSENGEROn the 2nd of November 1974 Graham Cooper lost his life in a sidecar accident at the Arunga Park Speedway.
The following meeting a memorial event was held in his honour, The gate taking from this meeting would be put into a memorial fund that would enable the club to build a grandstand complex in Graham's memory.
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1974 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY. 30th November 1974. |
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1975 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY. Walkabout.
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1975 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY. 27th December 1975. |
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1978 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY. Supermodifieds.
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1978 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY. 25th March 1978. |
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1978 - ARUNGER PARK SPEEDWAY. Don Willison Memorial Sidecar feature. 18th November 1978. |
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Vintage Speedway Programmes Australia facebook Pictorial feature
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(Programme Research: Brad Mitchell)
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1979 - AURUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY - NORTHERN TERRITORY SALOON CAR CHAMIONSHIP
1979 - Robert Kittle in the XU1 leads Mike Drogemuller in the Honda Civic during the running of the Northern Territory Saloon Car Chamionship at Arunga Park Speedway. Photographer: unknown.
1979 - Robert Kittle wins the Northern Territory Title in his GTR XU1 Torana. Photographer: unknown.
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1981 - EAST COAST SPEEDWAY MONTHLY MAGAZINE REPORTED
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1981 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY. NT Speedcar Championship. 3rd October 1981. |
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1981 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY. 30th October 1981.FORD v Holden G.M. ChallengeThe Arunga Park fans were treated tonight to a sedan car challange tonight between the Ford and GM faithful.
In the Ford camp we had Perry Deacon in his Cortina along with Terry Gaynon driving his XD Falcon.
Oposite them we had Peter Kittle in his Holden GTR-XU1 Torana and Alan Rogers with his Stingray Corvette,
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Vintage Speedway Programmes Australia facebook Pictorial feature
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(Programme Research: Brad Mitchell)
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1982 - EAST COAST SPEEDWAY MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Reported.
May 1982
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1982 - ALLAN BUTCHER.
1982 - Allan Butcher from Queensland in his Logan Units Chevrolet Corvette. Photo: Brad Mitchell collection.
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1980s early - ALAN RODGERS.
Speedway Corvettes facebook Pictorial feature
1980's early - Photo's: Rod Muir collection.
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1985 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY. AUSTRALIAN SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP. 6th & 8th April 1985. |
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1991 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY PRESS RELEASE
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1991 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY. AUSTRALIAN SOLO FINALS. 26th & 27th January 1991. |
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