ALICE SPRINGS (NT)
*********************************************************************************************************************************
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.
*********************************************************************************************************************************
1969 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY
1969 - Photo: Peter Bassett post on Aussie Speedway Memories.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1969 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY
Aussie Speedway Memories facebook Photo feature
1969 - Photo: Mike Munro.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1969 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY IMAGES
Growing up in Alice Springs facebook feature
(use controls to pause - forward or reverse 7 images)
Photo's Bruce Page collection.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1969 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY IMAGES
1969 - Photo: Mike Munroe.
1969 - Photo: Mike Munroe. |
1969 - Photo: Allan Tod.
1969 - Photo: Mike Munroe. |
*********************************************************************************************************************************
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.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1972 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY SIDECAR ACTION
1972 - Bob South & Yaruska inside Alan Stayt & Colin Hocking. Photo: Janelle & Brian Garager SA Longtrack.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1972 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY
1972 - Paul Sabadin FX Holden inside Bob Thistleton in the mini. Photo: Janelle & Brian Garager SA Longtrack
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1972 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY SUPERMODIFIED SLIDESHOW
(use controls to pause - forward or reverse 4 images)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1973 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY CENTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 21st & 23rd April 1973 |
|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1973 - COLIN BUFTON Supermodified's
*********************************************************************************************************************************
1974 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY PRODUCTION SEDAN SLIDESHOW
(use controls to pause - forward or reverse 1 image)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
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.
|
|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1974 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY 30th November 1974 |
|
*********************************************************************************************************************************
1975 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY WALKABOUT
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1975 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY 27th December 1975 |
|
*********************************************************************************************************************************
1978 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY SUPERMODIFIED SLIDESHOW
(use controls to pause - forward or reverse 7 images)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1978 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY 25th March 1978 |
|
*********************************************************************************************************************************
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.
*********************************************************************************************************************************
1981 - EAST COAST SPEEDWAY MONTHLY MAGAZINE REPORTED
*********************************************************************************************************************************
1982 - EAST COAST SPEEDWAY MONTHLY MAGAZINE REPORTED
May 1982
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1982 - ALLAN BUTCHER
1982 - Allan Butcher from Queensland in his Logan Units Chevrolet Corvette. Photo: Brad Mitchell collection.
*********************************************************************************************************************************
1980s early - ALAN RODGERS
Speedway Corvettes facebook Pictorial feature
1980's early - Photo's: Rod Muir collection.
*********************************************************************************************************************************
1985 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY AUSTRALIAN SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP 6th & 8th April 1985 |
|
*********************************************************************************************************************************
1991 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY PRESS RELEASE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1991 - ARUNGA PARK SPEEDWAY AUSTRALIAN SOLO FINALS 26th & 27th January 1991 |
|