MARGARET RIVER (WA)
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1964 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY
The Augusta Margaret River Hot Rod Club inc, opened its track in March of 1964, The track was built in an old gravel pit on Wallcliffe Road near the Margaret River townsite, originally the race track was surounded with dirt embankments and no fences, it was simular in shape to today but because it was built in dence bushland non of the trees were removed from the infield so spectators would loose sight of the cars down the back straight.
Photo: Nifty Rodgers collection.
Over the years the club has grown strong and had to fight off many attempts to shut the place down, Today in 2011 the track is still situated in the same gravel pit, only now the venue would rival any other track in Australia, The club has put a priority on safety, Spectator comfort and catering along with a world class clay track surface.
The Augusta Margaret River Speedway Club has hosted many state titals for various divisions over the years and produced many local champions that have had huge success at a state and national level, Richard Nelson, Lester Minchin, Clint and Matt Noakes, Lee Watt, Kevin Bell and Sid Streetfield just to mention a few.
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1971 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY SLIDESHOW
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1972 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY SLIDESHOW
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1975 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY RE-OPENS
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1975 - GAVIN YATES PRODUCTION CARS
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1975 - WESTERN FARMER NEWSPAPER REPORTED
Mike Bignell in the HQ Monaro (ex John Hudson) and Butch Thompson in the Datsun 1600 take on Johnny Nutley and the rest of the Augusta Margaret River locals. Photo: unknown.
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1976 - SOUTH WEST TIMES REPORTED
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1976 - WESTERN HERALD NEWSPAPER REPORTED
4th November 1976
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ROSS McKENZIE PRODUCTION SEDAN
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1978 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY
This picture shows the keenness of the competition in evidence at last sunday,s Margaret River Speedway meeting.
24th December 1978
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1980 - GEOFF PILGRIM SPEEDCARS
Claremont Speedway facebook photo feature
1980 - A very happy Geoff Pilgrim with his Volkswagon speedcar enjoying the meeting win. Photo: Rick Yates.
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1983 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY SLIDESHOW
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1984 > 1985 - SOUTH WEST SPEEDCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
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1984 > 1985 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME
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1985 > 1986 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME
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AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER PRESENTATION
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1987 - GEOFF PILGRIM SPEEDCAR
Photo: Hilgy.
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1989 > 1990 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME
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1992 - MIKE COLES DIRT HOT ROD
1992 - Mike Coles Holden 192 powered Mini.
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1992 > 1993 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY SEASON PROGRAMME
During the 1992 - 1993 racing season the Augusta-Margaret River Hot Rod club used a standard programme cover for the entire season and filled it with information for that particular meeting.
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1993 - RYAN YATES
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1993 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY
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1993 - RYAN YATES JUNIOR SEDANS
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1993 - STUART YATES JUNIOR SEDANS
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1993 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY
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1993 > 1994 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY SEASON PROGRAMME
During the 1993 - 1994 racing season the Augusta Margaret River Hot Rod Club used a standard programme cover for the entire season andfilled it with information on that particular meeting.
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1995 > 1996 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY SEASON PROGRAMME
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1996 > 1997 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY (inc) PROGRAMME
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1997 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY SLIDESHOW
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1997 > 1998 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME
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Brian Moyle recalls: This tittle snippet appeared at the end of Gavin Watts Presidents report in the meetings programme.
The story behind the comment is myself, Jason. Gavin and Lee while staying at the farm one weekend, decided to go catch some Marron, So with 1 torch and a scoop net in hand, Me and Gavin three parts pissed and two sober kids to look after us, headed for the dam. After a brief attempt by me and Gavin to get the job done, it was soon decided that Lee would take control of the scoop with Gavin holding the torch.
Lee had stepped down onto a small ledge at the edge of the dam ready to scoop, Gavin had positioned himself directly behind with the torch shining onto the back of Lee's head, get down here next to me Lee shouted and shine the torch into the water.
So Gavin doing as was told stepped to the side onto the reeds and down to a shelf he believed was there, and there you go what we saw next was a stream of bubbles streaming to the surface in a light beam pointing up at us, The torch then went out and we were plunged into darkness, This was followed by a cough and several splutters, through the moon light we could see a very angry diver clambering up through the reeds and back onto dry land.
With that I asked Gavin did he see any marron in the dam, he replied NO and I had a good look, further to that he tried to pick me up and throw me in, Power to weight ratio was wrong, never happened.
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1999 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY SLIDESHOW
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1999 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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2000 - WEST AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION SEDAN CHAMPIONSHIP
The Augusta Margaret River club hosted the West Australian Production Sedan Championship on the 5th of March 2000 at the Margaret River Speedway.
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2000 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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2001 - WASCF MODIFIED SEDAN CHAMPIONSHIP
The Augusta Margaret River speedway club hosted the 2000 - 2001 West Australian Modified Sedan Car Championship on the 3rd and 4th of March 2001, A drivers Calcutta was conducted for the event on the Friday night prior to racing, The Saturday saw scrutineering, practice and each driver contest three ten lap heats, With a support program, On the Sunday night each driver contested one more ten lap heat, After the points were tallied the top eighteen cars went straight into the A main, A twelve lap B main was run over twelve laps with the first two finishers going into positions nineteen and twenty.
The winner of the thirty lap feature was Ben Ellement in an XE Falcon followed by Local driver Lee Watt in a Sigma to Mick Ricetti from Carnarvon in a XF Falcon.
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2001 - CHASE KAPENKO
Chase Kapenko was a 16 year old Street Sedan driver from Darwin who was rapidly making a name for himshelf within the sedan car ranks, I had previously had the Kapenko family stay at my place during the Australian Street Sedan Championship at Collie Speedway in January, Chase impressed me so much during that event that I organized for him to fly in and race my car in the West Australian Modified Sedan Championship here at the Margaret River track in March.
Chase struggled initially with his hammer down driving style, and after a spin out or two he found himself as the 1st reserve for the feature after all the heats had been run.
As the field circled the track for the start of the feature Chase sat suited up and strapped in on the infield waiting for a miracle, The greens came on and the field made its ways through one and two, down the back straight were all hell had broken loose, This caused a red light stoppage so the carnage could be cleared from the track.
With the racetrack cleared the cars began to once again roll around, Then over the PA it was announced that Kim Jollys car from Carnarvon would not be restarting because of major damage, Chase was then ordered to join the field at the rear, The spectator erupted with clapping and cheering as he made his way around.
The Greens once again came on and field settled into a freight train procession with very little passing going, Chase started picking them off one at a time and made his way up into the top six at half race distance, Then an on track problem brought on the yellows, With the ruling from the chief steward that Chase was the primary cause of the stoppage he was sent to the rear.
With Chase gaining more and more confidence as the race went on he once again worked his way through the field to end the race in fifth place right on Greg Freeman's Bumper
(Editorial Brian Moyle)
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2003 - WEST AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION SEDAN CHAMPIONSHIP
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2003 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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2004 - BARRY REWELL STREET SEDAN
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2005 - WASCF MODIFIED SEDAN CHAMPIONSHIP
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2005 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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2006 - WEST AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION SEDAN CHAMPIONSHIP
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2006 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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2007 - WEST AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR SEDAN CHAMPIONSHIP
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2007 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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2010 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER LATE MODEL ACTION
Brad Blake (The "O" Show)
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2010 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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2011 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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2012 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER MODIFIED SEDAN FEATURE
Nominations
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2012 - WAYNE ARMSTRONG MEMORIAL
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2013 - WAYNE ARMSTRONG MEMORIAL
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2014 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER 50 YEARS
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2014 - LATE MODEL RACING WA PRO DIRT SERIES Round 16
Heat Wins
Night 1 prelim feature results
Night 2 feature grid
Feature Results
Local charger Lee Watt struggled with traction after half race distance in the feature but still finished 4th
Craig Vosbergen well and truly at the top of his game and still the man that everyone gauges there performance on. Photo: unknown.
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Jason Moyle 3rd - Craig Vosbergen 1st - Jac Dolmans Jnr 2nd
Jason Moyle a solid 3rd in the borrowed car. Photo: unknown.
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2014 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER JUNIOR SEDAN SLIDESHOW
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2015 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPPEEDWAY PROGRAMME'S
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2016 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDCAR FEATURE
CHRIS TELENTA BACKS UP PREVIOUS WIN
Perth Speedcar driver Chris Telenta has backed up his previous round win with another at the Augusta Margaret River Speedway.
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12th November 2016 Speedcar results: 1st Chris Telenta - 2nd Nick Rowe - 3rd Justin Grant USA.
Peter Roebuck feature
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2016 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY LIMITED SPRINTCAR FEATURE - 10th December 2016
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2017 - AUGUSTA MARGARET RIVER SPEEDWAY LIMITED SPRINTCAR FEATURE - 4th November 2017
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The Augusta Margaret River Hot Rod Club kicked off it 2017 - 2018 racing season on the 4th of November 2017 with a Limited Sprintcar feature event, this being round one of the Limited Sprintcar Association's club championship.
Support divisions on the night were Street Sedans, Junior Sedans and Productions.
Limited Sprintcars have always had a deep connection within the Margaret River Club and always been popular with the fans, To date three generations of the Minchin family have all raced Limited's, other members such as Gavin Pratt, now passed, Neville Bornatici and others have all pulled on a suit in this division.
Local racer and current club president Alex Williams has currently stepped up from Production Sedans into Limited Sprintcar thus maintaining a local interest in the division.
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2017 - WASDA USA vs WA SPEEDCAR SHOOTOUT - 16th December 2017Saturday the 16th of December saw round two of the USA vs WA Speedcar Shootout held at the Augusta Margaret River Speedway.
Alex Bright from the USA driving for the Graham Jones team claimed victory in this the second nights racing for the weekend, the previous nights racing was round one at the Manjimup Speedway.
Second place in the feature went to Glen Mears who initially lead the feature until Bright made his move, Third place went to Travis White who started the feature from row two.
Street Sedans where the support for the rain effected Speedcar Shootout, Damien Amato from Bunbury was dominant, winning both his heats and the 15 lap feature from Daniel Stanley, with Dylan Magee in third place.
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USA driver Alex Bright is concidered one of the best around at the moment. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
Heat 1 winner Chris Telenta from Perth in the number 12. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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Bunbury's Dayne Kingshott had electrical problems all meeting a DNS in the feature . Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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W23 Glen Mears a solid second. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
Heat winners
Feature results
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W38 Travis White third place. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
V15 Andy Pearce finished 7th. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
V22 Joe Losititch finished 6th. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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STREET SEDANS
Damiem Amato from Bunbury cleaned up in Street Sedans with 2 heat wins to take pole and a comfortable win in the 15 lap feature event. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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2018 - HEIDI ROBINSON MEMORIAL - 6th January 2018
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This race meeting the "Heidi Robinson Memorial" was an absolute credit to the Augusta Margaret River club and its organisers, The memorial was for Heidi Robinson a nine year old speedway fan who lost her life to Childhood Cancer recently.
As one would expect the whole process of setting up the race meeting and the running of it was on pure emotion.
If you don't believe in fairy tales then look away, because they sometimes do, Heidi's favorite driver Damion Amato from Bunbury along with Heidi's dad burnt the midnight oil to make sure that Damion's racecar was ready for racing.
With a fresh engine in the Car Damion was overheard making the statement that Iam going to win this for Heidi or bin the car trying.
Feature time and everything did go to plan for Damion and Heidi, Damion was placed in second leading up till the final laps when he made an incredible pass to hit the lead, The spectator on hand thrilled at the move, showed there emotions and cheered the big pink Falcon home.
Kids Cancer Project fundraising
In addition to the memorial race the Robinson family along with the Amato family are also involved in fund raising for the Kids Cancer Project, This particular meeting saw the Augusta Margaret River Club donate the proceeds of the meeting to the Fundraiser, also Jason Moyle from Moyle Race Parts donated a highly sought after piece of memorabilia to go to auction.
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The auction piece was a door of the Tim McCreadie Longhorn Chassis Late Model house car, the door was shipped in from America for this event, The auction was put up on facebook and the bids soon rolled in, The eventual winning bid of $1,000 was put in by Bruce Mackenzie, a Late Model driver and team owner from New South Wales, as you can see Bruce is a very generous man.