BUNBURY (WA)
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1954 - HAWKSTONE PARK SCRAMBLE TRACK.
The Bunbury Motor Cycle Club used this track from 1954 through to 1963, This was the clubs first official track, During its years of operation the track was situated in bushland along side the Five Mile Brook, Along the other side of the brook was a cleared flat open paddock used for landing aeroplanes on, This area today is known as Hay Park, The track closed in 1963 and the club moved to the Shrubland Park Circuit on the North Boyanup Road.
Don Collins recalls: Access to the scramble track was a small limestone track (now Parade Road) off Bussell Highway, the limestone followed the paddocks fence line to the Five Mile Brook were you crossed a small bridge made of logs, over the bridge and the limestone track turned left and followed the fence line to the scramble track.
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1954 - HAWKSTONE PARK TRAINING TRACK.
During the winter months to reach the official scramble track was sometimes a problem because of flooding, so Glenn Britza decided to build a training, come, practice track in the same area but much closer to Bussell Highway.
Don Collins Recalls: Although the training track was never used for competition, I would think that every single member of the Bunbury Motorcycle Club would have ridden on this track over its life, Glenn Britza managed to obtain some bikes on loan for training and practice, The site is were the St Johns Ambulance Headquarters are now.
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1957 - RAY TRUMAN & GLEN BRITZA.
1957 - Ray Truman and Glen Britza both getting some air time at Hawkstone Park. Photo: unknown.
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1959
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1960 - BUNBURY MCC. HAWKSTONE PARK SCRAMBLE. 24th July 1960. |
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1960 - BUNBURY MCC HAWKSTONE PARK SCRAMBLE. 18th September 1960.
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1961 - BUNBURY MCC HAWKSTONE PARK SCRAMBLE TRACK.
1961 - Glen Britza Don Collins Gordon Renfree Ray Buck at the Hawkstone Track. Photo: Don Collins.
1961 - Don Miller on his BSA at Hawkstone Park. Photo: Don Collins.
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1961 - GLEN BRITZA & JOHN KIRKPATRIC.
1961 - Glen Britza checking out his new Greeves with mechanic John Kirkpatric. Photo: South Western Times.
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1961 - ROBERT BRITZA
Robert Britza pictorial feature
Robert on Glen's Greeves |
Glen Britza riding the sidecar with Robert as passenger |
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1961 - BUNBURY MCC HAWKSTONE PARK. SCRAMBLE TRACK. 7th May 1961. |
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1960's - BUNBURY MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
Bunbury Geographe Motor Museum pictorial feature
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1961 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED.
1961
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1961 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED.
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1961 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED
Bunbury Motorcycle Club Memories facebook feature
Pictured nogotiating a bend in the sidecar championship event at the Bunbury Motor Cycle Club,s scramble track on Sunday, is this 750cc. Harley outfit, ridden by Ray Withers with Robin Bateman, also of Bunbury, as passenger. The event was won by Peter Groucott, from Rockingham, riding a 350cc. Triumph, A crowd of 350 watched the programme of thrilling events.
29th June 1961
(re-search Leanne Yates)
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1961 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED.
20th July 1961
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1962 - ROBERT BRITZA.
Robert Britza photo feature
1962 - Robert Britza sit proudly on top of brother Glen's second Greeves. Photo: Robert Britza collection.
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1962 - GLEN BRITZA.
1962 - Glen Britza aged 24 and his 15 year old brother Robert on board the Ariel Red Hunter outfit. Photo: Glen Britza.
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1960's - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED
1960's
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1963 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED.
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1963 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED.
17th September 1963
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1963 - DAVE MALEY.
In the last year of racing at the circuit along Parade Road, Dave Maley would loose his life after an accident coming off the tracks second jump, its believed that the accident was the result of a stuck throttle.