BUNBURY (WA)
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1945 - COLIN CAMPBELL
After the second world war a man by the name of Colin Campbel was instrumental in the planning and building of many of the Bunbury Motor Cycle Clubs scramble tracks.
At the time the motorcycle club had many members that had come to Australia as Ten Pound Poms, with this a lot of English track names were used, thus the Bunbury Withers track was called Hawkstone Park.
(editorial and photo: Don Collins)Right: A very happy Colin Campbel with his trophy for the days wins when the newly formed Bunbury Motor Cycle club held its scramble event at the Moorlands circuit.Glen Britza recalls: I have that very trophy that Colin is holding at home in my collection, must get it out and give it a clean
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1945 - MOORLANDS MOTOR CYCLE RACING
The mid forty's saw the construction of a 440 yard flat oval motorcycle and sidecar track in Moorelands opposite the old Picton school, the track was oval in shape and covered with cinders (a by product from steam engines), the machines were all stripped down road bikes that were ridden to the track.
As it was just after the war many families did not have cars so Henderson's bus service ran a shuttle to the track for spectators. Time passed and the flat speedway track was closed and a scramble track was built nearby, weaving amoungs't the trees and through the wet lands, racing continued until the mid fiftee's. Riders of the day included Lieth Cahill, Kieth Sherry, Bill Denning, Rod Thomas, John Nutley, Colin Campbell, Grant Gilmore, Ron Buswell, Bill Oniel, Ray Repocholi, Vic Hough, Bob Dyer, Val Summers, Ross Payne, Doug Cutts and Trevor Whittle. All racing was controlled by the Bunbury Motor Cycle Club. |
Ray Repocholi cuts up the wetlands. |
1947 - 2 riders on Indian Scouts, one with a Bridgetown number plate, the other is Colin Campbell from Bunbury, a very active member of the Bunbury Motor Cycle Club, parked up on a Bunbury street. Photo: unknown.
1950's - BUNBURY MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
Bunbury Geographe Motor Museum pictorial feature
1952: Bunbury Motorcycle Club intertown competition - Bunbury - Collie - Harvey and Manjimup - left Ray Repacholi, Vic Hough, Bob Dyer, Val Summers (Bunbury) Ross Payne (Collie) Doug Cutts (Manjimup) Photo: Ray Repocholi collection.
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1952 circa - George with Peter Larson. Photographer: unknown.
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Russell Hall for Memories of Bunbury facebook Photo feature
1950's - George Hall riding the number 52 machine with Colin Stevens swinging on the sidecar chair. Photo: Russell Hall collection.
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2004 - MOORELANDS SPEEDWAY & SCRAMBLE Walkabout.
The area is currently used for grazing cattle only but will eventually be sub divided for housing once town planning is approved.
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2004 - MOORELANDS MOTOR CYCLE TRACKS. Location.
