BUNBURY (WA)
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BUNBURY AROUND THE HOUSES 1946
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1946 - BACK TO BUNBURY CENTRAL CIRCUITAfter World War 2 the Bunbury Flying 50 was held for the second time on the 11th of November 1946 on the same circuit as the 1938 event but in a anti clock`wise direction, once again the programme would feature car and motorcycle racing, This Flying 50 event would be part of the back to Bunbury weekend, the program for the day would start with the motorcycle sidecar TT event at 11.15 followed by the Flying 50 race for cars at 2.30 and then the flying 50 race for solo motorcycles at 3.45, the results for the flying fifty for cars were 1st Barry Ranford in the number 6 Ranford Special who completed the race in seventy four minutes and forty five seconds, 2nd was Wally La Motte in the number 12 Ford V8 and third was Ted Harris in the number 10 Plymouth Special, the fastest lap went to Duncan Ord at two minutes ninteen seconds in the number 9 Bugatti, unfortunately Ord failed to finish.
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Other attractions featured over the back to Bunbury celebrations were, a soap box derby, motorcycle and horse gymkana as well as a Grand Ball on the Monday night at the Lyric Ballroom.
1946 - #16 Sydney Anderson Austin Meteor, #17 HH Vaque San Sebastion Special, #11 Vic Hodson Worsley Hornet, #14 Bill Smallwood Austin 7 (inside row) #12 Wally La Motta Ford V8 Special, #6 Barry Ranford Ranford Special and rear is Duncan Ord Bugatti, Photo: Ken Devine. Research: Don Collins.
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1946 - BACK TO BUNBURY FLYING 50 PODIUM
1946 - Barry Ranford in the number 6 Special is pictured at the finish next to 3rd place Wally La Motte. Photo: Camera Craft Perth.
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1946 - BACK TO BUNBURY PROGRAMME
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1946 - AUSTRALIAN MOTOR SPORTS MAGAZINE REPORTED
Memories of Bunbury photo feature
1946 - W La Motte in the 12 car leads S Barker through the uphill right hander at the base of Boulters Heights. Photo: Camera Craft.
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2018 - 1946 - BUNBURY CENTRAL WALKABOUT
About ninety five percent of the original track layout is still the same, the main changes are are the original street were the race was run has had many traffic islands and round a bouts installed, the other major change is the re alinement of Upper Esplanade were it joins Ocean Drive, long gone are many of the homes and guest houses that played a big roll in Bunbury's life after the war, The reason being for all this accomodation, There were very few cars around after the war and the main population of Bunbury lived and worked in and around the town centre.
The old blue metal quarry and crushing plant opposite the Recreation Ground has since been opened up to the sea
Many of the origial hotels and shops around the circuit are still in use today but most have been up-graded and many have gone through name changes.
The old blue metal quarry and crushing plant opposite the Recreation Ground has since been opened up to the sea
Many of the origial hotels and shops around the circuit are still in use today but most have been up-graded and many have gone through name changes.
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2018 - 1946 - WALKABOUT SLIDESHOW
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