BUNBURY (WA)
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previous years www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com/bunbury-around-the-houses-1954--1959.html
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BUNBURY AROUND THE HOUSES 1960 > 1963
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1960 - CAREY PARK FLYING 50
Not since 1947 had car racing been held on the streets of Bunbury, because of the relative isolation of the Carey Park suburb south east of the town centre it was decided to run the event there, the cars were mainly production type cars with two ex works racers in an Aston Martin db3s driven by Ray Barfield and a Ferrari driven by Doug Green competing.
Ken Devine Pictorial feature
1960 - Vin Smith rounds the highway corner. Photo: Ken Devine collection.
Doug Green in the number 12 Ferrari on the Carey Park circuit. Photo: Ken Devine collection.
Jack Ayres in the number 3 Alta starting his right turn into Eccelstone Street off Forrest Avenue. Photo: Ken Devine collection.
Ray Barfield in the number 8 Aston Martin on approach to the right hander into Eccelstone Street. Photo: Ken Devine collection.
Jack Ayres leading down Forrest Avenue. Photo: Ken Devine.
1960 - Syd Taylor on the entry to Ecclestone Street.
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1960 - BILL JOST
1960 - Bill Jost in his Blood Red Dodge Coupe, the car was very fast in a straight line but the lack of brakes encouraged this well known speedway driver to drift his car through to turns. Photo: Ken Devine.
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1960 - Motorcycle racing on the big Carey Park circuit. Photo: Ken Devine collection.
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1960 - 2013 - CAREY PARK LONG CIRCUIT NOW & THEN
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Jodie Krikke Photo feature
Action at the Highway corner: Photo: Jodie Krikkie, Memories of Bunbury facebook
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Memories of Bunbury facebook feature
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This Super eight vision captured by Raymond Mather of the Around the Houses racing, at the Carey Park long circuit in 1960, is a wonderful time capsule of the race cars of the period, as well as the streets, homes and bussiness's of the day.
The vission has been taken at various points on the circuit including, turning into Mary Street off Clarke Street with Hands Oval in the background and then left into Constitution Street, Exiting Constitution Street turning right onto Spencer Street, then heading down the long straight to the right hander at the Highway corner, with the Highway Hotel in the background.
1960 - Vission: Kerry O'Shea collection.
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2011 - CAREY PARK WALKABOUT (1960 LONG CIRCUIT)
The Carey Park circuit is no longer that quite vacant suburb that it was when the Flying Fifty event was held there.
Memories of Bunbury facebook photo feature
1960's - Eccelstone Street Carey Park back in the days before it was fully developed. Photo: unknown.
(use controls to pause - forward or reverse 23 images)
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1962 - CAREY PARK FLYING 50
In 1962 racing returned to the streets of Carey Park but on a shortened circuit
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook Pictorial feature
1962 - Harley Pederick 64 Stan Starcevich 56. Photo: Ken Devine collection.
1962 - simply named Ashton. Photo: Ken Devine collection.
1962 - Ron Miller in the number 4 MGTC Special on the streets of Carey Park. Photo: Ken Devine collection.
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2011 - CAREY PARK WALKABOUT (1962 SHORT CIRCUIT)
The Carey Park circuit is no longer that quiet vacant suburb that it was when the Flying fifty was held there.