BUNBURY SHRUBLAND PARK MOTOCROSS

BUNBURY (WA)

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previous years www.hawkstone link not active at this point

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1928 - BUNBURY MOTORCYCLE CLUB

The first committee which would envolve into the Bunbury Motorcycle club was established in 1928 - 1929.

This initial group operated successfully right up until the start of the second world war, when most forms of motorsport was put on hold across the world, The Bunbury club was disbanded at this point.

This Bunbury club was reformed in 1945, with motor cycle speedway racing events held on a cinders covered dirt oval in a paddock at Moorelands, as time passed the club moved more into scramble and grass track type events, also run in the paddock at Moorelands.

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1964 - BUNBURY MCC SHRUBLAND PARK SCRAMBLE 3rd May 1964

Robert Britza recalls: The Bunbury Motorcycle Club had vacated its Hawkstone Park track and built this new track on the North Boyanup Road known as Shrubland Park.

The opening meeting at Shrubland Park was held on the 3rd of May 1964, this was an open meeting attracting some of the states top riders.

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3rd May 1964 - Robert Britza gives his Cotton Cobra motor cycle a helping leg during a race at the Bunbury Motor Cycle Club's scramble at its new course on the North Boyanup-road on Sunday. Over 45 top riders from all parts of the State competed in the scramble, which is held annually.

Robert Britza recalls: This photo was taken at the first event (an open event) at Shrubland Park on Sunday the 3rd of May 1964, The following Sunday, mothers day, was the end of my racing days because of horrendous injuries suffered during a race, My Cotton Cobra took off backward at the start of a race and in a hurry to catch the rest of the field after re-starting the bike, i lost control after the tabletop jump, the bike went one way and i went the other, unfortunately there was a banksia tree in my flight path that didnt give way, and that was the end of it.

Apparently if the timing was set too close to top dead centre, the motor could run in reverse which it did.

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1965 - DON COLLINS

Australian MX History feature

1965 - Don Collins from the Bunbury Motorcycle Club has just purchased the first 250cc Husqvarna in the Southern Hemisphere. The bike was brought of the Australian importer direct, John Kirkpatric who also is from Bunbury. Photo's: Don at Claremont Speedway and on the Husqvarna at the Northam Scramble.

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1967 - GUNNER LINDSTROM

Gunner Lindstrum was a world class rider at the time for Huskvarna, unable to race at the time because of his contract he still visited the Bunbury and Collie motorcycle clubs to conduct training sessions for local riders.

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GUNNER LYNDSTROM

Husqvarna rider Gunner Lyndstrom demonstrates his riding techniques at the Bunbury Motorcycle Clubs track on the weekend.

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1968 - DON COLLINS

Australian MX History facebook feature

1968 - That first 360 Husqvarna was brought into the country by John Kirkpatric, the Australian importer, also from Bunbury. Photo: unknown.

1968 - Don Collins has become the 1st person to buy a 360cc Husqvarna in the Southern hemisphere, this comes along after being the first person the own and race a 250 Husqvarna, That was back in 1965.

(Research and editorial Tony Forsythe)

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1968 - ROBERT BRUCE

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1968 - Ray Buck "106" pictured at Northam along side Ray Stevens from Esperance on the Montessa at the Le Mans scramble.

Photo: Edgar Renfree.

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Tony Forsyth photo feature

1968 - Don Collins take the front straight jump at Shrubland Park on his 250 Husqvarna. Photo: Tony Forsyth.

1968 - Unknown rider on the 190 machine at Bunbury. Photo: Tony Forsyth.

1968 - Former Australian Scramble Champion Gordon Renfree on his 250 Greeves. Photo: Tony Forsyth.

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1970 - WEST AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP HEAT 5

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Bunbury rider Ray Buck suffered a head injury when he finished at the bottom of this 9 bike pile up in the fifth heat of the State Motorcycle Scramble Championship at Bunbury on Sunday. He fell at the first turn in the all-powers event and staff Photographer Joe Wheeler was on the spot to capture the incident. The riders were restarted and Buck, un-aware that he was injured, rode 5 laps before dizziness forced him to retire. He was taken to the regional hospital and allowed home yesterday. Another Bunbury rider, Phil Bruce, won the first event, but Bucks performances in the first 4 heats still keep him overall leader.

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6th August 1970

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Glen Britza and Phil Bruce staged a great battle all day when the Bunbury Motorcycle Club held their final scramble for the season on Sunday. They are shown above practically locked together at the end of the first lap of the A grade scratch race. Britza maintained his advantage to finally win from Bruce and Ray Truman.

4th October 1970

Bunbury's top scramble rider Glen Britza was in good form when the Bunbury Motorcycle Club opened its season at the North Boyanup Road track on Sunday afternoon. This picture shows him gunning his machine down the front straight.

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1971 - LES SHARPE SHRUBLAND PARK MOTOCROSS

1971 Les Sharpe and Alec Quaulaloopy with the Mortlock Motors Greeves, and Les in-amoungst the Jap bikes.

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1971 - MOTORCYCLE SPORTS REPORTED

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editorial

ROB

DYBING

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photo's

MIKE

McDONNEL

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25 08 71

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Glenn Britza from Bunbury all class.

John Boyce about to fall on Colin Cook & Laurie Johnson.

Allen Mitchell chases Glenn Britza.

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1972	1972 SUE McRAE Sue pictured here with husband Brian and Wendy Bryant was quite to dare-devil in her day, she was prepared to race whatever her husband Brian did, from Karts, Motorcycles and Speedway sedans.