CANBERRA (ACT)
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TRALEE SPEEDWAY 1979
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1979 - CANBERRA TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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1979 - Scott Fisher, 9, of Duffy, Astride his Yamaha YZ80E on which he achieved third place in the Australian under - 10 short circuit motorcycle championship, at Fairbairn Park in November last year. Photo: unknown.
12th June 1979
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1979 - CANBERRA TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED
Cooma's Owen Johnson: is determined to retain his hold on the winter sedan championship at Canberra's Frazer Park Speedway, Johnson has installed a new power plant in his XU1 Torana for tomorrows second round of the Air New Zealand - Life Station 2CA series, he track tested the new engine last weekend and is confident of holding the lead in the four round series tomorrow afternoon, Johnson won the opening round feature race and is one point ahead of Wollongong's Terry Osmond, Winner of the championship will collect two return air fares to New Zealand from Air New Zealand and $200.00 cash, the top ten point-scorers in the event are nominated for tomorrows Frazer Park meeting which has attracted near record entry's from Canberra, Queanbeyen, Young, Goulburn, Cooma, Wollongong and Sydney. Several A graders entering for the first time may have to go through a repecharge heat to qualify for tomorrow's round, among them is, twice Australian Champion David House, Terry McInerney of Young, Goulburn's Ross Nicastri and Tony Kranitis and Bob Maskillo of Wollongong, only twenty starters will be allowed into the championship round feature race and preference will be given to drivers who have already scored points, House and all other entrants will have to qualify for the second round and will be drawn behind the first round point-scores, Johnson, Osmond, Jack Lemon of Young and Bob Gray of Goulburn are in the box seat with a chance of picking up passing points tomorrow, fifteen young riders, mostly from NSW Country centres are entered for the ten event solo programme. Racing begins 1.30pm.
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1979 - FRASER PARK SPEEDWAY SEDAN CAR SLIDESHOW
Canberra and Southern New South Wales Speedway History facebook feature.
(use controls to pause - forward or reverse 42 images)
Photo's Bob Stephenson
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1979 - FRASER PARK SPEEDWAY WINNER TAKE ALL NATIONAL SEDAN CHALLANGE 13th May 1979
Can you imagine a match race series between David House, Grenville Anderson, Dave Wignall and Paul McKew.
Well it happened, even though he was having problems with his Torana, House won the series from Paul McKew in the Mini, Grenville suffered a mechanical problem and borrowed Ron Shepherds Torana for the final heats.
Dave Wignall came out of retirement and drove Ron Darrell's Torana but was not competitive.
(Editorial - Michael Doherty)
1979 - Paul McKew on pole with Grenville Anderson on the outside, row 2 and Dave Wignall inside and David House outside. Photo: Bob Stephenson.
1979 - Grenville Anderson was forced to retire his Torana late in the heats and borrowed Ron Shepherd's Torana. Photo: Bob Stephenson.
1979 - Paul McKew in his mighty little mini kept them all honest all day and finished in 2nd. Photo: Bob Stephenson.
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The Ron Norton interviews
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1979 - David House very much at the top of his game in the number 77 Torana. Photo's Bob Stephenson.
1979 - Paul McKew. Photo: Bob Stephenson. |
1979 - Grenville Anderson. Photo: Bob Stephenson. |
1979 - Dave Wignall. Photo: Bob Stephenson.
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1979 - USA v AUSTRALIA SPRINTCARS
Canberra and Southern New South Wales Speedway History facebook feature
17th February 1979 - Garry Patterson and Sid Moore with other unknown's. Photo: Bob Stephenson.
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17th February 1979 - The great man himself Garry Patterson for the USA. Photo's Bob Stephenson.
17th February 1979 - Gary Patterson leads Steve Brazier. Photo: Bob Stephenson.
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1979 - FRAZER PARK SPEEDWAY SUPERMODIFIED SLIDESHOW
Canberra and Southern New South Wales Speedway History facebook feature
(use controls to pause - forward or reverse 31 images)
Photo's Bob Stephenson.
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1979 - TRALEE SPEEDWAY STOCK BIKES
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