Ellenbrook Speedway: WA.
ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY 1975 > 1980
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1975 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY.
Ellenbrook Speedway Opened its gates in 1975
1975 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY.
1975 - Des Kirk in his Holden six powered Modified at the new Ellenbrook Speedway. Photo: Gwen Kirk collection.
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1975 circa - Ted Jones in his Ford Y Block V8 powered modified, A car continuing on from the Forrestfield days. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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1975 circa - Unknown driver in the FE Holden Modified Production at Ellenbrook Speedway. Photo's: Peter Roebuck.
1976 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY.
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1976 - Ray O'Hearn in his number 4 Holden red engine powered machine. Photo: Allan Baker collection.
1977 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY.
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1977 - Tony Giancola in his Holden at Ellenbrook Speedway. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
1977 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. HOT ROD DERBY. 3rd July 1977.Feature Results
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1977 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. 17th July 1977.The spectator's at Ellenbrook Speedway have been treated to a fantastic day of Club racing with a full program of Sedan Car racing along with the Modified's and Supermodified's.
Junior Saloon's Heat Winner's
Stock Production Heat Winner's
Visable Stock Heat Winner's |
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Late Model Saloon's Heat Winner's
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Modified Saloon's Heat winner's
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Hot Rod's Heat Winners
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Ladies Heat winners |
Modified's Heat Winners |
Heat 01Heat 02Heat 03 |
Robyn DeManielV ChannerLyn Aglinskas |
Heat 01Heat 02Heat 03 |
N WilliamsRon SnelinJohn Arrigo |
Saloon Car Mechanic's Race winnerPeter Butler: driving the Trevor West # 105 Late Model Saloon. |
Super Modified Heat winner's
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Feature Race winners
Stock ProductionLes French |
Saloon Car's [Modified Saloon's]Stephen Mercer |
Open WheelK Bradford |
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1978 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. 26th March 1978.Ron French is RDA 100 ChampionRon French has today won the 1978 RDA 100 here at the Ellenbrook Speedway. The race is one of the feature events on the yearly calender and is for the Stock Production cars, crossing the line in second position was Graeme Gard with Bill Oldfield in third.
Match RacingThe Modified saloon car fans were treated to some match racing on the day between Tony Giancola in the [143] Exchange Car's Holden and Terry George in the [8] Flow Kleen EH Holden. Giancola won two of the
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three by one lap dash's. Other winners on the day were, Junior Saloons race 1 Craig Adams while race 2 and 3 went to Michael French. In the Stock Production race 1 went to Jack Winterswyk while race 2 was Gary Connelly.
In the Visable Stock events all 3 win's went to R Harper. In the Modified Saloon's races 1 and 2 went to Tony Giancola with Greg Crisp winning heat 3.
In the Late Model Saloons, race 1 was won by Terry George with John Singleton winning races 2 and 3. In the ASCF Saloons Graham Clarke would win races 1 and 3 while Trevor West would win race 2. In the Hot Rods Frank Timms would win heat 1 and Ken Finlay would win heat 2 and 3.
Gail Adams came out on top of heat 1 winning it, while heats 2 and 3 went to Mary Dyson. In the Modified's race's 1 and 2 were John Arrigo all the way. with Ron Snelling taking out race 3. All the wins in the Supermodified's went to the Laughton family with Michael winning the first heat and Martin taking out the second and third.
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1978 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. 7th May 1978. |
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1978 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. Modified Saloon Classic, plus Stock Production, Visible Stock, Late Model Saloon's, Junior Saloon's, Hot Rod's, Modified's, Supermodified's, Mechanic's & Ladie's races. 4th June 1978.Brad Crisp wins Modified Saloon's "1978" Classic |
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1978 - West Australian Newspaper reported. 5th June 1978.
1978 - Peter Oldfield in the number 122 EJ Holden about to make an impression on the Stock Production field. Photo: Brad Mitchell collection.
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1979 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. 8th April 1979.
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8th April 1979 - John Arrigo charging around Ellenbrook. Photographer: Mal Cooper.
1980 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. 4th May 1980.
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4th May 1980 - Trevor Kenworthy on a charge. Photographer: Mal Cooper.
1978 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. West Australian Hot Rod Derby. Late Model Sedan's. Visable Stocks. Modified Saloons. Stock Production. Junior Saloon's. Modified's. Super Modified's. Mechanic's & Ladies. 13th August 1978.KEN FINLAY win's West Australian Hot Rod DerbyThe Ellenbrook RDA has yet again run another successful race meeting with the feature event being the West Australian Hot Rod Derby,
First across the line in the Hot Rod's would be Ken Finlay ahead of Frank Timms and Ernie Payne in third.
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1978 - Brian Rose in the number 81 EJ Holden moves under a spinning Laurie Wright as Bill Oldfield senior arrives on the scene in the number 85 FE Holden. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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1978 - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Reported. 22nd October 1978. |
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1979 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. RDA 100.
1979 - DAVE THOMAS. Junior Sedan's.
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1979 - Dave Thomas in the 73 Mini leading Ron Napier also in a Mini. Photo: Tomohawk Thomas collection.
1979 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. 3rd June 1979. |
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1979 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY.
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1979 - Jim Kirkwood in his coupe with Barry Hunter in the Morris on his tail. Photo; Allan Baker collection.
1979 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. SEDAN CAR FEATURE. 17th June 1979. |
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1979 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. RDA LADIES CLASSIC. 12th August 1979.'LADIES CLASSIC' to MARILYN PEARCEMarilyn Pearce has taken out this years Ellenbrook RDA Ladies Classic today, and in record time. This result did not come as a shock as Marilyn is possibly one of or if not our strongest female racers.
Marilyn won the feature event in here number 69 Ridley Wreckers, GTR-XU1 Torana from, Karen Richards, Mary Dyson, Leslie Smirk, Robyn Butler, Carol Hamilton, Robin DeManiel and Clare Dingle.
The race day featured a fully stocked support program with Junior Sedans, Stockie's, Visable Stocks, Modified Sedans, Late Model Saloons, Hot Rods, Supermods and the Mechanics race. Top meeting.
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1979 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. Championship Feature Meeting. 7th October 1979.Championship's to Giancola - Rose & KenworthyThe Ellenbrook RDA held a massive race meeting today when they host three of there Annual track Championship along with the usual support divisions.
Tony Giancola driving the [143] Street Styles Torana XU1 won the Late Model Sedan Championship from, Terry Haines and Bill Strickland.
Brian Rose won the Stock Production Championship from Ron Frenck and Graham DeManiel.
It was the ground pounding Supermodifieds that got the big crowd on the edge of there seats, with the Big win going to Trevor
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Kenworthy ahead of Martin Laughton and in third place Peter Cox. In the support divisions, the Junior Sedans feature was won by Michael French. Visable Stocks was Adrian Winterswyk, Modified Sedan's Doug McPherson, Modified's Colin McGinty, Ladies Robyn Butler, Mechanic's Saloon Cars Terry Murray and Mechanic's Open Wheel Bob Hall.
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1980 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. VISABLE STOCK CLASSIC. 15th June 1980.Vizzy Stock Championship to Ross HamiltonVisable Stock Classic results
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1980 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. 27th July 1980.Brian Rose Wins RDA100RDA 100 Results
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1980 - BILL SENIOR & BILL JUNIOR OLDFIELD Stock Production
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1980 - Bill Oldfield senior in the number 85 EJ Holden outside his son Bill junior in the 84 FC Holden at Ellenbrook Speedway. Photo: unknown.
1980 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. 24th August 1980. |
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1980 - Dave Thomas leading Brian Drinkwell. Photo: Tomohawk Thomas collection.
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1980 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. August 1980. |
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1980 - ELLENBROOK SPEEDWAY. 21st September 1980. |
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