GAWLER (SA)
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1940's - GAWLER GRASS TRACK EVENT
At some time just prior to 1947 a three quarter mile square grass track was marked out with flags and raced on in a paddock next door to the Gawler Airstrip.
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1947 - GAWLER AIRSTRIP CIRCUITMotorcycles first made an appearance at the circuit on the 20th of April 1947, The racing was organised by the Atujara Motor Cycle Club in aid of the Adelaide Childrens Hospital.
The circuit length was about three miles in length, running up and down the East West runway with a deviation onto the Northern runway.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------1950 - CAR RACINGCar racing was introduced during 1950 on a simular marked out circuit as the motorcycles, the difference being the diversion was on the South runway.
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More car races were staged in 1951 along with the bikes on the same circuit, however the diversion was changed yet again back to the North runway.
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20th April 1947 |
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1950's - CLOSURE
With the opening of Port Wakefields Brooklyn Park Speedway, operations at Gawler Airstrip soon ceased.
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GAWLER AIRSTRIP CIRCUIT LAYOUTS
1947 & 1951 Circuit |
1950 Circuit |
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1947 - GAWLER AIRSTRIP CIRCUIT - MOTORCYCLE ACTION
1947 - Charlie Walker on a Norton. Photographer: Doug Voss.
1947 - Barrie Lowe on a Norton. Photographer; Doug Voss.
1947 - Laurie Boulter enters the Northern diversion on his Rudge. Photographer: Doug Voss.
1947 - J McCormack 500 BSA Sidecar in the wet. Photographer: Doug Voss.
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1951 - GAWLER AIRSTRIP CIRCUIT MOTORCYCLE ACTION
1951 - Brian Fuss makes some repairs to his Norton after dropping the bike on two occasions. Photographer: Doug Voss.
1951 - Don Willison's Vincent Black Shadow at Gawler. Photographer: Doug Voss.
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1951 - Motorcycle event start line.
1951 - Doug Whiteford's Lago Talbot. Photographer: Doug Voss. |
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1955 - GEOFF DUKE TOUR
1955 - Photographer: Doug Voss feature in Australasian Old Bike Magazine
