GEELONG (VIC)
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1926 - GEELONG VELODROMEGeelong Heritage Centre facebook featureDuring the late 1920's and early 1930's when motorcycle racing had become very popular throughout Australia, The Geelong Velodrome was home to a dirt track speedway, The Velodrome hosted the inaugural Victorian Solo Championship in 1926/27 and also a second held in 1927/28, Billy Pilgrim won both of these championships.
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1926 - Billy Pilgrim sitting on his winning # 6 machine. Photo: Geelong Heritage Centre collection.
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1926 - COL STEWART Solo's
1926 - Col Stewart was another noted rider that competed at the Velodrome Photographer: unknown
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FRED BETTS Solo's
Fred Betts was a pilot and motorcyclist between WW1 and WW2 who raced at Geelong. Photographer: Aaron Betts.
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KARDINIA PARK AFTER THE SPEEDWAY CLOSED
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2002 - GEELONG VELODROME LOCATION
The Geelong Velodrome is now known as Kardinia Park Stadium.