KATANNING (WA)
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1960 - O'CALLAGAN PARK SPEEDWAY
Members of the Katanning Car Club put a conciderable amount of work into establishing a dirt speedway track in Katanning, The first race meeting was held on the 10th of January 1960, Hot Rods raced on the track for the first time when seven competitors came from Perth to race in May of 1964.
Marshall Motors donated a 1940 Chevrolet car to the club which was rebuilt by Derry Bairstow and Jimmy Heard of Dumbleyung to make the car safe, The drivers were then given a chance to drive and see if they could roll the car.
Speedway was first held next to the Galloping track at O"Callagan Park, The speedway was built and run by the Katanning Car Club and operated separate to the horse racing club, The speedway club ran its own gate and canteens up until the new Katanning Speedway was built at Pinwernying Park on the Dumbleyung road over looking the town.
In March of 1965 the decision was made to change the clubs name to the Katanning Speedway Club, The club was incorporated and a constitution was then drawn up.
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1966 - GREAT SOUTHERN HERALD NEWSPAPER REPORTED
A L A N B E L L W I N S A T
N A R R O G I N S P E E D W A Y
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Great Southern Herald newspaper Published 1966research - Sharon Bell Cheetham.source - Lost Katanning facebook |
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1967 - SPEEDWAY WESTSIDE MAGAZINE REPORTED
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1970 - GREAT SOUTHERN HERALD NEWSPAPER REPORTED
Lost Katanning facebook Photo feature
January 1970 - This 350hp Supermodified with Ronnie Bell at the wheel, is owned by Katanning man Herb Roberts. The Supermodified was built by Alan Bell and has a Dodge V8 Powergiant engine. Dodge transmission and differential. It has won 3 out of its last 4 starts and missed out by one point in not winning the meeting. The engine has held the lap record at Claremont Speedway for the last 2 season's before being installed in the present car. The Supermodified will be racing at the next meeting of the Katanning Speedway. Photographer: unknown. research: Tod Arthur.
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1971 - BILL VEERSMA Production Sedan's
1971 - Bill Veersma's FJ Holden served him well up until he removed the engine, to fit to a newer more favoured EJ model. Photographer: unknown. Photo: West Coast Speedway News archives.
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1972 - O'CALLAGAN PARK SPEEDWAY Supermodified's
West Coast Speedway News Pictorial feature
1972 - Murray Simpson's K7 and Merv Hullands K5. Photographer: unknown. Photo: West Coast Speedway News archives.
1972 - Steve Herbert. Photographer: unknown. Photo: West Coast Speedway News archives.
1972 - Possibly a Albany Modified at Katanning. Photo's: unknown.
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1973 - O'CALLAGAN PARK SPEEDWAY Opening Meeting 1973
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1973 - O'CALLAGAN PARK SPEEDWAY 11th March 1973
1973 - Bill Veersma's number 4 EJ Holden A Production. Photo: Veersma family collection.
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1975 - O'CALLAGAN PARK SPEEDWAY Stock Production's
West Coast Speedway News Pictorial feature
1975 - John Little and J Bells Holden ute. Photographer unknown. Photo West Coast Speedway News archives.
1975 - Bert Sevier over from the Narrogin club. Photographer: unknown. Photo: West Coast Speedway News archives.
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1975 - O'CALLAGAN PARK Production Car's
1975 - Local racer John Amato very much on the edge at his home track. Photographer: unknown. Photo: Amato family collection.
1975 - Terry Selleck from the Boulder Speedway. Photographer: unknown. Photo: West Coast Speedway News archives.
1975 - Bill Veersmer number 4 and Doug Olden number 2. Photographer: unknown. Photo: West Coast Speedway News archives.
1975 - Gary Sellick from Boulder Speedway. Photographer: unknoown. Photo: West Coast Speedway News archives.
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1975 - O'CALLAGAN PARK SPEEDWAY GREAT SOUTHERN SPEEDCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
West Coast Speedway News Pictorial feature
above: a very young Peter Veersma gets to meet one of the WASDA speedcar champions of the day in Keith Mann.
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1984 / 1984 - O'CALLAGAN PARK SPEEDWAY DTHRA Country Round
West Coast Speedway News Pictorial feature
1983 / 1984 - Mark Reed, Max Pilmer and Shane Lee at O'Callaghan Park as apart of the DTHRA Country Round. Photo P Reed from the Mark Reed collection.
1983 / 1984 - The Dirt Track Hots would always put on a fantastic show when they featured at these small country town tracks. Photo: P Reed from the Mark Reed collection.
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1984 - JOHN AMATO Production Car's
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1984 > 1985 - O'CALLAGAN PARK SPEEDWAY Calander
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1985 - O'CALLAGAN PARK SPEEDWAY DTHRA Country Round February 1985
West Coast Speedway News Photo feature
1984 / 1985 West Australian Champion Rod Betts pictured here at O'Callagan Park Speedway. Photo: P Reed from the Mark Reed collection.
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BILL VEERSMA Just a Country Boy.
West Coast Speedway News feature
