MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY

MANJIMUP (WA)

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1960's - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY

In the late sixtee's a group of locals would gather in a disused shire gravel pit to race each other, By 1972 a formal agreement was entered into to lease approximatley fifty acres of land on Middlesex Road and Redline Raceway was born.

In the early days as was most speedway tracks saftey was left up to an arrangement between the drivers and the spectators, the drivers would their best to stay within the dirt banks around the race track and the spectators would do their best to get out of the way if they needed to.

The original track was a D shape with sharpe uphill downhill corners, the track surface from day one was a white clay, this remained in use up until the mid 2000's when it was replaced with its current clay,

As time passed on the dirt banks were lined with 44 gallon drums as a crude safety barrier, This was later replaced in the 1980's with Jarrah timbers and the track was reshaped to an oval circuit.

In 1992 an approved safety catch fence was installed to allow the venue to host all forms of of speedway racing, Over the years Manjimup has hosted many state and national tital events and currently in 2011 runs open sprintcar and late model sedan major events.

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1974 - KEN FLYNN Stock Production's

1974 - Ken Flynn and his first racecar, an XL Falcon in the pits at Redline Speedway in Manjimup. Photo: Ken Flynn.

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1974 > 1975 WEST AUSTRALIAN STANDARD SALOON CAR CHAMPIONSHIP

The Manjimup Speedway Club hosted the 1974 1975 West Australian Standard Saloon Car Championship at the Redline Raceway venue.

The Bunbury Club filled the top two steps of the podium, with Ivan Burke winning in his Mini and Chris Bilsby in a FC Holden finishing in second, the third placed driver is unknown.

The Bunbury drivers celebrate over a beer and a photo after there one two. Photo: Ivan Burke collection.

The two Bunbury cars within the rest off the field as they roll up for race start at Redline. Photo: Ivan Burke collection.

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1975 - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY

1975 - Brian Burford rolls the 50 car. Photo: Warren Blackwood Times.

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19th February 1976

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1975 - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY

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1984 1985 - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY RACING CALENDER

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1986 - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY SLIDESHOW

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1986 1992 - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY PROGRAMS

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1987 - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY Super Sedam's

West Coast Speedway News Photo feature

1987 - Local driver Gary Burford in the Torana is leading this Super Sedan event with Augusta driver Richard Nelson in the Trans Am on the inside, will another Manjimup driver Matt Lawson in the Torana Hatchback runs 3 wide. Photo: Gary Burford collection.

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1992 - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY. MOTORCYCLE MASTERS. 5th September 1992.

Saturday the 5th of September saw the running of the Motorcycle Masters at Manjimup's Redline Raceway, In attendance were the hottest line up of Solo, Sidecar and Stock bikes riders in the state.

Heading the Sidecar combinations were National Champions Russell Mitchell and Chris Page, Mitchell and page finally earnt the Aussie crown earlier this year after many years of competing in the event, Veteran of the field and curator of the track for the night was the WA 1 team of Dennis Nash and Geoff Gittus.

Nash a campaigner of sidecars for over twenty years has nine state titles, and five Australian titles to his credit, The Bunbury based pair of Mark Drew and Tina Karan (only female competitor on the night) were expected to take it up to Mitchell and Page and did.

Other well known pairings were Wes Hammer and Andrew Sharpe, along with the Joyce brothers.

The Solo's included under twenty one state champion Lee Redmond who had just

returned from England, Michael Carter who currently holds the West Australian number two spot.

South Australian Craig Hodgkins, Australian Long track champion and three times South Australian Champion also made the programme along with Marshall McDiarmid and Guy Wilson.

1992 Mark Drew & Tina Karan

Above: Lee Redmond

Left: Michael Carter

1992 Russell Mitchell & Chris Page.

1992 Dennis Nash & Jeff Gittus

Mark Drew and Tina Karan pictured here in the pits at Claremont.

Sidecar Results heat 1

1st Mark Drew - Tina Karan

2nd Russell Mitchell - Chris Page

3rd Peter Mortimer - Chris Sutton

Sidecar Results heat 2

1st Wes Hammer - Andrew Sharpe

2nd Dennis Nash - Jeff Gittus

3rd Vince Giancelli - Craig Maumill

Sidecar Results heat 3

1st Russell Mitchell - Chris Page

2nd Peter Mortimer - Chris Sutton

3rd Gary Joyce - Warren Joyce

Sidecar Results heat 4

1st Wes Hammer - Andrew Sharpe

2nd Vince Giancelli - Craig Maumill

3rd Jero Joyce - Mick Sita

Sidecar Results heat 5

1st Mark Drew - Tina Karan

2nd Peter Mortimer - Chris Sutton

3rd Jeff McDonell - Bram Kyme-Hobson

Sidecar Results heat 6

1st Wes Hammer - Andrew Sharpe

2nd Russell Mitchell - Chris Page

3rd Vince Giancelli - Craig Maumill

Sidecar Results heat 7

1st Mark Drew - Tina Karan

2nd Gary Joyce - Warren Joyce

3rd Peter Mortimer - Chris Sutton

Sidecar Results heat 8

1st Dennis Nash - Jeff Gittus

2nd Vince Giancelli - Craig Maumill

3rd Russell Mitchell - Chris Page

Sidecar results Final

1st Russell Mitchell - Chris Page

2nd Mark Drew - Tina Karan

3rd Vince Giancelli - Craig Maumill

4th Peter Mortimer - Chris Sutton

5th September 1992 - Wes Hammer and Andrew Sharpe on the Kawasaki. Photographer: Peter French.

5th September 1992 - Mark Drew and Tina Karan. Photographer; Peter French.

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1992 - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY. SUPER SEDANS

1992 - Noel Edmonds leads Murray Wellsted and Manjimup local Matt Lawson. Photo: Gary Burford collection.

1992 - Two Manjimup Locals Al Blakers and Keith Whild. Photo: Gary Burford collection.

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1993 - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY. Speedcar Feature.

West Coast Speedway News pictorial feature

1993 - Tom Watson Junior at Manjimup Speedway. Photographer: FRMedia.

1993 - Tony Tucknott at Manjimup Speedway. Photographer: FRMedia.

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1993 1994 - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY WEST AUSTRALIAN 360 SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIP

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1994 - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY. $2000 FEATURE for B Modified Sedan's. 19th February 1994.

West Coast Speedway News pictorial feature

19th February 1994 - Marshall McDirmid. Photographer: FRMedia.

19th February 1994 - Jeff Muir. Photographer: FRMedia.

19th February 1994 - Craig Oakley. Photographer: FRMedia.

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1997 - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY. SUPER SEDAN STAMPEDE & Super Mods Country Chalenge. 25th January 1997.

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1997 - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY. WEST AUSTRALIAN LIMITED SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIP. 22nd March 1997.

West Coast Speedway News pictorial feature

22nd March 1997 - Wayne Armstrong. Photographer: Jacqui Perry.

22nd March 1997 - Rocka Zemunik. Photographer: FRMedia.

West Coast Speedway News photo feature

22nd March 1997 - Peter Forbes from Perth during the DTHRA Points round at Manjimup Speedway. Photographer: Jacqui Price.

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1999 - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY. SPEEDCAR COUNTRY CHALLENGE. 11th December 1999

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1999 - MANJIMUP SPEEDWAY. WEST AUSTRALIAN LIMITED SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIP. 1999

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2000 - WASCF DIVISION 2 SUPER SEDAN CHAMPIONSHIP

On the 12th of Febuary 2000 the Manjimup Speedway Club hosted the 1999 2000 West Australian Division 2 Super Sedan Championship, The event was held over one day only.

Heat top 3 positions

Heat 1

1st Rob Decampo

2nd Terry Green

3rd Barry Gartell

Heat 2

1st Marc Giancola

2nd Mark Towers

3rd Wayne Watson

Heat 3

1st Darren Larson

2nd Jim Holland

Gary McCorkell

Heat 4

1st Marc Giancola

2nd Rob Decampo

3rd Mark Towers

Heat 5

1st Rob Decampo

2nd Marc Giancola

3rd Michael Rickerby

Heat 6

1st Wayne Watson

2nd Mark Towers

3rd Barry Gartrell

Grid positions for feature

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11 Marc Giancola

Mark Towers

Terry Green

Shane Thomson

Michael Rickerby

Barry Gartrell

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12 Rob Decampo

Wayne Watson

Darren Larson

Jim Holland

Gary McCorkell

Trevor Bale

(Marc Giancola photo: FR Media)

WASCF Division 2 Championship results

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

MARC GIANCOLA

WAYNE WATSON

MARK TOWERS

Trevor Bale

Michael Rickerby

Barry Gartrell

Gary McCorkell

Shane Thomson

Jim Holland

Rob Decampo

Terry Green

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