MORISSET (NSW)
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1960's - MORISSET SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.
The Morisset Showgrounds were the home for Speedway in the Morisset district through the 60's and 70's, many competitors that raced at the Sydney Showgrounds on a Saturday night would also travel to Morisset for the Sunday afternoon meetings.
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Derek Miller recalls: While racing at Morissett Streader and I are going down the back straight side by side, Al's on the outside as usual and about to pull his favourite move on me, turn left, right in front of me with his front wheel a foot in the air, suddenly he drifts right up to the fence and I'm gone!. After the race I asked him what happened, he said "didn't you see the girl in the bikini in the crowd.
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1968 - MORISSET SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 14th July 1968. |
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1968 - AUSTRALIAN HOT RODDING REVIEW MAGAZINE REPORTED.
1968 - Clive (will his luck ever change) Sevenoaks leads the field in a teams race at Morisset, Clive represented the New South Wales team along with Dick Briton. Photo: unknown.
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1968 - MORISSET SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 18th August 1968. |
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1969 - 1968 > 1969 - AUSTRALIAN SUPERMODIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP. 15th June 1969.
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The Australian Supermodified Tital was held at Morisset Speedway, The winner was Jim Winterbottom from New South Wales with Ray Skipper from New South Wales in second place and Peter Dickerson from New South Wales in third.
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1969 - JIM WINTERBOTTOM. Supermodified's.
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1969 - RAY SKIPPER. Supermodified's.
1969 - BILL WIGZELL. Supermodified's.
Photo's: Darrol Quinlan collection.
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1969 - CLIVE SEVENOAKES. Supermodified's.
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Alan Streader recalls: The pits at Morisset Speedway being lower than the track, made it so the cars had to be pushed up to the track, on this particular race day the local police sargent and his new constable had arrived and decided that everyone would abide by the rules, no thongs, no crap, long pants, proper shoes, everything by the book, The compact speedcars had lined up to go out onto the track when I noticed one of the drivers had his daughter on the pit crew, The loverly young lass was wearing hot pants, I asked the Seargent if he was going to ask the girl to dress appropriately, he replied "I might be a cop but I'm not that bloody brave.
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1970 - MORISSET SPEEDWAY. AUSTRALIAN SUPERMODIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP. 28th June 1970The Australian Supermodified Tital was held at Morisset Speedway, The winner was Bill Wigzell from South Australia with David Lander from New South Wales in second place and Les Harrower from Victoria in third.
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1970 - David Lander (nsw) 2nd - Bill Wigzell (sa) 1st - Les Harrower (vic) 3rd - Peter Dickerson (nsw) 4th.
Above the Famed Suddenly: Modified driven by an equally famous operator namely South Australia's Bill Wigzell. This pic was captured in 1970 at the former Morreset Speedway north of Sydney as Wigzell drives to victory in the Australian Championship. Photo: unknown.
1970 - Les Harrower in the 21 car on the outside. Photo: unknown.
1970 - Action in the corner as Jeff Pickering leads Doug Sunstrom and Bill Wigzell. Photo: unknown.
1970 - Dave Harriss leading a heat race at Morriset Speedway. Photo: John Harriss collection.
1970 - Blasting onto Morisset's back straight is Jeff Pickering in the Parramatta Spares Corvette.
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1970 - MORRISET SPEEDWAY. Stock Rods.
