MURCHISON (VIC)
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1969 - MURCHISON EAST TRACK
The Goulburn Valley Auto Club was originally formed in 1966, when a group of locals enthusiasts first placed an add in the local Shepparton paper seeking expressions of interest in forming a motor sport club. A meeting was held on the 14th of August 1966 and as a result of that meeting the club was formed, with Mr Barry Myers elected as the inaugural president.
The first two jobs were to find a site and raise enough money to build the veanue, After many rejections from local Government the Durgalong Recreational Reserve Trustee's in conjunction with a local in Mr Keith Perry, land on the eastern side of the Murchison golf club was designated for use as a race track.
As the years passed and the club worked tirelessley to raise the funds the venue began to take shape.
The club held its first race meeting in September of 1969.
The race track was a graded gravel track originally and had dust problems so waste oil was added to the surface but this caused traction problems and also coated the race cars in oil, As the track was built on a flood plain meetings would quite often have to be cancelled after heavy rains.
Racing at this site was short lived as the club moved its operations to Rushworth Speedway and the Golf Club expanded into the previous track site.
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Ray Read Pictorial feature
Photo: Steve Visser.
Photo: Steve Visser.
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1969 - MURCHISON EAST TRACK
1969 - Murchison East photo from the spectators point of view. Photo: Ray Reid collection.
1969 - Barry Myers in the shortened Customline inside Fred Sutherland in the Holden powered Austin. Photo: Ray Reid.
1969 - Eric Mann in the EH Holden ute leads T Peters and A Harris in the EH sedans. Photo: Ray Reid collection.
1969 - B Grade sedans at Murchison East with J Gooding in the 56 FJ Holden on the outside. Photo: Ray Reid.
1969 - The Goulburn Valley Auto Club ran a very strong Ladies division. Photo: Ray Reid collection.
Photo: Ray Read collection.
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1969 - BARRY MYERS Super Saloon's
1969 - Barry Myers shortened Customline Super Saloon with the Chris McDougall, Earl Caroll owned Auto Power Tune 48 series Holden. Photo: Ray Reid collection.
1969 - Hot Rod racing was very popular on the Murchison track. Photo: Ray Reid collection.
1971 - MURCHISON EAST TRACK
1971 - Sedan car action on the Murchison East racetrack. Photo: Ray Reid collection.
1971 - Trevor Peters - Fred Sutherland - Alan Harris at the presentation. Photo: Ray Reid collection.
MURCHISON EAST TRACK PROGRAMME
