MURRAY BRIDGE (SA)
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1958 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY
Murray Bridge car dealer and speedway indentity Kevin Fischer along with another local business man in Les Schulz started off Riverview speedway in 1958, The track location chosen was well thought out at the time, built on scrubland on the opposite side of the Murray River from town, the track was cut into the side of the hill and provided a fantastic spectators view of the track.
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1958 - KEVIN FISCHER
Aussie Speedway Memories facebook Feature
David Fischer recalls: Kevin Fischer saw the need for a speedway track in Murray Bridge. Kevin and his great mate Les Schultz purchased land and with much passion and hard work, established this track in 1958.
They designed the track to cut into the side of a hill to provide clear views of the entire track for other enthusiasts.
Looking back, they had hay bales to go around. In the above image Kevin shows his perseverance to compete even with three wheels.
This basic hot rod track wasthen sold to the Murray Bridge Sporting Car Club and Motor Cycle Club inc in the late 1950's.
Todays state of the art facilities are a credit to the ongoing dedication of Murray Bridge Speedway.
Aussie Speedway Memories facebook Photo feature
1958 - Kevin Fischer's car at Murray Bridge Speedway way back when the sleepers were vertical. Photo: David Fischer collection.
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1964 / 1965 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY HOT ROD ACTION
Keith Dorrestyn leads Rollo Hein and Peter Denton through pits bend at Riverview. Photo: Peter Denton.
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1977 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY SEATING UPGRADE
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The size and shape of the racetrack has changed from time to time over the year, From its original size it was increased to three hundred in 1977, and then again in 1999 when the two clubs operating at the venue (Murray Bridge Sporting Car Club and the Motorcycle Club) pushed the track well into the pit area and back filled the back straight increasing the size of the track to three hundred and sixty metres with six degrees of banking added.
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1977 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY. AUSTRALIAN FORMULA 500 CHAMPIONSHIP. 29th & 30th January 1977.Team Ando Racing feature
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30th January 1977 - Riverview Speedway in Murray Bridge hosted the 1976/1977 Australian Formula 500 Championship.
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1977 - West Australian driver John Anderson took out the event. Photo: unknown.
West Coast Speedway News photo feature
1977 - Lloyd Thorley and Jim White in the pits at Murray Bridge for the title. Photographer: unknown.
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1977 / 1978 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP.
Aussie Speedway Memories facebook photo feature
Photo: Jim Wright.
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1983 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY 12th November 1983 |
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1984 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY 4th February 1984 |
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1985 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY 6th & 7th April 1985 |
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1986 - AUSTRALASIAN SPEEDWAY NEWS REPORTED
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1988 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY 23rd January 1988 |
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1988 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY 24th January 1988 |
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1998 - RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY West Australia v South Australia v Victoria Junior Sedan Challenge. 3rd January 1998 |
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3rd January 1998 - Jason Moyle from Bunbury Western Australia in his Datsun 120Y. Photographer: unknown.
3rd January 1998 - Melissa Murcott in the Mini from Perth under Daniel O'Farrell in the Datsun from Bunbury. Photographer: unknown.
3rd January 1998 - Bunbury racer Ion Robinson in his Daihatsu Cerade at Riverview. Photographer: unknown.
3rd January 1998 - Brad Wright from the Bibra Lake club in Western Australia in his Datsun. Photographer: unknown.
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2000 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP 22nd & 23rd April 2000 |
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Mark Neale's Speedway Memories facebook pictorial feature
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2001 - Championship winners Mark Drew and Steven Blair. Photo's: Mark Neale.
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2008 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY AUSTRALIA STREET STOCK CHAMPIONSHIP (night 1) 8th February 2008 |
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2008 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY AUSTRALIAN STREET STOCK CHAMPIONSHIP (night 2) 9th February 2008 |
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2007 > 2008 Australian Street Sedan Champion Mick Hammon from the Bunbury Car Club went behind enemy lines to bring the silverware back to Western Australia. Photo: Mick Hamon.
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2014 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AMCA NATIONALS CHAMPIONSHIP. 25th January 2014. |
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2014 - RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY. AMCA NATIONALS, 25th January 2014.
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2014 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY. SOUTH AUSTRALIA FORMULA 500's. 25th January 2014.
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2014 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY. LATE MODEL SEDAN'S. 25th January 2014.
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2017 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY. AUSTRALIAN MODIFIED SEDAN CHAMPIONSHIP. 28th & 29th April 2017 |
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2018 - RIVERVIEW SPEEDWAY. AUSTRALIAN LATE MODEL CHAMPIONSHIP. 2nd & 3rd February 2018
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It was a massive line up of Speedway racing at Riverview Speedway over the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of February.
Three of the country's premier divisions were all featured, Late Model sedans were running for the 2017 - 2018 Australian Championship, It was always going to be a cracker, with representation from every state and the quality of drivers and machines, Reining champion Callum Harper from Tasmania, Darren Kane from Queensland a previous Australian Champion, Cameron Pearson from Victoria just back from the USA Invasion tour held in West Australia, Local racer Ryan Alexander from South Australia, A large group of drivers from New South Wales also on hand, the likes of Ben Nicastri, Darryl Grimson, Clayton Pyne and David Doherty.
West Australia was well represented with many drivers doing well in the USA Invasion tour held over 4 nights in 2 weeks, The meeting also included the South Australian Speedcar title and Sprintcars.
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Heat Winners
B Main Results
Top 8 dash Results
Feature Results
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