YANDINA (QLD)
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Wappa Falls Speedway Memories facebook feature
1970 - NAMBOUR SALOON CAR CLUB
Valmai McIntyre recalls: The Nambour Saloon Car Club formed at a meeting held in the Parklands Hall and in early May 1970 the 1st office bearers were elected. President: Ray Austin. Secretary Treasurer Annette Morgan and Miss W Ballard became the assistant Secretary.
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Prior to Nambour Speedway unofficial speedway racing meeting were being held at a track on Sugar Road in Maroochydore.
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1970 - WAPPA FALLS RD SPEEDWAY
Valmai McIntyre recalls; Wappa Falls Speedway was initially built on land leased off Kevin Kirby. The kidney shaped track with all its facilities were all constructed with volunteer labour and donations.
The first speedway race meeting of the Nambour Saloon Car Club at there Wappa Falls Road venue was held on the 16th of August 1970.
1970 - Pictured at that opening race meeting of the new Wappa Falls Speedway is Rod Collins in the 48 series Holden that was owned by Noel Morgan. Photo: Valmai McIntyre.
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Once a very popular Speedway, Nambour Speedway also known as Yandina Speedway, or Wappa Falls Raceway and Sunshine Coast Speedway. The speedway was a 400 metre clay oval.
When the speedway closed racing was moved to the Nambour Showgrounds Speedway.
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SUNSHINE COAST SPEEDWAY |
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1975 - NAMBOUR SPEEDWAY
1975 - This 1939 Plymouth is a write off after a Customline ran up the back of it. Photo: Steven Wickham collection.
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1975 - NAMBOUR SPEEDWAY 16th August 1975 |
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1970's - WAPPA FALLS SPEEDWAY.
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Photo's: Gary Ashford collection.
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2013 - NAMBOUR SPEEDWAY - WAPPA FALLS RACEWAY. Walkabout.
As the photographs depict the Raceway has been redeveloped as a housing estate, whilst it all looks very nice the speedway history is gone, it has a quaint little park at the entry of the estate but there is nothing to draw attension to the fact that this estate is apart of Australian motor sport history.
(Editorial Allan Baker)
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NAMBOUR SPEEDWAY - WAPPA FALLS RACEWAY NOW & THEN
A typical example of a world wide practice another racetrack that has been consumed by housing.
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2010 - NAMBOUR SPEEDWAY - WAPPA FALLS RACEWAY. Location.
Nambour Speedway or Wappa Falls Speedway was located along Wappa Falls Road between Nambour and Yandina.