NARROGIN (WA)
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1966 - DANDALOO PARK SCRAMBLE TRACK
From its official inception in 1966 and prior the Narrogin club was known as the Great Southern Motorcycle Club and had big plans, The club negotiated a lease on a parcel of land along the Wickepin Road and built a new race track, This track would be named Dandaloo Park, They also hosted the Harley Clubs 33rd Harley Scramble at the new track on the 26th of June 1966.
It has been reported that the surge in interest in motorcycle racing in the district could be attributed to a keen interest within the large group of railway workers in the area an the arrival of Neil Munro, a keen motorcycle racer from the Geraldton Motorcycle Club.
It was around this time that the club would change its name to the Narrogin Motorcycle Club.
As all clubs at the time, Dandaloo Park was built by a band of volunteers with assistance from local contractors, In particular Eathworks and cartage contractor Les Smith.
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1966 - DANDALOO PARK SCRAMBLE TRACK
1966 - JOE BOOTHEY
9th June 1966
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1966 - HARLEY SCRAMBLE
The official opening meeting for "Dandaloo Park" (Dandaloo being the aboriginal word for pretty) was opened by Narrogin's deputy mayor, Mr L Ashworh, This being the 1966 Harley Scramble, The meeting was a huge success with fifty eight entries.
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WEST AUSTRALIA, JUNE 30, 1966 Price 5c
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1966 - NARROGIN OBSERVER REPORTED
30th June 1966
(Editorial Peter Groucott)
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1966 - HARLEY SCRAMBLE PROGRAMME
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1966 - NARROGIN OBSERVER REPORTED
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1967 - NARROGIN OBSERVER NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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1967 - NARROGIN OBSERVER NEWSPAPER REPORTED
10th August 1967
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1967 - AUSTRALASIAN ROAD & TRACK MAGAZINE REPORTEDIn 1967 the Narrogin club held its first open scramble event, This was held on the 13th of August 1967, There were 61 entries for the 13 event programme, The meeting included races for A, B, C and D grade riders, with 3 capacity races on a handicap start, Lunch break was followed by a club teams relay race, followed by races for under 19 year olds and over 35's, Then a two stroke only race and then a four stroke only race, The final event was the Narrogin Scramble run over two fifteen lap races.
The Narrogin Club continued for a number of years with many members moving out of the district or simply out of the sport, Attempts to reform the club in various forms over the years only lasted briefly.
1967-1968 Colin Metcher 250cc Twin Port CZ |
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Well known Narrogin publican Les Fenn is a generous patron of many sports, including the Motor Cycle Club. The club showed its appreciation of his assistance at the big scramble on Sunday last when they erected a sign on one of the dominating features of there Dandaloo Park course, indicating that it was named "Mount Fenn" Acky remarked that he had been called a lot of things in his time but it was the first time he had had a mountain named after him.17th August 1967 |
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1968 - NARROGIN OBSERVER NEWSPAPER REPORTED
Motor Cycle Club
A very creditable performance was put by all the Narrogin riders at last Sunday's John Harman Trophy day. This is an annual event and many visiting clubs were invited to attend.
4th April 1968
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1968 - NARROGIN OBSERVER REPORTED
16th May 1968
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1968 - NARROGIN OBSERVER NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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1968 - NARROGIN OBSERVER NEWSPAPER REPORTED
Narrogin Scramble A Big Success
The Narrogin Motorcycle Club was congratulated for their well organised and efficiently run scramble on Sunday last.
Photographer Doug Fairclough: captured this spectacular view of the start of the unlimited championship at last Sunday's scramble meeting.
22nd August 1968
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1968 - AUSTRALASIAN ROAD & TRACK MAGAZINE REPORTED
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1968 - NARROGIN OBSERVER NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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1968 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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1968 - DANDALOO PARK SCRAMBLE SLIDESHOW
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1969 - NARROGIN OBSERVER NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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1969 - NARROGIN OBSERVER NEWSPAPER REPOPTED
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1969 - NARROGIN OBSERVER NEWSPAPER REPORTED
Motor cyclists in action at last Saturday's meeting. Allan Bradley - Graham Sherrington - Joe Boothey.
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1969 - NARROGIN OBSERVER NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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1969 - NARROGIN OBSERVER NEWSPAPER REPORTED
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MOTOR CYCLE SCRAMBLE
Bert Sykes on his Yamaha DT1.
21st August 1969
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1969 - NARROGIN OBSERVER NEWSPAPER REPORTED
Start line action
John Parnell on the 61 machine
Plenty of action from the State Scramble Championship at Dandaloo Park last Sunday.
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1969 - DANDALOO PARK SCRAMBLE SLIDESHOW
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1972 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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1973 - SOUTH WESTERN TIMES NEWSPAPER REPORTED
1973
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1995 - VINTAGE MOTOCROSS CLUB OF WA
In 1995 the newly formed Vintage Motorcycle Club of West Australia took over the lease on the Dandaloo Park venue and those vintage years were reborn.