NARROGIN SPEEDWAY

NARROGIN (WA)

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1961 - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY

During the period the Narrogin club was racing at the Greater Sports Ground track, it was nogotiating with the Narrogin Roads Board to lease the current 20 acre site on Williams Road.

The club would set about building the new track while it continued to race at the Greater Sports Ground Track.

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1962 - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY CONSTRUCTION

The track was peged out in Febuary of 1962 and the area burnt off in March the same year, development of the new speedway continued during 1963 and 1964, In mid 1963 work had begun on erecting the first building, which housed the original clubrooms and the refreshment facilities, the latter operated by the ladies committee.

In November 1963 the track was surfaced with metal dust from Richie Wiese's dump.

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1964 - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY OPENS

The first official race meeting to be held at the new Narrogin Speedway is beleived to have been held on the 14th of June 1964, when the Perth Hot Rod Club was invited to take part in the days racing.

By the 21st of October 1964 at an extra-ordinary meeting the club would become incorperated and the name changed to the Narrogin tq and Hot Rod Racing Club inc.

(Editorials Julie Stevens)

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1966 - NARROGIN OBSERVER REPORTED

1st September 1966

29th September 1966

27th October 1966

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1968 - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY.

Australasian Road and Track magazine Pictorial feature

1968 - Fred George walked away from this big wreck. photographer: unknown.

1968 - The TQ's always put on an eventfull display of racing. Photographer: unknown.

1968 - Handicapers, left Eric McDougall, Ron Edwards and Colin Borgas setting out the days racing. Photographer: unknown.

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1968 - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY

1968 - Malcom Carburry leads a very competitive field in the Super Modifieds. Photographer: unknown.

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1969 - NARROGIN OBSERVER NEWSPAPER. Reported.

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Julie Stevens recalls: The announcement that the Narrogin tq Racing Club was to host the West Australian championships was made on the 4th of June, 1969. This resulted from the fact that Stan McEntee of Narrogin was ellected as foundation president of the Western Australian tq association when he and a fellow Narrogin Delegate, Peter Huitenga, attended the inaugural meeting earlier that year.

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1969 - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY. WEST AUSTRALIAN TQ CHAMPIONSHIP. 12th October 1969.

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1970 - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY. 5th November 1970.

Lost Narrogin facebook Pictorial feature

1970 - and Stock cars on the raceway. Photo: Phyl Barrett.

1970 - Unknown driver in the Roadrunner number 4 Holden 48 series. Photo: Phyl Barrett.

1970 - Photo: unknown.

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1970's - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY. Sedan Cars.

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1970's - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY. Supermodified's

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1975 - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY. Reported.

Barry Gartrell in the number 5 Triumph Herald is being spun in the junior event by Allan Hartree. Photo: own.

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1976 - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY.

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1976 - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY. Junior Sedan Championship.

Lost Narrogin faceback photo feature

Photo: Allan Hartree.

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1978 - LLOYD HARTREE. Production Cars.

Lloyd Hartree in his Ford 351 V8 powered sedan turning in laps around the Narrogin circuit. Photo: Hartree family.

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1978 - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY. Supermodified's.

front: Doug Harrington - Arthur Farr. 2nd Paul Carrotts - John Major. Red 5 Barry Gartrell - unknown.

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1979 - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY. Sprintcars.

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1981 - AUSTRALASIAN SPEEDWAY STAR. Reported.

12th November 1981

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1981 - JOHN ANDERSON. TQ's.

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1981 - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY. 1981.

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1982 - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY. Supermodifieds.

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1982 - NARROGIN SPEEDWAY. West Australian Junior Sedan Championship.

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1982 - BILL WOOD. Production Sedan.