NORTHAM (WA)
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AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY.
Jerome Sutton ripping up the Avon Valley surface in his number 27 FC Holden Stock Production. Photographer: unknown.
Mike Ivanow in the double X car. Photographer unknown: Photo: Allan Baker collection.
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1978 - NORTHAM ADVERTISER NEWSPAPER REPORTED.
The power house Torana of Dave Macpherson from the Ellenbrook RDA. Photographer: Macpherson family. |
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1981 - LINDSAY GROVER. Super Stock.
Lindsay Grover was a member and regular at the Avon Valley Speedway in Northam, He travelled to many outlying country tracks with a huge amount of success as well as racing at Claremont Speedway.
In the cars first years on the track it was fitted with a 327 Chevrolet engine but later replaced with a 350 engine,
During those early years Lindsay is accredited with taking the Quairading Speedway Open & Closed championship in the same year.
(Editorial Gary Smith)
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Photographer: Grover family. Photo: Gary Smith collection
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1982 - EAST COAST SPEEDWAY REPORTED.
1982 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. OPEN SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIP. 6th June 1982.
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6th June 1982 - Jeff George from Corrigin turned up for the championship. Photographer Allan Baker
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1982 - MIKE INVANOW. Sprintcar's.
West Coast Speedway News Photo feature
1982. Photographer: Allan Baker.
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1983 - LINDSAY GROVER. Super Stock.
West Coast Speedway News Photo feature
29th August 1983 - Lindsay Grover in the Stringray Corvette. Photographer: Allan Baker.
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1983 - ROY GROVER. Super Stock.
West Coast Speedway News Photo feature.
29th August 1983 - Roy Grover in the Holden Torana. Photographer: Allan Baker.
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1983 - PAUL DELACEY. Sprintcar's.
1983 - Side by side Paul Delacey in the 6 car under Martin Laughton in the 60 car. Photographer: unknown.
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1985 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. DIVISION 3 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. 5th May 1985. |
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1986 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. SPRINTCARS. 16th March 1986. |
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1989 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. 2nd April 1989. |
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1989 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. CLUB DAY. 7th May 1989. |
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1992 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. DIVISION TWO CHAMPIONSHIP. 16th August 1992. |
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1999 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. Walkabout.
Avon Valley Speedway under the direction of Rod Howe went through a major rebuild during 1999, turning the speedway into a high banked, high speed speed bowl.
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2013 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. Walkabout.
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AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY IS RE-BORN
2016 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. RE-OPENING.After a long lay off the Northam Speedway has reopened with a bang on the 17th of September 2016, The Northam track has the reputation of one of the raciest tracks in Australia with it high banks a smooth surface, The venue has been under the control of promotor Rod Howe since he took over from the local Avon Valley club many years ago.
A major change comes with the reopening, Rod has enlisted the services of Jason Bloxidge who has taken up the roll of the Promotions Manager.
Along with some major Sprintcar, Speedcar and Sedan car feature the teams aim is to foster speedway racing at all levels at an affordable price.
Rod, Jason and the team are playing an instrumental role in assisting groups such as the new V8 Wingless Sprintcar, West Coast Speedcars and other groups that have been turned away from other tracks.
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The opening meeting on the 17th of September went off without any major problems apart from a dust issue which is being rectified, The pits were full of competitors, crews and cars, ranging from Sprintcars, Speedcars, Formula 500's and Sedan Cars.
2016 - WHEATBELT CHAMPIONSHIP. Sprintcars.
Peter Roebuck Pictorial feature
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2016 - WHEATBELT CHAMPIONSHIP. Speedcars.
Peter Roebuck Pictorial feature
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2016 - WHEATBELT CHAMPIONSHIP. Formula 500's.
Peter Roebuck feature
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2016 - WHEATBELT CHAMPIONSHIP. Sedan Car's.
Peter Roebuck feature
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17th September 2016
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2016 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. PINK RACE NIGHT. 22nd October 2016.
Speedcars Top Dog Steven Doyle |
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2016 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. SUPER SEDAN SUMMER SHOWDOWN. 12th November 2016.
Speedcar Top Dog Steven Doyle |
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2016 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. KIDS NIGHT & FIREWORKS 3rd December 2016
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Speedcars Top Dog Kevin Miles
Results Heat 11st Kevin Miles2nd Jason Falconer3rd Alan Meakins |
Results Heat 21st Kevin Miles2nd Dennis Sparnon3rd Jason Falconer |
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3rd December 2016 - Chris Telenta fresh from 2 round wins in the WASDA country series.
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2017 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. THUNDER in the VALLEY. 7th January 2017. |
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2017 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY.
Further improvements were carried out at Avon Valley prior to the 2017 2018 season commencing, a second track on the infield has been constructed for the new Winged Outlaw karts that will be racing in West Australia this year.
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2017 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. SEASON OPENER. 11th November 2017. |
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2018 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. PRO MODIFIED WEST AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. 5th May 2018. |
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2018 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. SUPER SEDAN SUMMER SHOWDOWN. 1st December 2018.After a long recess the Avon Valley Speedway opened on Saturday night the 1st of December 2018, Long time promoter Rod Howe has decided to step down from promoting the venue as well as running it.
A whole new management committee from the new Pro Modified division has taken over the promotion of the venue, headed up by Brad Ludlow, This leaves the track curation only to Rod Howe.
So far this has not been an easy task for the new team with a lot of previous administration problems to rectify as well as a lack of faith in the venue continuing to operate.
Add to that the team has put up with a lot of bullying from other's who feel threatened by Avon Valley's potential for success, this may have something to do with Avon Valley fostering some of the fringe divisions of racing that are not accepted by our main stream administrators.
In relation to a wrap up of the meeting, The lack of preparation of the race track got the meeting off to a slow start but to the curators credit he got that high banked bowl very racey as the night went on,
The new Pro Modified group put on a fantastic display of wheel to wheel racing over the whole night, racing all over the raceway, often 3 wide through the banked turns,
This division should be a yard stick for other divisions in the sport, some of there rules are quite clever, such as, in simple terms, The engine rule allows for a wide range of engine sizes, The bigger the engine the smaller the rear wing you can run. Go figure you dont have to be a aircraft engineer to work out the merrett in this rule,
The Pro Modified Association are breaking new ground at the moment, apart from West Coast Speedcars who are rebuilding Corrigin Speedway, The Pro Modified group are the only division in West Australia to step up, Maintain and promote there own speedway, In this day and age, with all the doom and gloom in speedway, this team is having a fair crack.
The Super Sedans were down on numbers as some of the drives were committed to a meeting at Mount Barker, right from race one they set a cracking pace, running up high around the banked arena, if the track was testing, no one told the drivers, Kemble Aylett set the pace most of the night,
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Adym Harvey from Bunbury fresh from his Feature win at the WASCF 50th Celebration meeting, rolled his 88 machine in the first heat, Kevin Bell also received enough damage in the same heat, this sidelined both of them for the night.
The Junior Sedan Association who were also on the program but held a drivers and parents meeting after the super sedan roll over, and chose to not par take in the meeting, Very good judgement on every one's behalf.
The Speedcars were down on there usual numbers, but there racing was highlight with the grudge match between Ken Reid and Simon North all night, both drivers handling the rough very well.
2018 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. PRO MODIFIED'S. 1st December 2018.
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2018 - Photo's: Jayden Mason Hodgetts.
2018 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. SUPER SEDANS. 1st December 2018.
West Australian Pro Modified Racing inc facebook photo feature
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2018 - Photo's: Jayden Mason Hodgetts.
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2018 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. 1st December 2018.
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2019 - AVON VALLEY SPEEDWAY. 360 SPRINTCARS SUMMERSLAM. 2nd February 2019. |
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