PERTH (WA)
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FORRESTFIELD SPEEDWAY HARTFIELD ROAD
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1958 - FORRESTFIELD SPEEDWAY (HARTFIELD RD)
As history would have it Forrestfield Speedway started as the result of a street rodder, that being Billy Marshall in his 1932 Ford cutting up in a gravel pit one day on Hartfield Road I Forrestfield and as people driving by spotted the dust, they turned in to take a look, that street rodder turned to two and more, Names such as Johnny Leopold in a black 1934 Ford Coupe made appearances, racing events were held on Sunday's and on other occasions the brothers Ross and Malcom Nickerson would run solo motorcycles around to crudely built track, Champion motorcycle rider Charlie West who worked at Mortlock's as a mechanic in the city would often use the track to test solo bikes after repair work, As the weekends passed and the spectators built up the rodders thought it was a good idea to actually get a bit more organised. so the Forrestfield Hot Rod Club was born, The first president of the club was John Goode, This site was used for about four years, Poorly run and dogged by bad publicity the track was closed to make way for State Housing Commision homes, The Forrestfield club was offered and accepted a new track site off Dawson Avenue also in Forrestfield.
1958 - Just how Forrestfield started street licienced cars and street rods starting appearing at the crudely built track for a bit of fun and so did the spectators. This early Singer had a straight 8 Buick fitted to it. Photo: Mick Thomson collection.
1958 - John Leopold in the 1934 Ford coupe, The rumble of a sidevalve V8 echo's through to trees at the Hartfield Road track. Photo: Mick Thomson collection.
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1959 - FORRESTFIELD SPEEDWAY PRESS RELEASE
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1961 - WEST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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1960 - RAY HILL
1960 - Fantastic Hot Rod action from the Hartman Rd track with Ray Hill in the 78 car in a bit of trouble, this photo found its way onto the front page of the West Australian newspaper. Photo: Ray Hill collection.
Ray Hill drove the car home after this accident. Photo's Mick Thompson collection.
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1960's - FORRESTFIELD SPEEDWAY (HARTFIELD RD) SLIDESHOW
Mick Thomson photo feature
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1959 - FORRESTFIELD SPEEDWAY MYSTERY ROADSTER
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Mick Thomson recalls: a young fella turning up at the Hartfield Road track one sunday with this Roadster and racing, the mystery being who was this young fella who built the car, if anyone can assist in shedding any light on the Roadstars early days, please contact Mick Thomson on 04 8139 0072, or Brian Moyle on 04 9712 0025 or email me at brianmoyle@live.com.au