PERTH (WA)
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1960's - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY
The Wattle Grove Speedway was a fairly basic 520 yards dirt oval speedway track that was built by the Racing Drivers Association in the Perth suburb of Wattle Grove, Racing was conducted in an anti clock wise direction, to mirror Claremont Speedway, The track when Ellenbrook Speedway opened.
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1960's - LAURIE HILLARY
West Coast Speedway News Pictorial feature
1960's - Laurie Hillary - John Tondit and Terry George at Wattle Grove Speedway. Photo: Steve Hillary collection.
1960's - Laurie Hillary in his twin seater at Wattle Grove Speedway. Photo: Steve Hillary collection.
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1964 - NEVILLE OUTRAM
1964 - Neville Outram's number 7 machine in the pits at Wattle Grove. Photo. Peter Pascoe collection.
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1960's - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY PRODUCTION SEDAN IMAGES
Peter Roebuck photo feature
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1963 1964 - LAURIE HILLARY WA Supermodified Champion
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Laurie Hillary from the Wattle Grove RDA takes out the 1963 / 1964 West Australian Supermodified Championship at Claremont Speedway in his Buick powered Supermodified. |
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1965 - ERIC DYSON Supermodified's
1965 - Eric Dyson's Swamp Rat modified in the pits at Wattle Grove Speedway. Photo: Adrian Clement's.
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1965 - GWEN KIRK Supermodified's
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1966 - DES KIRK
West Coast Speedway News Photo feature
1966 - Wattle Grove member Des Kirk with his number 10 Holden 138 Grey powered Modified on any Sunday at Wattle Grove Speedway. Photo: Allan Baker collection.
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1966 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY SLIDESHOW
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1966 - DES KIRK Supermodified's
West Coast Speedway News Pictorial feature
1966 - Photos: Darryl Kirk collection.
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1967 - DAVE HARVEY Production Car's
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1967 - GEOFF STANTON Speedcar's
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1967 - COLIN SILVERLOCK Super Modified's
West Coast Speedway News facebook Photo feature
1967 - Colin Silverlock 6 cylinder power plant. Photo: Allan Baker collection.
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1968 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY Stock Production's
West Coast Speedway News Pictorial feature
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1968 - BEN LUDLOW Junior MODIFIED
1968 - Ben Ludlow with his number 9 Modified in the Wattle Grove pits. Photo: unknown.
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1968 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY SUPERMODIFIED SLIDESHOW
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1968 - AUGUST AUSTRALASIAN ROAD & TRACK REPORTED
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1969 - AUSTRALASIAN SPEEDWAY WORLD REPORTED
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1969 - AUSTRALASIAN SPEEDWAY WORLD REPORTED
1969 - The long lens of Peter Roebuck caught the hard charging Gordon Todd locked in battle. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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1969 - AUSTRALASIAN SPEEDWAY WORLD REPORTED
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1969 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY PRODUCTION SEDAN SLIDESHOW
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1969 - AUSTRALASIAN SPEEDWAY WORLD REPORTED
26th April 1969
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1969 - REG JOYCE Production Car's
Glen Joyce recalls: above is a photo pf us kids standing in front of Dads "Reg Joyce" 48 series Holden at home, Below is a photo of it at Wattle Grove on the grid, Later Reg would move to Victoria and commence his career racing mini's.
Photo's: Glen Joyce.
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1969 - LAURIE COOLEY Production Car's
1970 - Laurie Cooley (7) Gary Pike and Johnny Hammer (61) pace it out around the 520 yard Wattle Grove circuit. Photo: unknown.
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1970's - Junior Sedans at Wattle Grove Speedway. Photographer: unknown.
1970's - Possible Roger Baille.
1970's - John Palmer in the number 359 Mark 3 Ford Zephyr. Photographer: unknown.
1970's - Colin Nelson.
1970's - Allan Blake in the number 38 FE Holden. Photographer: unknown.
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1970's - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY
1970's - Go Kart racing at Wattle Grove Speedway. Photographer: unknown.
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1970's - Butchers Picnic. Photographer: unknown.
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1970's - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY
1970's - George & Ray Palmer photo feature
Ray Palmer recalls: I was about twelve years old when these photos were taken at Wattle Grove Speedway.
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1970 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY
Peter Roebuck Pictorial feature
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1970 - Photographer: Peter Roebuck.
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1970 - GARRY ELLEMENT
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1970 - BOB CURRIE Supermodified's
1970 - Bob Currie's Supermodified with that big V8. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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1970 - GRAHAM SILVERLOCK Supermodified's
1970 - Graham Silverlock in his 72 machine and Peter Cox on the curb. Photo: Peter Roebuck.
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WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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1970 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY PRESS RELEASE
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1971 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY
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1971 - Jimmy Matta in the 99 car. Photo: Peter Roebuck. |
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1971 - DAVID REE'S Stock Production.
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David Rees Recalls: I can remenber like it was yesterday mounting the dirt bank and rolling the car over into the pits one meeting but landing back on all four wheels, No problem I thought, so I drove back through the pit gate and onto the track only to have the black flag waved at me, Get off son, seems they thought it was a problem.
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1972 - Richard Spivey in the 38 car tries an outside run on David Rees. Photo's: David Rees collection
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1971 - AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY NEWS REPORTED
SUPER MODIFIED action comes thick and fast as Martin Laughton (60) maintains a slender advantage on Brian Beckingham (51) during a handicap event at Perth's Wattle Grove Speedway.
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Leading West Coast production car pilot Laurie Hardie had good reason to be all smiles after his all conquering efforts at the June 13 Wattle Grove meeting. Hardie severely damaged his EH Holden at the previous fixture and worked like a trojan getting the car back into racing trim to make the show. His efforts paid handsome dividends and he raced to three meritorious wins from as many starts.
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A BEAUTIFULLY prepared Valiant sedan handled by Doug Beck scorches around the Wattle Grove circuit. With cars like this appearing on the West Coast, the tin top ranks are providing a high calibre of racing.
Published: 16th July 1971
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1971 - DARYL BAINES Stock Production
1971 - Daryl Baines was also known for his skills road racing motorcycles. Photo: Daryl Baines.
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1972 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY
1972 - Modified Production Cars in the wet at Wattle Grove Speedway. Photographer: Peter Roebuck.
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1972 - KEVIN WHEELER Stock Production
West Coast Speedway News facebook photo feature
1972 - Kevin Wheeler leads. Photo: Kevin Wheeler collection.
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1972 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY
Speedway Racing News photo feature
Doug Tunstall gives Ken Anderson some anxious moments during a first division saloon car event at the 620 yard Wattle Grove Speedway. Photo: unknown.
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1973 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY Junior Rod's
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1973 - GEORGE PALMER Junior Rod's.
1973 - KEVIN WHEELER Stock Production
West Coast Speedway News facebook photo feature
1973 - Kevin Wheeler in his Stock Production FC Holden at Wattle Grove Speedway. Photo: Keven Wheeler collection.
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1973 - BARRY GLAISBROOK Stock Production's
West Coast Speedway News Photo feature
1973 - Stock Production driver Barry Glaisbrook in a spot of bother at Wattle Grove. Photo; unknown.
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1974 - GEORGE PALMER Junior Rod's
West Coast Speedway News Pictorial feature
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Ray Hale recalls: When I first started racing as a young bloke at Wattle Grove Speedway, I remember one meeting a few of the big production drivers from Claremont turned up, during one of there races there was an accident on the track and a fair bit of confusion, some of the damaged cars returned to the pits, one of these being Allan Blake in his Torana with a flat tyre, Allan's crew were straight onto the problem changing the wheel in a flash, at this point an official who was standing near-by noticed Allan's crew-man with a wheel under one arm and a wheel spanner in the other hand, the official rushed to the car yelling don't change that wheel, its against the rules, with that Allan told the crew don't worry about the wheel boys, we will do it later, he then drove back onto the track for a restart.
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1975 - RDA 100 (From the West Coast Speedway News files)
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1970's - SEDAN CAR RACING AT WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY
West Coast Speedway News Pictorial feature
1970's - John Bloom in the number 401 FJ Holden Stock Production. Photo: Allan Baker collection.
1970 - Unknown drivers in the Stock Productions. Photo: Allan Baker collection.
1970's - Kevin Wheeler in the number 220 FC Holden. Photo: Allan Baker collection.
1970's - Kevin Wheeler in the number 220 FC Holden. Photo: Allan Baker collection.
1970's - Syd Moir ripping up Wattle Grove in his number 64 FC Holden Stock Production. Photo: Allan Baker collection.
1970's - Brad Warwick making his way over the bank, but was he helped. Photo: Allan Baker collection.
1970's - Stock Production Cars on the raceway. Photo: Allan Baker collection.
1970's - The Butchers Picnic, last race on any raceday, all cars in, all divisions, first across the line the winner. That Ben Ludlow Jnr up the back in his Supermodified. Photo: Allan Baker collection.
1970's - Stock Production cars at Wattle Grove. Photo: Allan Baker collection.
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2011 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY WALKABOUT
The Wattle Grove Speedway site is now just a flat oval area with some slight corner enbankments in the rough shape of the track in amoungst the heavy scrub, a house has been build on part of the property, but the rest remains just a memory to those who built the track and raced there.
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2008 - WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY LOCATION
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WATTLE GROVE SPEEDWAY NOW & THEN
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