PORT HEDLAND (WA)
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PIPPINGARRA SPEEDWAY 1974
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1974 - TONY NESS Supermodified's
Bill and Lesley Temperton photo feature
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1974 - BILL FRANCIS Modified Production's
Bill and Lesley Temperton photo feature
1974 - The Mule Bill Francis doing what he does best in his FC Holden Modified Production. Photo: Kevin Cotterell.
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1974 - DAVID FRANCIS Stock Production's
Bill and Lesley Temperton photo feature
1974 - David Francis in the number 66 Zephyr leads D Smith in the EK Holden and Fogarty in the number 33 EH Holden. Photo: Kevin Cotterell.
1974 - David Francis receives his award from Bob Brewer, While Bob Aird on the microphone looks on. Photo: Kevin Cotterell.
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1974 - PIPPINGARRA SPEEDWAY
Bill and Lesley Temperton photo feature
1974 - Peter "Bones" Francis - Ray Ferguson - Paul Riebel - David Francis and Robert Obrien. Photo: Kevin Cotterell.
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1974 - TONY NESS Supermodified's
1974 - It is club Championship Day and here Tony Ness moves under the unknown number 38 Supermodified. Photo: Kevin Cotterell.
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1974 - GARRY CROMBIE
1974 - Gary Crombie powers the 327 Chevy around the big Hedland track. Photo's: Kevin Cotterell.
unknown 9 - Gary Crombie 86 - Colin Hardinge 88. |
Gary Crombie 86 on the outside of Harry Oldenhuis 57. |
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1974 - UNKNOWN
Bill and Lesley Temperton Pictorial feature
1974 - The unknown modified driver at Pippingarra Speedway in his six cylinder machine. Photo's: Kevin Cotterill.
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1974 - JAN FRANCIS
1974 - And as the story goes, behind every great man is a greater woman, While Bill Francis was off taking care of work and preparing race cars, Jan was behind him all the way, not to mention trying to keep her two boys David and Peter under control who were also speedway mad, One thing Jan did do well over those years was collect a lot of information that appears on this website, For that Jan we all thank you very much. Photo: Kevin Cotterell.
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1974 - PILBARRA OPEN SEDAN CAR CHAMPIONSHIP
1974 - Bill Francis takes a lap of honour after winning the open event, Riding with him is his daughter Anne's little mule that she has had since she was six years old. Photo: Kevin Cotterell. |
21st April 1974
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1974 - COLIN HARDINGE Stock Production's
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1974 - DES MARTIN
1974 - Moora driver Des Martin who had relocated to the Pilbarra with his brother Jeff, Grading roads for the main roads in his S Series Valiant, note the six exhaust pipes out the bonnet. Photo: Kevin Cotterell.
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Bill Temperton recalls: Hi Brian, Des Martin lives in Geraldton these days and has been battling cancer for some time now, we go and see him and his wife Lola when convenient as he is in pallative care now, Bloody top bloke, we had some fun times racing in the early days, he is still pissed off with me knocking him off a few laps from home to win the North West Open Championship at Roebourne International Speedway in 1974.
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1974 - TREVOR GRIFFITHS (CLUB PRESIDENT)
