PORT HEDLAND (WA)
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1968 - PORT HEDLAND HOT ROD TRACK
Prior to the building of Pippingarra Speedway. Hot Rod racing was held on a very crude undulating tack next to were the current track is today. This early track was located on Pippingarra Station, which was owned by the Richardson family.
The Port Hedland Hot Rod track was formed by two local traffic inspectors, Roy Mitchell and Kevin Whiteford in 1968 with a D7 bulldozer and a 950 Cat loader loaned to them by Bill Francis who was the manager of Bell Bros at the time.
This track only operated for a short period, up until the early months of 1970 when a cyclone flooded the track and destroyed its.
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Bill Temperton recalls: I knew Roy Mitchell quite well in my younger days, He drove Taxi's for my farther in Port Hedland for a while.
He was a great horseman, when he was a traffic cop. I used to ride with him after school in the patrol car, fond memories.
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1968 - PORT HEDLAND HOT ROD TRACK SLIDESHOW
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1968 BILL - (THE MULE) FRANCIS
The Mule as he was known, Bill Francis started racing speedway in a 1950,s Plymouth sedan nick named Old Smokie.
1968 - Bill went on to race this Plymouth at the new track as well as the old track with success. Photo: Kevin Cotterill.
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1969 - AUSTRALASIAN SPEEDWAY WORLD REPORTED
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1970 - PORT HEDLAND SPEEDWAY CLOSES
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1970 - PIPPINGARRA SPEEDWAY
In 1968 it was decided that a new speedway was to be built, A flatter location next to the original track was chosen and the owner John Richardson decided to release that parcell of land back to the Department of lands, so it could be leased to the club as crown land
The new 600 metre track was built with equipment from a contracting company that was working for Mount Newman Mining at the time.
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1970's - PIPPINGARRA SPEEDWAY SEDAN CAR ACTION
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1971 - PIPPINGARRA SPEEDWAY OPENING MEETING
OVER 600 AT HEDLAND SPEEDWAY
11th April 1971
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1971 - unknown in the number 14 EJ Holden. Photo: Kevin Cotterill
1971 - Dave Macpherson. Photo: Kevin Cotterill. |
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1971 - PHIL JONES
1971 - Phil Jones gets into the side of Dave Macpherson. Photo: Kevin Cotterill.
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1971 - H OLDENHUIS
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1971 - IAN WHITE
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1971 - PIPPINGARRA SPEEDWAY
April 1971
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1971 - HARRY JONES
1971 - Harry Jones in his number 99 Holden 48 series leads fellow Golsworthy driver Jeff Grist around Hedland Speedway. Photo: Kevin Cotterell.
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1971 - BOB BREWER
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1971 - LAURIE
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1971 PIPPINGARRA SPEEDWAY
2nd July 1971
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1971 - John Harry in the number 25 EH Holden topped the Super Production field with 16 points on the day. Photo: Kevin Cotterell.
1971 - Jeff Grist from Hedland currently holds a commanding lead in the seasons points for Super Production. Photo: Kevin Cotterell.
1971 - As always Ross Lydiate in the 18 car put in some fine driving to finish the day up at the pointy end in Stock Production. Photo: Kevin Cotterell.
1971 - Harry Jones from the Golsworthy club. Photo: Kevin Cotterell. |
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1971 - Some great Supermod match racing put on by the boys on the day. Photo's: Kevin Cotterell.
1971 - Laurie Walker supermod. Photo: Kevin Cotterell. |
1971 - Ian Lee supermod. Photo: Kevin Cotterell. |
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1971 / 09 / 26 - PIPPINGARRA SPEEDWAY
Kevin Cotterell feature
1971 - Photo: Kevin Cotterell. |
1971 - Jeff Grist. Photo: Kevin Cotterell. |
1971 - Baldy Bob Brewer leads in his number 102 - 48 series Holden, Photo: Kevin Cotterell. |
1971 - Tom Fulford in the Holden wagon from the Scrubbasher team. Photo: Kevin Cotterell. |
1971 - Harry Jones from the Golsworthy Speedway was a regular at Port Hedland. Photo: Kevin Cotterell. |
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1971 - Ian King from the Moore Street Speed Shop in the number 20 mark 2 Zephyr. Photo: Kevin Cotterell.
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1971 - Phil Jones always fast on the big Hedland track in his number 289 FC Holden. Photo: Kevin Cotterell.
1971 - Ron Haskell. Photo: Kevin Cotterell. |
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1971 - Ron and Graeme shared the driving duties between them selves in the Falcon ute. Photo's: Kevin Cotterell.
1971 - Ron Haskell. Photo: Kevin Cotterall. |
1971 - Graeme Happ. Photo: Kevin Cotterell. |
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1971 - ANNE & LESLEY FRANCIS
1971 - Family in Speedway is what its all about, Bill and Jan Francis 2 girls. Anne and Lesley. Photo: Kevin Cotterell.
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1971 - Bill Willis & unknown lady. Photo: Kevin Cotterell. |
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1971 - BOB BREWER
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1971 - Photo's: Kevin Cotterell.
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1971 / 10 / 24 - PIPPINGARRA SPEEDWAY
Kevin Cotterell feature
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1971 / 10 / 24 - PIPPINGARRA SPEEDWAY
Kevin Cotterell feature
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Macpherson family feature
1971 - DAVE MACPHERSONDave 1st got involved in speedway back in the wild west days in the town of Port Hedland, Conditions were harsh and men were men. This was an era when the racing was hard and fast and tempers would ofter boil over, Some of these drivers like Dave earnt a reputation for sorting out the problem behind the water truck like real men.
Daves first car he built and raced was a blue 48 series Holden.
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Dave firmly beleived that the 48 series Holden was the way to go and he continued to develop a 2nd version of the car, this was the start of the red car and also the formation of the Srub Basher racing team that Dave headed up from his home, known as the Moore Street Speed Shop.
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THE MOORE STREET SPEED SHOP SCRUB BASHERS TEAM
The Scrub Bashers team was well known and feared throughout the North West as the men to beat, This very low budget set up was based out of a residential address in Port Hedland. The members of this team took great pride in the fact that they all operated out of the Moore Street Speed Shop.
The members
Dave Macpherson
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Ian White
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Dave Macpherson and John Coxon check for damage.
Allan McKechie.
Alister McKechie relaxes. |
Ian White enjoying a coldie.
Ian King
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1972 / 03 / 26 - PIPPINGARRA SPEEDWAY OPENING MEETING
1,000 at Hedland opening
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