RINGWOOD (NSW)
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John Campbell feature
1942 - RINGWOOD AIRSTRIPRingwood Airstrip was constructed in 1942 as a 1,500 metre World War 2 airstrip built to be a satellite aerodrome for the Williamstown RAAF Base, it was situated about 10km north of Raymond Terrace near Engleton.
**************************************************************1949 - RINGWOOD AIRSTRIP TRACK Opening Meeting 4th December 1949It appears to have run from the 4th of December 1949. to maybe 1956. it may have run longer but no records were found. Some big names did race at the airstrip.
The track was fairly popular with the competitor's and the public, several race events where held each year.
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The venue was under the control of the Hunter Valley Sporting Car Club, It was two miles to a lap, Cars ran down one side of the strip, rounded a marker cone and returned back up the other side.
1952 - RINGWOOD AIRSTRIP TRACK
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1954 - RINGWOOD AIRSTRIP TRACK
In 1954 Jack Brabham (not Brabbon) |
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Jack Brabham made the switch from Speedway to Circuit racing 1954 in a very fast Cooper Bristol. while Jack Murray jumped into a Bugatti for the event. |
1954 - Jack Brabham at full noise.
1955 - RINGWOOD AIRSTRIP TRACK
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There was a very large crowd in attendance at the August meeting in 1955, it is not known when the last race meeting was held but one spectator recalled he was there in 1956.
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RINGWOOD AIRSTRIP LOCATION
