SYDNEY LIVERPOOL SPEEDWAY 1971

SYDNEY (NSW)

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LIVERPOOL SPEEDWAY 1971

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1971 - LIVERPOOL SPEEDWAY SOLO SLIDESHOW

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1971 1972 - LIVERPOOL SPEEDWAY MICRO MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP

Canberra & Southern NSW Speedway History facebook photo feature

Photo's Tony Coles

1971 - LIVERPOOL SPEEDWAY SPEEDCAR SLIDESHOW

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1971 MARLBORO 100 LAP GRAND NATIONAL

It was on the the 16th of March 1971 that the first Marlboro 100 lap sedan Grand National was held, it attracted an overflow crowd and the winner was Sydney driver Rick Hunter, the first place prizemoney was $750.00, second was Terry Richardson NSW and third was Eric Olsen from QLD.

1971 - PETER CRICK SEDAN CAR CHAMPION

above: Peter Crick that famous HT Monaro

left: Peter Crick the racer

Peter would often be called on to do promotional events, here Crick is up against the USAC National Midget champion Mel Kenyon in the Ian Williams supermod for a match race. Photos Liverpool Raceway Photographs

1971 - SYDNEY LIVERPOOL SPEEDWAY 26th March 1971

1971 - LIVERPOOL RACEWAY PRODUCTION SEDAN SLIDESHOW

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1971 - SYDNEY LIVERPOOL SPEEDWAY 4th September 1971

Sid Whittaker recalls: Dad (Herbie) bought this ex production sedan as virtually a barred out shell, we straightened it all up, painted it, and had it sign written, and when dad was modifying things inside noticed it was a galvanized roll cage that had been fitted to the car.

With finding this illegal cage the car was stripped and taken to the tip, never to be raced.

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1972 - SPEEDWAY RACING NEWS REPORTED

1972 - MARLBORO GRAND NATIONAL

1972 - LIVERPOOL SPEEDWAY SEDAN CAR SLIDESHOW

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1972 - LIVERPOOL SPEEDWAY SUPERMODIFIED SLIDESHOW

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1972 - LIVERPOOL SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW

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1973 - LIVERPOOL SPEEDWAY 6th January 1973

1973 - GENE WELCH USA Production Sedan

1973 - SPEEDWAY RACING NEWS MAGAZINE REPORTED

1973 - PETER GRAHAM - PRODUCTION SEDAN

Peter Websters World of Speedway photo feature

1973 - Peter Graham one of Liverpool City Raceway's stars locked in competition with Chas Kelly.

1973 - AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY NEWS REPORTED

-------1973 MARLBORO 100 LAP GRAND NATIONAL-------

1973 - The 3rd running of the 100 lap Grand National was held in March of 1973 at Liverpool Speedway.

The Starting Line Up

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Ralph Ranger

Frank Gordon

Paul McKew

Frank Clarke

Bill Warner

Gordon Smee

Stan Starcevich

Graham Benneche

Bob Christie

Kevin Reid

Dave Wignall

Peter Crick

Geoff Muller

Doug Corcoran

David House

Howard Revell

Ken Barlow

Brian Burrell

Vic Trimble

Gene Welch

Ian Clarkson

Bill Brown

Alan Butcher

Tony Orlando

Carl Jeffries

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23 WA 1

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17 ACT 1

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30 1 usa

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Holden Monaro

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Mini Cooper s

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Falcon GTHO

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Studebaker V8

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Chev Camaro

Falcon GTHO

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Ford Mustang

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Chev Camaro

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Holden Torana

Holden Monaro

Holden Torana

Mini Cooper s

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HERE'S the big battle in the final which preceded the Barlow-Crick fight for the lead. Newcastle star Paul McKew, who led the early stages of the 100 lapper, struggles to retain his advantage as Stan Starcevich makes a determined bid for the outside. Photo: Liverpool Raceway Photographs.

1973 - MARLBORO 100 LAP GRAND NATIONAL SLIDESHOW

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1974 - SPEEDWAY RACING NEWS REPORTED

Welcome Home Johnny Harvey

1974 - USA v NEW SOUTH WALES PRODUCTION CAR CHALLANGE

1974: Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, and Liverpool Speedway owner Frank Oliveri, welcome the American team captain of Gene Welch and New South Wales captain, Peter Graham prior to the 1974 challenge. Photo: unknown.

1974 - NOT EVERYONE WANTED THE SEALED TRACK

Fredrick Brown Recalls: I was racing sedans at Liverpool at the time it was announced that the track was going to go through a transition from dirt to tar, This was a great disappointment for myself and nearly all the other competitors, spectators alike.

With a mate of mine we took around the attached petition whilst a couple of our wives tackled the spectators coming up with six hundred signatures with the same result, remain dirt.

Canberra had already gone tar and not many were impressed, On the petition you will see Bob Bink a modified driver who was ACT number one at the time and at his home track he was still in favour of the good old dirt.

I accepted at the time that the promoter owned the track and he do do what he liked with it, that's for sure. But I thought it was a bad move when sedans were there prime attraction, It was pretty expensive in those days to have a car suitable for both surfaces and just about stopped competitors from other tracks coming over.

The press of the day and the promoters pumped up the transition as how everyone was looking forward to the new tar surface, But the petition clearly shows a different story.

Many of my mates stayed on and later enjoyed the racing their as did the spectators, But by eventually going back to dirt the result speaks for itself and I've come out with a very good autograph collection.

Dirt to Tar (Photo's unknown)

1974 - SPEEDCARS AT LIVERPOOL RACEWAY

1974 - Garry Patterson USA - Ronald McKay - John Fenton Aust 1 - Tony DeRosa - Jack Porritt and unknown. Photo: West Coast Speedway News collection.

1974 - TEAM AMERICA PRODUCTION SEDANS

1974 - Team America - Gene Welsh - Big Ed Wilbur - Wayne Sue and Hash Brown. Photo: unknown.

1974 - Team America driver Gene Welch in the number 1 Chevy Vega - Photo: unknown.

1974 - Team America driver Big Ed Wilbur in the number 2 Chevy Vega - Photo: unknown.

1974 - Team America driver Wayne Sue in the number 3 Chevy Vega - Photo: unknown.

1974 - Team America driver Hash Brown in the number 4 Chevy Vega - Photo: unknown.

1974 - LIVERPOOL RACEWAY PROGRAMME

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