SYDNEY (NSW)
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LIVERPOOL SPEEDWAY 1974
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1974 - SPEEDWAY RACING NEWS MAGAZINE REPORTED
Welcome Home Johnny Harvey
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1974 - LIVERPOOL SPEEDWAY 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.
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1974 - JIM WINTERBOTTOM. Supermodified.
Allan Nash Racing 51, AUSSIE SPEEDWAY MEMORIES facebook Photo feature
1974 - Australia 1 Jim Winterbottom runs under Garry Rush during one of there fierce battles at the EKKA. Photographer: unknown. Photo: John Harriss collection.
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1974 - WAYNE FISHER. Supermodified.
1974 - Wayne Fisher [NSW 69] Ian Sams [NSW 65] & Wally Kermond [NSW 5] racing wheel to wheel at Liverpool Speedway. Photographer: unknown.
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1974 - SID HOPPING. Supermodified.
Allan Nash Racing 51, AUSSIE SPEEDWAY MEMORIES. facebook Photo feature
1974 - Sid Hopping in his CAE Modified leads Gary Rush at Liverpool Speedway. Photographer: unknown. Photo: John Harriss colection.
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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) |
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1974 - SPEEDCARS AT LIVERPOOL RACEWAY
1974 - Garry Patterson USA - Ronald McKay - John Fenton Aust 1 - Tony DeRosa - Jack Porritt and unknown on the pavement at Liverpool Speedway. Photo: West Coast Speedway News collection.
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1974 - GORDON SMEE Saloon Car's
1974 - Gordon Smee rolls out onto the raceway for a hammer down session. Photo: unknown.
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1974 - GEORGE TATNELL and the WEDGE
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Built in 1974 the Wedge was built to suit the new paved surface on Liverpool Speedway, The car was built by Phil McGee for George Tatnell.
George Tatnell won 17 out of 19 races during 1974 1975 in his and Phil's creation before the officials devised a way a banning it.
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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 Hash Brown in the number 4 Chevy Vega - Photo: unknown.
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1974 - LIVERPOOL RACEWAY 29th September 1974 |
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1974 - PETER TAUNTON Saloon Car's
