SYDNEY (NSW)
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ORAN PARK RACEWAY 1971
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9th January 1971 - Don Holland and Dianne Lewis in BP Bend during practice for the night meeting at Oran Park Raceway. Photographer: Lynton Hemer.
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1971 8th August - Colin Bond in the Holden Dealer Team Dulux Rally winning GTR-XU1 Torana. Photo: Lynton Hemer.
8th August 1971 - Photo's: Lynton Hemer.
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19th September 1971 - Doug Chivas win's the Toby Lee 100 in the Chargers first outing to a race track. Photographer: Lynton Hemer.
19th September 1971 - Colin Bond in the Dealer Team Torana passes Barry Seton in the big Falcon as he works his way forward from the back of the grid. Photographer: Lynton Hemer.
19th September 1971 - Colin Bond turned the XU1's gearbox into scrap metal and had to be pushed to the finish, taking out 8th spot. Photographer: Lynton Hemer.
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6th November 1971 - John Leffler in the Mini hiking the inside rear as he waves to the fans: Photographer: Lynton Hemer.
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1971 - ORAN PARK RACEWAY. circa December 1971.Australian Motor Cycle News ReportedHINDLE DOWNS AGOBryan Hindle a devoted Salvation Army officer of Sydney became one of the very few riders in the world to have beaten multi-pull times world champion, Giacomo Agostini on level terms, when he led him home by around 60 yards, in a 12 lap 350cc race at Oran Park, before 12,000 spectators.
Starting side by side both riders threw everything into it around the tight twisty 1.2 mile circuit.
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