SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY 1961

SYDNEY (NSW)

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SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY 1961

1961 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 7th January 1961.

TATTERSALL starts TOUR

American Speedcar driver Bob Tattersaall has officially kicked off his 1991 Australian Tour here at the Sydney Showground tonight in his number [14] Offenhauser.

Peter Johnson Dies in Speedcar Crash

The Sydney Speedway family is in mourning tonight after one of there Speedcar regular's has lost his life in a tragic racing accident. Peter Johnson was a regular backmarker at the Showground, his death takes the number of competitors that have died at the Sydney Showground's since 1926 to sixteen.

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1961 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY 28th January 1961

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1961 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY 11th February 1961

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1961 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. Australian Speedcar Grand Prix. 18th February 1961.

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1961 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY WORLD SPEEDCAR CHAMPIONSHIP 25th February 1961

Bruce Rickard is World Champion

South Australian Speedcar driver Bruce Rickard has tonight taken out the 1961 World Speedcar Championship ahead of Kevin Park and Lew Marshall in third, after the race leader Peter Cuneen crashes just one lap from the finish of the feature event.

Brian Collins wins NSW Championship

Olso on a huge night of racing the Royale featured the running of the New South Wales Solo Championship. The win for this year event would go to Brian Collins.

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1961 - World Speedcar Championship 3rd Lou Marshall 2nd Kevin Park 1st Bruce Rickard. Photo: Col Smith collection.

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1961 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY 15th April 1961

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1961 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 29th April 1961.

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1961 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 14th October 1961.

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1961 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY Solo's. Sidecar's. Speedcar's & Stock Car's. 21st October 1961

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Johnny Peers

Here tonight at the Sydney Royal Johnny Peers driving the Repco Holden in the twenty lap feature has led home Lou, "the lanky one" Marshell also in a Holden powered car, with third place going to one of the Cuneen boys and forth was Sid Reed.

The final event on the program was what some would call a real lung buster, plenty of action as these big heavy car's crash and bash and lean on each other through the turns and do there best to roll over there competition. At the end of the 20 lap's it was Gordon Rundle with the win.

The Solo Handicap final went to John Hook while in the Sidecar's it was Ern Hughan.