SYDNEY (NSW)
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SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY 1969
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1969 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 11th January 1969.International Super Modified Derby to Bill WarnerThe Super-modified's blasted there way around the dirt track tonight here at the Royal, thrilling the fans.
Saving the best for last the 25 lap feature race was a cracker, boasting a full and talented field.
When it was all said and done a checker was waved it was Bill Warner who won this major event, from Dick Briton and in third Jeff Pickering.
Speedcar's were also on the program tonight which saw Johnny Stewart win the 30 lap Feature from Sid Middlemass and Ronald Mackay in third.
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1969 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 18th January 1969. |
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1969 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 25th January 1969. |
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25th January 1969 - Merle Bettenhausen set to impress here in Australia. Photographer: Bill Meyer.
25th January 1969 - USA driver Merle Bettenhausen in the Don Mackay prepared car during his first Australian visit. Pictured here at the Sydney Showgrounds during the running of the NSW State final of the Craven Filter National Speedcar Championship. Photographer: Bill Meyer.
25th January 1969 - USA drivers Bob Tattersall and Merle Bettenhausen discuss gearing for the Showground track. Photographer: Bill Meyer.
25th January 1969 - Speedcar feature Ray Oram 2nd. Merle Bettenhausen 3rd. Sid Middlemass 4th and Blair Shepherd 1st. Photographer: Bill Meyer.
25th January 1969 - Merle and Willie Kay after the win at the Sydney Showground. Photographer: unknown.
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25th January 1969 - Ray Oram created history when he became the first driver in Australian to race with the new bolt on roll cage fitted to the Tornado speedcar. Photographer: Bill Meyers.
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1969 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. CRAVEN FILTER NATIONAL SPEEDCAR CHAMPIONSHIP. 8th February 1969. |
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1969 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. AUSTRALIAN SIDECAR CHAMPIONSHIP. 15th February 1969.Young & Murray are Australian Champion'sIt was a massive night of racing at the Showground, which featured the running of the Australian Sidecar Championship, as well as back up from the Solo boys and the Speedcar's.
This years hard fought out event saw the combination of Graham Young and Ray Murray win. Second placed was Doug Robson and Rob Lewis. Third place would go to Bob Levy and Kerry Pont, with Forth place going to Ron Johnson and David Rose.
In the Solo's Jim Airey won the Scratch race Final with Geoff Curtis winning the
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Handicap Final. Tragically up and comming Solo rider Roger Brown died from injuries sustained from a fall during the second heat of the Solo Handicap.
The Speedcars were boosted with the appearance of the the one armed and very talented Jim McGuire from the United States of America, but it wouldn't be his night, McGuire crashed out in the feature after an incident with Ray Oram. The feature was won however by Ray Reading in the [53] Fred Williams Marine Holden from Gordon Benny and Lew Marshall in third.
1969 - Australian Sidecar Championship action. Photographer: unknown.
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15th February 1969 - Kerry Pont - Bob Levy - Graham Young - Doug Robson - Ray Murray - Rob Lewis. Photographer: Bill Meyer.
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15th February 1969 - JIM McGUIRE. Speedcar's.
1969 - Jim Maguire from the United States has a chat with his mate Ray Oram's wife Wendy during the night. Photographer: unknown.
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1969 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 22nd February 1969. |
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Lew Marshal in the Corolla powered Speedcar at the Sydney Showgrounds. Photographer: Bill Meyer.
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1969 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 13th September 1969.***New Season Opening*** **********Rained Out**********
The 13th of September saw the opening of the 1969 / 1970 season at the Royal but the meeting had to be abandoned just before the Speedcar Time Trials.
The Management acted quickly and the balance of the race meetin was held on the following Monday.
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1969 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 20th September 1969. |
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1969 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 11th October 1969. |
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1969 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. AUSTRALIAN SOLO CHAMPIONSHIP. 27th October 1969.
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1969 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 15th November 1969. |
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1969 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 22nd November 1969. |
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1969 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 29th November 1969. |
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29th November 1969 - Ray Oram in the Linklater Holden powered Speedcar at the Sydney Showgrounds. Photographer: unknown.
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1969 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 6th December 1969. |
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1969 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY. 20th December 1969. |
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