TOM PRICE SPEEDWAY

TOM PRICE (WA)

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1972 - TOM PRICE SPEEDWAY

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The Dust Flies at Tom Price

1st June 1972

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1973 - TOM PRICE SPEEDWAY. REPORTED.

West Coast Speedway News feature

New Wheels Club Season Opens

Sunday: April 29 saw the opening of the speedway season on the new track at Tom Price. A fine day's racing in all three classes - stock - modified stock and super stock - was highlighted by car [66], being driven to a victory in every event it entered by last year's champions Nait Ruck and Trevor Clarke.

Best for the ladies was June Clarke driving the flying Holden [66] The new track appeared to be quite a handfull for many drivers with much spinning and sliding resulting in some good displays of avasive driving. The three Holdens driven by the Morris's performed well returning ten places out of twelve races. Ken Brown and Niel Weise displayed their skills of last year in their new stock Falcon with two easy wins and two places in their four events. The keen competition and the efficient - work of the officials provided an excellent five hours entertainment for the many spectators. The new track record for the near half - mile track now stands at 25 seconds, held by car [66] and car number "one half" driven by Nicholls recorded the first roll over for the season.

1973 - The grand parade of cars before the commencement of the 1973 season at the Tom Price Speedway. Photographer: unknown.

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1983 - SIDECAR ACTION

Aussie Speedway Memories facebook photo feature

1983 - Big Bird and Hooker charge under the field at a Tom Price meeting. Photo: Dale Morris.

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1987 1988 - WORLD CLASS SOLOS COME TO TOM PRICE

The Tom Price Speedway Club enjoys a reputation for organising big speedway events, but over the new year they hit world class.

The club hosted an early round of the Ivan Mauger 30 year World Jubilee Series speedway competition.

Ivan Mauger 15 times Champion in various speedway events, appeared along with 10 international speedway stars, racing was held over two nights - two days apart.

Club preident Gary Hankinson says it was standing room only around the track no more cars could be fitted.

Ivan Mauger (left) at Tom Price Photo's Garry Newsham

The track preperation was hampered by heavy rains that washed away the prepared track just a week prior to the meeting, the allready tired volunteers worked flat strap to repair the track in time with Hamersley Iron lending machinary as well as transporting by train some much needed beach sand for the coastal town of Dampier. the West Pilbara Shire also loaned the club a grader.

World Champion - Ivan Mauger the man they all came to see. Photographer: unknown.