AUCKLAND [NZ]
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1951 - WAIWAKAIHO SPEEDWAY.
Waiwakaiho Speedway in Auckland opened in 1951 as a dirt oval circuit and ran until 1971.
Historic NZ Midgets, TQ's and Sprintcars facebook Pictorial feature
Photos: Joyce Gifford collection.
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1952 - WAIWAKAIHO SPEEDWAY. Easter.
Historic NZ Midgets, TQ's and Sprintcars facebook Photo feature
Easter 1952 - About eight Auckland Three Quarter Midgets appeared at the Waiwakaiho Showgrounds at Easter 1952. This was the first time T.Q's had been seen at Waiwakaiho. The cars pictured from Left to Right are. #5 Stu Armstrong. #96 Gordon Johns. #7 Tom Sharpe. and #18 Johnny Missen. Photo: Joyce Gifford collection.
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1953 - WAIWAKAIHO SPEEDWAY. Practice Meeting.
Historic NZ Midgets, TQ's and Sprintcars facebook Pictorial feature
1953 - Photo: Joyce Gifford collection.
1953 circa - Auckland ace Roly Crowther with the number two midget that had a checkered history going back to the 1930's. Photo: Joyce Gifford collection.
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1955 - The great Frank "Satan" Brewer's final appearance at the Waiwakaiho Speedway in 1955. Taranaki Midget Car Racing Club president Lloyd Palmer presents a hand carved momento to the man who thrilled so many for so long. Photo: Joyce Gifford collection.
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1957 - WAIWAKAIHO SPEEDWAY.
Historic NZ Midgets, TQ's and Sprintcars facebook Photo feature.
1957 - Doug Culhane with the [44] at the Waiwakaiho Speedway. Photo: Joyce Gifford collection.
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1959 - WAIWAKAIHO SPEEDWAY. New Zealand Midget Championship.
Ian Holden wins NZ Championship
Ian Holden has thrilled the fans at Waiwakaiho Speedway while working his way to the front from grid position four winning the New Zealand Midget Championship.
Holden crossed the line first in his number [76] machine ahead of Lloyd Nutt [2] and Don Rutherford in third in his [99] car.
Historic NZ Midgets, TQ and Sprintcars facebook Photo feature
1959 - Pictured is the start of the New Zealand Midget Championship final with Lloyd Nutt in the [2] car on the pole, Neil Waite on his outside in the [56] Don Rutherford in grid three in the [99] machine, Ian Holden in [76] in grid 4 position and Ken Sager grid five in [93]. Photo: Joyce Gifford collection.
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1960 / 1961 - WAIWAKAIHO SPEEDWAY.
Historic NZ Midgets, TQ's and Sprintcars facebook Photo feature
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1962 / 1963 - WAIWAKAIHO SPEEDWAY.
Historic NZ Midgets, TQ's and Sprintcars facebook Photo feature
1962 / 1963 season - Photo: Joyce Gifford collection.
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1963 - WAIWAKAIHO SPEEDWAY. Easter Meeting. 15th April 1963.
Historic NZ Midgets, TQ's and Sprintcars facebook Photo feature
15th April 1963 - Waiting for the gun at Waiwakaiho Speedway, with Steve Storm in the green [9] possibly Don Rutherford on pole [99] Second row is Trevor Hunter [38] and Don McNabb [32] and lurking in the background possibly Barry Butterworth in [7] and behind him Laurie Booker in the [97] Photo: Joyce Gifford collevtion.
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1964 - WAIWAKAIHO SPEEDWAY.
Historic NZ Midgets, TQ's and Sprintcars facebook Photo feature
1964 circa - Ron Ross and Bob Tattersall thrilling the fans at Waiwakaiho Speedway. Photo: Joyce Gifford collection.
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1965 - WAIWAKAIHO SPEEDWAY. Easter Meeting. 19th April 1965.
Historic NZ Midgets, TQ's and Sprintcars facebook Photo feature
19th April 1965 - Easter Monday at the Waiwakaiho Speedway. Front row is Left to Right, Terry Roycroft [88] Bert Sigley [34] and Leo Vercoe [4] Photo: Joyce Gifford collection.
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1966 - WAIWAKAIHO SPEEDWAY. Easter Meeting.
Historic NZ Midgets, TQ's and Sprintcars facebook Pictorial feature
1966 Easter - Bill Read at Waiwakaiho Speedway rolling around getting ready for the Easter meeting. Photo: Joyce Gifford collection.
Easter 1966 - Trevor Morris getting on it at Waiwakaiho over Easter. Photo: Joyce Gifford collection.
1966 - Waiwakaiho regular Bill Jarden putting his [32] Midget through its paces. Photo: Joyce Gifford collection.
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1968 - WAIWAKAIHO SPEEDWAY.
Western Springs Speedway History facebook Photo feature
1968 - A quality field of Speedcars from America and Australia with. obscured in the for-ground, Ray Oram - Ron Ross [72] - Bill Goode [5] - Bill Mehner [63] - Peter Bowland [4] - Don Meachan [3] - Bob Tattersall - [12] - Gus McClure [2] Photographer: unknown. Photo: Joyce Gifford collection.
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1969 - WAIWAKAIHO SPEEDWAY.
Western Springs Speedway History facebook Photo feature
