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.
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1953 - WAIWAKAIHO SPEEDWAY. Practice Meeting.
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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.
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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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1966 - WAIWAKAIHO SPEEDWAY.
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1966 Easter - Bill Read at Waiwakaiho Speedway rolling around getting ready for the Easter meeting. 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.
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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.
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