WANGARATTA (VIC)
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1946 - WANGARATTA SHOWGROUNDS.
Motor Sport racing event reports in Wangaratta go back to 1946 at the local showgrounds.
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1953 - WANGARATTA AIRSTRIP CIRCUIT.
Formed in 1953, The Wangaratta based North Eastern Car Club, acquired the use of the old Wangaratta Airstrip to hold Car and Motor Cycle racing events.
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The Airstrip was an unsealed surface, Placed just out of town on the Greta Road, The competitors would race to one end enter in a tight hairpin and return back up the strip to negotiate some more tight turns, that was a lap.
The club held a number of successful meetings at the venue over a four year period, However the site suffered from major drainage problems.
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Map: Terry Walkers Around the Houses |
The club was offered some land at the Tarrawingee Recreation Reserve, So the move was on, Construction began on a new more suitable track that was two kilometres in length.
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Left: Ron Phillips & Above early motor cycle action |
Photo's: Jan Forrest from Aussie Speedway Memories
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1950's - WANGARATTA AIRSTRIP CIRCUIT.
