WANNEROO (WA)
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1969 - WANNEROO (BARBAGALO) RACEWAY
Wannereroo Park opened its gates in March of 1969, The original track was 1.498 miles or 2.411 km in length and the pits were located on the infield.
The first major event held at the venue was the Six Hour Le Mans race for sedans and sports cars, this event was held yearly until this class of racing faded and production car racing became more popular.
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1969 - WEST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER REPORTED
6th March 1969
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1969 - WANNEROO RACEWAY SLIDESHOW
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1969 - GEORGE SCOTT COMEBACK
1969 - George Scott made a return to road racing in 1969 at Wanneroo Park in an attempt to win the West Australian Championship, pictured here Scott leads Denis Crane who will also be riding in the event. Photo: Ron Bull.
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1969 - WANNEROO RACEWAY WEST AUSTRALIAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP 14th September 1969 |
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1970 - WESTERN WHEELS MAGAZINE REPORTED
Published June 1970
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1970 - WANNEROO RACEWAY
1970 - The number 30 Lola and Elan line up in the pits. Photo: Ken Devine collection.
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1970 - WANNEROO RACEWAY
1970 - Sports and Sedan Car race starting line up. Photo: Ken Devine collection.
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1972 - PETER BROCK
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook feature.
1972 - Peter Brock at the starting grid at Wanneroo Raceway. Photo: Rob Hagarty.
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1972 - WANNEROO RACEWAY AUSTRALIAN SPORTS CAR CHAMPIONSHIP 20th August 1972 |
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1972 - WANNEROO RACEWAY ADVERTISMENT
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1972 - WANNEROO RACEWAY
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1972 - CON MIGRO REPORTED
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1972 - WANNEROO PARK RACEWAY PAN PACIFIC ROUND 17th December 1972 |
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1973 - WANNEROO PARK RACEWAY 3 HOUR PRODUCTION BIKE RACE 1973
The start of the 1973 3 hour Production race which was run in appalling conditions, shown here Bryan Hindle #50, leads them away from Colin Knight #41 and Peter Senior #77. Photo: unknown.
Eventual winner of the 500 class, Colin Knight 500 Honda duels with Graeme Sigley on the 750 Triumph through the left hander. Photo: unknown.
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Motorcycle Heritage Western Australia facebook Photo feature
Muzza Guzzisti recalls: whoa, i hit the deck at Rothmans, in the rain on a Suzuki 250 Hustler, during the 1973 Three hour Production race at Wanneroo. Lucky it was a rider of the skill of Bryan Hindle behind me as he didn't run over my head. Photo: Muzza Guzzisti collection.
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1974 - WANNEROO PARK RACEWAY February 1974 |
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1974 - CHAS LAMBERT
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook Photo feature
1974 - Chas Lambert in his Morris Cooper S at Wanneroo Park Raceway. Photo: Rob Hagarty.
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1974 - WANNEROO PARK RACEWAY 3 HOUR PRODUCTION BIKE RACE 24th March 1974 |
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1974 - WANNEROO PARK RACEWAY 5th May 1974
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook Photo feature
5th May 1974 - Jeff Power spins the Mini while John Goss in the Falcon hardtop Sports Sedan drives on bye. Photo: Rob Hagarty
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1974 - WANNEROO PARK RACEWAY 9th June 1974 |
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1974 - RAY THACKWELL
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook photo feature
1974 - Ray Thackwell in his Porsche Carrera. Photo: Rob Hagarty.
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1974 - WANNEROO PARK RACEWAY 18th August 1974 |
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1974 - WANNEROO PARK RACEWAY SUPER BIKE SPEED WEEK 14th October 1974 |
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1974 - WANNEROO PARK RACEWAY 23rd December 1974 |
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1975 - WANNEROO PARK RACEWAY 4th May 1975 |
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1975 - WANNEROO PARK RACEWAY
Steve McCall photo feature
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1975 - WANNEROO RACEWAY KINGS OF WANNEROO 25th May 1975 |
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1975 - WANNEROO RACEWAY REVERSE DIRECTIONPhoto's Murray Barnard
1975 - Peter Senior on the 77 machine leads the field off the straight into the uphill climb |
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1975 - ALLAN MOFFAT
1975 - Allan Moffat with his Ford Capri. Photo: unknown. 9th June 1975
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1975 - STUART KOSTERA
1975 - Stuart Kostera. Photo: unknown. 9th June 1975
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1975 - WANNEROO RACEWAY 13th July 1975 |
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1975 - WANNEROO RACEWAY 13th & 1th September 1975 |
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1975 - WANNEROO RACEWAY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HEATS 28th September 1975 |
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1975 - WANNEROO RACEWAY AUSTRALIAN MOTOR CYCLE GRAND PRIX HEAT 6 26th October 1975 |
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1975 - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER REPORTED
Published 9th November 1975
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1975 - WANNEROO RACEWAY PHOTOS
Brian Moyle Pictorial feature
Brian Moyle recalls: my first time ever at Wanneroo Raceway and first ever road race circuit, only ever seen around the houses events before at Bunbury,
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1976 - WANNEROO RACEWAY
3rd May 1976
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1976 - ALLAN MOFFAT
1976 - Allan Moffat. Photo: Ken Devine collection.
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1976 - PETER BROCK
1976 - Peter Brock and the team from Sydney Atkinson Holden dealers. Photo's: unknown.
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1977 - WANNEROO RACEWAY 4 HOUR PRODUCTION BIKE RACE 13th March 1977 |
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1977 - TONY EDMONSON
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook feature
1977 - Tony Edmonson's Charger in the pits at Wannaroo. Photo: Rob Hagarty.
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1978 - BOB MORRIS
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook feature
1978 - Bob Morris sits in his A9X Torana in the pits at Wanneroo. Photo: Rob Hagarty.
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1978 - WANNEROO RACEWAY
Ken Devine Photo feature
1978 - Graeme Wincup Monza Graeme is uncle to V8 Super Car Champion Jamie Wincup. Photo: Ken Devine collection.
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1979 - WANNEROO RACEWAY ASSC ROUND 10th June 1979
Ken Devine Pictorial feature
Tony Edmondson Jim Richards Allan Grice
Tony Edmondson Chevrolet Alfa |
Allan Grice Tony Edmondson Jim Richards
Dick Ward Fiat |
Murray Thomas Pictorial feature
1979 - The day it rained at Wanneroo one bloke used a small boat to get around the pits. Photo: Murray Thomas.
1979 - Alan Grice in the Corvair leads Tony Edmondson in the Alfa with Gordon Mitchell in the V8 Marina and Brian Smith in the Charger. Photo: Murray Thomas.
1979 - Alan Grice in the Crvair leads Jim Richard in the Hardtop Falcon while Tony Edmondson runs to top. Photo: Murray Thomas.
1979 - John Blennerhasset in his Milano GT2 leads Dick Ward onto the straight. Photo: Murray Thomas.
1979 - Warren Mathews in his EH Holden. Photo: Murray Thomas.
1979 - Graeme Hooley in the number seventy one Hatchback Torana. Photo: Murray Thomas.
1979 - On the outside in the wet is Brian Rhodes in theTorana while Kevin Mann in the Mini runs inside. Photo: Murray Thomas.
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1979 - WANNEROO RACEWAY AUSTRALIAN FORMULA 5000 GRAND PRIX 11th March 19791979 Would see the running of the Australian Grand Prix, The race win went to Johnnie Walker from South Australia in a Lola T332 Formular 5000.
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Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook Pictorial feature
1979 - Photo: Steve Enriques collection.
1979 - Photo: Peter Flanagan collection.
1979 - Photo: Peter Flanagan collection.
1979 - Photo: Peter Flanagan collection.
1979 - Photo: Peter Flanagan collection.
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1979 - WANNAROO RACEWAY WEST AUSTRALIAN SIDE CAR CHAMPIONSHIP 12th August 1979 |
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1979 - WANNEROO PARK RACEWAY WANNEROO 300 21st October 1979 |
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Ken Devine photo feature
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1986 - MICK McKEON
18th October 1986
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1989 - WANNEROO RACEWAY AUSTRALIAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP 30th April 1989 |
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1990 - WANNEROO RACEWAY AUSTRALIAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP Round 7 23rd & 24th June 1990 |
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1990 - TIM SLAKO
1990 - Home town boy Tim Slako a very nice car. Photo: unknown.
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1990 - WANNEROO RACEWAY
Kim Williams Pictorial feature
1990 - Peter Brock was out of Holdens and in a Ford Siera for the Wanneroo meeting. Photo: Kim Williams.
1990 - Tony Longhurst on the grid along with Tim Slako in the 96 Holden and his girls. Photo: Kim Williams.
1990 - Photo: Kim Williams.
1990 - Photo: Kim Williams
1990 - Photo: Kim Williams
1990 - Barry Blake had the Nascar in town to turn in a demonstration run on the road course. Photo: Kim Williams.
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1992 - SHORT TRACK
In 1992 a shorter version of the track was constructed to make the circuit more suitable for more classes of racing to compete at venueu and also more suitable for night racing. this shorter circuit cut out the back part of the circuit and is 1.094 miles or 1.760km in length.
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1995 - WANNEROO RACEWAY AUSTRALIAN TOURING CAR ROUND 9 16th July 1995 |
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1995 - V8 SUPERCAR PICTORIAL
FRMedia photo feature
Dick Johnson and Larry Perkins on the grid.
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1998 - WANNEROO RACEWAY AUSTRALIAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP 31st May 1998 |
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1999 - WANNEROO RACEWAY V8 SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP Round 3 30th April > 2nd May 1999 |
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2000 - WANNEROO RACEWAY V8 SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP Round 2 17th > 19th March 2000 |
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2001 - WANNEROO RACEWAY V8 SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP Round 6 23rd & 24th June 2001 |
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2002 - WANNEROO RACEWAY V8 SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP Round 6 28th > 30th June 2002 |
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2003 - WANNEROO RACEWAY V8 SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP Round 5 6th > 8th June 2003 |
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2004 - WANNEROO RACEWAY V8 SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP Round 5 11th > 13th June 2004 |
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2006 - WANNEROO RACEWAY V8 SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP Round 3 12th > 14th May 2006
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2015 - WANNEROO RACEWAY 25th October 2015
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