YASS (NSW)
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1926 - MARCHMONT RACE COURSE SPEEDWAYMotor Cycle Speedway racing events in the Yass area first commenced at the Marchmont Racecourse in 1926, These meetings were organised by the Yass Motor Cycle Club.
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1971 - MARCHMONT MOTOR RACING CIRCUITMarchmont Speedway was a short circuit track with right angle bend in its layout, The tracks official opening was on Sunday the 14th of November 1971.
The circuit was built in the centre of the horse racing circuit, The horse racing circuit currently still hosts the annual Picnic Race Day event.
It is believed that the speedway circuit closed in the mid 1990's
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1971 - CANBERRA TIMES REPORTEDOpeningYASS, Sunday - The Marchmont Motor Racing Circuit at Yass was officially opened today by leading rally driver Jack Murray, About 3,000 people attended the opening and gate takings were approximately $1,100.00, One hundred drivers from all parts of the state attended and took part in the thirty seven event programme.-------------------------------------------------------------------------(Editorials John Campbell) |
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1971 - YASS TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER REPORTED
11th November 1971
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1974 - MARCHMOUNT RACEWAY
10th June 1974 |
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1974 - FORMULA 500's
25th October 1974 |
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1975 - AUSTRALIAN FORMULA 500 SHORT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
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8th August 1975
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1975 - LLOYD THORLEY
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1975 - GOUGH WHITLAM AC QC.Alan Garvey recalls: Prime Minister Gough Whitlam came to a meeting at Marchmount, sat on Douglas Platts bike and had a few yarns with the riders.
Gough was the twenty first Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1972 through to 1975, He led the Australian Labor Party to power for the first time in twenty three year at the 1972 election, Most would remember Gough's sacking by the then Govenor General John Kerr in 1975.
Gough Whitlam died on the 21-11-2014 aged 98.
=========================================Tony Coles recalls: having a chat with Gough Whitlam when he presented tropies for the different divisions on the day. Local driver Warwick Stansfield won the memorial cup, myself 2nd Dick Shepherd 3rd.
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1975 - Tony with Gough at the Marchmount Circuit. Photo: Tony Coles collection.
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1976 - MARCHMONT CIRCUIT
1976 - Formula 500's in the pits at the Marchmont Speedway Photos: Unknown.
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1970's - DENNIS FINLEY Production Car's
1970's - Very much one of the people that was very popular within the sport, often travelled to Tralee Speedway for a bit of racing. Photo Scott Finley.
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1970's - ROSS NICASTRI Production Car's
1970's - Unknown leading Ross Nicastri in his newly aquired Torana at Marchmount Raceway. Photo: Greg Thompson.
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1985 - MARCHMOUNT SPEEDWAY SERIES PRODUCTION CHAMPIONSHIP
Canberra & Southern NSW Speedway History facebook photo feature
1985 - The 2 Boorawa cars number's 25 and 50 were regulars at the Marchmount track. Photo: Greg Thompson.
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1994 - MARCHMOUNT RACEWAY
6th March 1994 |
23rd April 1994 |
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1994 - MARCHMONT RACEWAY PRESS RELEASE
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1995 - MARCHMOUNT RACEWAY 23rd April 1995 |
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1990's - TIM BUSH Super Sedan's
