From the sight of the carpark alone i knew it was going to be a good one. I was excited to get started with my last speedway photo session at. The sport of dirt track and asphalt automobile and motorcycle racing in australia on small, enclosed, circular tracks can be traced, in embryonic form at least, to the 1900s however it was during the 1920s that it really became popular with world famous tracks opening such as the sydney showground and west. However, come saturday, 16 march, things will be a. Auckland i s the city where speedway midget car racing started in new zealand. Nascar racing history books famous speedways and raceways. See more of western springs speedway merchandise on facebook. Nov 17, 2009 a look at the history of the western springs speedway from 1929 featuring famous speedway drivers and speedway cars. Time is right for speedway to move from western springs rnz.
Auckland council is to meet with a western springs speedway. I arrived on time for the last meeting of speedway to be held at western springs. It is in southern vancouver island and will seat up to 3,000 fans park up to 1,500 cars with a season running from april to. All of the following claremont speedway books can be purchased by sending a chequepostal order for the amount stated below includes postage and packaging to ken brown, po box 4148, coolbellup wa 6163. He has written two books on the history of silver spring speedway and is currently editing a third book on. Funeral held at western springs speedway, november 12, 1993.
Only limited numbers of the claremont speedway books are. Pictures and memories from western new york and northwestern pennsylvania. Andre cottyn, founder of victorias western speedway, cuts the ribbon to open the victoria auto racing hall of fame museum facility adjacent to the speedway in 1991 from left to right ross rockett, norm wilcox, andre cottyn, mike currier, frank kitto, bob allison. Western springs stadium has been used for speedway since 30 november 1929. Western springs race calendar vodafone speedway 20162017. However, speedway organisers and two auckland councillors have since asked auckland mayor phil goff to sort the situation out. Arra a uto r acing r esearch a ssociates, is a loose knit, national in scope, group of auto racing fans that are dedicated towards the effort of researching, documenting and archiving various bits of auto racing history so that this information is not lost to time, is not twisted away from original facts and is available forever to help in looking back, accurately, at our favorite sport. Register with us and content you save will appear here so you.
In a letter addressed to mr goff on wednesday, western springs speedway promoter bill buckley said the councils handling of the matter was disgraceful. Photo sections speedway photos james selwyn photos. Situated in a natural amphitheatre, concrete terracing was constructed. In 1984, shirra finished 3rd in the world pairs championship with ivan mauger at the pista speedway in lonigo, italy. Western springs speedway, auckland speedway racing new zealand. If you are looking for photos from a particular race meeting please select a. A history of speedway in new zealand, the western springs speedway and the personalities associated with this sport. Established in 1929, western springs is packed full of racing events that will bring the biggest crowds in the area. Theres long been controversy over the sports current location in western springs, with some vocal neighbours complaining about the noise. Western springs looks set to swap petrol and rubber for the cricket bat as the speedway announces its moving on. Ive been inspired to start a new thread, thanks to a batch of cool old new zealand speedway dirt track photos posted on facebook by dale mathers from the scrapbook he created when he was a young bloke.
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The comment from council was that it is a number of years now since that petition was submitted and people change address so the petition will not hold. Find best sellers about civil war, american legends, breweries and wineries, and more. In addition, harry chambers has compiled stories about some of the characters associated with western springs speedway into four spiralbound books. The speculation over the immediate future of aucklands western springs speedway has ended, with promoter greg mosen confirming that new zealands home of speedway will remain where it is. Lord, a well known voice to motorsport fans, arrives with an extensive resume having been involved with a multitude of high profile events. This site seeks to record a brief history of new zealand speedways and. Columnist bob mcmurray fires up at the thought of speedway leaving western springs. Speedways western springs lease finishes at the end of this season, creating a lot of uncertainty about where they will race next year. Devastation soon followed his success towards the end of 1984. Your news is the place for you to save content to read later from any device.
Jun 08, 2018 western springs looks set to swap petrol and rubber for the cricket bat as the speedway announces its moving on. They raised the issue that the city of auckland received the largest petition in its history to maintain speedway at the springs. May 28, 2015 also included are many photos from the ken wylie collection with photos of the visiting cars that raced at claremont including the amazing rocket car plus photos of brothers ken and arthur wylie racing at the western springs speedway in auckland, new zealand. Auckland vintage speedway bulletin, 2009 midget car racing. Full throttle publishing speedway motorsport books. Springs speedway final night writeup with my top photos. During an open meeting at western springs in auckland, shirra sustained a shattered pelvis and femur along with internal injuries.
Barry b is the most famous midget driver in nz speedway history. As part of the 90th jubilee season at western springs, the original creator and designer of this wonderful kids history and colouring in magazine has revamped and remastered a copy for all our race fans free of charge, downloadable now by using the link below. It is also occasionally used for large concerts and festivals. A history of speedway in new zealand, the western springs speedway and the personalities. Even the way our page numbers are presented, sets our unique titles ahead of the market place. Auckland mayor phil goff issued a brief statement to the. Dick wallen has produced a number of highquality, landmark books about the history of speedway racing in the usa.
Before speedway and racetracks, cars and bikes raced on beaches and horse tracksthis race is at muriwai beach. Western springs stadium was built on land purchased from the motion family by auckland city council in 1875 in. The new zealand speedway grand prix is a motorcycle speedway race part of the speedway grand prix. Western springs speedway merchandise home facebook. Do you sell tickets for an event, performance or venue.
Western springs is home to springs speedway and ponsonby rugby club. Western springs stadium was built on land purchased from the motion family by auckland city council in 1875 in order to build the western springs reservoir and pump station. Also available is the virtually unknown history of the singapore speedway that had a unique link to the claremont circuit. Explore all event results and practice sessions, leaderboards, lap times, lapcharts, comparisons, speed and more data of springs promotions. Western springs speedway opened in 1929,it is new zealands oldest speedway and one of the oldest in the worldat first, only motorbikes raced there,this is the very first night. Speedway gets to stay at western springs, but for how long. Western springs speedway has secured the services of craig sooty lord to commentate for the remainder of the 2019 20 season alongside macau johnsonhadley. This series of three spiral bound, softcovered books has been written by speedway enthusiast harry chambers with the aim of securing the history of the characters associated with western springs speedway. We have been very lucky at western springs speedway, over our 90yea.
Time is right for speedway to move from western springs. Western springs speedway 1 stadium road, auckland, new zealand rated 4. Feel the emotion and thrill of the best nascar racing history with our book series, commemorating the greatest speedways and raceways of the famous nascar circuit. Western springs speedway, auckland speedway racing new. Pictures and memories from western new york and northwestern pennsylvania easton, mr. Claremont speedway 194647 by edited by ken brown blurb books. Built within a natural amphitheatre, it is primarily used for rugby union matches during the winter and for speedway during the summer. Also included are many photos from the ken wylie collection with photos of the visiting cars that raced at claremont including the amazing rocket car plus photos of brothers ken and arthur wylie racing at the western springs speedway in auckland, new zealand. So, if you have any old speedway pics, be they dirt track, or paved oval. Sidecars back at the springs for the heritage shield. Welcome race fans to what will be our 88th season at vodafone speedway western springs. Full throttle publishing producing some of best motorsport books in the market, including historical speedway and road racing books. Too much history at western springs to turn our backs on. Speedway racing new zealand for all things speedway including racing events calendar, driver profiles, crashes, pictures, videos, tracks, speedway ads, and more.
Claremont speedway 194647 by edited by ken brown blurb. There are more drivers than ever before who are due to come to new zealand this season, so our fans will see wheel to wheel action from start to finish. Speedway web links speedway museum, auckland speedway books n dvds. Historical and unforgettable past acts have included david bowie, led zeppelin. Herbert heritage drive, alice springs nt 0870 contact name. Only limited numbers of the claremont speedway books are still available. View the western springs race calendar for the 201617 racing season at vodafone speedway. Jun 08, 2018 this morning, news reports confirmed that the speedway will be leaving western springs. Midget car racing started in december 1937 with an international race including new zealand pioneers ron roycroft and geo smith. Book your tickets now for the greatest show on dirt. Western springs stadium is a stadium in auckland, new zealand. The event is held at the western springs stadium in auckland. Nz open wheel speedway history macgors nz speedway. For more history of western springs visit their supporters club site.
It may help us to bring you other extracts and articles in the future. While there is a bit of fragmented stuff around on western springs, and some of the early midget history in books like up to speed on the roycrofts by scott thomson there is really nothing in one place covering the total history of the three main open wheel classes. It is a 410mile 643 meter paved oval track that was founded in 1954, and it is western canadas oldest speedway. While there is a bit of fragmented stuff around on western springs, and some of the early midget history in books like up to. Speedway s western springs lease finishes at the end of this season, creating a lot of uncertainty about where they will race next year. While the roaring season seems to cover many aspects of motorsport history, the glaring omission is speedway. Event results and practice sessions of springs promotions. In front of packed houses, the summer christmas international midget and sprintcar series is a show stopper for any speedway junkie, and they travel far and wide to just soak in. Western springs stadium has been used for speedway since 30 november 1929 when motorcycling broad siding was introduced. The books contain the stories of auckland speedway personalities, mainly former competitors, their careers at the speedway and their subsequent lives after competition. Full throttle publishing take pride in producing each and every one of our motorsport books.
The old silver spring speedway is one of the areas more recently department racetracks. Photo sections speedway photos western springs speedway. In his open letter, mr buckley said the sport has a 90year history with the park. Support western springs petition macgors nz speedway. Bill has continued his efforts of documenting and preserving the history of flemington speedway with a large racing library of racing papers, programs, and magazines. Western springs speedway to remain until end of 2019. Hill climb was originally intended to stimulate tourism in the pikes peak region and was sponsored by colorado springs gadfly, spencer penrose. Western springs stadium has a crowd capacity of 20,000 for sports and 49,000 for concerts. Kids colouring in book free download springs speedway. The photos have been organised by speedway class over event date for your convenience.
When ordering books please mention that you saw it featured on speedwayplus. On the go and no time to finish that story right now. Emotional letter prompts western springs speedway meeting rnz. New zealand t racks outside taranaki, you can visit the web sites of the speedways which are current from our links page. History of new zealand speedways outside taranaki province. November 9, 1993 in north shore hospital after a long battle with emphysema. Western speedway is located just outside victoria, british columbia, in the all fun recreation park which features gokarts, batting cages, and mini golf. Versus us history of the western australian sprintcar speedweek series 19822018. Western springs is a permanent speedway venue which generally caters to. Springs announces new commentator western springs speedway. Nz sprintcar champs 8485 at western springs coming out of the pit gates. Nov 04, 2017 established in 1929, western springs is packed full of racing events that will bring the biggest crowds in the area. History victoria auto racing hall of fame and museum. A look at the history of the western springs speedway from 1929 featuring famous speedway drivers and speedway cars.
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