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South Australian Classic Speedway Association Inc

Locality: Hindmarsh

Address: Port Rd 5007 Hindmarsh, WA, Australia

Website: https://www.southaustralianclassicspeedwayassociation.com

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25.01.2022 Riverland Speedway, getting reunited with my old Midget with owner Jeff Pulford standing at rear watching that I didn't do anything I shouldn't in his car and R...obbie (wacka) Stevens looking on and talking about the old girl. The last time I drove that old girl was at his & Jen's track at Waikerie and finished 2nd to Dean Hogarth in the country championships.. See more

24.01.2022 SACSA wishes everyone a safe and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

22.01.2022 Michael Power....Here is a Trip Down Memory Lane...Cheers Wally Kermond

19.01.2022 As she is nowadays Eddy H , get well soon mate , good thing's to come , GB.

19.01.2022 SA Classics. Sunline Speedway

19.01.2022 Blast from the Past: Who remembers the 1983 Australian Sprintcar Championship held at the much lamented and now closed Newcastle Motordrome, and promoted by ma...ster promoter, Peter Gurbiel? It was a race that certainly tested the mettle of the drivers contesting the 40-lap final, as most will remember the track - a dirt surface back then - was turned to nothing more than a tyre-tearing concrete surface by the end of the title tilt. Nevertheless, that didn't effect the incredible speed the drivers produced during the championship final contest. In the end, Garry Rush in the Metford Automatics/Jack Maggs-owned Murphy got the job done, ahead of father and son duo of Brett and Ray "Nippa" Lacey. The tight quarter-miler certainly produced the action for the capacity crowd on hand over the two nights of racing, but it also highlighted the fact that the venue, as racy as it was at times, wasn't up to the high horsepower the sprintcars were now producing. Still, it was a fantastic event and one that is still talked about to this day. The images shown here, taken by Wayne and Bill Meyer capture Garry on his way to winning the Australian Championship final, Garry's daughter Jody giving dad a big hug after his win, and finally, the Lacey duo posing for the camera either side of the winner. Great memories indeed... Tony Loxley

18.01.2022 My 1st run at Riverland Speedway for many years, Jeff Pulford behind me in my old Midget that I ran..

18.01.2022 Another old photo I just found. Looks like either Peter Clauss or Don Smith in the Bob Scott #5 behind me. By the attitude of the front wheels, it looks like #5 is preparing to drive under me coming out of the corner. I was certainly giving him a good shower of deco!!

17.01.2022 Pretty sure Jeff Freeman won in this at Maribyrnong. The 75 Don Mackay Offy after its refresh. "Car is a gem, with the beautifully contoured lines of the Offy o...riginally brought here by American star Leroy Warriner in the early 60s, now very evident. Car is a masterpiece and brings back great memories (for me) when Jeff Freeman drove this original now fully restored car to victory in the 1965 Australian Speedcar GP on March 6, 1965 at the Sydney Showground." Dennis Newlyn. See more

17.01.2022 Ford single rail 4 speed gear box including rear cross member and rubber mount. VGC, happy to pull the cover for inspection. Please PM me or phone David on 0403368497 to arrange inspection

16.01.2022 Riverland Speedway, Robbie Collins from left to right, myself, Jeff Pulford and Ian Sweetman getting ready for our 1st run on the night..

16.01.2022 Waikerie 3rd Oct Club Day. Thank you to helpers and for those who turned up.

15.01.2022 SA Classics Day at Waikerie Sunline Speedway 4th October

14.01.2022 Looks like the Kiwi’s are having fun

13.01.2022 1995 Australian modified sedan title (full meeting)

13.01.2022 Happy Birthday John LockHappy Birthday John Lock

11.01.2022 Renmark Speedway 31-10-20 my 1st run in South Australia in 39 years, felt a little out of place but we will get there with practice ( I think )

11.01.2022 THE HOT ROD ENIGMA. Someone recently asked the question: WHY DO HOT RODS RUN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO OTHER CLASSES? Good Question! The immediate response... would be that They Always Have. But that doesn’t answer Why? Perhaps an analogy might help. When I was in primary school (a couple of centuries ago) we had Religious Instruction. I can recall children asking of the instructor such questions as Where did God come from? or Why does God allow children to die in wars? The answer was inevitably that You shouldn’t ask questions like that. Those are the Mysteries of Religion, and that’s just the way it is! So perhaps, Hot Rods running clockwise is just one of the Mysteries of Speedway Racing. But that doesn’t answer Why? If we look back in Speedway History, we can find different situations. For example, in the early 1960s, back when I was a member of the Bunbury Car Club, racing at Blick’s Raceway, everything used to race anti-clockwise, including the class which was then termed Hot Rods as shown here. In fact, these were then the fore-runners of what turned out to be Super Modifieds, but basically, anything that didn’t have mudguards was a Hot Rod. I’m not aware that the Hot Rod category as such ever took off in WA, although I do have some pics that I took at Forrestfield in 1976, of what looks like super mods (they had wings) racing in a clockwise direction. Around the area in which I now live, in Northern and Central Victoria, the 60s and early 70s saw most Hot Rod Tracks (as they were then called) racing in an all-clockwise direction, for all classes. These where Circuits which had both left- and right-hand turns, as opposed to traditional Oval Speedways. Alexandra, Seymour, and Euroa were examples of this, whereas other conventional Speedways also existed, such as Rushworth and Nagambie. The Open Wheelers had evolved into two main classes, Hot Rods and Super Mods. When they raced on the Speedway Ovals, the Hot Rods always ran clockwise, and the Super Mods and Saloons all raced anti-clockwise. A strong Hot Rod contingency developed in local clubs; GVAC, Alexandra and some others produced strong fields, and raced regularly with the SDAV cars, both locally, and in Melbourne (Brooklyn / Northern Park). Again, the Hot Rods always raced in a clockwise direction. By the early 1980s, Oval Speedway Racing has developed to the point where each class was setting their cars up for the specific direction of racing, and this virtually killed off the old circuit tracks, and the specialised saloons simply did not work in a clockwise direction. But that doesn’t answer the question Why. An interesting fact that affected to Hot Rods was that some early tracks (both Oval and Circuit) had wooden fences, (or at times, no fences). The wooden fences often consisted of over-lapping planks, which generally favoured anti-clockwise events. It was dangerous for a Hot Rod to hit the fence where exposed plank ends could produce a spearing effect. I am aware of at least one instance (I think Nyora) where this situation existed, and the Hot Rod Drivers actually chose to race anti-clockwise for safety reasons. During the 1970s and 1980s, there were reportedly many disagreements and discussions within the Hot Rod Driver’s fraternity, and votes on which way they should race. These discussions were also interspersed with opinions on engine specifications, cubic feet of cab size, etc. The end result was that the majority of drivers voted for clockwise, and that’s the way it has been ever since. One final suggestion was put forward by a well-respected Hot Rodder from yesteryear suggests that in the very early days, many of the Hot Rods were running the banjo differentials, where the crown wheel was mounted in a north-south’ direction, as opposed to the current east-west situation of current model diffs. This meant that when running in an anti-clockwise direction, the centrifugal force in cornering would throw the oil away from the differential, contributing to failure. As we have progressed to the present day, several people have noticed that fact that many of the open wheelers in Speedway now all look the same. Many others may disagree with this, but just take the profile of Hot Rods, V8 Dirt Modifieds, AMCAs, Wingless Sprintcars, Speedcars, etc. the list goes on. But rightly or wrongly, you can still tell it’s a Hot Rod because it goes .. The Wrong Way. I hope this article is at least entertaining, and I stand happy to be corrected by anybody more knowledgeable on the subject that I am. .. Ray Read

10.01.2022 N.E.H.R.A. RACING TEAMS OF THE 1970s Part 1 LOU’S ESSO SERVICENTRE RACING TEAM... Lou’s Racing Team was sponsored by Lou’s Esso Servicentre, a service station in Hawdon St. Shepparton and Coca-Cola. Lou Renato drove an EH #58, Graeme Currie a Mini Cooper ‘S’ #61, Tino Leo #85 and Rod Price #21 initially drove very competitive FE Holdens. Barry Myers and Chris McDougall had a shortened V8 Ford Customline #3 which competed in Modified Production Super Saloons. The team started around 1970. Racing colours were white with a red stripe and blue signage. Rod Price later upgraded to the ex-Fred Sutherland EH and Tino moved to a very fast EH painted an outstanding gold but retaining the red stripe. Tino retained this colour scheme when he moved into Touring car racing some time later. He is still racing! Lou’s Esso Servicentre Racing Team were originally members of G.V.A.C. and competed at all local circuits. Lou moved from G.V.A.C. to the Cobram Auto Club and in 1972 the team dissolved. Lou’s car went to Trevor Peters, via Jack Cricelli. Graeme Currie formed a pseudo team with two other Mini Drivers. Picture Graeme Currie and Lou Renato. In the background are the FEs of Tino Leo and Rod Price. Barry Myers shortened Customline V8.

10.01.2022 Here is another Memory......... Bob Tunks #54.......Wally Kermond #7... Cheers Wally

09.01.2022 Newport's Danny Kennedy leads Martin Yeates at Somerton Park (1976)

06.01.2022 Danny Smith Relaxes In 'The Original Gambler' While Reading Our Latest Book, 'Sprintcars 2': V ery proud to receive these pics from sprintcar immortal Danny Smi...th who just received his copy of our latest 400-page hard-bound book, 'Sprintcars 2'. Danny, of course, penned a brilliant Foreword for this tome along with James McFadden and Garry Brazier, with Robert Farr penning the excellent Afterword. These pics prove that Danny isn't just a class act behind the wheel, but also has all the star qualities of super model Elle McPherson when it comes to posing for the camera... Maybe I am going a little too far there... Having said that, this lavish publication - two years in the making - is something I am very proud of, and I know co-publisher Andrew Green is too. These books are our gift to the sport and we are on track to publish two more in the next year or so - two of those being 'Speedway's Greatest Images' and a book published in conjunction with Geoff Rounds on the History of the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic. Now, there are only limited numbers of 'Sprintcars 2' available, so order your copy now. Just click on the link below - you won't be disappointed. And thanks to all our sponsors for your support. We cannot do these beautiful books without industry support. The link to order this and other titles is below: www.fullthrottlepublishing.com.au

05.01.2022 Hanging from the rafters, photo by Ian Smith. 1968.

04.01.2022 Marshall Sargent at Rowley park ,Australia back in the day.

04.01.2022 1961; one of the most specular crashes ever seen at the Showground. Peter Cunneen still attached to his car. Injuries relatively minor.

04.01.2022 Ken Truin FC18 and Don Pitts at Caboolture '73. David Jones 12 and Duke Bowman 73 Litre Sprintcars at Caboolture '76

03.01.2022 PINE BOWL SPEEDWAY A local to the area had a vision of building a race track after racing returned for WWII and be found a natural depression in the middle of t...he woods that he felt would be perfect. It opened as a 1/3 mile dirt track and had seating and facilities made out of the trees that were cut down. After the first season, the owner wanted to pave the track but rollers would not stay on the track, constantly sliding down. They were able to only pave the corners and ran the second season with dirt straights. The track was fully paved for the following season. Racing originally consisted of midgets and jalopies int the beginning and then onto sportsmans in the later years. By the mid 50s, the track would constantly change ownership and have different promotors. Many tried different things and one owner advertised on a local tv show. That brought in huge amount of fans and things picked up again. As time went on, the driver and fan numbers grew to the point where the track was being outgrown. The track closed down and all racing moved to Lebanon Valley Speedway. Town: Pine Bowl Rd, Poestenkill, New York - USA Size: 1/3 mile Operated: 1948 - 1966