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In August 2003 a plaque was placed at the Claremont Showground recognising the speedway which for 73 years operated on the site. CLAREMONT SPEEDWAY 14 May 1927 - 31 March 2000 The world-famous Claremont Speedway operated on this site and is recognised as the longest running dirt track in the history of the sport in Australia.
2005 winner Michael Pickens. The Australian Speedcar Grand Prix is an annual dirt track racing meeting held in Australia for Speedcars.The meeting has traditionally been held in Sydney, but on occasions has been held on tracks in Victoria and in 2000 the race was held at Perth's Claremont Speedway, not long before the 1/3-mile Showground track closed.
Claremont Speedway: Perth Arthur Atkinson () 1930/31 - 1934/35 Not Held: 1935/36 Claremont Speedway: Perth Wal Morton () 1936/37 Claremont Speedway: Perth Mick Murphy: 1937/38 - 1949/50 Not Held: 1950/51 Claremont Speedway: Perth Wally Higgs: 1951/52 Claremont Speedway: Perth Wally Higgs: 1952/53 Claremont Speedway: Perth Ray Melville: 1953/54 ...
The 1982 Australian Individual Speedway Championship was held at the Claremont Speedway in Perth, Western Australia on 15 January 1982. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Sydney rider Billy Sanders won his fourth successive Australian Championship and his third consecutive title.
Holt, originally from Sydney, began racing Speedcars in the early 1960s and was one of the leading competitors at the Sydney Showground during Australian speedway's "golden era". Unlike other national championship meetings in Australian speedway racing, overseas drivers are permitted in the Australian Speedcar Championship.
The Australian Super Sedan Championship is a Dirt track racing championship held each year to determine the Australian national champion. The championship is held over a single meeting (usually on consecutive nights) and has run annually since the 1971/72 season and is awarded to a different state of Australia each year by the national controlling body, the Australian Saloon Car Federation (ASCF).
The 1991 Australian Individual Speedway Championship was the 1991 version of the Australian Individual Speedway Championship organised by Motorcycling Australia. The final took place on 27 January at the Arunga Park Speedway in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory .
The second was for the 1986–87 season since the Australian Sprintcar Championship was held at Northline Speedway on the grounds of Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, and held early to avoid the October–April wet season. The 1988 race was for the 1987–88 season. The Australian sprint car racing season is technically 1 July–June 30.