Midgets
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Bob
'Two Gun' Tattersall (USA) in 1964-65 at the Sydney Showground aboard
the fully imported 'Hollywood |
A classic shot of
Ronald Mackay, aboard one of the last of the famous Mackay Offenhausers
from his father Don's stable. |
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Here is 'Georgeous'
George Tatnell, the father of todays sprintcar driver Brooke. George
was certainly a colourful
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From Sacrimento,
California USA: Hank Butcher as the seventies dawned, aboard in the
repainted Mackay
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Johnny
'Super' Stewart, three times Australian Champion pictured here in his
prime on the grass just outside the ![]() |
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Howard
Revell, now based in Brisbane, is featured here on the cover of the
'Speedway 69' annual.
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Smile
for the camera boys! In 1966 at Sydney Showground Lew Marshall (75) is
in the Mackay Kurtis Kraft Offy, pictured ![]() |
American
Merle Bettenhausen made an Australia tour during 1969-70. He's pictured
here on the grass during sunset at the ![]() Photo by Bill Meyer. |
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Brian
Dillion (in the ex-Dave Strickland car) leads fellow Queenslande Gus McClure
a merry chase at the Brisbane ![]() |
Jimmy
Davies (USA) sits inside the number 23 Offenhauser which proved very successful
for him on his final tour of ![]() |
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A
rare color photograph taken in 1963 of Sydney superstar, Jeff Freeman.
Freeman was the driver to beat![]() |
Johnny
Stewart, racing with Aust. 1 on the tail, paces Kevin Park (66), out on
the boards at the former Westmead ![]() |
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Pictured
here in the USA is the number 98 car, formerly driven by Parnelli Jones.
Jones had numerous race victories in the ![]() |
The
Volvo powered speedcar (driven by Sid Middlemass) sits outside the Sydney
Showground pits, next to the ![]() |
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An
interesting drawing this. It shows the Nutley Velodrome during the peak
of it's short life. Playing before up to 12,000 ![]() |
The
immaculate (but rarely seen) ex-Bob Tattersall racer, seen here in restored
form on track at the Brisbane Exhibition ![]() |
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At
the controls is American legend Bob Tattersall, at the wheel of the number
35 Offenhauser. He's ready to do battle against ![]() |
Who
will forget the hard charging Californian, Sherman Cleveland? Here he
is at the Sydney Showground in 1966. He ![]() |
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