Dream of a 40 strong field of all those old cars and bikes, and about the fun and stories in the paddock afterwards? Amaroo Park was constructed by Industrialist Oscar Glaser with the vision of creating a complete motor sport venue, Life for the complex started as a hill climb course, Later of the tracks introduced to the complex, A Short Circuit Dirt Track, A Flat Track Dirt Speedway, A Motocross track and then finally the sealed Road Course. Please note that from September 2020, the. . -tempting very tempting, engine? The story of the Sabrina forms part of another I've posted here before... Other internationals to race there, Do Jones and the Brabhams count? It’s something a bit different, but it was interesting to see a piece of Australian motorsport history that still remains to this day. The owner sold it to property developers for over $500 million. At the 1986 James Hardie 1000, Rogers teamed with Queenslander Charlie O’Brien. Please note that from September 2020, the Tyre Kick will begin at 9:30 to coincide with new opening times for Kokoda Cafe. As a former resident of Katoomba I regularly return there for short stays and last time I was there I searched and searched for the old raceway and the cottages where we used to stay across the road, but found nothing but the old pool and a new pool where I guessed the race track had been. Part of Shannon's' Targa Rallysprint Series, Tyre Kick & Coffee: Carss Park at By the Bay Cafe, WA's monthly catch-up and drive, now meeting at Point Belches. Did many internationals race there? Now is the time to get that old car or bike out of the garage, cleaned up, checked over and bring it to Wakefield to run, in a brisk Regularity event. Round Wrap: CSCA 2020 Round 6, The Grand Finale All Too Soon, ‘The Preserve’ October 2020 Available for Download. Certainly, both namesakes were very curvy.The car seemed to be even more desirable because it was road registered, and I couldn’t help conjuring up images of terrorising the neighbourhood with tyres, supercharger, exhaust and passenger screaming in unison! Do you have one from that era? Minus a body, she might well have been unfinished, but she was a mechanical delight! Also, please let me know of any car that might be ‘sleeping’ in a garage, so I can chase it up. And for more information, check out our About page and our Events page. If you would like to keep up to date with all the latest Got Lost! So, look at your diary right now please!! This was the 84 Historic meet. The Meeting will be under AASA permit which makes things a lot simpler. . And if you have a travel-related question you would like me to answer, head on over to my contact page to get in touch and let me know. I’ve taken many photos there over that time particularly in 2016 and 2018, here’s a collection of some of my shots. Please email [email protected] with your name, your car and event if you think you might like to come. Originally posted by Catalina Park Here is the plan of Amaroo taken from Sports Car World, July 1959. It would've been a hell of a track, quick lots of elevation and next to no run off. Drag Racing 2006; DVDs; Shop by Brand . I'm also sufficiently old to remember Silverstone with horizontal rain, north-easterly winds and the mercury hovering just above the 32º mark.And ... the prospect of hitch-hiking home. . My parents used to take us kids to Oran Park and Amaroo every year from about 1980 until it closed... Ahh, the memories. You know what's out of this world? I could probably go on all day about the site, but you can read a full history on Catalina Park Raceway over on this Wikipedia page or this great article from Just Cars. It’s easy to access from the south, being a couple of km north of Tom Uglys Bridge, and a parking area is available for us to decorate. Rhodes Park, Killoola St, Concord West NSW 2138, 22novAll DayWA's Monthly Early Morning Run. 1970; 1980; Calder . I'm also sufficiently old to remember Silverstone with horizontal rain, north-easterly winds and the mercury hovering just above the 32º mark. The story goes that, semi-conscious in the ambulance, Laurie’s only concern was . Dick Ward used to tow his Fiat Abarth (mit Mazda rotary engine) all the way from Perth to Sydney (2000 + miles) just to race there. Sabrina... have you seen Terry Cornelius' story of his love affair with that car?The tale intertwines twixt this car and that, but the reference to the 'huge jugs' on Sabrina, along with the reference to having seen the original example at Albert Park, opposite the pits...I was a small part in the reconstruction of Sabrina, too. The plaque detailing some of the history of the site, located the entrance near the Katoomba Sports and Aquatic Center. The moon. Oh, and the Sydney Showgrounds! You will receive a link to create a new password via email. We look forward to seeing you there from 8.30am on. To make it stronger, use upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols like ! " Wonderful, distant memories. The 'clickable' image opposite depicts 'Mr Six Hour', Ken Blake aboard a BMW R90S during the 1975 Castrol Six Hour at Amaroo Park, Sydney. Drag Racing 1970; Drag Racing 1980's; Drag Racing 1990's; Drag Racing 2000's . Here is the plan of Amaroo taken from Sports Car World, July 1959. or ring Rob Rowe on (02) 49481771 (bikes); or Rees Mackay on (02) 94194251 (cars), Your email address will not be published. Ray wonders how long Eastern Creek will last under ARDC's patronage. The first time was during the TR7 series. SUs of course . This shot shows the braking area into the Lake Corner (Stop Go corner/ Speedway corner) In the top left of the photo you can see the track going over the top of the hill. Learn how your comment data is processed. Wally Gates? Drag Racing 1960's . Catalina Park Raceway, also known as The Gully, was a little race track famous for events in the 1960s and ’70s, and was still used for smaller motorsport sprint style events until the mid-1990s, that is the exception to that rule and still exists, all but abandoned if you know where to look for it. Drag Racing 1964; Drag Racing 1965; Drag Racing 1966; Drag Racing 1968; Drag Racing 1969; Drag Racing 1970's . Amaroo was sitting on the rocks on the hill, choking on dust, avoiding the big ants that bit you, that giant hill to walk up at the end of the day to get in the car before the last race ended to escape the traffic nightmare. Originally posted by Catalina Park Here is the plan of Amaroo taken from Sports Car World, July 1959. more stories, one day perhaps? Catalina Park Raceway, also known as The Gully, was a little race track famous for events in the 1960s and ’70s, and was still used for smaller motorsport sprint style events until the mid-1990s, that is the exception to that rule and still exists, all but abandoned if you know where to look for it. So to speak.#waterfa, Ticked another big one one off the bucket list - T, Also did a quick run up the Captain Cook Highway t. Probably should have brought my drone and tripod, Suns out! The Blue Mountains’ Catalina Park Raceway was closed permanently and left abandoned after being declared a sacred Aboriginal site in 2002. They built a dam featuring a Catalina PBY-5 flying boat (hence the venues name) as well as a number of rides and a swimming pool. Yes I was wondering but not being very good on Aussie cars I wasn't sure, in which case its 1982 and driven by Terry Cornelius, thanks Ray. The race, called "The Last Race, The Main Event, Amaroo's Final Fling" started at 4:30pm and was held over 10 laps. We always thought that a car would go over the fence and into the pitlane. Forty years ago a batch of odd fellows put together a race meeting at Amaroo Park (Annangrove NSW) for older cars and bikes. It was the birth of Historic Motor Sport today and we want to recreate this magic meeting JUST this once. How the Photo Download Works. Gees, when one considers the topography and those rock faces at Amaroo Park, this seemed wildly ambitious. I had never heard of Laurie Knight, who lived in Benalla, but two of my best friends were his cousins, as coincidence would have it. Nowadays the track still remains, albeit well overgrown in some sections, and is accessible as a public park behind the Katoomba Sports and Aquatic Center. The owner sold it to property developers for over $500 million. Then it’s up to you to explore, discover new places and make the most of the experience. Yes, I read the Ten-Tenths thread with some serious contributions from Ray Bell. . Drag Racing 1960's . On the second Sunday of each month, we’re now running another Tyre Kick & Coffee at By the Bay Cafe in Carss Park from 8:30am. We put on events, share technical knowledge and support, and enjoy life with a wonderful group of people. When Catalina Park Raceway was eventually built, it was shaped like a squashed triangle with a number of elevation changes and a mix of high speed and tight corners leading it to be it quickly become known as one of the best tracks in the country, and hosting several touring cars races while it was run Australian Racing Drivers Club until 1969. Or maybe even race if it is up to speed to race competitively. Required fields are marked *. It was won … After witnessing its hugely successful debut that day, I was part of the large admiring group gathered around Laurie Knight and his creation, when someone asked him why he called it Sabrina. I'd like to... but you're closer to it than I am... Of course... and Frank G raced the Corvair there too, didn't he? Probably the most expensive destruction to ever occur at that track. The further you walk around the track the narrower the track gets and you can see sections that have collapsed leaving the old armco hanging in the air. He was about the tenth last car knocked out... the fuel pump fell out of its bracket and shorted out!One day, in what John Medley would refer to as an 'alcoholocaust' we - the demo derby guy, his mates, Wally Gates and myself, stripped out the bits and the engine went away to become the basis for what Sabrina wore for her return.For the benefit of the Yanks reading, Sabrina was a lithe sports car on a fabricated twin-tube chassis... she had the engine as described, together with a huge crank-driven air-pump up front with twin SUs (those 'jugs')... something of an 'Old Yella' look and attraction about her... she was yellow, and she went like stink. 09nov6:00 pmWA’s Monday Meet ‘n Eat at Point BelchesWA's monthly catch-up and drive, now meeting at Point Belches, 15novAll Day2020 MSCA Supersprint Series Round 5Marque Sports Car Association of SA, Marque Sports Car Association of SAhttp://www.mscasa.com/default.aspx, 15nov8:30 amTyre Kick & Coffee: Carss Park at By the Bay Cafe. i vividly remember a guy in a gemini (you know, those really boxy old ones from isuzu) getting catastrophically sideways in a manner that seemed to contradict the laws of physics ... the instructors were alarmed and baffled, i think they wanted to condemn the car on the spot! Talk about a coincidence, I was just going past there today and thought I would go down memory lane one more time. Required fields are marked *. funny you say that: that's where we did a lot of the braking drills. I have the 82 programme and the number matches. Brabham; Elfin; Ford; Holden; Lola; Lotus; Mazda; Morris; Nissan; Toyota; View all Brands; Home; Race Meetings - Proofs; Amaroo Park; 1980; … Read on for the full details, and stay tuned for information about entering. As you walk around the track you gain an appreciation of not only the history and the dangers of early motorsport, but also how much nature has reclaimed different sections of the venue now that it has been left to the elements. The event has settled down at Kokoda Cafe, Rhodes Park. Here you will find tips, advice and inspiration to help plan your next trip and give you enough information to feel comfortable when you arrive. So, over the 17th and 18th of September, 2016, the Vintage Sports Car Club of Australia will hold a special 40th Anniversary of All-Historic Racing race meet at Wakefield Park.
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