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Melbourne Speedbowl

Melbourne Speedbowl

Speedway stadium in Brooklyn, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne Speedbowl (also known by several other names) was a motorsport venue, located on Geelong Road in Brooklyn, Victoria, Australia. The site today is industrial buildings on Fleet Street in Laverton North.

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History

The site which was originally a greyhound racing track was owned by a Mr. Wilson and he built a speedway track, which he named Brooklyn Speedway, with the intention of running Dirt track racing. In 1965, it was bought by three businessmen for A$ 250,000 and later opened for hot rods and stock cars.[1]

The venue then saw motorcycle speedway and sidecars introduced, the solo track record was set by riders such as Eric Boocock and Bert Harkins during 1968.[1]

Various promoters took over the track and it was renamed several times.[2]

The track became a significant venue for important events, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship starting in 1976[3][4] and the Victorian Individual Speedway Championship on eleven occasions from 1966 to 1981.[5]

Names and years

  • Brooklyn Speedway (?–1965)
  • Melbourne Speedway (1965–1972)
  • Northern Park Raceway (1972–1978) promoted by Phil Page
  • U.S.A.C Brooklyn Speedway (1978–1979) promoted by Paul Camilleri
  • Western International Raceway (1980–1982) promoted by Mick & Glenda King
  • The Melbourne Speedbowl (1982–1988) promoted byr Richard Newnham

References

  1. [1]
    "Melbourne (Vic)". speedwayandroadracehistory. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. [2]
    "The History of the Melbourne Speedbowl". Optus. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. [3]
    "World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. [4]
    "World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Honor Roll since 1927/28". Speedway Champions. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2024.


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