Rowley Park Speedway operated from 21-12-1949 to 6- 4-1979
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Managing Director ( 1952-73 Season ) Mr Kym Bonython
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Track Circumference 440 yards. ( 402.33 Mtrs)
Track Records in 1955-56.
SOLO : Jack
Young - 3 laps Clutch Start, 49- 4/5 secs.
SIDECAR: Jim Davies - 3 Laps Clutch Start, 56- 2/5 secs.
Don Willison - 4 Laps Clutch Start, 75 secs.
SPEEDCAR: Joe Blow (
Gordon Schubert )- 4 Laps Rolling Start, 1 min 10-1/5 secs.
Roy Sands- 10 Laps Rolling Start, 2 min 56-3/5 secs.
STOCKCAR: Ted Fulgrabe - 20 Laps Rolling Start, 7min 23-3/5 sec
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Nine competitors lost their lives at Rowley Park in those 30 years, they were:
15-11-1957...Brian Bennett.... Sidecar
02-01-1959...Steve Howman.. Speedcar
23-01-1959...Arn Sunstrom.... Speedcar
06-03-1959...Gerry Hussey.... T.Q.
09-11-1962...Kon Lang...........T.Q.
17-12-1965...Peter Stirling......Solo
25-02-1966...Harley Dillon.......Speedcar
03-11-1967...Harry Denton......Solo
23-01-1970...Jimmy Gavros.... Solo
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Kym Bonython used to call into our cafe at
Chain of Ponds, I think he had a property near
Kersbrook,or Mt Pleasant, someone might verify that,
.