Early Years Of Western Australian Motorsport?

[Nivola]

What i am looking for is any infomation on the early years of motorsport in western australia. As in Infomation on the Race tracks. Layouts and where they where and the drivers and cars of the time.

I know of Brooklands but have no info on it and same for the street tracks (applecross.)

I am also after any infomation on the street raceing of motorbikes between 1900 and 1950. I have heard of some TT races but cannot find jack about them.

[Darren Galpin]

Brooklands - which one? There were two - one in W.A, another in NSW.


This is the NSW one. A two km oval built near Werrington in New South Wales in the late 1920s. It was never raced on, and eventually the Cobham Remand Home was built on the southern end of the circuit.

A one mile tri-oval located near Perth, Australia. Used in the 1920s, its first race took place without any fences in place, so it was a bit of a financial disaster due to people entering without paying. It soon fell into disuse, although during the late 1930s the Harley Davidson Motor Cycle Club ran a few club events on the circuit.

A 2.4 mile circuit which was used once on 11th November 1940.


For more tracks like this from Australia, take a look at http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/asia.html

[Morris 1100]

The Brooklands circuit at Werrington near Sydney was raced on by motorcycles!

[David McKinney]

Nivola
You need to get hold of a copy of "Around The Houses - The History of Motor Racing in Western Australia" by Terry Walker. Published 1980 by Racing Car News Pty Ltd (no ISBN)

[Nivola]

Thanx guys for the help.
I have got the book "Around the Houses" And it is good for what it is being the only thing of its kind and hard to find!

Dave do you know if there is still avalible access to the site of the brooklands track???? I know the rough area where it lie but not sure on access?

[David McKinney]

I presume you are referring to the WA Brooklands track. Sorry, can't help

[Nivola]

thanx anyway.