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May 18, 2009 |
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Bill Mitchell |
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Fantastic speedway, fantastic site. A distant memory now. Well done to those concerned keeping the memories alive. |
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May 13, 2009 |
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RowleyPark |
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Tammy. I recieved your email..... thankyou .... I tried responding twice but it got returned.I'll look into the registration and please feel free to submit or email me with any of your fathers pics or stories at rowleypark@hotmail.com Again thankyou for your email. Cheers Steve. |
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May 11, 2009 |
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Rob Kelvin |
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Excelent speedway and should still be up and running. Many good memories of probably one of the greatest speedway's of all time. Well done. |
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May 6, 2009 |
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RowleyPark |
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Thankyou every one for your positive comments and memories everyone. All comments whether positive or negative are appreciated.... Steve Brown.... I tried emailing some information on what you asked for but it got returned and I am not sure if you actually recieved it.... Again thankyou every one and if you have photo's or stories from mainly Rowley Park or other South Australian circuits please keep them coming in.... |
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May 5, 2009 |
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Steve Brown |
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Thanks for a great site! I live on Francis Ridely Circuit probably on top of the mound where I used to watch the bikes and midgets race! I'd love to get some of the photos to frame and put up in our house.
By the way, when they named all the street in this area they used older historical names (Like Francis Ridely after the ship) rather than some of the racing names.
My father in law (Ramon Munn) raced side cars at Rowkey Park and my 'milkie' (remember when milk was delivered?!) Mr. Foote raced there and was killed in an accident ther I believe?
Anyway, great site! Brought back lots of memories.
Steve :-) |
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May 1, 2009 |
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Jack |
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Not bad |
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April 27, 2009 |
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Peter Douglass |
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Excelent website and noticed always being updated. Good to see new photo's. Keep it up. |
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April 24, 2009 |
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T Galpin |
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Well done for keeping the memories of not only Rowley Park but other speedways from the early days. Many memories and a credit to you. Thankyou and keep it up. |
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April 18, 2009 |
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steven green |
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Great Speedway & great memories, well done to all concerned for keeping alive the memory of Rowley park. |
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April 17, 2009 |
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John |
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Memories. Methanol and Dolomite. Great site. |
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April 15, 2009 |
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K Chapman |
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Excelent and interesting speedway site about the great speedway itself. Keep up the good work. |
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April 14, 2009 |
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Steve Hazeldine |
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So many good memories watching my father in the early 70's. Along with all the local, interstate and overseas drivers and riders. |
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April 9, 2009 |
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Brian Cadd |
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K.I Motor Club |
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Many good memories of a great speedway facility. |
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March 27, 2009 |
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Bill White |
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My memories of Rowley Park before we moved to the Barossa Valley. We lived at Croydon Park, then at Prospect, during 1956 and '57. My dad, Eddie White, was the mechanic at Jack Larritt's Golden Fleece service station at Torrens Road, Ovingham, and Jack owned racing car number ten, 'Old Smokey' which dad prepared for the track.
My brother Gary and I, aged five and seven respectively in 1957, used to go to the track with dad every Friday night. We loved the polka music blaring out of the horn speakers all around the track, the smell of castor oil laced petrol, the taste of Chicko Rolls, the swell and the noise of the crowd, the yellow lights, the roar of the engines, the speed and the constant struggle for grip and sideways-arcing slide of the cars and bikes, the acrobatics of the riders and sidecar men, and the breathless, fearful excitement when somebody crashed. We were shaken coldly and bluntly when Brian Bennett fell from a sidecar and was run over on the fifteenth of November, 1957. He landed spreadeagled and hardly had time to move when a following bike collected him. He did not move at all and, young as we were, we knew he was dead.
The closest we saw 'Old Smokey' get to winning was a respectable third. Dad took the family to the Barossa valley in 1958 and we never went to Rowley Park again, but we must have gone for about seventy race meetings in a row, and except for the night Brian Bennett died, enjoyed every night there. |
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March 25, 2009 |
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John Franklin |
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great aussie speedway. sadly closed. many memories sitting on the coglin street end watching great names like laurie hodgson, johnny boulger, john crowhurst and wigzell etc etc. |
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February 23, 2009 |
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Greg Page |
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Very good and informative website. Congratulations to Glenn Dix on being awarded the OAM in 2009. Truly well deserved on Australia Day. |
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February 15, 2009 |
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Peter Murphy |
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Brings back many good memories. Rowley Park should still be operating. Well done. |
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February 12, 2009 |
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Mark Finlayson |
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Great speedway great location. It was motor racing at its best. Sadly missed and should have never been redoveloped into another housing estate. Typical South Australian Government. Good website, well done. |
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January 31, 2009 |
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erwin achmuller |
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it was one of the best sppedways in australia...brings back many childhood memories...sadly missed |
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January 26, 2009 |
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Jon Davison |
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www.easternats.com.au |
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Congratulations to Glenn on being awarded the OAM in the 2009. Australia Day Honours List |
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