by Colin Thompson | Mar 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
When the Borderline Speedway opened in Mount Gambier in 1957, many Mount Gambier Motor Cycle and Light Car Club members competed in Solo and Sidecar races. Bikes were generally standard road bikes modified slightly for track use, as from being used in Scrambles. Bruce...
by Colin Thompson | Mar 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Watched the Levis Motr Cycle Club’s 2023 Sellick’s Beach races on the week end via live-streaming and was interested to see the late Frank McNamara’s 16H Army Norton outfit working on the beach over the 2 days. Darren Winter, well known Adelaide...
by Colin Thompson | Mar 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Australian T.T, Longford, Tasmania, March 1953. The Auto Cycle Union of South Australia had selected Mount Gambier’s Laurie Fox as one of two State representatives (Allan Wallis, 125cc rider, the other) for the Australian T.T. in Tasmania. Fox had been only...
by Colin Thompson | Mar 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
G’day! Well, some bad news, then some good news! Dear Harry Vause, one of the very early Mt Gambier Motor Cycle & Light Car Club members and the only remaining person to have walked with Laurie, Maurie & Frank over the scrub block now Mac Park has been...
by Colin Thompson | Feb 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Today marks the birthday of a remarkable man, the late Basil Coombe. Basil and Joan, with children Jim, Pat and Frank moved to Mount Gambier in 1956 (Judy was born here later) and this proved to a stroke of luck for the Mount Gambier Motor Cycle & Light Car...
by Colin Thompson | Feb 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Local lads were pretty good at building “specials” and this is a very pretty 350cc Ariel engined Royal Enfield built by the late Graham McPherson. I believe Duncan Morrison may have been the last to ride it at Mac Park, but am open to correction. I badly...
