Colin’s Potholes Blog
Last Bucks Hill sidecarist turns 100
George Turnbull turns 100 years old today 17 June 2025. As far as is known George is the last sidecar rider/competitor from the Mount Gambier Scrambles circuit "Buck's Hill." George who served in the RAAF during WW2 making Oxygen for Pilots in the Northern Territory...
Loss of a stalwart
SAd to record the passing of Joan Coombe in her 102nd year. Joan and her husband Basil came to Mt Gambier c1956 and lived next door to Alex Campbell - they hit it off immediately and it became a very strong family friendship. The Mount Gambier Motor Cycle and Light...
MAC PARK NEWS
First post for a long time! Some good news, went to Noela Hellyer's 100th Birthday party on Xmas Day. Noela was the first Lady Member of the MGMCC & LCC and is doing well. She now lives in St Mary's Boandik Lodge, Mt Gambier. Second good news! The Mount Gambier...
MGMC &LCC members passed on
Just recently we have lost 3 motorcyclist of bygone eras. Harry Vause (aged 92) and the last of the 3 men that walked the bush block (that was to become Mac Park) with Frank McNamara. Harry was also a successful Speedway competitor at Borderline Speedway on his...
Harry Vause
Vale Harry Vause. With the passing of Harry Vause last Thursday at the age of 92, a link to the history of Mac Park was lost. Harry was, with the late Laurie Fox and Maurie von Einem, one of the three Mount Gambier Motor Cycle & LIght Car Club members who...
70 years ago -Mac park’s first competitive event
Best known for it's road racing, McNamara Park's first competitive event occurred on this day September 13 1953 - 70 years ago. It was a Scramble on "the new half mile track" which used part of the planned road race circuit. that Frank McNamara had roughed- out with...
WITTWER TRIAL
Seventy years ago, in July 1953, the Mount Gambier Motor Cycle and Light Car Club held their annual Wittwer Trial at Mac Park. This was an observed trial and 24 riders took part. Outright winner was Ron Hellyer on an AJS, (pictured below) with Roger Crowe and Ron...
FW: Vale Jim Pearson
A couple of weeks ago at Isle of Man time I posted about 2 Mount Gambier local motorcyclists Alec Campbell and Jim Pearson who performed very credibly in their first attempt at the sidecar racing there. Alec riding, with Jim in the chair gained a 7th place. A great...
Fw: Alex Campbell, outstanding local rider. TT representative.
Alec (Alex) Campbell came to mind when reading about preparations for the upcoming Isle of Man TT. Alec competed at the Island on 2 occasions, the first in 1975 when as an virtually unknown sidecar rider, he and passenger Jim...
