VICTORIAN MX Tracks

[albrid-3]

Colac started in the 50`s,  6 mile dam era 50 `s 60`s,
 kettle park 60`s to 80`s, kettles yeo 50`s 60`s,
 Barrongarook 60`s for one year only ,
 rye reserve Barrongarook 80`s to current
Morwell.
Great Western in the middle of Race horse track early 50`s to mid 70`s
Alcoa Geelong area, early 50`s
Barrabool 50`s  at the old track same farm in another paddock over the back
Newtown Ballarat ran by Melbourne Club,
Moyston 50`s to 60`s
Sunbury 60`s
Korweinguboora 40`s to 60`s Australia renowned Mud Scrambles
vite vite 50`s to 60`s era
Tower hill, 50`s to 60`s era ( Warnambool)
Avoca 50`s to 60`s
heywood early 70`s
Mt gambier 50 to 70`s
Mortlake 50`s to mid 70`s
horsham
casterton
naracoorte all part of the western centre
stawell
Ararat
Arther creek
, Beaconsfield

[Hoony]

Yes 1985 sound right Russ.  where was the track at marysville? never heard of that one till now. can you remember what year it was you rode there?

Henry i know of the lakes entrance track next to the airport but hwere was the other one?

[holeshot buddy]

marysville track was before my time
but i used to practice there through the mid eighties
it was at a fun type park that had downhill grass skiing
and the mx track was over back
think i raced there once in 1975
it was on the side of a hill good track
not too many knew about practicing there
we used to go and have the whole track to ourselves

[HL400]

Hoony it was just out the other side of Lakes turn right down the Lake Bunga road, it was another black sand track, it was there for around 2 years, use to race an old cz 250 there 1968 mod, wow it would worth a few $$$$$ to day. HL

[Hoony]

marysville track was before my time
but i used to practice there through the mid eighties
it was at a fun type park that had downhill grass skiing
and the mx track was over back
............

Yes now i remember, i did practice there once around 1988 or so, even had a go at grass skiing as well. took your post to get the memory going.

[motomaniac]

Hi Motomaniac no offical gippsland events but we had some top combine club days.

The Coota boys where the 3 Cockburne brothers Craig, Grant and Lee, also a tough man called Lary Gray,  HL

HL yer I remember all those guys.Especially Larry , he was a sort of mate that I had some good races with but never beat him.He world famous now with the sea kayakers

[motomaniac]

Hoony it was just out the other side of Lakes turn right down the Lake Bunga road, it was another black sand track, it was there for around 2 years, use to race an old cz 250 there 1968 mod, wow it would worth a few $$$$$ to day. HL

My freinds in Lakes tell me that is now another track there .I think its a bit before you get to lakes proper.

[Woody]

Merriang at Myrtleford (already listed) was one of my favourite tracks.

I'm surprised that Albury-Wodonga hasn't been mentioned as it held a fair few open meets.

We did get the Whitehouse boys along to our local track at Wahgunyah at least once or twice, anyone else know of it?  and then there was Wilby (near Yarrawonga) where I had my 1st race on a GT80B.

oh and Undera near Shepp

[number8]

Marysville ran open races there by my old Club East Malvern Club,in around 75/76 they had a couple of big races there Sponsord by Radio 3MP I remember Lester Rowley at one meeting on his CCM


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[Mick22]

Did they ever run race meetings at Deep Creek or was it only a practice track??

[number8]

Where is Deep Creek again,Doesn't ring a bell

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[motomaniac]

Where is Deep Creek again,Doesn't ring a bell

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Deep creek was Sunshine - sort off. Right under the flight tak off path for Tullamarine.

[number8]

Yea,

I practiced there once around 81/82 I dont know if they ran an Open meeting there though?

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[Hoony]

Deep Creek Supercross and Motocross were practice tracks only never held an open meeting (or any other meeting that i know of there)

[Rosco86]

Started riding sidecars with Russ Bergmier at the Ballarto Rd track just outside of Seaford and mini bikes at Arcona (?) Park  on the Princess Highway between Berwick amd Pakenham. Also remeber riding sub-juniors at Cerbrus naval base, rained and being on sand it became like quick sand. remember Grant Cramer stepping off his bike bogged to the axles and needing 4 blokes to set it free. The Hartwell club also started the MX track out the back of the Granite Park short circuit track. Also had a great time on the Rally Cross track at Calder which was televised on Channel 10. Back in vic at the moment and can't get over how cold it is, staying out at Pakenham. And yes it was worth the trip from Mackay. Go Sainters!