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Bob, we will never forget his kindness and a true man of his word

not that i am aware of? we are looking for a new suitable location / option

No problem 👍

yes still a market but now trying to find new options and a new location to go again

It was huge and many people were all watching from across the street.

yes we had some fun as the murray bridge commentary team thats for sure trev.

Thanks Trev, a man who loved Speedway and in return, we loved him also

Do you know that they'll ever bring it back

sadly so but we are always looking and working on new options and locations, etc

It was a very special place.

@@Paris_Charles Yes mate, it most certainly was. I have many fond memories of the place going back to the late 1970s and early 1980s.

That's so cool, do u have a copy of the song?

@@Paris_Charles Im trying my hardest to find it on youtube. it was for the racing here in Adelaide. there was a female backup singer in the song belting out very powerful backing vocals. the clip would be 30secs to maybe a minute and a bit..

​@@scottmark5345 I heard it! I've heard it!! Definitely, and on RUclips, but ya' know, I'm certain that it was on a commercial from Claremont Speedway in Perth. It was a good old, hard rockin" tune. Yep, I've definitely heard it.

​@Paris_Charles By bloody Crikey, I wish I could have been there. Have a look at some of those beautiful beasts. I think that the Sprintcar reached its apotheosis of design features in the years between 1978-1988. That, for my money, would have to be when the most "pleasing" ascetics were produced, like the Stanton's, Trossels, Gamblers, Felsch, all those beautiful old (now) Sprintcars. But I go back further than that, to a time when all "Sprintcar Racing" was in Australia was "Modified Sprintcar Association" it was right there in the name, these things were actually often built by the bloke that raced them.

@@frenzalrhomb6919 I snagged it as a video and converted it to mp3 ill give it to my Uncle next time I see him. He was a singer in the 70, 80s, 90s and had lot of connections in the day - DJ's (hes still friends with a well known one here in SA who comes to our family functions every now and again). He was friends with Bon Scott back in the day hes from that generation- friends and toured with the top Aussie singers and bands.

speed and top heavy

Something tells me that you don't have much time for Sprintcar Politics? Because that's what it comes down to. They see more bums on seats at a Sprintcar meeting and then their palms start to get itchy for that "filthy Luca" coming in the gates, and then you get a few of them on the committee, and before you know, the bikes get sidelined for the Sedan/Speedcar/Sprintcar mix at the meetings.

I am so sorry to hear this happened to you and also other bike people. Speedway City is no longer an active track and the land has been sold. Please feel free to watch some of my other videos to see what is left of Speedway City.

Oh no. It feels like the end of an era. R.I.P old mate, and it's "left turn all the way to Heaven"

we will miss wacka, but we will never forget him

Hi Peter, I am unaware of the prices for this season, would you like to share admission costs please?

@@Paris_Charles club show to watch up on viewing deck cost me $40.00. Speed week will cost $55.00. Next weekend is the same both nights. No wonder there weren't many people there for the opening night.

@@petergreen9564 thank you letting me and others know the price has increased

very kind :)

hi yes, sadly, it did not get off the ground, too many council regulations blocked the plans

@ typical councils

Hi Sam, I did ask for permission.

Happy to help

Maybe you need to go to the next meeting.

Sorry I just did photos. I invite you next season to come and do the video :)

Glad you enjoyed the video. 😊

I hope so too and thank you for the kind words, I hope you enjoy my page. I believe it is important to keep the memories and history alive :)

such a shame to hear, it was a good venue when i visited. thank you for the update.

thank you for your kind words, I will try to keep the videos coming. Im just not sure what people what to see next?

thank you.

it was a great place to visit, i can only hope somebody with passion buys the venues and rebuilds it better than it ever was.

Would love to see something done with the venue

It would make an amazing movie set for a mad Max/ thunderdome type movie

Who are you and what Junior Sedan did you drive?

@@Paris_Charles Jesse Arthur, 5 and 10, but you should know that haha

Would love to see someone do something to carry Speedway in Adelaide forward

Speedway was a part of our family, growing up as a kid I did the exact same.

​@@Paris_Charles Mate, the unfortunate thing about this video, is that it explains nothing as to the, what, where, when or how this absolute debacle came about in the first place. OK, I get it, you're not an "investigative journalist" doing a 4 Corners story. But some explanation as to why it came to this might have got me interested in the issue . . And in watching part two.

That's awesome, who is your dad and when was the record set?

@@Paris_Charles Steve James, it was on the 20/2/2010

Sometimes unfortunate accidents happen when you least expect 😢

@@Paris_Charles FYI , all members of the group I was in were wearing safety glasses 😁

some have tried but sadly no progress

Thank you :)

@Paris_Charles no worries mate

He sure was, we are thankful for the memories, RIP Bill 'The Wizard' Wigzell

​@Paris_Charles Thanks so much for this tribute to Bill Wigzell. I didn't get to see much of him as I'm Sydney born and bred, but he was a real legend in the sport we all love. So once again, thanks so much for your kind and thoughtful tribute.

thank you

Do you have any memories or photos you would like to share, always love to hear other people's stories

@@Paris_Charles As a traveler to Australia, I didn't know what to expect to come across at the tracks. Here in the States, the vast majority of tracks have grandstands or bleacher seating, and any left over grassy area would be for overflow crowds. Australia seems to be the opposite. I paid the $5 for the stands at Premier, but got to Speedway City a little late and sat in the grass, near turn one. Fortunately, a nice lady behind me offered the spare camping chair besides her, since the occupant was in the pits. If I had to do it all over again, I'd buy a camping chair right off and donate it on my departure. Side note: My AirBnb host let me use hers for Murray Bridge Speedway and Gilman Speedway. I have a fond memory of sitting next to a local at Murray Bridge and trying hard to work my way through the Aussie slang he was using. I loved it, met a lot of great people in Australia.

Do you have any memories or photos you would like to share, always love to hear other people's stories

Hi, turn 3 and possibly 4 / the pit gate will be in my next video which will be part 6 Thanks for taking the time to investigate further on google earth

@@jogguys because in its last infancy it was run dreadfully.