sidecartitles

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The Australian Speedway Sidecar Title was first held in the 1931 season at the Exhibition Speedway, Carlton, Melbourne and was won by Les Medlycott ( programmed as Art Medlycott ) with passenger "Tich" Jones. Although there were many Aussie titles run on 1 mile tracks in the 1920s and 1930s they are not included in these Speedway statistics. The next sanctioned Speedway title was then run in Sydney at the Sydney Sports Ground Speedway, after WWII, during the 1946 season.

Left:

The 413 yd. Exhibition Speedway, at the rear of the famous Exhibition Buildings in Carlton, Melbourne,Victoria.

Motor Cycle Speedway meetings took place on the dirt track from

5.11.1928 to 7.3.1936.

This was the venue for the inaugural Australian Sidecar Title meeting.

Right:

The Sydney Sports Ground Speedway 418 yard dirt circuit, in use for Speedway from 30th. October 1937 to 25th. March 1955. The ground had it's origin in the late 1800s as a General Sports Oval for use of the members of the military at the close by Victoria Barracks in Sydney, the dirt track was not laid until 1937.

Sydney's Jack Carruthers with Paul Bridson as passenger at the Sydney Sports Ground. Jack and Paul won the Aussie title in 1946 and Jack won with Reg Dee in 1950 after a ride off with 'Chook' Hodgekiss

1931Melbourne Exhibition

1946 Sydney Sports Ground

1947Sydney Showground

1947Maribyrnong

19474 lap

1948Maribyrnong

1948Kilburn

1949Sydney Showground

1950Kilburn

1950Sydney Sports Ground

1951Kilburn

SeasonTrack 1st Place2nd.3rd. Laps.

2 laps

4 laps

3 laps

2 laps

4 laps

3 laps

4 laps

3 laps

1952

1953

1959

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

Jim Davies 7

Bruce Kelley

Doug Fleet

Stan Smith

Laurie Noye

Kev Trembath (Qld.)

John Carter

Charlie McConnell (SA)

Don Ballis (Qld.)

Don Willison (SA)

Bob Sierp

Charlie McConnell (SA)

Ray Holt

Doug Tyerman (NSW)

Dick Kelly

Harry Denton (SA)

Bob Sierp

Doug Robson (NSW)

Rob Lewis ( NSW)

Doug Robson (NSW)

Jack Robson (NSW)

'Chook' Hodgekiss 8

Charlie Kendall

Don Willison F

Des Dick

Bruce Kelley

Doug Fleet

Allan Chance (Qld.) F

Bob Sacre

Bill Bingham (NSW) F

Bob Levy (NSW)

Ron Johnson (Qld.) F

Les Bertwhistle

Bruce Kelley (SA) F

Barry Dienhoff

Bob Levy (NSW) F

Col Lewis (NSW)

Doug Robson (NSW) F

Rob Lewis (NSW)

Len Bowes (SA) F

Wayne Reuter

Graham Young (NSW) F

Ray Murray (NSW)

'Clacker ' Levy 6

Charlie Moran

Stan Smith

Laurie Noye

Ron Johnson

Alan Matook (Qld.)

Laurie Johnson

no third

Sandy McCrae (Qld.)

Don Carmody

Stan Smith (SA)

Len Johnston

Harry Denton (SA)

Bob Sierp

Bob Levy (NSW)

Col Lewis (NSW)

Bob Levy (NSW)

Col Lewis (NSW)

Bob Levy (NSW)

Kerry Pont

4 laps

3 laps

4 laps

3 laps

Les Medlycott and passenger Tich Jones after the win

in the 1931 Australian Sidecar Title at the

Melbourne Exhibition Speedway.

Promoters Gene Cowley and Mick Hede ( L & R ) Mr F.Yott of the A.C.U. presenting sash. Les lost his life on 18.4.1933 after an accident on the Warragul Grass track on the 17.4.33.

Rowley Park

to 1958 not held.

Rowley Park

Brisbane Exhibition

Sydney Showground

Rowley Park

Not held

Sydney Showground

Not held

Les Medlycott (Vic.)

' Tich ' Jones

Jack Carruthers (NSW)

Paul Bridson (NSW)

Jim Davies (Vic.)

Peter Flynn (NSW)

Keith Ratten (Vic.)

Charlie Perabo (NSW)

Not Found

Keith Ratten (Vic.)

Paul Bridson (NSW)

Jim Davies (Vic.)

PeterSpeerin (NSW)

# Not Held.

Jim Davies (Vic.) 12

Doug Tankard (NSW)

Jack Carruthers (NSW) 7 **

Reg Dee (NSW)

Jim Davies (Vic.) 12

Doug Tankard (NSW)

Arthur Millard (Vic.)

Jack Clarke (NSW) F

Ken Bateman (NSW)

Keith Ratten (Vic.)

Reg Dee (NSW)

Bill Barker (Vic.)

Ray Wason

Eric Haslam (Vic.)

Ray Mackie

Keith Ratten ( Vic.)

Les Smedley (SA)

Norm Cook (Vic.) 9

J.Harper

C. Hodgekiss (NSW) 7 **

Jeff Burt

Ron Anderson ( SA) 10

( maybe B.Flavel )

no third

Kev Gallaher (NSW)

maybe A.Harvey

Ces Proudman

Harry Down (Vic.)

Keith Clare

Bruce Rehn (SA)

Barney Hughes (Vic.)

Trevor Richardson (SA)

Jock Brown

Chook Hodgekiss (NSW) 9

P.Stanley

J.Davies/D.Tankard 6

K.Ratten/G.Donkin 6

Ern Hughan/ -(NSW) 9

Barry Stauffer/ - (NSW) 9

** Ride Off

# 1949 3 lap title was scheduled for the Sydney Showground on 30/4/49, but on the night the A.C.U refused to sanction it as an official title because of a mistake in the heat draw and it was run as a "trophy" event instead.

Jim Davies was to retain the title until it could be re-staged but no details of a re-staging have been found .

Charles "Chook" Hodgekiss and Charlie Kendall.

Doug Tankard with Jim Davies on the right.

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

Sydney Showground

Rowley Park

Sydney Showground

Brooklyn

Newcastle

Claremont

Rowley Park

Sydney Showground

Avalon

Garry Innis (NSW) F

Russell Meyer

Geoff Grocott(NSW) F

Warren Sullivan (NSW)

Neil Munro (SA) F

Rod Lang (WA)

Doug Robson (NSW) F

Ray Rose

Doug Robson (NSW) F

Greg Griffiths (NSW)

Dennis Nash (WA) F

Russell Hearn

Ken I'Anson (SA) F

Rod Lang (WA)

Keith Sewell (Qld.)12

Paddy Kuhnert

Keith Sewell (Qld.)14 **

Neil Gould

Ken Walker (Vic.)15

Jamie Walker

Graham Young (NSW)

Ray Murray (NSW)

Garry Innis (NSW)

Kerry Pont

Bill Mitchell (SA)

David Weaver

Garry Innis (NSW)

John Lloyd

Terry Rooney (Vic.)

Ian Treloar

Terry Rooney (Vic.)

Dennis Nash (WA)

Russell Hearn

Ken Walker (Vic.) 12

Jamie Walker

Doug Tyerman (NSW)14

Ray Murray

Dennis Nash (WA)14

Denis Mortimer

Doug Robson (NSW)

Rob Lewis (NSW)

Neil Munro (SA)

Rod Lang (WA)

Dennis Nash (WA)

Ray Barber

Steve Rychvalsky (NSW)

Ian Cochrane

Neil Munro (SA)

Chris Flaherty

Graeme Harris (WA)

Dave Bowman

Kym McConnell (SA)

David Parker

Deane Taylor (SA)11

Peter Menz

Warren Sullivan (NSW)12

Bill Dudenhoeffer

David Adams (NSW)11

David Parker (SA)

3 laps

Doug Robson.

** Ride Off

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

Claremont

Speedway Park

Northline

Liverpool

Alice Springs

Cairns

Archerfield

Claremont

Mildura

Murray Bridge

Dennis Nash (WA) 14

Denis Mortimer

Clarry Jones (Vic.) 14**

Peter Marriage

Dennis Nash (WA)15

Denis Mortimer

Phil McCurtayne (NSW) 12**

Dennis Potts

Phil McCurtayne (NSW) 15

Dennis Potts

Phil McCurtayne (NSW)15

Stuart Kirk

Andrew Cleave (Vic.) 12 **

Dave Power

Dennis Nash (WA)15

Jeff Gittus

Dennis Nash (WA)15

Jeff Gittus

Shane Souter (Vic.)13

Robert Renwood

Keith Sewell (Qld.)12

Neil Gould

Brian Shultz (SA)14

Geoff Graetz

Paul Penhaligon (Qld.)11**

Kim French

Paul Pinfold (Eng.) 12

Alan Artus

Brian Radford (SA)12**

Colin Olds

Shane Souter (Vic.)14

Mick Pratt

Martien Hurkmans (SA)12

Rick Schonfeldt

Ed Blakeney (WA)14

Beth Litterick

Andrew Cleave (Vic.)13

Dave Power

Steve Hawtin (Qld.)12**

Glenn Golding

Brian Shultz (SA)11

Geoff Graetz

Peter Menz (SA)12

Brenton Langlois

Rod Lang (WA) 11

Shane Wade (SA)

Clarry Jones (Vic.)11

Les Gates

Gary Joyce (WA)12

Warren Joyce

Andrew Cleave (Vic.)11

Tom Cleave

Phil McCurtayne (NSW)11

Stuart Kirk

Mark Rothe (WA)12

Mick Forward

Ian Smith (Vic.)12

Craig Fordham

Russell Mitchell (WA)12

Chris Page

laps

3 laps