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Preliminary Report This years event was a huge success, with 36 vehicles and 55 drivers making the trek to Lake Gairdner. There were several best speeds attained, many licencing passes achieved and even a world record. Most notable was the 205MPH by Gail Phillips in her little Austin Healey, the 181MPH from in the Moe Boys XA Falcon Coupe. There were also several new members to the "Spin Doctors" club, Bob Bowman was the first, then Keith Stamp the obliged the crowd on his first pass and in the same car Steven Stamp and Greg Hamilton. Many new cars made their debuts this year including Rod Hadfield's new Commodore.

The track was not as good as it has been in other years with some drivers describing the surface as looking like a moonscape, covered with little (and not so little) craters. The drag that was used to prepare the track was only mildly successfull in removing these. There was also a set of humps just after the start of the 3 mile and the 4th mile. Many drivers choosing to use the full long track to attain their best speeds.

The weather was hot, most days hovering around the 100 degrees F mark with about 36% humidity. The winds in the morning were usually slight and from the north, in the afternoon these would swing around to the east and become stronger and guster with the track being closed on the Wednesday afternoon. Typically Friday provided the best conditions.

Most of Monday was taken up with track preparation and setting up of the timing equipment with a couple of shakedown runs later in the day. There was a record 83 passes made on the Thursday.

Please come back to this page over the next couple of weeks as the information will be added as it becomes available. All photos to get captions. A full race report by the Secretary will follow soon. Note: the results are only preliminary.

RESULTS Report  Results  Photos 

Preliminary Results of Speed Trials 2001, March 5th - 9th 2001 - Peter Noy, Chief Timer
Any application for amendments to these results must be made on the Results and Records Amendment Form.

Records shown are either Open or a Record prior to this meeting.
Speeds shown in RED are records set for this year

Driver No. Vehicle Class MPH Record
Rod Hadfield 003 1996 Holden Commodore AA/FALT 229.767 Open
Lionel West 272 1996 Holden Commodore AA/FALT 151.057 Open
Graham Cain 249 1973 LC Torana E/PRO 115.562 121.64
Norm Golgerth 250 1973 LC Torana E/PRO 113.392 121.64
Leo Monahan 271 1973 LC Torana E/PRO 113.708 121.64
Bob Ellis 202 1927 Ford T Bucket C/GR 74.255 117.93
Geoff Rea 005 1924 Ford Roadster V4/GMR   64.379
Chuck Sharpe 273 1924 Ford Roadster V4/GMR 122.050 64.379
Ray Charlton 096 1932 Ford Roadster C/STR 170.648 153.326
Kevin Parker 164 1932 Ford Roadster C/STR 164.203 153.326
Norm Hardinge 201 1934 Ford Roadster B/GR 162.572 168.07
Nev Anderson 276 1934 Ford Roadster B/GR 138.867 168.07
Peter Cumes 279 1934 Ford Roadster B/GR 120.032 168.07
Nicholas Bown 274 1934 Ford Roadster B/GR 119.540 168.07
Roy Brand 277 1934 Ford Roadster B/GR 120.032 168.07
Peter Arundel 275 Indian P/VF 650 102.459 Open
Kevin Saville 060 1927 Ford T Roadster E/BFMR 128.700 184.27
Mark Hadfield 044 1967 Ford Mustang D/PRO 167.161 171.18
Craig Hartman 268   A/P 147.058  
Allan Murchison 080 Streamliner AA/GS 151.725 149.420
Peter Wilmer 082 1995 Trimuph Daytona P/P 1350 136.759 172.993
John Lynch 092 Bellytank A/BFL 272.809 270.351
Rex Nesbit 046 Bellytank A/BFL 230.957 270.351
Steven Stamp 214 1929 Ford Roadster C/GMR 146.603 139.643
Greg Hamilton 238 1929 Ford Roadster C/GMR 149.551 139.643
Mark Dunn 212 1929 Ford Roadster C/GMR 147.758 139.643
Brian Nicholson 131 1973 XA Falcon Coupe C/PRO 180.405 168.123
Micheal McNally 158 1973 XA Falcon Coupe C/PRO 181.689 168.123
Steven Morris 188 1973 XA Falcon Coupe C/PRO 164.238 168.123
Brendan O'Reilly 191 1973 XA Falcon Coupe C/PRO 174.308 168.123
Mark Dunn 212 1929 Ford A Model Roadster C/GMR 137.330 139.643
Keith Stamp 114 1932 Ford 5W Coupe C/GC 112.320 138.846
Steven Stamp 214 1932 Ford 5W Coupe C/GC 130.999 138.846
Greg Hamilton 238 32 Ford Coupe C/GC 148.0 138.846
John Hanson 147     146.914  
Peter Vanstitart 150 Trimuph MPS/VF 650 109.157 Open
Steven Charlton 151 1972 Ford GT Falcon C/PRO 158.481 168.123
Brendan Collier 157     142.834  
Bob Prior 205   M/G 750 136.330 Open
John Broughan 211 Belly Tank G/GL 112.306 Open
Paul Broughan 259 Belly Tank G/GL 97.911 Open
Leigh Russell 222 1984 Suzki Hatch J/BGC 112.324 108.692
Stuart Lappin 228 1998 Honda CBR P/P 650 155.925 167.644
John Dawson 231 1953 Studebaker A/GALT 141.442 238.331
Debra Dawson 258 1953 Studebaker A/GALT 141.442 238.331
Mal Hewett 234 1950 Vincent Rapide M/VG 1350 129.124 121.285
Micheal Hite 241 1987 Harley Sportster M/PG 1350 133.769 116.731
Tony Berthun 244     135.460  
Llyod Johston 267 1963 XM Falcon Ute C/MP 118.561 103.96
Gary Myers 266 1967 Ford Mustang D/BGC 170.003 Open
Cled Davies 270 1917 Dodge Roadster V4/STR 69.772 Open
Nick Bown 274 1975 HJ Holden D/PRO 158.478 168.07
Bob Bowman 194 1927 Ford Roadster D/GMR 139.211 161.081
Ray Cooke 237 1927 Ford Roadster D/GMR 147.831 161.081
Terry Maloney 215 1927 Ford Roadseer D/GMR   161.081
Trevor May 216 1927 Ford Roadster D/GMR   161.081
Neil Jaccups 217 1927 Ford Roadster D/GMR   161.081
Gail Phillips 254 Austin Healey E/MS 205.538 Open
Doug Odom 255 Austin Healey C/MS 220.237 Open
John Pudney 173 1981 Kawasaki M/PS 1000 166.481 157.761
Phil Arnold 140 1986 Bike A/F 500 116.817 128.472
David Waight 155 1927 Ford T Roadster V4/GMR 86.596 86.738
Bob Prior 205 1972 Suzuki M/PS 1000  
Chris Hanlon 251        
Southern Rescue   Toyota Landcruiser   86.070  
Northern Rescue   Toyota Troopcarrier   51.062  

 
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