WA Sporting Car Club

The WA Sporting Car Club is a motorsport organisation that has operated for over 80 years in the state of Western Australia.

Early years

The club was involved in the development of flying mile speed contests in 1932,[1] as well as the Albany Speed Classic in 1936.

In the 1930s, activities included hill climbs,[2] open events,[3] organisation of country events,[4] speed tests,[5] and trials,[6] including events previously run by the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia.[7]

It had also operated from other raceways, including the Caversham Raceway,[8] the Brooklands Track (1930s West Subiaco),[9] Nicholson Road, Cannington track,[10] as well as country locations.[11]

1970s

The club was the builder of and has been the operator of Wanneroo Raceway since the 1970s.[12]

Publications

The Club has had a range of periodicals that have included other clubs and related sports based in Western Australia over the years.[13]

  • Monthly news (1950-1951)[14]
  • The visor (1951-1971)[15]
  • Newsletter - later called 20/20 looking to the future of motorsport in WA[16]
  • The racing line[17]

Notes
  1. "Sporting Car Club". The West Australian. 18 February 1932. p. 4. Retrieved 5 June 2016 – via Trove.
  2. "W.A. Sporting Car Club". The Daily News. 26 July 1933. p. 9. Retrieved 22 January 2020 – via Trove.
  3. "W.A. Sporting Car Club". The West Australian. 29 June 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "Pingelly Progress Assn". Pingelly-Brookton Leader. 2 February 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 22 January 2020 – via Trove.
  5. "Motoring". The West Australian. 7 November 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 22 January 2020 – via Trove.
  6. West Australian Car Club (1961), 1961 "Shell Pathfinder Trial", 23rd and 24th September, 1961 : supplementary regulations, The Club, retrieved 22 January 2020
  7. "Sporting Car Club Dinner". The West Australian. 5 November 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via Trove.
  8. W.A. Sporting Car Club (1957), 22nd Australian Grand Prix : official programme 1957, retrieved 22 January 2020
  9. "Brooklands Track". The Daily News. 16 February 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 22 January 2020 – via Trove.
  10. "Motors and motoring". Sunday Times. 17 November 1935. p. 23. Retrieved 22 January 2020 – via Trove.
  11. "Sports diary". Western Mail. 8 March 1951. p. 53. Retrieved 22 January 2020 – via Trove.
  12. https://www.wascc.com.au/about-us/ The Move to Wanneroo
  13. W.A. Sporting Car Club (1956), [Collection of information relating to the W.A. Sporting Car Club including rally programmes], retrieved 22 January 2020
  14. W.A. Sporting Car Club (1950), Monthly news, The Club, retrieved 22 January 2020
  15. W.A. Sporting Car Club (1951), The visor : official organ of the W.A. Sporting Car Club (Inc.), The Club, retrieved 22 January 2020
  16. W.A. Sporting Car Club (1900), Newsletter, The Club, retrieved 22 January 2020
  17. W.A. Sporting Car Club (1990), The racing line, WA Sporting Car Club, retrieved 22 January 2020
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