WELCOME TO The OFFICIAL WEBSITE of
The AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY RIDERS ASSOCIATION Inc.
Patron & Founder - Mr.Jim Courtney
Visitors to this site since 8-5-02
Click on the VSM name to view some top photos from the pages of The Vintage Speedway Magazine in the UK.
Have a look at some great photos from John's career. Click on his name.
Johnny Hoskins the "Father of Speedway" called him "Buck" after a comic strip hero in the Sunday papers. Click on Keith's name for a tribute to this great Aussie sportsman.
Some photos from Bob's career.
The Veteran Speedway Riders' Association of Australia was formed by a group of Vets in 1991. From those humble beginnings the association has grown to have a membership of around 400 in 2018. The Association name was changed to the AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY RIDERS ASSOCIATION on June 5th. 2014.We look forward to the support of all current ASRA Members and for some of you younger riders and fans from the '70s, '80s, and '90s come on ! join us NOW.......and let's get stronger.
The Association was Incorporated in August 2016.
Click on the BACKTRACK sign, View the Front cover of issue EIGHTY FIVE of this great new Speedway magazine from the U.K. Subscribe NOW ! This is also now linked to the
NEW Classic Speedway Magazine.
ASRA President for 2018 - 2019 - Ralph Warne
Vice President for 2018 - 2019 - Don Lawson
Secretary / Treasurer for 2018 -2019 - Bill Powell
This website was created and is maintained by
Brian Darby for the ASRA.
email bdarby@bigpond.com
or Mob. 0419976557.
This page was last updated: April 18, 2018
Would you like to hear the sound of a J.A.P. engine or hear Stuart Mountford riding a few laps of his Jawa at Barleigh Ranch ?, if you would click on the sounds heading above.
You can't race Speedway much closer than this !
Ashfield Team at Bristol -1949 - Rol Stobart, Eric Salmon, Ken Le Breton, Roger Wise.
Dave Gifford Collection.
A new small Brian Darby website with photos and tributes to our early Speedway champions.
Early stages yet.
You may like modern Speedway as well - Solos, Sprintcars & Midgets etc if so have a look at the DVDs For Sale by Brian Darby -
Action and photo DVDS available
( P.S. Vintage Action & Photo DVDs now available )
Would you like to let us know that you have visited our site or of your Speedway history ?
To leave a message for the Vets click on
Sign In and leave your message and details or to view the existing messages click on
View Entries.
Issue #40 - from the publishers of The VintageSpeedway Magazine and Backtrack Magazine. This new publication replaces The Vintage Speedway Magazine which is now discontinued after running for 15 years. CLASSIC, still with early Speedway features and you can now travel on into the 50s and 60s. Click on the Backtrack banner below for purchase details.
All the ASRA memorabilia is now on display at the Nabiac Museum.
To go to the Museum website click on the link below.
PAYMENTS FOR DVDs BY PAY PAL ACCEPTED.
Click here to open a page showing up & coming events for ASRA members.
2018 - 2019 ASRA Committee
Chris Bailey
Terry McKenna
Ken Taylor
Colin Davidson
Ken Le Breton - The White Ghost
A great new PHOTO DVD from Brian Darby
for the traditional Speedway Solo fan.
Ken Le Breton, one of Australia's greats in International Speedway Solo racing in the late 1940s and early 1950s. This DVD contains many photos from Ken's career here in Australia, England and Scotland, most photos never published or seen in Australia before.
He was a Test rider for his country, had a huge fan base in Scotland, was placed 13th in the 1949 World Solo Speedway Championship at Wembley and was regarded by many as a future World Champion.
It was not to be, Ken lost his life in a racing accident at the Sydney Sports Ground Speedway on 5th January 1951 during the final stages of an England vs Australia Test match. This DVD has music, titles, captions and transitions.
A must addition to your home Speedway Library.
$25 Aud + $ 3 P&P (within Australia)
Pay Pal payments by Credit Card accepted.
ring to order: Brian Darby on 02 9772 1058
A PHOTO DVD for the Sidecar fans of old.
SYDNEY SIDECAR RIDERS OF YESTERYEAR
Over 70 classic photos of riders, their bikes - action and still - from the 1940s and 1950s.
DVD has titles, music, photo captions and transitions.
$ 30 Aud - $ 3 P&P ( within Australia)
Order as above .
The WORLD of SOLO SPEEDWAY
The latest PHOTO DVD set from the
Darby archives.
Months in the making - a TWIN PHOTO DISC set - of over 630 quality photos of Solo Speedway racing and riders from the 1920's through to 2011.
Australian and British Speedway history in
a pictorial form as you have never seen before.
Never has a presentation of this type and quality been offered to the serious Solo fan in the past. Available only from my catalogue of Speedway DVDs.
Running time is 1 hour and 50 minutes,
approx.
$75 Aud + $3 P&P (within Australia)
International P&P $5 Aud.
Order from Brian Darby on
email below or phone
02 9772 1058.
( it might sound expensive but it is a treasure trove of pictorial history for the serious Solo speedway fan.)
Links to interesting websites - click on the logos below.
The DVD Presentation shown on the night at the 2011 Veteran Speedway Riders Re Union
Two tracks - A Tribute to Special Guest
Ove Fundin and with some great footage and photos from the past and VSRA Memories track.
$20 Aud. Plus $3 P&P (within Australia
$5 P&P for Overseas Orders.)
To Order
Brian Darby on
Ph. 02 9772 1058 or email on
A new inovation for your association's website - a page for selling or buying your requirements in a Speedway bike or parts. For private sales or purchases ONLY. It is a free service.
Click on the heading above.
Watch Taylor Poole (right) riding in blue challenge Jason Crump (in yellow) at
Kurri Kurri Speedway December 2011.
Click on the photo of Taylor.
(Turn your sound on - please wait - it will take a minute or so to load.)
Video by Brian Darby
Click here.- Initial download may take a minute or so.
The DVD Presentation shown on the night at the 2013 Veteran Speedway Riders Re Union
Two tracks - A Tribute to Special Guest Barry Briggs and Farewell to Jim Shepherd and Welcome to Jim Courtney
$20 Aud. Plus $3 P&P (within Australia
$5 P&P for Overseas Orders.)
To Order
Brian Darby on
Ph. 02 9772 1058 or email on
A Brian Darby website for lovers of Solo Speedway - worldwide.
Click on the heading above.
2014 ASRA Re Union Tribute
to Brian & Mark Collins
A Short Photo DVD of
Brian & Mark's' career
as shown on the night.
$ 20 Aud. + $ 3 P&P
( within Australia)
For one of the best Speedway photo collections in the world - click here
Contacts for the ASRA are as follows
Bill Powell - Secretary / Treasurer
50 Tuffy Avenue
Sans Souci
NSW 2219
Phone: (02) 9583 2706
Email: bill.p133@live.com
ASRA Newsletter Editors - Bill Powell & Val Wotton 0n bill.p133@live.com
The unofficial website for Newcastle Speedway - UK.
Travel to the Sunderland Speedway site in the UK.
Are you interested in buying any old Speedway memorabilia ?
Programmes - magazines - books - photos - VHS tapes - DVDs ? if so log onto:
To keep this historic Speedway Association moving into the future it is important for us to have new members
join us - you can do that now by clicking onto the APPLICATION FORM heading below which brings up a PDF for you to download by printing - fill it out and send with cheque or money order to the address on the bottom of the form. It's a great Australian Association and having enthusiastic members keeps our history alive - please join us !
Click here to print Membership Application Form.
Affiliated with NSW Motorcycle Alliance
For the planned ASRA members Coach Tour to Ash's Speedway Museum in Bathurst in May go to EVENTS page for details.
Keith "Buck" Ryan has been transferred to the new Estia Health, Kogarah Aged Care Centre.
The address is 74-76 Rocky Point Road - Kogarah NSW 2217
Telephone: (02) 90531800
This is on the corner of Rocky Point Road and Wilson Street (entrance in Wilson Street and parking underneath the building). Keith is on the second level (top) in Room 219. He would enjoy short visits from any Member who is able to visit him. Keith is now 96 years of age and has a remarkable memory of his past racing days.
Kind regards - Bill Powell
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VALE - Graham Williams
Dear Members
It is my sad duty to inform you of the sad passing of Sydney Solo Star and long time VSRA / ASRA Member, gentleman Graham Williams. Graham passed away peacefully on Thursday 12th April, aged 93.
Graham commenced Solo racing in Sydney in 1947, competing at the Sydney Sportsground, Sydney Showground and Parramatta. Graham ventured to the UK and rode for Fleetwood and St. Austell teams.
His Funeral will be a graveside service at Botany Cemetery (Military Road, Matraville) on Friday 20th April at 2.00pm.
Kind Regards - Bill.
Graham Williams and Jim Taylor - Sydney Sports Ground Speedway.
VALE - IVAN MAUGER
Dear Member- It is with deep regret that I have to announce the sad passing of Ivan Mauger, the greatest speedway rider of all time. Ivan, aged 78, passed away in nursing care on the Gold Coast, at 4.00am this morning
Monday 16th April. Ivan had been suffering a long illness.
Ivan was a past VSRA / ASRA President 2000 - 2001 and a proud, and dedicated lifelong supporter or our Association.
The ASRA extends profound sympathy to Ivan's wife Raye and children Julie, Debbie and Kym.
Service details : SOUTHPORT CHURCH OF CHRIST - OLSEN AVENUE
SOUTHPORT - QUEENSLAND (opposite Bunnings)
Friday 27th April. 11.30 am
Afterwards there will be a wake at
PARKWOOD GOLF CLUB - PARKWOOD
