Club in grand prix talks

Bob Duddington in his 1955 Austin Healey, Dr John Parry, Cr. Don Ennis, Cliff Davis with his car which he built 40 years ago, and Cr. Mel Crosby

THE Vintage Sporting Car Club came to Narrogin last week to discuss 50th anniversary celebrations of the Australian Grand Prix planned for November this year.
Club event co-ordinator Syd Sunter-Smith met the Narrogin committee planning the event after it was chosen to run the grand prix.
The club has experience in "round the houses" type events in York, Northam and Albany and in Narrogin between 1988 and 1992.
"The V.S.C.C. are aware of the significance of the 195 1 Australian Grand Prix to Narrogin and have been very keen to put on the 50th anniversary reinactment right from the onset," committee member Bob Duddington said.
Fifty years ago on March 5, 1951 Narrogin was host to the first ever Australian Grand Prix to be held in WA.
Not only was it the first time a grand prix had been held in WA, it was also held as part of the Australia-wide celebrations to mark 50 years since federation.
"It's the historic significance which makes this reinactment so important to Narrogin," Mr Duddington said.
"No other town in WA can claim to have held the Australian Grand Prix and now to top it off we have the 50th anniversary event in the centennial year of federation."
The event will be held on November 25 and will be supported by up to 25 other events for classic sport and racing cars.
The committee hopes to include events for historic motorcycles and midget racers.
The organisers also plan to run a standing quarter mile sprint and a hill climb event on the Saturday.
The grand prix weekend will complete the full Narrogin Race Week of events which will start with the Rev Heads weekend on November 17 and 18.
Anyone interested in helping on a committee or during the events can contact Cr. Don Ennis on 98814309 or Bob Duddington on 0417 953 787.