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ADELAIDE - Wayville Showground By Peter Hunter I wanted to contribute some pictures I took in 2003/04 of a historic speedway meeting that took place at the Wayville Showground in Adelaide, South Australia which was dubbed the “Back to Rowley Park” night. Wayville has hosted speedway since 1926, including versions of the Australian Individual Championship (the last being in 2002 won by 10 time Aussie champ Leigh Adams).It’s not a regular speedway host, only holding at best 1-2 meetings per year. During the 1980s and 1990s Wayville was the host of the West End Speedway International which featured some top class riders including Hans Nielsen, Simon Wigg, Todd Wiltshire, Shawn Moran, Sam Ermolenko, Leigh Adams, Michael Lee, Shane Bowes and Egon Muller, among others. In the 1990s Wayville also hosted the Adelaide round of the (sadly) now defunct Speedway 500 Series. Wayville was, until 1973, the main trotting track in Adelaide before Harness Racing SA moved to its own facility 17km north of Wayville at Globe Derby Park. Wayville Showground – 510m (557 yards) Opened (as a speedway) - 1926 Capacity – 14,000 Owner – SA Government Operator – Royal Agricultural Society of South Australia
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