This meeting was marred by a series of accidents causing many races to be cancelled due to a lack of both competitors and servicable machines The Speedcar Scratch was R.
Huppatz, S. Ellsworthy and A. The Speedcar Handicap was A. Golding, P. DeMack and Arn Sunstrom 3rd Beasley and R. Huppatz after a child spectator was hurt when Gordon Haines hit another competitor and headed for and breaking the safety fence Stan Dyson won the sidecar star scratch race while Brian Cameron won the handicap final Arne Sunstrom, Harry Neale's arch rival, scooped the pool by winning the Speedcar stars scratch, Speedcar final and feature wins.
Unfortunately the high was short lived, Bob Tattersal hit the wall in the Feature Race after a steering problem Stan Smith lowered the Sidecar lap record to Arn Sunstrom was fatally injured during the Speedcar Feature when his Speedcar flipped The restart saw Bob Tattersall win from Harry Neale in a great battle Don Willison won the Sidecar feature ahead of Bruce Kelly Speedcar feature went to Bob Tattersall Stan Smith won the Sidecar feature ahead of Don Willison in a time of The main event was the South Australian T.
Sidecar feature went to Don Willison ahead of Bruce Kelley Jimmy Gavros won the Solo feature from Mudge and Snider Boulger, Hodgson and Baldock were eliminated after a spectacular three bike crash Neil Munro won the Sidecar feature ahead of Cunningham and Bowyang Ray Skipper was outed when he lost a wheel in a collision Dean Hogarth won the Speedcar feature ahead of Murray Hoffman This was the night when the late Bob " Two Gun " Tattersall performed his spectacular 3 wheel driving act The event was the 50 lap Australian Speedcar Derby and it was on lap 26 that Bob Tattersal lost his front left hand wheel and carried on racing and actually over taking cars until the engine gave way A picture of Bob Tattersall on 3 wheels in pictures Syd Clarke N.
Bill Curnow took out the feature Rowley Park Speedway's first meeting was held back two weeks due to rain Trevor Muir won the TQ's While Cunningham took out the Sidecars from Len Bowes Jim Baker won the Production Stock Car feature John Moyle won the Super Modified feature with a new 15 lap record time of 4.
