CLIVE BAXTER

Clive Baxter became the first wheelchair-bound competitor to win an Australian speedway championship when he took out the national Formula 500 title at Swan Hill in Victoria in 1989. A paraplegic since a Motocross accident in 1982, he still had the desire to compete despite his limitations and returned to

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BERT VOSBERGEN

“Big Bad Bert” Vosbergen was a highly decorated and polarising figure who set the bar for professionalism in Western Australian Sedan Racing from the 1960’s through to his passing in 2019. With eight state titles to his credit in a range of Sedan classes, he would often be competing in

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AUB LAWSON

Aub Lawson was a bonafide international Solo Motorcycle superstar, hailing from country New South Wales and arriving in England in 1939 at the age of 25. He qualified for the World Final that year, which wasn’t run due to the outbreak of World War 2 and subsequently had distinguished military

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ARTHUR WIEDEN

The dominant force In early 1980s  Modified Sedan racing, Toowoomba’s Arthur Wieden was the first driver to win four national Australian Saloon Car Federation titles, and since that time only two other drivers have managed this feat – Hall of Famer Grenville Anderson and future Hall of Famer Anthony Beare.

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