Those two wheel shots are great, especially the humpy
Katoomba Catalina pictures
#51
Posted 22 March 2013 - 11:23 PM
#52
Posted 23 March 2013 - 07:20 AM
#53 _threeblindmice_
Posted 23 March 2013 - 08:28 AM
Col just had them most of my driving life , my first car was one .
#54
Posted 23 March 2013 - 11:43 AM
wow...remember a black one used to come up to King Edward park hillclimb in Newcastle...Stan Adler?....I think hes racing
Porches now?
#55 _2ELCS_
Posted 23 March 2013 - 05:17 PM
BIG pete and little pete ?
#56
Posted 18 May 2013 - 09:38 AM
Members
Today's Sydney Morning Herald (May 18, 2013) in the DRIVE Section (car liftout supplement) has an article re the Old Catalina Race Track at Katooba.
Cheers Dave
#57 _threeblindmice_
Posted 05 July 2013 - 09:59 PM
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#58
Posted 05 July 2013 - 10:35 PM
Here's the pic I shared on fb, TBM. Don't know if it's in here already.
#59 _threeblindmice_
Posted 05 July 2013 - 11:32 PM
#60 _threeblindmice_
Posted 09 July 2013 - 08:39 AM
Another picture from the past .
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#61
Posted 09 July 2013 - 10:24 AM
The traditional owners were forcibly removed from the Gully to make way for a racetrack organised by a group of 83 local businessmen (the Blue Mountains Sporting Drivers Club Limited) who were supported by the then Blue Mountains City Council. The trauma caused to the land and to the community of people who were living in and around the Gully was profound – and still reverberates.
The Gully was declared an Aboriginal Place on 18 May 2002. From the time it was nominated until its declaration as an Aboriginal Place, took only nine months. The Gully in Katoomba became the largest Aboriginal Place in NSW. The Aboriginal Place declaration was warmly welcomed by the Gundungurra and Darug Traditional Owners and was marked by Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike with an official celebration in November 2002. (from wilkpedia)
Was there 2 weeks ago, very wet very foggy and cold, track could be fixed up but thats not going to happen now. My photos of track very much same as the ones already on here, overgrown and sad.
Somebody probably found a few chop bones from a post race BBQ
#62 _threeblindmice_
Posted 09 July 2013 - 11:11 AM
The Gully from the Katoomba Cultural Centre
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#63 _crocko05_
Posted 09 July 2013 - 08:04 PM
Ah, memories. Old Super8 film (yes it's me behind the camera, errr......a lot younger than I am now)
#64
Posted 09 July 2013 - 11:13 PM
I walked along the track today,awesome feeling knowing the history from this thread
#65 _sprintmaster_
Posted 10 July 2013 - 03:34 AM
every time I go back home can't help a nostalgic visit to Catalina Park and
the memories come flooding back.
#66 _The Baron_
Posted 10 July 2013 - 01:24 PM
At the 10 second mark the bonnet comes up on the car on the left,
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