1/27Crowd watching a race at Archerfield Speedway – Photo Supplied Brisbane John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
In pictures: Thrills and spills at Archerfield Speedway
After 44 years, Brisbane’s Archerfield Speedway is facing a bleak future after it was put up for sale. See some of the best pictures from the iconic site.
2/27Car racing past the crowd at the Archerfield Speedway – Photo Supplied Brisbane John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
3/27Panoramic view of the Archerfield Speedway – Photo Supplied Brisbane John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
4/27Aerial view of the Archerfield Astrodome – Photo Supplied Brisbane John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
5/27Sprintcar driver George Tatnell racing at Archerfield Speedway – Photo Supplied Brisbane John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
6/27Archerfield Speedway. Picture: Russell Shakespeare
7/27Archerfield Speedway. Picture: Russell Shakespeare
8/27Brisbane International Speedway at Archerfield. Sprintcar action. Picture: Cranitch
9/27Torey Bellamy member of the North Brisbane motorcyclist club leads to the corner at Archerfield speedway in 1998.
10/27Springwood’s Aaron Kelly had the ride of his life when he flipped his car during a Junior Quarter Midget race at Brisbane International Speedway at Archerfield. Photo: Supplied
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12/27Archerfield Speedway caravan and dunny race.
13/27Archerfield Speedway. Picture: Russell Shakespeare
14/27Archerfield Speedway. Picture: Russell Shakespeare
15/27Paul Weel at the wheel of a Dodge sports truck at Archerfield in 1998.
16/27Archerfield Speedway. Picture: Russell Shakespeare
17/27Archerfield Speedway. Picture: Russell Shakespeare
18/27Archerfield Speedway. Picture: Russell Shakespeare
19/27Archerfield Speedway. Picture: Russell Shakespeare
20/27Monster truck shootout at Archerfield International Speedway in 2000.
21/27Archerfield Speedway. Picture: Russell Shakespeare
22/27Archerfield Speedway. Picture: Russell Shakespeare
23/27Archerfield Speedway. Picture: Russell Shakespeare
24/27Archerfield speedway during the Brisbane floods.
25/27Archerfield Speedway in 1964.
26/27Speedway competitors John Bell and Roye Fitzgerald at Archerfield in 1979.
27/27Archerfield Speedway about to open in 1979. Picture: Courier Mail
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