This is a selection of information of great significance of Speedway in South Australia.

"Suddenly 88"

To the real Speedway enthusiast the word "Suddenly" really means a lot. The word describes what it did, it moved 'SUDDENLY".

For those that didn’t know, “Suddenly” is what was known as a “Super Modified” speedway car that was owned and sponsored by Kevin Fischer of Murray Bridge, who bought it from Graeme McCubbin of Victoria and was driven by Bill Wigzell.

The name “Suddenly” was inherited from Graeme McCubbin who named the chassis before Kevin bought and completely rebuilt it, replacing the normal bodywork with a radical new design.

From its first outing in its new guise it was obvious that the name had to stay because everything happened very suddenly when it started.

Eventually powered by a 427 Chev Corvette motor, it generated 650 bhp at the rear wheels. For comparison, the premier V8 Supercars of the day, such as the Falcon GTHO Phase 3, were good for about 350 bhp at the crank, maybe 400 in race trim! 650 bhp powering through massive rear wheels to a dirt track made for a very exciting piece of machinery! Choose the wrong tyre for the track conditions and they were ripped to shreds before you realised it.

“Suddenly” in a full 4 wheel slide, flat strap with no wheels pointing the way it was going and taking the high line around Rowley Park is a sight that can be remembered by many who saw it race.

The Fischer Ford team won 3 straight Craven A titles (the real Australian championship) from 1972- 74. At one stage it held every track record at Rowley Park, including the one, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25 and 30 lap records, as well as the 6, 15 and 20 lap records out at the Virginia raceway.

In the 1973-74 season they won 18 out of the 21 feature races at Rowley, including 9 in a row. Not bad for a car and a group of guys from little-old’ Murray Bridge (Wigzell excepted).

Below are some photos of it at the "Rowley Park 25 Year Reunion day, held on 16th May 2004.