Club History

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The club was created by a group of bikers who hung around a cafe in the city.  After some bad publicity on a weekend ride (see story), they were advised to become a registered club so the police would not hassle them.

The Phoenix Motorcycle Club of SA was founded in March 1964 with 84 members and affiliated with the Auto Cycle Union of SA (now Motorcycling South Australia). In 1978 it became an incorporated body.

At first the club ran scramble meetings on a track they created at Brooks Gully (near Tanunda) and in the mid 1970′s the move was finally made into road racing.  The club quickly became the premier road race club in Adelaide growing to a peak of 213 members in 1978.

The Club held a number of dances in the late 60′s and our Annual Fancy Dress cabaret was held 1976-1991 at halls in Kilburn, Woodville and (after those councils refused to hire any more halls to us) the Hungarian Club at Norwood.

Since its formation in 1964, the Club has held meetings in a number of locations. The first meeting took place in Ma’s Café, Tavistock St, Adelaide followed by a rented hall at Wayville. When attendance at meetings fell to about a dozen regulars, they decided that meeting in a hotel was cheaper and easier.  In the boom years of the late seventies, there were so many people going to the fortnightly meetings that the hotel had to put on extra staff to cater for the crowds.

1964 – 1970       Clubroom at Bartley Crescent, Wayville
1970 – 1973       Rose Inn hotel, Sturt St, Adelaide
1973 – 1978       Fountain Inn hotel, Glen Osmond Rd, Parkside
1978 – 1995       Prince Albert hotel, Wright St, Adelaide
1995 – 2012       Duke of Brunswick hotel, Gilbert St, Adelaide
2012 – 2014       Prince Albert hotel, Wright St, Adelaide
2014 – now        Buckingham Arms hotel, Gilberton.

 

(1964) Hanging around at Henley Beach

 

 

 

 

The Phoenix Motorcycle Club of South Australia