One reason for this flurry of activity was another looming date. April 2nd, 1959 was the day the much-debated Speedway Control Bill passed into law in NSW. This far-reaching statute effectively laid out the specification for all motor racing venues in the state, and the same specification applied whether the venue hosted low-speed scrambles or racing cars capable of almost 200 mph. Specifically, the Bill defined the requirements for public protection, including substantial safety fences and restricted viewing areas. There had been howls from government sectors for such measures ever since the tragic Le Mans 24 Hour accident in 1955 when almost 100 people lost their lives after a car plunged into the main grandstand. Thus the race was on to get some race meetings done before the Bill, and the accompanying police supervision, came into being.
At its annual conference the previous year, the Auto Cycle Council of Australia (now Motorcycling Australia) had laid down definitions for
