Ron's Aussie Tether Car Pages

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    Welcome to Ron's Aussie Tether Car Pages.

    I aim to promote tether car racing in Australia, particularly my home
    state of Victoria.
    Tether cars are miniature race cars powered by engines up to
   10ccm in capacity and operated on a 19.9m circular track tethered to
   the centre via a steel wire, with speeds of over 300km/h achieved.
   Tether Cars were first raced in Melbourne, Victoria, on a 36 foot
   diameter (6 laps to the 1/8 mile) track in a hall at Fairfield in 1947.
   Later a 52 foot track (8 laps to the 1/4 mile) was constructed at
   Maribyrnong in 1948. A 70 foot diameter track (6 laps to the 1/4 mile)
   was then constructed next to the Yarra River at Como Park in 1950.
   Both operated until the late 1950's. Later a 70 foot track at
   Keysborough was built on the corner of Chandler and Kirkham roads.
   Tether cars were last raced at the Noble Park/ Keysborough
   track in 1974, but the track has since been demolished to make way
   for commercial development.
   Car at the left is my replica Pfefferle 3.5cc M class car, powered by a OPS 21.
    Best speed to date 166.07km/h.

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