🚲🚲 They started out as a way to occupy children during speedway racing days – but now Coober Pedy’s bike bouts attract just as many competitors. Coober Pedy Motor Club committee member Peter Smith says on racing days, about 14 children aged 6-16 race their bikes on the town’s dirt track. The children ride their bikes around the speedway track in between the car races, scoring extra time to perfect their circuits if the adult races are delayed. “Usually we try and have three races, but if cars

Have you explored the underground world of Coober Pedy? 🏜️ This special ABC News report from June 1988 showcases what it was like to stay in underground accomodation in the 80s. | ABC North and West