Since attending his first Speedway in 1927 at the Claremont Showgrounds with his father, he has enjoyed a life of racing and watching the fastest bikes and cars Perth had to offer.
"Back in those days the competition in Claremont was only motorcycles," Mr Phelan said.
"The safety fence was nothing more than a couple of planks running around the track to separate the competitors from the spectators and you would go home covered in red dust as the track was dirt."
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READ NOWMr Phelan lived in Claremont until his father bought a farm in Miling and the family moved to the Wheatbelt.
But he regularly made the journey to Perth to see Speedway events, sometimes with a load of timber on the back of his truck.
"I would wait until Speedway ended and then drive home to the farm and arrive back about 1am," he said.
Although the current day program of Speedway action has a diversity of racing classes, Mr Phelan said his best memories were of the Sedan car V-8 class and his old friend "Big Bad" Bert Vosbergen.
"I helped him in the pits for a while working on the engines," he said.
Mr Phelan was a self-taught mechanic and said these skills came in handy on the farm if he needed mechanical repairs.
To help celebrate his 95th birthday he was joined by Perth's Mr Speedway himself, Con Migro.
Mr Migro said he remembered Mr Phelan very well.
"He was one of the durable faces of Speedway and I jumped at the chance to help him celebrate his 95th birthday," Mr Migro said.
Mr Migro is still a commentator at speedway meetings in Wanneroo today.
"To be able to sit and reminisce with someone who has been part of Speedway from the very beginning was a great experience," Mr Migro said.