Guy, I thought this list might be of some use to those of you who are considering getting to some to the speed off the street type events, drags, driver training or open track days. Most of these venues offer driver training days, skid pan, gymkhana and drift as well as traditional drag and circuit events. This list doesn’t cover all Australian motor sport venues but does outline a bunch of the major ones. Please add to this list any other tracks, strips or motor sport parks you think people might be interested in...
NSW
Eastern Creek International Raceway
Eastern Creek Raceway is licensed for motorcycle and car racing. The 3.93 km Road circuit is built to international motor sport standards.
The surface is hot mix bitumen laid in one continuous length. The main straight is 15 metres in width; the remainder 12 metres wide and flows through landscaped hills. Clear run off areas exist for maximum competitor safety. Road racing is in an anti–clockwise direction, a variety of bends, curves, turns and straights present cornering and braking challenges.
The control tower gives officials a birds eye view of the track, paddock, medical centre and helipad. Fifty garage pit lane, easy access for transporters and a secure base for bikes and equipment. The support paddock has a bitumen surface, a dummy grid, eighteen carports and scrutineering building.
Located 40kms west of Sydney’s CBD situated on Brabham Drive/Ferrers Road, Eastern Creek, approximately a 45 minute drive from the city or airport.
Circuit Address:
Cnr Brabham Drive a& Ferriers Rd
Eastern Creek NSW 2766
Phone (02) 9672 1000
Fax (02) 9672 0208
http://www.eastern-creek-raceway.com
Marulan Driver Training Centre
Marulan driver training centre is dedicated to road safety through driver training and education. They offer training and facilities of the highest standard, from specially designed driver training facility, to classrooms and training aids.
Construction started on the 1kilometre long, 8 metre wide track in 1991 but with other racing and work commitments, the desire to create something special made construction of this facility a part-time process.
Set in the middle of a picturesque landscape offering the serenity of native surrounds and wildlife, the training facility has been carefully designed to simulate country road driving with its nature of up hill, down hill, winding and twisting through the native landscapes thus creating a unique training atmosphere.
They have a professional and experienced group of staff, with every single member sharing a passion for driving safety.
Phone: 02 4841 1422
Fax: 02 4841 1017
http://www.mdtc.com.au/
Western Sydney International Dragway
The WSID facility is a full international standard drag strip, built to current NHRA specifications. The braking are is 600 metres of asphalt, with a 120 metre gravel trap and catch net at the end. The track is 70 metres above sea level at the start line and approximately 66 metres at the finish line.
Car parking is along the western side of the property, where approximately 8000 vehicles can be accommodated. Patrons have a choice of a fenced Convenience Car Parking area, with access only through a security guarded gate for a fee, or in free paddock parking areas to the south of this. Access for the public is via a two-lane entry road off the relocated Ferrers Road, midway along the western side of the property. The car parking areas are about to undergo a massive multi-million dollar redevelopment program for enhanced public comfort and convenience.
The return road passes in front of the western spectator mound, back beneath the tower and past the end of the scrutineering building and timing card distribution point, and into the pits.
The above formula has resulted in a world class drag strip, on a par with anything in operation anywhere overseas. Further development is planned to continue the enhancement of the track to its full potential, and to extend the resources to embrace a wide range of options which will augment the venue's functional success, but the core is there to fund that future development.
Western Sydney International Dragway - Come for the FASTEST RIDE OF YOUR LIFE!
Circuit Address:
Ferrers Road
Eastern Creek NSW
EVENT INFO LINE: (02) 9421 0700
EMAIL: info@wsid.com.au
http://www.wsid.com.au
Oran Park Raceway
Australia’s only figure 8 national circuit. This 2.6km layout incorporates the Yokohama Bridge as well as 12 of the most challenging corners in Australia. The best place in Australia to watch V8 Supercars, or any other mortorsport. With a mixture of slow, technical corners and fast sweepers, as well as some exciting changes of height. The Grand Prix circuit can be split up into two separate circuits to be used simultaneously.
The South Circuit, the original Oran park circuit built in 1962 consists of the main straight, pit lane garages and a constant radius 180 degree turn at the end.
The scene of a number of great touring car battles in the 1960’s and early 1970’s.
Oran Park is about 1 hour west of Sydney, 2 hours from Newcastle and 1 hour from Wollongong.
Unfortunately Oran Park is to be turned into a housing estate in the near future depriving us and the rest of the community of a favourite and historic race circuit, just as happened to Amaroo Park!
Circuit Address:
Cobbity Rd (off The Northern Rd)
Narellan NSW 2567
Phone (02) 4646 1004
Fax (02) 4646 1674
http://www.oranpark.com.au/
Wakefield Park
Wakefield Park is a 2.2km racing circuit that operates under a CAMS National Circuit Licence, AASA and also under the Department of Sport and Recreation permit scheme.
The circuit is located 2 hours drive from Sydney and about 1 hour from Canberra, and is positioned 10km south of Goulburn on 130 acres of cleared land.
There are no trees or natural obstacles near the track. Safety is paramount and ripple strips, tyre walls and gravel traps have been positioned so as to make
Wakefield a very safe circuit on which to run any type of motorcycle.
Wakefield Park will cater to the needs of all motorsport patrons, with safety being of paramount concern. The onsite facilities include canteen, coffee shop, carports, lock-up Pit Lane garaging, tower, timing and corporate area.
Accomodation cabins are also available on race weekends, but book well ahead.
Circuit Address:
4770 Braidwood Rd
Goulburn NSW 2580
(in Tirrannaville - 10km south of Goulburn)
Phone (02) 4822 2811
Fax (02) 4822 2812
http://www.wakefieldpark.com
QLD
Queensland Raceway
Queensland Raceway - Ipswich was designed after exhaustive and ongoing consultations with Australia's greatest motorsport heroes. Consideration to speed, safety and passing possibilities as well as spectator viewing have been combined to provide what is to be a benchmark for circuit design into the next century.
Circuit Address
End of Champions Way, Willowbank Qld 4306
Freecall: 1800 RACERS or 1800 722377
Main Office: 07 5461 9100
Main Office Fax: 07 5461 9111
http://www.queenslandraceway.com.au
Lakeside International Raceway
The Lakeside Motorsport Complex includes the famous Lakeside International Raceway and Roadcraft driver training facility. Located between the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane, the circuit sits on the banks of Lake Kurwongbah in Queensland. For decades, the circuit was second only to Bathurst as Australia's fastest race track.
Considered a true driver's circuit, Lakeside International Raceway runs in a clockwise direction and the difficulty of its corners are compounded by dramatic changes in elevation. Furthermore, all corners share a common radius, which allows competitors to develop a rhythm, however, concentration cannot be allowed to lapse as all corners feature a change from positive to negative camber mid-corner.
The corners at Lakeside have become infamous within the motor racing ranks. Tarmac turns such as the Kink, the Karrousel, the Bus Stop and the Eastern Loop have all claimed their fair share competitors, but none more so than Hungry Corner. It's a free flowing circuit that undulates across rolling green hills, but don't be deceived by the scenery, it's only for the brave as run-off area is at a premium.
Circuit Address
30km North of Brisbane GPO,
off Lakeside Road, Kurwongbah
Ph: 07 3285 3333
Fax: 07 3285 3304
http://www.queenslandraceway.com.au
Morgan Park
Morgan Park Raceway is a motorsports circuit with five different layouts. It is located in Old Stanthorpe Road, Warwick, Queensland, Australia and operated by the Warwick District Sporting Car Club Inc.
The raceway features sprint events, WDSCC Southern Downs Challenge and Queensland Super Sprint Championships, as well as being the home of the Queensland state championships for motor racing. It has been continually upgrade since it first opened in 1956. It became eligible to host full size motor racing with its most recent major expansion, completed in 2003.
The circuit is also home to Queensland's biggest historic motor racing festival held in July or August, hosted by the Historic Racing Car Club of Queensland.
In 2007 it hosted its first national championship races, hosting the Australian Formula Vee Championship and the Australian Improved Production Touring Car Championships.
Circuit Address:
Old Stanthorpe Rd
Morgan Park
Warwick QLD 4370
http://www.morganparkraceway.com.au
Willowbank Raceway
Willowbank Raceway is located 30-45 minutes west of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia. Five major events are held annually, with a variety of features including Top Fuel dragsters, the nitromethane-burning kings of the sport. Selected events will also offer nitro-burning Funny Cars. Other Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) championship Group One categories to be seen at Willowbank include the supercharged sedans of Top Doorslammer, Funny Cars and Dragsters in Top Alcohol, carburettored sedans in Pro Stock, nitro-burning Top Fuel Bikes and Pro Stock Motorcycles. Various combinations of the premier Group One vehicles feature at four of Willowbank Raceway's major events, while all eliminators are showcased at the Castrol EDGE Winternationals, which is held on the Queen's Birthday holiday weekend each June and is the largest championship drag race held outside of the United States. Willowbank Raceway also stages a variety of street-oriented events on a regular basis. This enables enthusiasts to try out the performance of their vehicles under safe, controlled conditions.
Circuit Address:
Champions Way
Willowbank Qld 4307
Phone: 07 5461 5461
Fax: 07 5461 5463
http://www.willowbank-raceway.com.au
SA
Mallala Motorsport Park
Mallala Motor Sport Park is a 2.6 km (1.6 mi) bitumen motor racing circuit near the town of Mallala, 1 hour's drive north of Adelaide, South Australia.
Since its re-opening, the Mallala circuit has been used for car and motorcycle racing, along with private driver training courses. The South Australia Police use the circuit for driver training and assessment.
The circuit is no longer used as a venue for the V8 Supercar Championship Series, as in 1999 the South Australian round was transformed into the Clipsal 500 held on the Adelaide Street Circuit in the Adelaide Park Lands. In 2006 it was announced that Mallala would no longer host a round of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.
Other major meetings held at Mallala annually include the Shannons Nationals, Australian Superbike Championship and Supertruck Racing.
Several meetings at Mallala are run by the Sporting Car Club of SA. Other clubs that regularly use the circuit include the Adelaide Superkart Club, Marque Sports Car Association of SA, and the MG Car Club of SA.
The Elfin Mallala was named after the circuit due to the fact that it competed in its first race there.
Mallala Motor Sport Park is just over an hour from the centre of Adelaide. Follow the signs
from Port Wakefield road, drive through the town of Mallala for a kilometre and there it is.
Parking is easy, there are plenty of toilets, grandstand seats and food outlets…….and
you can see most of the circuit from trackside
http://www.mallala.com
VIC
Calder Park Raceway
Calder Park Raceway was founded in the farming community of Diggers Rest and began as a dirt track carved into a paddock by a group of motoring enthusiasts who wanted somewhere to race their FJ Holdens.
The Australian Motor Sports Club hosted their first meeting on a bitumen track on January 14, 1962.
The track design back then was very similar to the existing Club Circuit, which is still in use today.
In the early 70s Bob Jane purchased Calder Park and from there it became a Victorian motorsport icon with international events drawing in international superstars and crowds to the facility.
The first ever World Touring Car Championship round held in Australia was run on the Calder Park Grand Prix circuit in 1989.
This was the first and only time the Grand Prix Circuit (a combination of National and Thunderdome circuits) was used.
Calder Park was also the first to host Superbikes and Super Trucks; the trucks competing on both National and Thunderdome circuits in separate events.
The National Circuit's long front straight also features a drag strip, which was the home of the Australian National Drag Racing Championship for many years.
The strip is still regarded the fastest all-bitumen drag strip in the world.
Most recently, Calder Park introduced drifting events to its impressive list of motorsport activities. The first ever Drift Nationals held in March 2004 attracted over 8,000 spectators and added another inaugural event to the long list of new activities nurtured by Calder Park Raceway.
Circuit Address:
Calder Freeway
Keilor Victoria 3036
Phone: +61 3 9091 0800
Fax: +61 3 9091 0870
http://www.calderpark.com.au
Phillip Island
Currently holding regular events for V8 Supercars and Superbikes, Phillip Island Circuits’ roots go all the way back to 1928 when it was a dust track and was some 16km in length, although not at its current location.
The current 4.5 km circuit has had many ups and downs, a bit like its elevation changes, with land maintenance and financial woes besetting what could have been a fine history. Several closures and re-openings later, the World Motorcycling Championship finally brought some stability to the circuit in 1989.
Circuit Address:
Back Beach Road
VICTORIA 3922
AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 3 5952 2710
Fax: +61 3 5952 3160
http://www.phillipislandcircuit.com.au
Sandown Motor Circuit
Built in the early 60’s, Sandown's Motor Circuit has long stood as the premium car racing circuit in Melbourne. Names such as Fangio, Moss, Brabham, Brock, Skaife and Richards all having competing round the fast and famous circuit.
Sandown is one of the very few permanent circuits left anywhere in the world, located right in the middle of a metropolitan city. Due to its close proximity to local residents, Sandown is restricted to running five major Motorsport weekends. Currently these include the Sandown 400 round of the V8 Supercars, Historic Sandown (early November), State Race Series rounds (March & July), and Shannons Nationals (late November).
Circuit Address:
Sandown Racecourse
591-659 Princes Hwy
Springvale, Victoria
Ph +61 3 9518 1362
http://www.sandown.net.au
Winton Raceway
Winton Motor Raceway is a 3.0km circuit in national configuration and a 2.03km circuit in Club configuration located near Benalla just off the Hume Highway, Victoria. The circuit has been established for over 40 years and host Motorcycle, Motor Car and Superkart racing as well as having vehicle product testing facilities.
Circuit Address:
Fox Street
Winton
Vic AUSTRALIA
3673
Phone: 61 3 5766 4235
Fax: 61 3 5766 4249
http://www.wintonmotorraceway.com.au
WA
Kwinana Beach Motorplex
The Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach is conveniently located in Perth's southern suburbs less than 30 minutes from the City centre.
Opened in December 2000, the $20 million facility has become the centre of attraction for automotive based activities including Drag Racing, Dirt Track Speedway, Burnout competitions, Street Machine Car shows and Super Cross events.
The facility boasts excellent access from Anketell Rd leading to a generous car park where patrons can choose from convenience parking or free general parking. All spectator areas have great viewing with Silver tickets and Gold reserved seating tickets with pit paddock access being the most popular.
The Perth Motorplex has a wide range of catering outlets to suit all tastes. Licensed bars selling mid strength alcohol products are also conveniently located around the venue. (Please note that it is against the law to bring alcohol into Western Australian Sporting venues).
The Perth Motorplex has the latest state of the art stadium lighting - certainly a great advantage as most major events are conducted at night time.
Major events including Drag Racing and Speedway are conducted from October through to April each season with Street Drag Racing running each and every Wednesday night from September through to May .
Circuit Address:
Cnr Anketell & Rockingham Roads
KWINANA BEACH WA 6167
PHONE: +61 8 9419 6622
FAX: +61 8 9439 4488
http://www.motorplex.com.au
TAS
Tarmak Dragway
The Tasmanian Motors Holden Dragway is currently for sale. No further information
http://www.tarmakdragway.net
