Disappearing Tracks

Kingair · 15 Dec 2008, 05:42 (Ref:2354995)

Over the last few years in NSW alone we have seen the loss of Amaroo Park, shortly Oran Park, Liverpool Speedway, Sydney Showgrounds Speedway, Newcastle Motordrome and in Canberra the Tralee Speedway, all in the name of surbubia. I wonder how many more race circuits and speedways we will lose over the next few years?

Pro Racer · 15 Dec 2008, 06:28 (Ref:2354997)

how many houses do we need, surely there is somewhere else we can build?????

sizzle · 15 Dec 2008, 06:48 (Ref:2355002)

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Originally Posted by Kingair

Over the last few years in NSW alone we have seen the loss of Amaroo Park, shortly Oran Park, Liverpool Speedway, Sydney Showgrounds Speedway, Newcastle Motordrome and in Canberra the Tralee Speedway, all in the name of surbubia. I wonder how many more race circuits and speedways we will lose over the next few years?

What about Warwick Farm, Caversham, Catalina Park, Lakeside (although it still exists), Hume Weir, Surfers Paradise, enough people on here believe Sandown is only a matter of time, Brooklyn Speedway, Claremont Speedway (replaced I admit), I can't think of any others at the moment. Many would add Calder and AIR as well.
Just that list alone is enough to make you cry.

When you add the hundreds of road course lost over time.

PVDA · 15 Dec 2008, 07:10 (Ref:2355007)

Tracey Speedway,
Altona (Cherry Lake),
Melbourne Showgrounds,
Point Cook RAAF Base,
Fishermans Bend,
Bendigo Showgrounds.

To name just a few.

DJJ · 15 Dec 2008, 07:15 (Ref:2355008)

There was a good thread showing pictures of how they look now, I can't seem to find it... Found it.

http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...light=lakeside

http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71288

Jeff 8 · 15 Dec 2008, 08:17 (Ref:2355019)

Catalina is still there but it is disappearing slowly. The grass is growing over the track in parts and some of it has collapsed, but it is well worth a walk around. You can almost hear the Repco headed grey motors screaming.

Jeff

mmciau · 15 Dec 2008, 08:46 (Ref:2355033)

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Originally Posted by PVDA

Tracey Speedway,
Altona (Cherry Lake),
Melbourne Showgrounds,
Point Cook RAAF Base,
Fishermans Bend,
Bendigo Showgrounds.

To name just a few.

Camden Speedway
Kilburn Speedway
Skyline
Rowley Park Speedway

to name a few in Adelaide

GeoffR · 15 Dec 2008, 11:58 (Ref:2355131)

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Catalina is still there but it is disappearing slowly. The grass is growing over the track in parts and some of it has collapsed, but it is well worth a walk around.

Yeah, did that in September while on a 'road trip' through NSW & Sthn Qld. But being ignorant Taswegians we walked around it in the opposite direction!
Still impressed though with what must have been a great track in its day.

Casper · 15 Dec 2008, 12:21 (Ref:2355143)

Sydney Showground (speedway) due to noise issues, to walk up into the stands in that place and see it under lights was a special experience.

sizzle · 15 Dec 2008, 12:23 (Ref:2355145)

It is amazing how many tracks have disappeared over the years. If you download the link from here it shows almost all the current tracks and heaps of the old from all over the world. Speedway isn't done on it but you can always add your own.
Amazing what has been lost.

Atomic_Playboy · 15 Dec 2008, 17:20 (Ref:2355317)

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Originally Posted by sizzle

Lakeside (although it still exists)

Its been useless for the past few years but this year they had been doing noise testing and a few sprint/race type races. For 2009 the track should be resurfaced, barriers and run off areas repaired. Currently there are about 20 race/sprint days scheduled (Including the Queensland drivers championships and a historic/heritage festival in late September) with test and tune days every first and last Wednesday of each month. Lakeside is back baby

Trevor · 15 Dec 2008, 19:05 (Ref:2355390)

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Originally Posted by Atomic_Playboy

Its been useless for the past few years but this year they had been doing noise testing and a few sprint/race type races. For 2009 the track should be resurfaced, barriers and run off areas repaired. Currently there are about 20 race/sprint days scheduled (Including the Queensland drivers championships and a historic/heritage festival in late September) with test and tune days every first and last Wednesday of each month. Lakeside is back baby

John Tetely (owner of Queensland Raceway) is the new owner/manager, he has done a lot of work to get it back up, I believe the only events they can run there are club events, but that is OK, at least there is somewhere.

motorfoto · 15 Dec 2008, 22:32 (Ref:2355559)

There are no privately owned motor (road) racing circuits in Queensland.

Morgan Park is owned by the Warwick Council.

Lakeside Park is owned by the Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Queensland Raceway is owned by Ipswich City Council.

All the tracks are LEASED to operators by the owners.

Currently, two of the circuits are leased to a company/associated company controlled by John Tetley.

Perhaps one day he will control all three.

dazza027 · 15 Dec 2008, 22:38 (Ref:2355564)

Hey sizzle, what was the name of the speedway over in Milner in Darwin at the end of mcmillans rd where the soccer oval is now??

sizzle · 16 Dec 2008, 02:51 (Ref:2355687)

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Originally Posted by Pro Racer

how many houses do we need, surely there is somewhere else we can build?????

When you and the future Mrs Pro (Jim Beam girl) decide to have little Pros (god forbid) and think living at home with Mum and Dad isn't that flash you will have answered your own question Pro.

sizzle · 16 Dec 2008, 02:53 (Ref:2355688)

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Originally Posted by dazza027

Hey sizzle, what was the name of the speedway over in Milner in Darwin at the end of mcmillans rd where the soccer oval is now??

Bagot Road. We did get a replacement for it so it doesn't count really.

dazza027 · 16 Dec 2008, 03:36 (Ref:2355699)

Yeah but from what Ive been told old Bagot Park shat on Hidden Valley...

sizzle · 16 Dec 2008, 03:42 (Ref:2355701)

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Originally Posted by dazza027

Yeah but from what Ive been told old Bagot Park shat on Hidden Valley...

Dunno Daz, before my time.

Hidden Valley, venue for the 2010 Aus Sprintcar titles. Yaahhhhhoooooo.

dazza027 · 16 Dec 2008, 03:44 (Ref:2355702)

serious? cool.

mmciau · 16 Dec 2008, 03:54 (Ref:2355705)

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Originally Posted by dazza027

Yeah but from what Ive been told old Bagot Park shat on Hidden Valley...

Yes spent many a Saturday night/Sunday morning at the Pits of Bagot Park from 1968 to the Cyclone T in 1974.

Mike

dazza027 · 16 Dec 2008, 04:02 (Ref:2355707)

Had the pleasure of entering a demo derby at Hidden Valley, and attended a fair few more, as well as end of season meets and the like, back in the days when the place would be packed out, and even then the atmosphere wasnt all that flash. I know it got alot worse than that with maybe a hundred or so spectators at a meet. On the other hand, over on the drag strip during the same era the place was magical. The crowds were huge and you could back your ute up against the fence on the straight with a lounge chair in the back and a huge esky full to the brim... My point that I am getting to is that Darwin almost ended up without a speedway at one time about 4 years ago, and from what others have told me, the valley has never had the same ambience as Bagot Park. So if thread was started in 05 - 06 you very nearly could have added Northline Speedway.

Rombles1 · 16 Dec 2008, 10:29 (Ref:2355870)

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Originally Posted by sizzle

When you and the future Mrs Pro (Jim Beam girl) decide to have little Pros (god forbid) and think living at home with Mum and Dad isn't that flash you will have answered your own question Pro.

No, really, why do we need more houses????

I don't know what you are all complaining about, now we have Adelaide, Homebush, Townsville, Albert Park, maybe a new track in Perth, plus our friends across the ditch have that great new track at Hamilton. And the general public can drive on most of those any time they want. Sheesh, some people are never happy.

rik · 16 Dec 2008, 11:09 (Ref:2355919)

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Originally Posted by sizzle

enough people on here believe Sandown is only a matter of time,

Many would add Calder and AIR as well.

I reckon Sandown is ok for now, as the horse racing track is not likely to be demolished in a hurry, although more severe usage restrictions could occur...

Calder is pretty likely to go, as there is massive urban expansion going on out there. Not to mention the circuit is in very poor condition, it's really only useful for drags, and that alone is gonna struggle to pay the bills.

sizzle · 16 Dec 2008, 11:48 (Ref:2355947)

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Originally Posted by Rombles1

. And the general public can drive on most of those any time they want. Sheesh, some people are never happy.

Shoot, I forgot that we should all be grateful for the extra venues we have been so lucky to have provided for us.

peckstar · 16 Dec 2008, 12:00 (Ref:2355960)

I just had a friend over form UK and i can tell you the one thing he wanted to do while heer was go and see the GP track, which he was able to do without any issues, we did a few laps and he was wrapped. For some reason he wouldnt be able to do that at EC (assuming he had heard of it)

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