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  2. World records for fastest motorcycle ride around Australia

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    The first motorcycle ride around Australia was originally a US$20,000 bet made in 1972 between two Americans, Entrepreneur Frank Wheeler (AKA Big Frank) and record producer Julian Grant. Big Frank began the records riding on a 125 cc Hodaka motorcycle with his recorded time of 21 days and 0 hours in July 1972.

  3. Highway 1 (Australia) - Wikipedia

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    Australia ' s Highway 1 is a network of highways that circumnavigate the country, joining all mainland capital cities except the national capital of Canberra.At a total length of approximately 14,500 km (9,000 mi) it is the longest national highway in the world, surpassing the Trans-Siberian Highway (over 11,000 km or 6,800 mi) and the Trans-Canada Highway (8,030 km or 4,990 mi).

  4. Popular TV Host Announces Her Own Death at 67 in Moving ... - AOL

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    MacDonald recently spoke about her MND diagnosis and how she'd been driving around Australia to raise money to help fund research on a 2023 episode of Australian Story, titled The Big Lap - Fiona ...

  5. Hidden Valley Raceway - Wikipedia

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    Hidden Valley Raceway is known for its high speeds and fast lap times. It is 2.870 km (1.783 mi) long and has 14 corners, with a main straight 1.1 km (0.68 mi) in length. In order to win, the race car has to flow well through the sweeping bends and also needs top end horse power for the main straight.

  6. Adelaide International Raceway - Wikipedia

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    The outright lap record for the full 2.410 km (1.498 mi) circuit is held by Australia's 1980 Formula One World Drivers' Champion Alan Jones at 49.5 seconds. Jones set the record during the 1977 Rothmans International Series driving a Lola T332-Chevrolet Formula 5000.

  7. Sydney Motorsport Park - Wikipedia

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    The Australian round of the A1 Grand Prix championship was held at Sydney Motorsport Park from the 2005–06 season to the 2007–08 season. During the 2006–07 event on 4 February 2007, German driver Nico Hülkenberg set the outright lap record for the original circuit layout with a 1:19.142 lap time in the A1 Team Germany prepared Lola-Zytek ...

  8. Adelaide Street Circuit - Wikipedia

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    The fastest officially recorded lap of the 3.219 km (2.000 mi) Supercars circuit is 1:16.0357 set by Aaron Cameron on 24 November 2023 driving a Rogers AF01/V8 in 2023 S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship. [9] As of November 2024, the fastest official race lap records at Adelaide Street Circuit are listed as: [8] [10] [11]

  9. Super Lap - Wikipedia

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    Superlap Australia logo Hi Octane R34 versus Tilton Interiors EVO for the ultimate Superlap supremacy at Sydney's Oran Park, March 2009. The Super Lap logo Scott Kreyl attempts to retain his title at Super Lap Taupo, 2008, but retires early with mechanical difficulties. Super Lap is a time attack motorsport event. Super Lap events are being ...