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The Speedway Grand Prix of Australia is a speedway event that is part of the Speedway Grand Prix Series. The inaugural event, run on a 400 metres (440 yards) long temporary track at Stadium Australia in Sydney , was won by American rider Greg Hancock , from England 's Scott Nicholls and Australian Jason Crump in 2002 .
Sydney International Speedway, known as Sydney II as its successor to the original circuit, is a dirt track racing venue held near the shutdown area of Sydney Dragway in Eastern Creek. Like the original, it is about 500m (0.311 miles) in length (489m at the lowest line, 511m near the wall).
After another year off the calendar in 2013, the circuit has returned to the calendar from 2014 onwards. The official pre-season V8 Supercar test day was held at the circuit in 2011 [16] and 2013 to 2015. The 2013 test day was the first time that the four Car of the Future manufacturers appeared together at a public event. [17]
Shanghai International Circuit Bahrain International Circuit This is a list of auto racing and moto racing circuits sorted by country. Note: Circuits carrying a "†" were, are, or will be hosting Formula One and/or MotoGP Grand Prix.
The Australia national speedway team are one of the major teams in international motorcycle speedway with the country regarded as the birthplace of the sport in the 1920s. The current team is managed by former rider Mark Lemon, (who also managers the Australia national under-21 speedway team) and captained by 2012 World Champion Chris Holder.
Sydney Dragway, also known as WSID for its former name, Western Sydney International Dragway, is a $30 million, purpose built quarter mile drag racing facility that opened in February, 2004. WSID is based on international specifications [ 1 ] and combines the best in competitor, spectator and corporate facilities. [ 2 ]
The Australian Sprintcar Championship is a dirt track racing championship held each year to determine the Australian national champion for winged sprint car racing.The single championship meeting runs in either late January or early February and has been held each year since the Windsor RSL Speedway in Sydney hosted the first championship in 1963.
The Australian Super Sedan Championship is a Dirt track racing championship held each year to determine the Australian national champion. The championship is held over a single meeting (usually on consecutive nights) and has run annually since the 1971/72 season and is awarded to a different state of Australia each year by the national controlling body, the Australian Saloon Car Federation (ASCF).