Alongside the road racing circuit would be other motorsport facilities, including a hillclimb, scrambler course and go-kart facilities, to help cash in on the age's new-found fascination with speed. Championship races held: 38 The races were held over 155 laps of the 1.94km (1.20mi) circuit for a total of 300.7km (186mi). Amaroo was sitting on the rocks on the hill, choking on dust, avoiding the big ants that bit you, that giant hill to walk up at the end of the day to get in the car before the last race ended to escape the traffic nightmare. The dirt circuit had a house in the middle of it by the time the main circuit closed. This would go on to become one of the circuit's signature events, attracting top riders and major sponsorship money. The rest of the land was left to grass, but all traces of the circuit itself are now long gone. Drag Racing 1960's . The story goes that, semi-conscious in the ambulance, Lauries only concern was . Not that that meant anything then, anyway.From an early age, my Dad must have taken me to every motor racing fixture within a days travel - and some beyond. . -28 pit/start. [QUOTE=racer69]From that shot it is still amazingly easy to see the line of the circuit, and it seems the run up *****upave (spelling?) In Group C, the factory backed Nissan team also contested the series with Sydney-based team driver Fred Gibson (the Bathurst 500 winner in 1967 with Harry Firth in a Ford XR Falcon GT) and his wife Christine (regarded as the "fastest female in Australia") driving the team's second Bluebird turbo and its powerful, but evil handling, front-wheel drive Nissan Pulsar EXA respectively. Wonderful, distant memories. Last championship visit: 2001 no I don't think so. What a waste of a race circuit, that is an absolute disgrace. Initially just one mile in length with only four corners, the deceptively simple Calder Park layout was a true bullring. The ARDC was in the process of moving away from Catalina Park and soon had big plans for its new home. Laurie had repaired the Hume Weir damage and continued the construction process to its logical conclusion . On many occasions these events featured larger grid numbers than did the rounds of the national level Australian Touring Car Championship. I gather there used to be some hot sports sedan racing at Amaroo in the early 80s. Eventually, property developers acquired the land for $4 million and began tearing down the infrastructure. Amaroo remained on the calendar for one more year after that spectacular 1993 race, while the circuit was sold off by its owners, the Australian Racing Drivers Club, and held its final race meeting in 98 before it succumbed to Sydney's housing sprawl. Enjoy this four way tussle with Steve Masterton's amazing Ford XE Falcon, Garry Scott, Nissan Bluebird Turbo, Jim Richards, BMW 635 and Terry Finnigan, Holden Commodore, the last year of Group C touring cars. Now the name matched the body . Having lived over the valley from Annangrove Rd all my life, you certainly knew when a meet was on miss hearing the v8 sounds roar up the gulley!! After the turn at Honda, there was another short right hand kink leading up to the tight right hand Stop Corner (sometimes called the Lake Corner). Championship rounds held: 38 Can you list the top facts and stats about Amaroo Park Raceway? The ARDC ran bike events in co-operation with Willoughby District Motor Club, which would prove to be very innovative. There was a dirt track for 1 car at a time sprints at Amaroo - was that part of the proposed GP circuit? http://www.youtube.com/Super100MPHWelcome back to 1986 Amaroo Park for the APPENDIX J Series Race Round 1, 5 laps.Appendix J Touring Cars was an Australian motor racing category for modified, production based sedans. It was the premier form of Touring car racing in Australia from 1960 to 1964.For more Appendix J info see:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendix_J_Touring_CarsGROUP N is the modern name for the category, which is broken into 3 time periods represented by Na, Nb and Nc:Group Na is for cars commercially available in Australia prior to 31 December 1957.Group Nb is for cars manufactured prior to 31 December 1964 of which 100 have been produced.Group Nc is for cars of a make and model which competed in Australia between 1 January 1965 and 31 December 1972 in either the Australian Touring Car Championship or in other races for Group C Improved Production Touring Cars.Historic Touring Car Association of New South Wales:https://www.htcansw.org.au/GROUP N (Australia) wiki:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_N_Touring_CarsAmaroo Park Raceway info:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaroo_ParkCommentated by: Mike Raymond, Neil Crompton and Garry Wilkinson.All credit to Channel 7 Sport, Australia.http://www.audioblocks.com for music.Motor sport is an international language. With a short layout of just 1.94km, Amaroo had no real straights worth the name. As the outright cars were proving more popular with spectators, it was seen as an attempt at attracting the headline ATCC teams (such as the Holden Dealer Team, Dick Johnson Racing, Allan Moffat Racing and Roadways Racing) to the AMSCAR Series. This was the 84 Historic meet. amaroo park races from the 1960. by | Jun 21, 2022 | yahoo facebook clubhouse | preluna hotel malta mercury direct | Jun 21, 2022 | yahoo facebook clubhouse | preluna hotel malta mercury direct [3] Each series win from 1988 to 1990 was attained with a Ford Sierra RS500, these three wins being the most for a single model of car. The course was extremely challenging, with numerous spills and mechanical difficulties encountered making it unpopular with riders. Today, little remains of the circuit, though the large Amaroo Park signs remain at the former circuit entrance, though most people today would imagine that it describes the small business park beyond, rather than a racing circuit. Spent a lot of time in the "Loop" and at Honda. (wikipedia) - CSP required. Amaroo Park was built by Industrialist Oscar Glaser as part of a plan to build a full motorsport complex. At the fastest part of the circuit, the run up to Bitupave Hill, the faster cars (Sports Sedans, Sports Cars and F5000) were able to reach just over 220km/h (137mph). This was the 84 Historic meet. Then tow it back to race at Wanneroo Park. Banks Skoda Special - Amaroo Park 31th May 1970 - 70-AM31570-066, A. Dietrich Morris Cooper S - Amaroo Park 31th May 1970 - 70-AM31570-073, A. Dietrich Morris Cooper S - Amaroo Park 31th May 1970 - 70-AM31570-077, A. Dietrich Morris Cooper S - Amaroo Park 31th May 1970 - 70-AM31570-081, A. 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I'm also sufficiently old to remember Silverstone with horizontal rain, north-easterly winds and the mercury hovering just above the 32 mark. We always thought that a car would go over the fence and into the pitlane. Spent a lot of time in the "Loop" and at Honda. Did many internationals race there? Locally named 'Black Captain's Gulley' after an aboriginal chief, the land formed part of a valley, complete with the Cattai Creek running through its centre. At its closing the outright lap record for the 1.94km circuit was 0:44.36, set by John Bowe in 1987 driving a 5.8L Chevrolet powered Veskanda C1 sports car. Amaroo Park first held a round of the Australian Touring Car Championship when it hosted Round 4 of the 1974 Australian Touring Car Championship. The constant turning and hard accelerations out of the aptly named 'Stop' corner meant bigger cars were often at a disadvantage to smaller, lighter rivals. For 1981 the Australian Racing Drivers Club increased the maximum engine capacity limit of cars competing in their series to 3.5 litres. [1][2] The name Amaroo comes from the Aboriginal word meaning beautiful place. The increasing national popularity of the Australian Touring Car Championship, improvements in Channel 7's ATCC telecast, and the 1991 economic recession which saw a number of privateer teams only racing in the two ATCC rounds in Sydney and the Bathurst 1000, all gradually reduced the grids until the AMSCAR Series was discontinued after the 1993 season. Three decades ago, it was the site of Surfers Paradise International Raceway. Despite this unpromising start to motor racing activities, plans for the rest of the complex continued. By age 16 I had a very well developed sense of appreciation of mechanical contrivances, and most of my private fantasies dwelt not only on girls, but also the svelte and sexy curves of the Maserati 250F.