Eventually, property developers acquired the land for $4 million and began tearing down the infrastructure. Soon it was hosting a meeting every month as Short Circuit racing underwent a popular boom. Nine houses? Race Meetings - Proofs - Amaroo Park - 1970 - AUTOPICS Elsewhere, a hillclimb course opened on the far northern corner of the site, as did a kart circuit. The 1985 ATCC round featured a torrid struggle between Peter Brock, Jim Richards, Robbie Francevic and Dick Johnson, all of whom leaned on each other to the crowd's delight. The story of the Sabrina forms part of another I've posted here before Other internationals to race there, Do Jones and the Brabhams count? Rounds of various Australian motor racing championship were held at the circuit. Race Meetings - Proofs - Amaroo Park - Autopics This would go on to become one of the circuit's signature events, attracting top riders and major sponsorship money. Amazing pics guys, thanks for that! Oh, and the Sydney Showgrounds! (near the lake) That was part of the never finished "Grand Prix" circuit. . A "Rothmans AMSCAR Series"[2] for touring cars was held in addition to the Sun-7 Chesterfield Series at Amaroo Park in 1979 for a reported A$60,000 in prize money, about $50,000 more than for the ATCC at the time. 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. I remember being part of the line of binoculars trained in her direction across the track.I digress. 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. It would've been a hell of a track, quick lots of elevation and next to no run off. The circuit itself was as rich as its history. One of the barriers the incessant creep of the Sydney suburbs, with any break in motorsport promotion, however small, likely to play into the hands of noise abatement campaigners, likely requiring a protracted legal battle if racing was to continue. A mix of classes from sports sedans to historic touring cars enjoyed a final hurrah. Amaroo Park Raceway was a 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) motor racing circuit located in Annangrove, New South Wales, in the present-day western suburbs of Sydney, Australia.Opened in 1967, the road circuit served as a venue for a variety of competitions including the Castrol 6 Hour motorcycle race, rounds of the Australian Touring Car Championship . Although I now live in Adelaide, when I get back to Sydney to visit family, I always go back to Amaroo.
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