 V8 Supercar Grid at Calder Park, 15th of March 1997 Calder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Australia. The complex includes a drag strip, a road circuit with several possible configurations, and the "Thunderdome", a high-speed banked oval equipped to race either clockwise (for right-hand-drive cars) or anti-clockwise (for left-hand-drive cars such as NASCAR). Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ...
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History
Calder Park Raceway was founded in the farming community of Diggers Rest and began as a dirt track carved into a paddock by a group of motoring enthusiasts who wanted somewhere to race their FJ Holdens.
Early days The inaugural meeting on a bitumen track was run by the Australian Motor Sports Club and took place on January 14, 1962. January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The track design was very similar to the existing Club Circuit, which is still in use today.
Competitors at this meeting included Bob Jane (Autoland Jaguar 3.8 #84), Norm Beechey (Holden #40), John Wood (Holden #83) and Peter Manton (Mini Cooper S). Bob Jane is an Australian motor sport legend and prominent businessman. ...
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In the early 1970s, Bob Jane purchased the track.
Motorsport  V8 Supercars line up in pre-race pit point at Calder Park, 15th of March 1997 Calder Park has hosted events involving Australian touring cars, historics, Super Tourers, Super Trucks and Super Bikes to rock concerts featuring world class artists such as Fleetwood Mac, Santana and Guns 'n' Roses.
The first ever World Touring Car Championship round held in Australia was run on the Calder Park Grand Prix circuit in 1989. This was the first and only time the Grand Prix Circuit (a combination of National and Thunderdome circuits) was used. WTCC redirects here. ...
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 Legal Off Street Drag Racing night at Calder Park The National Circuit's long front straight also features a drag strip, which was the home of the Australian National Drag Racing Championship for many years.
There are also Legal Off Street Drag Racing every Friday night unless weather is unsuitable for racing.
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| The strip is still regarded the fastest all-bitumen drag strip in the world.
More recently, Calder Park introduced drifting events to its impressive list of motorsport activities. The first ever Drift Nationals held in March 2004 attracted over 8,000 spectators and added another inaugural event to the long list of new activities nurtured by Calder Park Raceway.
Track information - Thunderdome (Oval circuit): Length 1.609km / 1.119mi
- National Circuit: Length 2.280km / 1.417mi
- Club Circuit: Length 1.609km / 1.000mi
The first 100 metres of the Drag Strip was resurfaced in 2006 due to irregularities in the start line area, the strip will reopen for the Legal Off Street Drag Racing event on Friday 17 November 2006. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ...
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References - Calder Park Motorsport Official Website: http://www.motorsport.com.au/
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