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Encyclopedia > Oran Park Raceway

Oran Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, Australia. Most of the circuit is visible from the main grandstand or the grassed banks surrounding the track. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, autosport or motorsport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Narellan is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the state capital of New South Wales, located on the east coast of Australia. ...


Oran Park Raceway has several track layouts. It was established on 1 January 1963 with the current South Circuit. The full track ("Grand Prix Circuit") was added in the early 1970s. It is a 2.7 kilometre figure-eight shape with a bridge where the track crosses itself. Despite the loop in the longest track shape, the circuit is regarded as racing anticlockwise. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...


Events hosted at the track include an annual round of the V8 Supercar series. Greg Murphy in a Holden Commodore leads 3 other cars at Bathurst V8 Supercar is a touring car racing category, the most popular category of domestic motorsport in Australia and one of the worlds biggest and most professional racing championships. ...


References

  • Oran Park Race Track Details and Motorsport Sport Facilities. Norrgard Motorsport Development. Retrieved on 2006-06-12.
  • Oran Park website. Retrieved on 2006-06-12.


 

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