KATOOMBA (NSW)
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1954 CATALINA PARK ROAD RACING CIRCUIT
Catalina Park Road Racing Circuit was located in the Blue Mountains at Katoomba, Construction on the circuit first began in 1954 and the circuit was officially opened in 1960 and was operated by the Australian Racing Drivers Club, The race track was 1.3 mile or 2.1 km in length.
Many forms of motorsport used Catalina Park from Motorcycle and Sidecar racing to Touring Cars, Sport Cars and Open Wheelers.
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1961 CATALINA PARK RACEWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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1962 CATALINA PARK RACEWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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1963 CATALINA PARK RACEWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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1964 CATALINA PARK RACEWAY PROGRAMME'S
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1965 CATALINA RACEWAY PROGRAMME'S
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1966 CATALINA RACEWAY PROGRAMME'S
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1967 CATALINA RACEWAY PROGRAMME'S
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1968 BEECHEY verses GEOGHEGAN
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1968 CATALINA RACEWAY PROGRAMME'S
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1969 CATALINA RACEWAY PROGRAMME'S
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1970's
By 1970 the narrow undulating race track surrounded with armco railings and solid earth walls had lost its apeal to many competitors who were more in favor of the newer circuits of Oran Park and Amaroo Park, as time passed the track would be used for Rallycross mainly.
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1972 CATALINA PARK RALLYCROSS
Rallycross was conducted at the venue from 1972 through to the early 1980's, The track ran partly on the bitumen section and also a section of the dirt infield that contained jumps.
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1980's
In the eighty's and midway through the ninety's the full circuit was used for time trials only until it was closed for ever.
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2007 CATALINA PARK RACEWAY LOCATION
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2009 CATALINA PARK WALKABOUT
The circuit does still exzist and can be walked around however water seepage has broken up sections of the race track and it is also overgrown with vegetation.
