Melbourne: VIC.

1954 - ALTONA ROAD CIRCUIT.

With limited opportunities to race cars and bikes around the Melbourne area in the 1950's, Land was found at Cherry Lake and a 2.3 mile circuit was designed and built.

1954 - ALTONA ROAD CIRCUIT.   21st February 1954.

The inaugural road race meeting was held on the 21st of Febuary 1954, that being a Sunday.
Two champion drivers in Jack Brabham and Stan Jones featured at a meeting, during the tracks life.
The track was rather crude, even for them days, not a lot of attension was paid to spectator and competitor safety.
There were no barriers erected and a lot of large rocks were left lying around the edge of the race track, One death was recorded at the circuit after an accident.
Motor racing was becoming very popular in and around Melbourne, so many saw the potential to hold such meetings. 
The government of the day gave permission for racing to go ahead at Albert Park, Also a new track was being built at Phillip Island.
Six meetings in all were held at the Altona circuit with the final one being in May of 1955, Water arrosion problems along with safety concerns saw the land sold off to become a recreational reserve. 

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1954 - Kevin Neale XK120, Tom Hawkes Allard, Pam Parry XK120, Les Story XK120 and Stuart Charge Austin. Photo: Rob Griffiths.

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1954 - Photo's: Bryan Colechin collection. Screenshots taken from a film by Kenneth Rankine ACMI.

1954 - ALTONA ROAD CIRCUIT 19th September 1954

Photo's: unknown

S p e e d c a r s    All   Out   for   Win.

19th September 1954 - AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX WINNER. Doug Whiteford driving his Ford Special "Black Bess" leading P Harrison in a Dodge Special, in the second event at the Altona car races yesterday. Whiteford won the race and Harrison was second. Photographer: unknown.

19th September 1954 - Sidecars featured at the Altona Circuit. Photographer: unknown.

1954 - JACK BRABHAM

1954 - Jack Brabham at the Altona Circuit. Photographer: unknown.

Photoprapher: unknown. Photo's: State Library Victoria.

Old Bike Magazine Pictorial feature

1955 - ALTONA ROAD CIRCUIT.   Classic Road Races.   20th March 1955.

2009 - ALTONA ROAD CIRCUIT.   Location.

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2014 - ALTONA ROAD CIRCUIT.   Walkabout.

Very little remains of the once sealed road circuit, the entire area is a flood basin for the surrounding area, A recreational area features and boardwalks.