SURFERS PARADISE (QLD)
*********************************************************************************************************************************
1966 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY.Built and opened in 1966, The Surfers Paradise International Raceway was a motor racing complex that included a two mile road race circuit that incorperated a 1/4 mile drag strip along the main straight.
Also within the complex was a 1/4 mile dirt oval speedway and an airstrip.
The venue was designed and built by Keith Williams a motor racing fan who also designed and built the Adelaide International Raceway in South Australia.
Williams sold the venue in 1984, The new owners operated the venue through until the 27th of August 1987 when they closed after the last race meeting.
The complex sat around un-used and rotting away until 2003 when the heavy equipment was brought in and the place was destroyed.
This once great venue that hosted some of the best motor racing events in Australia over a 21 year period was to make way for the top of the market housing.
|
Photo: Shane Fishburn. |
In its place today sit's the World class Emerald Lakes Canal Estate.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*********************************************************************************************************************************
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook Photo feature
9th April 1967 - Darryl Adams the car owner taking some photos with John Kinsey the driver with Joyce and Bob Forbes with Johns 4 door Cortina GT, prior to the 4 hour race. Photo: Peter Finley collection.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1967 - SURFERS PARADISE FLOODS
Old Motor Racing Photographs Australia facebook photo feature
(Research: Neil Stratton)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*********************************************************************************************************************************
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
======================================================================================
1968 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL MOTOR CIRCUIT.
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook feature
Photo's: Brier Thomas Photographers.
Rod Arthur recalls: Rothmans Touring Car Series, three meetings at two monthly intervals, Third year aprentice with a HK 327 Monaro on hire purchase in my dads name an on borrowed tyres, I was in 3rd place after two meetings, then the HT 350 Monaro was released and i was suddenly obsolete.
======================================================================================
1969 - AUSTRALIAN MOTOR MANUAL MAGAZINE Reported. March 1969.
*********************************************************************************************************************************
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook Photo feature
1970 - Allan Moffat testing the limits in the Falcon. Photographer: Vics Racing Pics.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1970 - AMI RACE TEAM.
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook pictorial feature
1970 - The Graham Perry and Paul Zacka team in the 12 hour going hard in the HT Monaro at Surfers. Photo: Brad Zacka collection.
1970 - The AMI Toyota Corolla factory team. Photo: Darren Foster collection.
*********************************************************************************************************************************
1972 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY. 6th February 1972.
1971 Ford Falcon XY GT HO Phase 3 facebook Pictorial feature
6th February 1972 - a few seconds later. Photo: Wild Wombat collection.
6th February 1972 - Paul Buda in his Honda N600 rounding the esses at Repco Hill. Photo: Graham Ruckert Photography - Racephotos.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TUFF Collectables facebook Photo feature
23rd July 1972 - Peter Brocks GTR-XU1 in the pits at Surfers Paradise International Raceway. Photographer: Greg Owens.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1972 - BRUCE TAYLOR.
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook photo feature
1972 - One way to get round a corner is to hook the inside front wheel over the track edge, Bruce Taylor does just to stay ahead of Barry Sharpe. Photo: Brier Thomas.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1972 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY. GOLD STAR MEETING. 27th August 1972.
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook photo feature
1972 - Adrian Taylor leads Keith Shaw and Paul Buda through the esses in there N600 Honda's during the Gold Star meeting. Photo: Grahame Ruckert Photography.
*********************************************************************************************************************************
*********************************************************************************************************************************
1974 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY.
1974 - Peter Brock in the HDT SLR5000 leads Bob Morris in the GTR XU1 back to Murray Carter in the Falcon Coupe. Photo: unknown.
*********************************************************************************************************************************
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(use controls to pause - forward or reverse 1 image only)
*********************************************************************************************************************************
1977 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY.
1977 - Colin Bond and Allan Moffat in the iconic hard tops leading Bob Morris in the SLR500. Photo: unknown.
*********************************************************************************************************************************
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1978 - JIM RICHARDS. Sports Sedan's.
Old School Aussie Fords facebook photo feature
1978 - Jim Richards with his XC Falcon Coupe in the pits at Surfers Paradise during the running of round one of the Australian Sports Sedan championship on the 21st of May 1978. Photo: Circle Work.
*********************************************************************************************************************************
1979 - |