SURFERS PARADISE (QLD)
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1966 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAYBuilt 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.
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Photo: Shane Fishburn. |
In its place today sit's the World class Emerald Lakes Canal Estate.
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1966 - SURFERS PARADISE QUEENSLAND TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP 5th May 1966 |
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1966 - SURFERS PARADISE 12 HOUR RACE 00/00/66 |
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1966 - SPEED WEEK SURFERS PARADISE 12th August to 22nd August 1966 |
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1967 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL MOTOR CIRCUIT QUEENSLAND TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP 8th January 1967 |
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1967 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL MOTOR CIRCUIT 4 HOUR PRODUCTION TOURING CAR RACE 9th April 1967 |
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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.
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1967 - SURFERS PARADISE FLOODS
Old Motor Racing Photographs Australia facebook photo feature
(Research: Neil Stratton)
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1967 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT SPEED WEEK 26th August > 3rd September 1967 |
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1968 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY 7th January 1968 |
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1968 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY 11th February 1968 |
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1968 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL MOTOR CIRCUIT 27th October 1968 |
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1968 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL MOTOR CIRCUIT
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook feature
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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.
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1969 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL MOTOR CIRCUIT 12 HOUR TOURING CAR RACE 5th January 1969 |
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1969 - AUSTRALIAN MOTOR MANUAL REPORTED
Published March 1969
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1970 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL MOTOR CIRCUIT TASMAN CHAMPIONSHIP 8th February 1970 |
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Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook Photo feature
1970 - Allan Moffat testing the limits in the Falcon. Photographer: Vics Racing Pics.
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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.
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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.
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1972 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Surfers Paradise Trophy for Touring Cars 21st May 1972. |
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1972 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Australian Sports Car Championship [round 4] 18th June 1972. |
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1972 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Australian Touring Car Championship [round 7] 23rd July 1972. |
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TUFF Collectables facebook Photo feature
23rd July 1972 - Peter Brocks GTR-XU1 in the pits at Surfers Paradise International Raceway. Photographer: Greg Owens.
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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.
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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.
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1973 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY CHESTERFIELD 100. 4th February 1973 |
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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.
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1975 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY INTERNATIONAL SERIES 9th February 1975 |
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1975 - SURFERS PARADISE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 31st August 1975 |
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1977 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
1977 - Colin Bond and Allan Moffat in the iconic hard tops leading Bob Morris in the SLR500. Photo: unknown.
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1978 - ROTHMANS INTERNATIONAL SERIES Round 3 19th February 1978 |
19th February 1978 |
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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.
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1979 - ROTHMANS INTERNATIONAL SERIES Round 3 18th February 1979 |
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1979 - DICK JOHNSON
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook photo feature
1979 - Dick Johnson's XC Falcon coupe it the pits at Surfers Paradise. Photo: Attila David collection.
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1980 - AUSTRALIAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP Round 6 18th May 1980 |
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1980 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY FLYOVER
Stephen Fleay photo feature
During 1980 Stephen Fleay hired a plane and flew over Surfers Paradise taking photo's of the raceway.
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1982 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY AUSTRALIAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP 16th May 1982 |
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1982 - SURFERS PARADISE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY SPEEDWEEK 82 30th October 1982 & 7th November 1982. |
30th October to 7th November 1982 |
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1984 - AUSTRALIAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP Round 4 13th May 1984 |
13th May 1984 |
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1985 - AUSTRALIAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP Round 7 19th May 1985 |
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1986 - AUSTRALIAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP Round 6 18th May 1986 |
18th May 1986 |