SYDNEY (NSW)
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AMAROO PARK CIRCUIT. The Vision.
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1967 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY.
Amaroo Park, or its Aboriginal meaning :"Beautiful Place"was constructed by Industrialist Oscar Glaser with the vision of creating a complete motor sport venue, Life for this 250 acre complex started as a Motorcycle Scramble track which was not a success at all, The next was a Oiled dirt Short Circuit that was successful. then came the Hill Climb course, More tracks were introduced to the complex, A Short Flat Track Dirt Speedway, A Go Kart track and then finally the sealed Road Course. A 1.2 mile circuit that had been shortened up from the original 2 mile plans. This was because of cost blowout's from when the project was first costed.
The track itself was built in the floor of a valley and wound its way up and down the side of what was reported as a natural amphitheatre that was ideal for spectating
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1967 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. Opening Meeting. 26th February 1967.
The opening meeting was a Motor Cycle meeting only and that was held on the 26th of February 1967. A dedicated car meeting Car meeting was held
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1967 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. 12th March 1967.
Car racing was introduced to the Amaroo Park Circuit with a meeting on the 12th March 1967.
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1967 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. 12th March 1967. |
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1967 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. 9th April 1967. |
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1967 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. 13th August 1967. |
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1968 - AMAROO PARK CLOSES.
Traffic conjestion and poor access closed the track briefly in 1968.
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1968 - AMAROO PARK REOPENS.
When the venue reopened it was under the control of the Australian Racing Drivers Club. The circuit hosted a wide range of racing including motorcycle, Formular 5000, Formular Ford and rounds of the Australian Touring Car Championship, the last being held in 1994.
The venue closed on the 23rd of August 1998 to make way for a housing development.
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1970 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. 31st May 1970. |
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1970 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. 26th July 1970. |
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Old Motor Racing Photography facebook Photo feature
1970 - Neil Mason in the Mini at Amaroo Park. Photographer: Lynton Hemer.
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1970 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. August 1970. |
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Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook pictorial feature
August 1970 - Barry Seton in the number [4] LC GTR-XU1 Torana at Amaroo. Photographer; Lynton Hemer.
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1970 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. 13th September 1970. |
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1971 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. 7th March 1971. |
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1971 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. 30th May 1971. |
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1971 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. 25th July 1971. |
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1971 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. 22nd August 1971. |
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1972 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. NATIONAL OPEN MEETING. 5th March 1972. |
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1972 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. NATIONAL OPEN MEETING. 7th May 1972. |
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1972 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. NATIONAL OPEN MEETING. 4th June 1972. |
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4th June 1972 - Series Production Racing at Amaroo Park Raceway. Photographer: Lynton Hemmer.
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1972 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. NATIONAL OPEN MEETING. 23rd July 1972. |
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1972 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. NATIONAL OPEN MEETING. 20th August 1972. |
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1973 - FRED GIBSON.
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1974 - COLIN BOND.
1974 - Colin Bond in one of the Holden Dealer teams Holden Torana GTR XU1's. Photo: unknown.
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1974 - GRAHAM RYAN.
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook photo feature
1974 - Graham Ryan in his Holden Torana GTR XU1 at Amaroo Park. Photo: Brian Stratton collection.
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1974 - JOHN GOSS.
1974 - John Goss in the XA hardtop Falcon leading Bob Morris LJ Torana. Photo: Brian Stratton
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1974 - AMAROO RACEWAY.
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook photo feature
1974 - The grid for a Touring Car round at Amaroo Park. Photo: Brian Stratton.
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1977 - BRIAN CALLAGHAN.
May 1977 - Brian Callaghan in his Holden Torana L34 at Amaroo Park Raceway. Photo: Glenn Moulds collection.
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1978 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. Australian Touring Car Round. 9th April 1978.
Old Motor Racing Photographs - Australia facebook photo feature
9th April 1978 - Allan Moffat in the big number 1 XC Falcon Hardtop during an Australian Touring Car Championship Round. Photo: Neil Stratton.
9th April 1978 - Peter Brock's A9X Torana in the pits behind one of the Moffat cars on a very wet day. Photo: Kevin Hays.
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1979 - JOHN GOSS.
Military Equipment facebook Photo feature
1979 - John Goss's Ford Falcon Cobra Coupe in the Amaroo pits. Photographer: unknown.
Torana Muscle on the Murray inc facebook Photo feature
1979 - Charlie OBrien's and Garth Wigston's Holden Torana's at Amaroo Park. Photographer: unknown.
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1982 - KEVIN BARTLETT.
Full Throttle Publishing Photo feature
1982 - Kevin Bartlett in his Z28 Chevrolet Camaro at full noise around Amaroo Park Raceway. Photo: Bill Forsyth.
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1990 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY.
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1998 - AMAROO PARK RACEWAY. THE FINAL MEETING. 1998 |
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