Avalon Raceway
| The Place for Pace | |
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| Location | 210 Old Melbourne Road, Lara, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 38°0′49″S 144°27′20″E / 38.01361°S 144.45556°ECoordinates: 38°0′49″S 144°27′20″E / 38.01361°S 144.45556°E |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Operator | Corio Park PIL |
| Broke ground | 1976 |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Major events | World Series Sprintcars Australian Speedcar Championship Australian Super Sedan Championship Australian Speedway Sidecar Championship Australian Speedcar Grand Prix Easter Sprintcar Trail |
| Oval | |
| Surface | Clay Sand Mix |
| Length | 0.242 mi (0.390 km) |
| Lap record | 0:11.805 (Ian Lewis, , 2005, Sprintcar) |
Avalon Raceway is a Dirt track racing venue located in Lara, Victoria, Australia. The track is based a Clay Sand Mix, is oval shaped and is 390m in length.
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[edit] History
The track opened in 1976 thanks to the efforts of brothers Doug and Norm Drew, drivers from the area who like others needed a venue to race at after the closure of Torquay Speedway. Early on the big attraction to the new Speedway were the bikes with such Solo riders as World Champions Ole Olsen, Ivan Mauger and Barry Briggs battling Australian riders such as Victorian favourite Phil Crump. Sidecars were also a big draw and the Speedway hosted the 1980 Australian Sidecar Championship as well as numerous Victorian Sidecar title meetings.
The introduction of clay to the track surface in the early 1990s saw bike racing off the program at Avalon Raceway. Sprintcar racing had been the biggest draw in Australian speedway since the late 1970s and the clay surface suited this type of oval track racing. Since this time Avalon has been a regular of the World Series Sprintcars and was also the home of the Australian Speedcar Grand Prix from 2003 until 2010.[1]
The outright qualifying lap record holder for Avalon raceway was set by Ian Lewis in a Sprintcar with a time of 11.805 seconds on 29 October 2005. The outright race lap record is held by Brooke Tatnell with a time of 12.129 seconds, set on 8 December 2010, also in a Sprintcar.
[edit] Lap Records
as of 10 June 2011. All have a 1 lap rolling start.
- Open Sprintcars: 0:11.805 - Ian Lewis, 29 October 2005
- Super Sedans: 0:15.850 - Mick Nicola - 4 April 2005
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