Oran Park Raceway
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| Location | Narellan, New South Wales |
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| Time zone | UTC +10 |
| Major Events | V8 Supercar |
| Circuit Length | 2.7 km (1.69 mi) |
| Turns | 12 |
| Lap Record | 1:01.6718 (Tim Leahey, Reynard 92D, 2000) |
Oran Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, Australia. Most of the circuit is visible from the main grandstand or the grassed banks surrounding the track.
Oran Park Raceway has several track layouts. It was established on 1 January 1963 with what was mostly like the current South Circuit. The first motorcycle race meeting was held on 17 February, with reigning Grand Prix Champion Jim Redman being the star attraction. Redman won nearly every class and set the lap record of 50.4 seconds, only 0.8 seconds slower than Frank Matich's outright time set in a 2.6 litre Lotus Sports Car.
The full track ("Grand Prix Circuit") was added in the early 1970s. It is a 2.7 kilometre figure-eight shape with a bridge where the track crosses itself. Despite the loop in the longest track shape, the circuit is regarded as racing anticlockwise.
Oran Park also has a motocross track, a skidpan, a dirt track and four wheel drive course and is used for advanced driver training.
Oran Park was used regularly for rounds of championship series such as the Australian Touring Car Championship, V8 Supercar Championship, Australian Drivers' Championship and Australian Sports Sedan Championship. The Australian Grand Prix was held at Oran Park in 1974 and 1977. In the 1970’s the circuit attracted large crowds for the popular Toby Lee Series (initially for Series Production cars, later for Sports Sedans).
Recently, the land on which the racetrack is on was sold to the NSW Government for a new housing development. This will lead to the closure of the track within the next two years.The owner is planning a replica circuit in close proximity to the current location.[citation needed]
Events hosted at the track include an annual round of the V8 Supercar series and has been host to the Superbike World Championship, and on two occasions the Australian Grand Prix.
[edit] External links
- oranpark.com.au Official website
- V8 Supercar's info of Oran Park Raceway
- Oran Park Track Days
- Oran Park Hot Laps
[edit] References
- Oran Park Race Track Details and Motorsport Sport Facilities. Norrgard Motorsport Development. Retrieved on 2006-06-12.
- Oran Park website. Retrieved on 2006-06-12.
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