| Location | Lake Hume, Victoria |
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| Time zone | GMT +10 |
| Opened | 2 November 1959 |
| Closed | 27 March 1977 |
| 1960-77 circuit | |
| Length | 1.6 km (1.0 mi) |
| 1959-60 circuit | |
| Length | 1.29 km (0.8 mi) |
The Hume Weir Motor Racing Circuit is a now disused motorsport track built at on the Victorian side of the Murray River at Lake Hume near Albury-Wodonga.
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The circuit was built in a disused quarry left over from the construction of the Hume Weir which had taken place between 1919 and 1931.
The opening race meeting was held on 2 November 1959. Originally 1.28 km in length, the track was extended to 1.6 km in 1960.[1]
In the 1962 Edition of the Manual of Motor Sport, the lap record was listed as being 51.2 seconds, set by Jack Brabham in a Cooper-Climax.[2]
Peter Brock took part in his second race weekend at the Hume Weir on 26 December 1967. Driving the Austin A30 he raced at Winton a month beforehand, he failed to finish any of the races.[3]
The final meeting was staged on 27 March 1977.[1]
After the final race meeting in 1977, the circuit continued to be used as part of stages in the Alpine Rally during the 1980s and possibly the early 1990s.[4]
The circuit has been in a state of disrepair for many years.[5] Further damage was caused to the circuit in the mid-2000s after construction on the nearby dam wall which had been caused by fears that it may be moving.[4]