Hume Weir Motor Racing Circuit

Hume Weir Motor Racing Circuit

Location	Lake Hume, Victoria
Time zone	GMT +10
Coordinates	36°06′50″S 147°00′50″E / 36.11389°S 147.01389°E / -36.11389; 147.01389Coordinates: 36°06′50″S 147°00′50″E / 36.11389°S 147.01389°E / -36.11389; 147.01389
Opened	2 November 1959
Closed	27 March 1977
Major events	Australian Formula 2 Championship Australian Sports Car Championship
1960-77 circuit
Length	1.6 km (1.0 mi)
Lap record	42.7 (Alfredo Costanzo, , 1975)
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.

History

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.^[1] Originally 1.28 km in length, the track was extended to 1.6 km in 1960 and was sealed in the same year.^[1]

The final meeting was staged on 27 March 1977.^[1] The lap record, set by Alfredo Costanzo driving a (Birrana), stands at 42.7 seconds.^[1] It was established during the third round of the 1975 Australian Formula 2 Championship on 15 June 1975.^[2]

Alpine Rally

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.^[3]

Today

The circuit has been in a state of disrepair for many years.^[4] 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.^[3]

Major races

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