Victorian Tracks
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Victoria is home to three tracks within
relatively easy reach of the
capital Melbourne.
They are:
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Calder
Park
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Winton
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Phillip
Island
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Calder Park and Winton circuits are used mostly for club
events and Phillip Island is usually used for state and
national championship events. |
Calder Park
Calder Park is located on the Calder Freeway, 25 km north-west of
Melbourne.
The complex includes a 1.83 km NASCAR circuit, 400m drag strip,
1.45 km club race circuit and a 2.28 National race circuit.
Direction of racing on the race circuits is clockwise.
Winton
Another fairly flat, turn in and squirt type of circuit that rewards a
well set up chassis and good brakes.
The circuit was recently extended and the main straights are
divided by a rather tricky flip-flop. The circuit is 2.03 km in
length and direction of racing is clockwise
Located about an hour north of Melbourne, 10 km north of
Benalla on the Old Hume Hwy.
Phillip Island
A very fast, flowing and exciting circuit with the
second half of the long main straight being down hill followed by a
very fast right hand sweeper. Like Eastern Creek in N.S.W., this
track has it all with fast corners, slow corners, high
speed direction changes, up hill and down dale! There is
something for everybody at "The Island".
Like Eastern Creek, the track surface is fairly smooth
and predictable.
It is a very old circuit that has been resurrected after many
years of disuse into a world class Grand Prix circuit. The
Australian Motorcycle GP's are currently held at the Island and it
is a highly regarded race circuit by the GP bike fraternity.
Phillip Island is 4.45 km in length and direction of racing is
anti-clockwise.
Phillip Island Circuit is located 128 km south east of
Melbourne on Phillip Island.
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