Not to be confused with Olympic Park Speedway, Melbourne.

The Olympic Park Speedway is a motorcycle speedway located alongside the Murray River, at Olympic Park, Mildura, Victoria, Australia.[1][2] The track is operated by the Mildura Motorcycle Club and hosts rounds of the Australian Solo Championship, the Victorian Solo Championship, the Australian Sidecar Championship and the Victorian Sidecar Championship.[3][4][2] The speedway track has a circumference of 302 metres and a junior track with a circumference of 112 metres.[5]

History

Historically the venue has hosted many important motorcycle speedway events, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship[6][7] and multiple finals of the Australian Solo Championships, the first in 1979.[8]

The 2023 edition of the Australian Championships was cancelled due to the surrounding area being flooded when the Murray River broke its banks.[9]

See also


References

  1. ^ "Olympic Park Speedway". Air Density online. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Mildura Motorcycle Club". Mildura Motorcycle Club. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Calendar of Events". Australian Speedway Championship. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Mildura (VIC)". Speedway and Road Race History. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Australian Speedway Tracks". Australian Speedway Stadiums. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. ^ "World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  7. ^ "World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Australian Speedway Championship Results". Australian Speedway Championship. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Extreme Wet Causes Round Two Mildura Cancellation". Australian Speedway Championship. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

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