Pioneer Park Speedway is a motorcycle speedway venue near Ayr, Queensland in Australia.[1] It is located approximately 2.5 kilometres south west of Brandon, Queensland, on the Bruce Highway.[2]
| Location | Pioneer Park Speedway, 30825 Bruce Highway, Brandon, Queensland 4808, Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 19°34′16″S 147°20′22″E / 19.57111°S 147.33944°E |
| Opened | 13 April 1974 |
| Length | (350 metres) 0.350 km |
History
editThe facility opened on 13 April 1974, after initially being a project conceived by Brian Hodder in 1970.[3]
The track has been a significant venue for important motorcycle speedway events, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship (the first in 1982).[4][5]
It has also held the final of the Australian Solo Championship in 1985 and 1986[6] and the Queensland Solo Championship on eleven occasions from 1976 to 2018.[7]
The track was purchased on two occasions by Rod and Teri Heathcote, in 2000 and 2016, the second when the track had fallen into a state of disrepair.[8] It re-opened in 2016.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Pioneer Park Speedway". Visit Burdekin. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Pioneer Park Speedway, Ayr". Speedway Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Ayr, Queensland". Speedway and Road Race History. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1929-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Speedway". Motorcycling Queensland. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to Pioneer Park Speedway". Speedway Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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