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I went up to Katoomba to take a couple of pics of the old Catalina track yesterday incase it gets torn up before I return from the UK. It seems to be doing a fairly good job of tearing itself up... bit of a shame I think.

So for those who know of it here's a couple of pics

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Well i'll be damned, didn't have a clue their was an old track up in that section of Katoomba but then again it took me 6mths to realise where the swimming/gym complex was :laugh:

By the looks of those pics that track actually has a better road surface than half the side streets in the area :D

That was said too be an awsome track from the people I've spoken too about it. I think it was used last by the NSW Mini Club about 3 years ago.

We can all thank the do-gooder environmentalists for that track being closed down.

Yeah, what is the planned exact date for Oran being demolished?
i have NFI, people have been saying 1-2 years for about 3 years now.

Yeah I'm pretty sure I heard correctly from one of the boys at Ian Luff.

Lets just pray for more time!

In for SAU pocket bike championships :P

Poor Amaroo raceway - my earliest motorsport memories were from there, Dad used to take me once a month when I was a little fella :O

awwww... I wish my dad was into cars :(

I wouldn't mind a trip up there to have a look at this raceway!!!

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