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DattoP510

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Hey, just looking at Sandown on google earth and noticed what looks like an alternatve track! everyone who has run there would have seen the false left just after you go under the bridge and into Dandenong well it looks like there used to be another track there. have done some quick research but all I could turn up is some references to a "sandown long design" wonder if anyone knows anything about this and might have a layout drawing?

probably goes back to the original track in 1962? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandown_Raceway

see pics below with my scribbles as well

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I know the horse racing subsidises the place but if it was up to me i would get rid of the pony club and reinstate the original track. Although that run into Dandy is awesome :woot:

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I did a Ducati track day there quite a few years ago on the GSXR, we used the greyed out track but it was pretty chewed up on the inside of the corners. They probably couldnt afford to resurface it.

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It was the extension added way back in early '90s (from memory) to bring the track up to F1 specs (track needed to be longer) in anticipation of running F1 races. The inaugural use was a World Sports Car championship round.

It was the beginning of the end for the Light Car Club of Australia which used to run Sandown (car) race meetings - apparently due to state govt reneging on their financial support for the project.

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It's the old Sandown F5000 international track.

http://www.youtube.c...tailpage#t=244s

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thanks that gold, where did you find it? so is the tramac still there under the horse track? btw how cool is that JPS BMW? is it just me or is that soooo much better than ford vs holden we have today?

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It's the old Sandown F5000 international track.

http://www.youtube.c...tailpage#t=244s

Wow, so much variety, the Volvo looked like a huge bluestone brick compared to other cars.

thanks that gold, where did you find it? so is the tramac still there under the horse track? btw how cool is that JPS BMW? is it just me or is that soooo much better than ford vs holden we have today?

Yeah, it's cool that BMW, yes this race looked way better than the fancy demolition derby we have these days.

emts Grand Master

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ah that was for the NORTON 360 eh.

Lucky the naming sponsor SYMANTEC didn't loose a NORTON 360 sign.

that said I think the NORTON 360 event at Sandown will be very cool.

Hmm maybe too subtle.

NORTON 360 NORTON 360 NORTON 360 NORTON 360 NORTON 360 NORTON 360 NORTON 360 NORTON 360 NORTON 360 NORTON 360

hmm wonder if I can scam some free tickets now!

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The old long circuit was built in 1984. The infield section was almost exactly 1km long, I spent lots of time on that circuit doing driver training and formula ford courses there. I have attached a couple of pics from our Formula Ford courses in 1993 and 1992 ! (Take note of how high Cam McConvilles pants are) We used to run the formula ford course on the infield circuit heading up the back straight in the wrong direction and turning right into the infield circuit. The circuit was changed in 2002 when they extended the horse racing track.

Also note in the second pic the original location of the bridge, the bridge was moved further down the back straight in 2002, that same bridge was hit by a truck and destroyed this week.

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