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SYDNEY SUPERNIGHT AUGUST 28-30
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GETTING THERE
Sydney Motorsport Park opened as Eastern Creek Raceway in 1990 and has undergone various redevelopments since. Supercars returns to Sydney Motorsport Park in 2020 following a one-year hiatus, with a $33 million investment from the state government, including the construction of 150 permanent light towers around the circuit for this night event.
Sydney Motorsport Park is located 40km west of Sydney’s CBD on Brabham Drive/ Ferrers Road at Eastern Creek. It is a 45-minute drive from the CBD or airport on average, with parking options available at the circuit. There is also public transport available with the Blacktown train station nearby.
2019 WINNERS
FORMAT 200km races on the Saturday and Sunday.
Not held in 2019.
Sydney TRACK: Sydney Motorsport Park (Sydney, New South Wales) LENGTH: 3.9km DIRECTION: Anti-clockwise AVERAGE SPEED: 154km/h TOP SPEED: 265km/h QUALIFYING LAP RECORD: 1:27.9494 (2018) – Scott McLaughlin, Ford FG X Falcon RACE LAP RECORD: 1:29.8424 (2018) – Jamie Whincup, Holden ZB Commodore
THE BEND 500 SEPTEMBER 18-20
Australia’s newest motorsport facilty hosted its first Supercars championship event in 2018. The multi-purpose facility has been built by the Peregrine Corporation and caters to all motorsport discplines. Supercars races on the 4.95km International Circuit, which hosts the 500km endurance event for the first time in 2020 as the opener of the PIRTEK Enduro Cup.
FORMAT 500km race on Sunday.
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GETTING THERE
The Bend Motorsport Park is a one-hourplus drive from Adelaide along the South Eastern Freeway and is located at the intersection of the Mallee and Dukes Highways. Accomodation options in Tailem Bend and Murray Bridge will be limited, so look to stay at one of the towns between Adelaide and The Bend Motorsport Park to the south-east of the capital.
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TRACK: The Bend Motorsport Park (Tailem Bend, SA) LENGTH: 4.95km DIRECTION: Clockwise AVERAGE SPEED: 162km/h TOP SPEED: 270km/h PRACTICE/QUALIFYING LAP RECORD: 1:47.4959 (2019) – Scott McLaughlin, Ford Mustang RACE LAP RECORD: 1:49.4042 (2019) – David Reynolds, Holden ZB Commodore
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2019 WINNERS (SPRINT ROUND) R1: Scott McLaughlin (DJR Team Penske) R2: Scott McLaughlin (DJR Team Penske)
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