Adelaide International Raceway

Motorsport venue
Name = Adelaide International Raceway
Nicknames = AIR
Time = UTC +9:30
Location = Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Owner = Bob Jane
Operator = Australian Motorsport Club Limited
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Opened = 1972-01-09
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Events = Australian Touring Car Championship Tasman Series
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Length_km = 2.41
Length_mi = 1.50
Turns = 8
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Record_time = 0:49.5
Record_driver = Alan Jones
Record_team = Lola T332-Chevrolet
Record_year = 1977
Record_class = Formula 5000

Adelaide International Raceway is a permanent circuit owned by Australian Motorsport Club Limited under the auspices of the Bob Jane Corporation. It is located in the Port Wakefield Road, Virginia, Adelaide, South Australia, next door to Speedway City. The road course is 2.41km, short course is 1.77km, the Oval is 0.8km and the drag strip is 0.25 mile long. [>cite web | url=http://www.motorsportworld.com.au/venues/circuits.htm#Adelaide%20International | title=Australian Racing Circuits | publisher=Motor Sport World]

From 1972 to 1988 the Adelaide International Raceway was a major motor racing circuit regularly holding rounds of the Australian Touring Car Championship and endurance races of the Australian Manufacturers' Championship (later known as the 'Championship of Makes'). The Adelaide track also hosted rounds of the famous Tasman Series.

The site has seen no drag racing since the late 1990s [cite web | url=http://www.andra.com.au/release.asp?ID=1108 | title=Strong Show Of Support For Proposed Adelaide Drag Racing Venue | publisher=Australian National Drag Racing Association] despite repeated promises by management.

The entire track has recently been resurfaced, restricting use even further with a possibility of events being held from late 2008. [cite web | url=http://www.fastrackracing.com.au/notice.php | title=Important Notice - Adelaide | publisher=Fastrack Racing]

In 2006 the Australian Motor Racing Series held a round at AIR but it has appeared to have been a one-off for the circuit as no major circuit racing has been held since.

Touring Car round winners

Note: In both the 1976 and 1977 Australian Touring Car Championships there were two rounds held at Adelaide International Raceway. The earlier round being a 'sprint' event and later in the year a 250km endurance race.

References

External links

* [http://www.adelaideraceway.com.au/index.html Official site]
* [http://www.amrs.net.au/air.htm Circuit map]
* [http://www.motorsportworld.com.au/venues/circuits.htm#Adelaide%20International Circuit info from motorsportworld.com.au]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=-34.699513,138.5653&spn=0.00838,0.020084&t=k&z=16 Adelaide International Raceway in Google Maps]