Olympic Park Speedway (Mildura)

{{Short description|Motorcycle speedway in Mildura, Australia}}

{{distinguish|text = Olympic Park Speedway, Melbourne}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}}

{{Motorsport venue

|Name=Olympic Park Speedway

|Location=36 Winton Drive, Mildura, Victoria 3500

|Coordinates={{coord|34|09|32|S|142|07|40|E|display=it}}

|Operator=Mildura Motorcycle Club

|Surface=Dolomite, crushed granite and clay mix

|Layout1=Speedway|Layout2=Junior Speedway Track

|Surface2=Dolomite, crushed granite and clay mix

|Events=Australian Solo Championship
Australian Sidecar Championship
Victorian Solo Championship
Victoria Sidecar Championship

| Opened = 1947

| length_km = 302 metres (0.302)

}}

The Olympic Park Speedway is a motorcycle speedway located alongside the Murray River, at Olympic Park, Mildura, Victoria, Australia.{{cite web |url=https://airdensityonline.com/track-results/Olympic_Park_Speedway/ |title=Olympic Park Speedway |website=Air Density online |access-date=20 January 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://milduramotorcycleclub.org.au/ |title=Mildura Motorcycle Club |website=Mildura Motorcycle Club |access-date=20 January 2023}} The track is operated by the Mildura Motorcycle Club and hosts rounds of the Australian Solo Championship, the Victorian Solo Championship, the Australian Sidecar Championship and the Victorian Sidecar Championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.australianspeedwaychampionships.com.au/schedule/ |title=Calendar of Events |website=Australian Speedway Championship |access-date=20 January 2023}}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com/mildura-olympic-park-speedway-vic.html |title=Mildura (VIC) |website=Speedway and Road Race History |access-date=20 January 2023}} The speedway track has a circumference of 302 metres and a junior track with a circumference of 112 metres.{{cite web |url=https://www.austadiums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3813 |title=Australian Speedway Tracks |website=Australian Speedway Stadiums |access-date=20 January 2023}}

History

Historically the venue has hosted many important motorcycle speedway events, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship{{cite web |url=https://dlprezes.pl.tl/SPEEDWAY--_--Indywidualne-mistrzostwa-%26%23346%3Bwiata-----------k1-World-Speedway-Championship-k2-.htm |title=World Championship |website=Metal Speedway |access-date=2 February 2024}}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/ |title=World Championship | website=Speedway.org |access-date=4 February 2024}} and multiple finals of the Australian Solo Championships, the first in 1979.{{cite web|url=https://www.australianspeedwaychampionships.com.au/results/|title=Australian Speedway Championship Results|website=Australian Speedway Championship|access-date=4 August 2021}}

The 2023 edition of the Australian Championships was cancelled due to the surrounding area being flooded when the Murray River broke its banks.{{cite web |url=https://www.australianspeedwaychampionships.com.au/news/extreme-wet-causes-round-two-mildura-cancellation/ |title=Extreme Wet Causes Round Two Mildura Cancellation |website=Australian Speedway Championship |access-date=20 January 2023}}

See also

{{commons category|Olympic Park Speedway (Mildura)}}

References

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