The Hume Weir Motor Racing Circuit is a now disused motorsport track built at on the Victorian side of the Murray River

Murray River

The Murray River is Australia's longest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it...

 at Lake Hume

Lake Hume

Lake Hume is an artificial lake in Australia formed by the Hume Weir east of Albury-Wodonga on the Murray River just downstream of its junction with the Mitta River. The small towns of Tallangatta, Bonegilla and Bellbridge are located on the shores of Lake Hume...

 near Albury-Wodonga

Albury-Wodonga

Albury-Wodonga is the broad settlement incorporating the twin Australian cities of Albury and Wodonga, which are separated geographically by the Murray River and politically by a state border: Albury on the north of the river is part of New South Wales while Wodonga on the south bank is in...

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History

The circuit was built in a disused quarry left over from the construction of the Hume Weir which had taken place between 1919 and 1931.

The opening race meeting was held on 2 November 1959. Originally 1.28 km in length, the track was extended to 1.6 km in 1960.

In the 1962 Edition of the Manual of Motor Sport, the lap record was listed as being 51.2 seconds, set by Jack Brabham

Jack Brabham

Sir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham, AO, OBE is an Australian former racing driver who was Formula One champion in , and . He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car constructor that bore his name....

 in a Cooper-Climax.

Peter Brock

Peter Brock

Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other...

 took part in his second race weekend at the Hume Weir on 26 December 1967. Driving the Austin A30

Austin A30

The A30 was a compact car produced by Austin Motor Company in the 1950s. Introduced in 1951 as the "New Austin Seven", it was Austin's answer to the Morris Minor...

 he raced at Winton

Winton Motor Raceway

Winton Motor Raceway is a Motor Racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia.-History:The Benalla Auto Club began planning for a permanent racing track around 1958. In 1960 it was decided to build the track at Winton Recreation Reserve and was completed in twelve months...

a month beforehand, he failed to finish any of the races.

The final meeting was staged on 27 March 1977.

Alpine Rally

After the final race meeting in 1977, the circuit continued to be used as part of stages in the Alpine Rally during the 1980s and possibly the early 1990s.

Today

The circuit has been in a state of disrepair for many years. Further damage was caused to the circuit in the mid-2000s after construction on the nearby dam wall which had been caused by fears that it may be moving.