Townsville Street Circuit
Encyclopedia
Townsville Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit
located in Townsville, Queensland
, Australia
.
. It winds its way through Reid Park where specially constructed roads form approximately 70 percent of the circuit. Rod Nash Racing
’s Paul Dumbrell
suggested it is a high grip circuit. Ford Performance Racing
(FPR) driver Mark Winterbottom
suggested the circuit is like a standard racing circuit but in the middle of a city. It is a tough circuit that can catch drivers out. Winterbottom described the first corner is almost a clone to the turn eight at Adelaide Street Circuit
which he tackled it very aggressively because it looks high speed with great passing opportunity. The circuit quickly became a favourite of the V8 supercars' drivers. The circuit's pit building is a permanent construction that can be used all year round for all sorts of events. There are five viewing mounds and grandstands that can seat approximately 12,000.
, said the State Government will contribute $2.5 million annually for the first five years of the event. The 2009 Dunlop Townsville 400
was held from 10–12 July. Sucrogen
is the naming rights sponsor the race in 2010 and 2011.
Street circuit
A street circuit is a racing circuit composed by temporarily closed-off public roads of a city, town or village, used in motor races. Facilities such as the paddock, pit boxes, fences and grandstands are usually placed temporarily and removed soon after the race is over but in modern times the...
located in Townsville, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
The circuit
Townsville Street Circuit is a reminiscent of the Melbourne Grand Prix CircuitMelbourne Grand Prix Circuit
The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit is a street circuit around Albert Park Lake, only a few kilometres south of central Melbourne. It is used annually as a racetrack for the Australian Grand Prix and associated support races.-Design:...
. It winds its way through Reid Park where specially constructed roads form approximately 70 percent of the circuit. Rod Nash Racing
Rod Nash Racing
Rod Nash Racing is a V8 Supercar racing entity, owned by Rod Nash. Nash continues to own a V8 Supercar Racing Entitlement Contract and his #55 runs on the flanks of the Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon....
’s Paul Dumbrell
Paul Dumbrell
Paul Dumbrell , is an Australian racing driver who currently drives for Rod Nash Racing in the V8 Supercar Championship Series...
suggested it is a high grip circuit. Ford Performance Racing
Ford Performance Racing
Ford Performance Racing is a British-owned Australian-based motor racing team that contests the Australian International V8 Supercars Championship...
(FPR) driver Mark Winterbottom
Mark Winterbottom
Mark "Frosty" Winterbottom, is a racing driver who has competed in the V8 Supercar category since 2003. He currently drives for the Ford Performance Racing team...
suggested the circuit is like a standard racing circuit but in the middle of a city. It is a tough circuit that can catch drivers out. Winterbottom described the first corner is almost a clone to the turn eight at Adelaide Street Circuit
Adelaide Street Circuit
The Adelaide Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit in the East Parklands adjacent to the central business district of the city of Adelaide in South Australia....
which he tackled it very aggressively because it looks high speed with great passing opportunity. The circuit quickly became a favourite of the V8 supercars' drivers. The circuit's pit building is a permanent construction that can be used all year round for all sorts of events. There are five viewing mounds and grandstands that can seat approximately 12,000.
V8 Supercars
On 28 July 2008, the official V8 Supercar website reported that the Queensland Sports Minister, Judy SpenceJudy Spence
Judith Caroline "Judy" Spence is an Australian politician and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the Australian Labor Party since the 1989 election. She represented Mount Gravatt until 2009, but after a redistribution she switched to Sunnybank, which covered much of the same territory...
, said the State Government will contribute $2.5 million annually for the first five years of the event. The 2009 Dunlop Townsville 400
2009 Dunlop Townsville 400
The 2009 Dunlop Townsville 400 was the sixth race meeting of the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It contained Rounds 11 and 12 of the series and was held on the weekend of 11–12 July at Townsville Street Circuit, in Townsville in Queensland, Australia.-New event:The 2009 Townsville 400...
was held from 10–12 July. Sucrogen
Sucrogen
Sucrogen is an Australian business that incorporates sugar production business and renewable energy cogeneration. It is the world's fifth-largest sugar-refiner. The company was established in 1855 as The Colonial Sugar Refining Company, and renamed CSR Limited in 1873, and Sucrogen in 2009.The...
is the naming rights sponsor the race in 2010 and 2011.