QUEENSLAND RACEWAY STOPS RUNNING EVENTS AT LAKESIDE

Queensland Raceway which in recent months has run events at Lakeside Park will no longer continue to do so over safety concerns.

A statement from Queensland Raceway read that in response to recent developments QR has decided that it will step back from running events at Lakeside Park.

QR has stated that it has raised safety concerns with the venue owners and operators being the sanctioning body, in regards to the track infrastructure at Lakeside including the barrier and various other track infrastructure.

For the safety of competitors, spectators and officials, Queensland Raceway felt that the risk was no longer acceptable.

“Queensland Raceway is no longer prepared to take on the potential risk, both from a commercial and reputational standpoint, of hiring/licensing the facilities at Lakeside Park whilst they remain in their current condition for any motor racing or motorcycle events,” the statement read.

Events which were set to be managed by Queensland Raceway at the historic Lakeside Park race track have been handed over to the team at the venue, should Lakeside choose to add them to their own event calendar.

QR believes Lakeside has a very important place in Australian motorsport and hopes that Lakeside Park owners make improvements to the track.

“Queensland Raceway believes in the importance of Lakeside Park’s heritage and its place as part of the Australian motorsport landscape and would encourage the current owners/operators of Lakeside Park to make improvements to the facility so that Lakeside Park can return to its former glory,” the statement continued.

“Queensland Raceway takes pride in delivering the highest level of quality of safety standards to help ensure the protection of our customers.”

The Tony Quinn owned Queensland Raceway will continue to host races at its very own Willowbank facility where Supercars Gen3 testing has been taking place.

Queensland Raceway and Lakeside Park were operated/managed by the same organisation until November 2021 when new management took over Queensland Raceway.

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