Calder Park – cars back on track

By Timothy Neal

Date posted: 13 June 2023

Following a lot of hard work from a small but very dedicated team, the Calder Park Raceway is up and running again after the first official “Test and tune” day, which was held on Friday, June 2.

The feedback from drivers was one of great optimism in regards to what has been done with the track thus far, with the general atmosphere being one of excitement for the impending return of one of Melbourne’s most convenient and loved race tracks.

Steering the ship has been Calder Park venue manager Rowan Harman, who has been overseeing the operation on a daily basis.

Last month Harman revealed things were “looking good” for the much-loved venue to meet its deadline to host on track action once again.

Trevor Talbot Camaro at Calder Park June 2

Trevor Talbot blasts his Camaro around the revamped Calder Park Raceway. Image: SDPics.com

A major box was ticked earlier this month when cars returned to the Calder Park layout for the first Test and Tune day.

For the big occasion, the weather also turned out, as did a great cross-section of cars from pocket rockets through to Sports prototypes and Historic Nc Camaro’s, as well as an Oz-Truck.

There’s still plenty of work to be done on the track as they wait for the final sign off on the enlargement of some new gravel traps, with the next planned test day slated for June 16, then on every second Friday though to September.

The specifics to be completed are the extension of Gravel Traps at Turn One and Turn 6, the painting of Kerbs and finalisation of some line marking i.e. the Pre-Grid.

Cars of all shapes and sizes graced the refurbished Calder Park Raceway. Image: SDPics.com

There’s also the ongoing refurbishment of the Medical Centre, Timing System and conveyor belting of Tyre Barriers.

The small yet dedicated crew are using every resource available to them to make the August deadline, where the track will first see a welcome return to state level racing.

The long awaited date is August 12-13 when the Victorian Motor Racing Championships come to Calder after 15 years away.

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Calder Park – cars back on track

A major box was ticked earlier this month when cars returned to the Calder Park layout for the first Test and Tune day.

There’s still plenty of work to be done on the track as they wait for the final sign off on the enlargement of some new gravel traps, with the next planned test day slated for June 16, then on every second Friday though to September.

There’s also the ongoing refurbishment of the Medical Centre, Timing System and conveyor belting of Tyre Barriers.

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Listen to the RevLimiter podcast on your podcast app of choice or here on the RevLimiter website

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