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Calder Park gains Motorsport Australia licence

Calder Park

By Thomas Miles

Date posted: August 24, 2023

Following a successful return to circuit racing with the recent Victorian Motor Racing Championships, more progress has been made towards a full return to racing at Calder Park Raceway.

In a positive step towards a full Motorsport Australia licence, the Calder Park Raceway National Circuit has just been granted a MA Category C licence.

This enables the famous track located just 25km from the Melbourne CBD to host its next event as early as Fathers Day.

On Sunday, September 3 the Phillip Island Auto Racing Club is staging a one-day event that includes a sprint on the National Circuit and a Motorkhana on the back straight of the Thunderdome.

There will be four Standard and Modified Car classes on show ranging from up to 1600 cc to over 3000 cc.

Closed Racing Cars up to and over 2500cc are also participating, plus all open wheelers.

Calder Park

Hyundai Excels charge into turn one at Calder Park during the recent Victorian Motor Racing Championships round. Image: Vichen Photo

All entrants will also be offered 4-5 laps of the Thunderdome behind a Safety Car to complete the special day.

The event comes as a further boost after Calder Park enjoyed a celebrated return to racing on August 12-13 when the Victorian Motor Racing Championships ended a 15-year race-less spell.

Calder Park Raceway venue manager Rowan Harman confirmed the news of the track inspection and race meeting to AUTO ACTION.

“David Stewart from Motorsport Australia did the inspection, and we paid the licence fee today.

“Over the last two to three months he has been out here several times and kept an eye on what needed to be done,” Harman said.

“Under a MA Category C permit private testing, track days, test and tune days and sprints can be held. The PIARC meeting is the sprint meeting.”

With the Victorian State Race Series scheduled to return to Calder Park on October 27-29, the next step is to obtain a Category B licence.

“Our planning deadline to get a Category B licence for state meetings is before the end of September, leaving three weeks before the scheduled round,” continued Harman.

Main image: Vichen Photo

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