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The Bend Motorsport Park

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Opened
  
scheduled 2017

Length
  
4,900 m

Owner
  
Peregrine Corporation

Website
  
www.thebend.com.au

Phone
  
+61 8 8333 9777

Location
  
Tailem Bend, South Australia

Time zone
  
UTC+09:30 (UTC+10.5 DST)

Address
  
Corner Dukes and Mallee Highways, Tailem Bend SA 5259, Australia

Hours
  
Closed now Friday8AM–5:30PMSaturday8AM–5:30PMSunday8AM–5:30PMMonday8AM–5:30PMTuesday8AM–5:30PMWednesday8AM–5:30PMThursday8AM–5:30PMSuggest an edit

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The Bend Motorsport Park is an under construction 7.7 kilometre bitumen motor racing circuit near the town of Tailem Bend, South Australia, 100 kilometres south-east of the state capital, Adelaide.

Contents

The complex will host a 4.9 km (3.0 mi) bitumen circuit, drag racing strip, and drift racing circuit.

The race circuits will be of a high international standard and will be licensed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for car racing and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) for motorcycle racing.

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Name

Initially titled the South Australian Motorsport Park, it will be officially known as The Bend Motorsport Park.

History

In February 2015, Peregrine Corporation lodged plans with the Government of South Australia to redevelop the former Mitsubishi Motors Australia test track at Tailem Bend, South Australia. Approval was granted in May 2015 with construction commencing in March 2016.

The Bend Motorsport Park hopes to hold a round of the 2018 Supercars Championship, with a desire to hold a MotoGP round.

International Circuit

Length: 4.9 km

  • Will be used for majority of events including Supercars, Superbikes and national series events, through to state racing, club racing and track hire

    • GT Circuit

    Length: 7.7 km

  • Will be used for endurance racing, specialist racing events, private hire and test days
  • Will be the second longest permanent race circuit in the world.

    • West Circuit

    Length: 3.5 km

  • Will be used for the majority of short track events. Includes club racing, testing, sprint events, “cruising” events, driver/rider training
  • Can be used independently from the East Circuit

    • East Circuit

    Length: 3.9 km

  • Will be used for driver/rider training, drifting, testing, club days, private days
  • Can be used independently from the West Circuit

    • Pit building and hotel

    Construction commenced in February 2017 for a 300 metres (980 ft)-long pit building which will include hotel accommodation in the upper levels of the four-storey building. There will be 34 pit garages.

    Australian Scout Jamboree

    In January 2019, the circuit will host the Australian Scout Jamboree.

    References

    The Bend Motorsport Park Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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