Carina Speedway Explained

Stadium Name:	Carina Speedway
Location:	104 Alex, Alex Walker Rd, Alloway QLD 4670, Australia
Coordinates:	-24.9761°N 152.3956°W
Opened:	16 June 1966
Length Km:	(460 metres) 0.460

Carina Speedway is a speedway venue, approximately 12 kilometres south from the centre of Bundaberg, in Queensland, Australia. It is located off the Goodwood Road, on Alex Walker Road.^{[1] [2]} It is primarily used for stock cars.

History

The track was opened on 16 June 1966 by the Bundaberg Speedway Association.^[3]

The venue grew in size and raced midget cars, sidecars and speedcars and held the 1975 Australian Formula 500 Speedcar Championship.^[4]

It also became a significant venue for motorcycle speedway and held important events, including a qualifying round of the 1977 Speedway World Championship (on 28 November 1976)^{[5] [6]} and had previously held the Queensland Solo Championship during the 1966/1967 season.^[7]

The venue closed in June 2006 but re-opened under new management in 2015.^[8] Another closure followed but in 2022 racing returned.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fresh Start for Carina International Speedway . Carina Speedway . 3 February 2024.
2. Web site: Carina International Speedway, Bundaberg . Speedway Australia . 3 February 2024.
3. Web site: Carina Speedway gone but not forgotten . The Courier Mail . 3 February 2024.
4. Web site: Bundaberg Queensland . Speedway and Road Race History . 3 February 2024.
5. Web site: World Championship . Metal Speedway . 3 February 2024.
6. Web site: World Championship . Speedway.org . 3 February 2024.
7. Web site: Honor Roll since 1927/28 . Speedway Champions . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706204745/http://speedwaychampions.com/AustralianChampions.aspx . 3 February 2024. 6 July 2011 .
8. Web site: 90 second statement – Carina Speedway . Keith Pitt . 3 February 2024.