Pioneer Park Speedway Explained

Stadium Name:Pioneer Park Speedway
Location:Pioneer Park Speedway, 30825 Bruce Highway, Brandon, Queensland 4808, Australia
Coordinates:-19.5711°N 147.3394°W
Opened:13 April 1974
Length Km:(350 metres) 0.350

Pioneer Park Speedway is a motorcycle speedway venue near Ayr, Queensland in Australia.[1] It is located approximately 2.5 kilometres south west of Brandon, Queensland, on the Bruce Highway.[2]

History

The facility opened on 13 April 1974, after initially being a project conceived by Brian Hodder in 1970.[3]

The track has been a significant venue for important motorcycle speedway events, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship (the first in 1982).[4] [5]

It has also held the final of the Australian Solo Championship in 1985 and 1986[6] and the Queensland Solo Championship on eleven occasions from 1976 to 2018.[7]

The track was purchased on two occasions by Rod and Teri Heathcote, in 2000 and 2016, the second when the track had fallen into a state of disrepair.[8] It re-opened in 2016.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pioneer Park Speedway . Visit Burdekin . 8 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Pioneer Park Speedway, Ayr . Speedway Australia . 8 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Ayr, Queensland. Speedway and Road Race History . 8 February 2024.
  4. Web site: World Championship . Metal Speedway . 8 February 2024.
  5. Web site: World Championship . Speedway.org . 8 February 2024.
  6. Web site: HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1929-2023 . Speedway History . 8 February 2024.
  7. Web site: Speedway . Motorcycling Queensland . 2 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Welcome to Pioneer Park Speedway . Speedway Australia . 8 February 2024.