Gosford Showground
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| Location | Showground Road, Gosford NSW 2250, Australia |
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| Coordinates | 33°24′51″S 151°20′28″E / 33.41417°S 151.34111°E |
| Opened | 18 February 1936 |
Gosford Showground is a muli-use stadium in Gosford, Australia. It is mainly used for greyhound racing[1] and motorcycle speedway.[2][3]
Greyhound Racing
[edit]The stadium was opened on 18 February 1936 by the Gosford Greyhound Racing Club. The track, throughout its history has run greyhound racing.[4]
Motorcycle speedway
[edit]The speedway track is located inside the greyhound course and has also been known as the Central Coast Speedway.[2]
The track has been a significant venue for important motorcycle speedway events, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship (the first in 1994).[5][6]
It has also held the final of the Australian Solo Championship (the first in 1995)[7] and the New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship on 13 occasions from 1994 to 2009.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gosford". The Dogs. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Gosford (NSW)". Speedway and road Race History. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Gosford Australia". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Advertising". The Newcastle Sun. No. 5664. New South Wales, Australia. 7 February 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 19 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Historyczne Zestawienie Wynikow 1929-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Honor Roll since 1930/31". Speedway Champions. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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