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    TRACK GUIDE

    Mar 09, 2022 6 minutes

    PEDAL TO THE METAL

    The reason why horsepower of the mechanical kind is so important at Sandown is the straights – those being the 899m pit stretch and the 910m back straight. Kilowatts and Newtons count here.

    SANDOWN RACEWAY

    LOCATION

    591-659 PRINCES HWY, SPRINGVALE, VIC 3171

    Phone: (03) 9518 1362

    Opened: March 1962

    Owner: Melb Racing Club

    Altitude: 47m (154 ft)

    - 37°57’12” S 145°09’52” E

    DISTANCE FROM MELBOURNE CBD

    25km (about 40min depending time/traffic)

    TRACK STATS

    NUMBER OF CORNERS

    13

    TRACK LENGTH

    3.1km

    LAP RECORD

    1:04.553

    John Martin, S5000, S5000 Australia Series, 2019

    LAP RECORD AVG SPEED

    174.38km/h

    TRACK DAYS

    Audi Driving experience 2022

    Web: audi.com.au

    Driver Dynamics

    Web: driverdynamics.com/high-performance-track-days/

    Adrenaline Web: adrenaline.com.au

    Simply Sports Cars

    Web: simplysportscars.com

    Evolve Driver training

    Web: evolvedriving.com.au

    big part of Sandown International Motor Raceway’s story. Its significance in Australian motorsport is huge. Its history, as the 161-lap lead into the Bathurst 1000, is rich. Yet, it’s often hard to speak emotively about

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