Castlereagh International Dragway

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Castlereagh International Dragway was a drag racing venue in the outer suburbs of Sydney, Australia used between 1947 and 1984. Originally an airstrip far away from residential development, as the urban sprawl came closer the land became more valuable as housing. Drag racers in Sydney then moved their activities to the 1000 foot strip at Oran Park Raceway.^[1]

Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line. The race follows a short, straight course from a standing start over a measured distance, most commonly ¹⁄₄ mi, with a shorter becoming increasingly popular, as it has become the standard for Top Fuel dragsters and funny cars, where some major bracket races and other sanctioning bodies have adopted it as the standard, while the ¹⁄₈ mi is also popular in some circles. Electronic timing and speed sensing systems have been used to record race results since the 1960s.

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References

↑ "Penrith City Council - Penrith City Sporting Heritage - Drag Racing". Penrithcity.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

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[1] "Penrith City Council - Penrith City Sporting Heritage - Drag Racing". Penrithcity.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.