Pioneer Park Speedway

Pioneer Park Speedway

Location	Pioneer Park Speedway, 30825 Bruce Highway, Brandon, Queensland 4808, Australia
Coordinates	19°34′16″S147°20′22″E / 19.57111°S 147.33944°E / -19.57111; 147.33944
Opened	13 April 1974
Length	350 m (0.22 mi)

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]

References

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