Cardinia Motor Recreation And Education Park
The Cardinia Motor Recreation and Education Park is a planned motorsport and driver education facility at Pakenham, an outer southeastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was proposed to have a 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) race track built to FIA Grade 2 standard, along with other facilities. It received approval from the Cardinia Shire Council in December 2019 and was expected to start construction within six months. The site was previously the home of both the Koo Wee Rup Motor Cycle Club and the Pakenham Auto Club. The proposal had been in planning since 2013, with a view to reducing hoon driving in the area.
Other facilities in the complex are proposed to include a skid pan, go-kart track and clay pigeon shooting range. Earlier plans also included a dragstrip. It is also expected to have a hotel with views over the circuit.
References
- ^ "Motorsports roadblock". Pakenham Gazette. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "MOTORSPORT: New Melbourne circuit 'in two years'". Carsales. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Cordony, Louis (11 December 2019). "Council officially approves new Melbourne motorsport hub". Motorsport. Bauer Media. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Cardinia motor sport precinct a step closer". Cardinia Shire. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Dowling, Jason (3 February 2013). "New motor park set for Cardinia". The Age. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Thompson, Chris (13 June 2018). "New race track proposed for Melbourne's south-east". WhichCar. Bauer Media. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Ballantyne, Adrian (13 December 2019). "$200m motorsport facility to rev up Pakenham". realcommercial. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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