DriveIt NQ
 Original Circuit (2023) | |
| Location | Quarry Road, Calcium, Queensland |
|---|---|
| Time zone | GMT+10:00 |
| Coordinates | 19°37′26.15″S 146°49′11.88″E / 19.6239306°S 146.8199667°E |
| Broke ground | 2021 |
| Opened | May 2023 |
| Major events | Motor Events Racing |
| Original Circuit (2023) | |
| Length | 2.750 km (1.710 miles) |
| Turns | 12 |
| Race lap record | 1.27.363 (Detuned Motorsport, Nissan, 2023, Motor Events Racing) |
DriveIt NQ is a 2.750 km (1.709 mi) permanent race track and driver training facility in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The circuit is opened in May 2023.
The first major event was held by Motor Events Racing on the July 14-16th 2023. This endurance event was run over 20 hours and three days. With teams from all over Australia in attendance.
History[edit]
Plans for a dedicated motoring and motorsport facility in North Queensland emerged in February 2016, partially driven by the success of the Townsville 500, when driver training operator Pat Driscoll signed a long-term lease with Townsville City Council over a plot of land in Calcium to the citys' west.[1] Plans for the facility publicly emerged in September 2018 before construction on the facility began in August 2020 following input from Jack Miller, Paul Morris and Molly Taylor.[2][3] Having secured AU$22 million in State and Federal funding, asphalt laying on the base circuit concluded in February 2023.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dametto revs up for planned motorsport precinct". Nick Dametto MP. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "First images of huge motorsport facility". Townsville Bulletin. 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Townsville track DriveIt NQ breaks ground". Speedcafe. 8 August 2020.
- ^ "DriveIt NQ receives $10 million from QLD Government". Speedcafe. 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Major milestone achieved for DriveIt NQ". Speedcafe. 10 February 2023.
External links[edit]
- Circuit website
- Information about the DriveIt NQ track - www.racingcircuits.info
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