After the closure of Castlereagh, drag racing in Sydney fell into a hole. Attempts to find an alternative home constantly foundered on noise restrictions which had come into force in the mid-1970s. For want of anywhere better, the sport settled uneasily into Oran Park, running over the unusual distance of 1000ft, repeating the racing which had taken place along the circuit’s main straight for 18 months from 1975.
But this time the council refused to approve unlimited competition because of noise; and with limits on track preparation it was a half-hearted activity for the dedicated few until racing began at Eastern Creek.
Constructed on the back of a spur-of-the-moment government decision to chase the F1 Motorcycle Grand Prix, the venue picked up the idea of one day running drag racing almost as…
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