Gosford Showground

Multi-use stadium in Gosford, Australia

33°24′51″S 151°20′28″E / 33.41417°S 151.34111°E / -33.41417; 151.34111Opened18 February 1936

Gosford Showground is a muli-use stadium in Gosford, Australia. It is mainly used for greyhound racing^[1] and motorcycle speedway.^[2]^[3]

Greyhound Racing

The stadium was opened on 18 February 1936 by the Gosford Greyhound Racing Club. The track, throughout its history has run greyhound racing.^[4]

Motorcycle speedway

The speedway track is located inside the greyhound course and has also been known as the Central Coast Speedway.^[2]

The track has been a significant venue for important motorcycle speedway events, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship (the first in 1994).^[5]^[6]

It has also held the final of the Australian Solo Championship (the first in 1995)^[7] and the New South Wales Individual Speedway Championship on 13 occasions from 1994 to 2009.^[8]

References

^ "Gosford". The Dogs. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Gosford (NSW)". Speedway and road Race History. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ "Gosford Australia". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "Advertising". The Newcastle Sun. No. 5664. New South Wales, Australia. 7 February 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 19 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ "World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ "Historyczne Zestawienie Wynikow 1929-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ "Honor Roll since 1930/31". Speedway Champions. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2023.