Sandown International
| Length km: |
3.1 (1.922 mi) |
| Course type: | Road |
| Sim: |
GTR 2
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After World War II. A bitumen motor racing circuit was built around the outside of the proposed horse track (which was not completed until 1965) and was first opened in 1962 and held the race which became the Sandown 500 for the first time in 1964. This race was one of the 'endurance' races in the V8 Supercar calendar. Australia's traditional Holden/Ford rivalry really surfaced at the track in the late 1960s and through the 1970s until Peter Brock won seven meetings in a row, out of a total of nine.
1984 saw the first appearance of Group A touring cars and an extension of the track to 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi). It also saw the first 500 km race, named the Castrol 500. In 1989 the track reverted back to 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi).
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(This track is part of the V8 Supercars track-pack)
