Dunlop Dominates Club A new shipment of Dunlop's street legal race and high performance tyres has just arrived at QR including the latest medium and hard compound 18" x 285/30 and 295/30 DZ03G, perfect for the rear wheels on your Porsche. Also in the delivery is a range of 13" and 15" slicks. Join the Dunlop Dominates Club, contact Doug at the QR office on 1800 RACERS.
Qld Raceway Invests in Safety
Minimising risk is is an important aspect of running a venue for motorsports and Qld Raceway believes the safety of its patrons is of paramount importance. Each year the circuit allocates a great deal of its resources into providing a safe environment to enjoy motorsport. Some new equipment including the "jaws of life", spreaders and other rescue and recovery gear was recently added to the existing arsenal of tools QR's officials have at their disposal.
(Above) 2008 Porsche Centre Gold Coast Q500 Club Team Enduro
- Pics by Mark Walker
20/10/08 Saturday Arvo Sprints - Series Points Update
Gavin Heitman, Eddie Lapienis and Matthew Vanderburg continue to lead the points table after Round 7 of the 2008 series held on October 18th. The final round will be held on Saturday November 29th. 209 drivers have competed in one of three categories so far this year. All drivers will drop their worst round score to determine th 2008 series winners. View the latest pointscore and fastest times recorded for each driver at each round.
20/
11/08 QR Road Race Series Final This Sunday
Champion's Ride Days will conduct the final round of the 2008 Qld Raceways Road Race Series at QR Ipswich this Sunday 23rd November. Classes include Superbikes, Supersport, Superstock, Formula Naked, Forgotten Era & more. Check here for more info. Gates open for spectators at 7.00am.
17/11/08 2008 QRDC Finale
The 2008 Qld Racing Drivers Championship wrapped up at QR yesterday with Round 4 of the popular series. View Race Results.
17/11/08 Howard Racing Win Q500
After 161 laps of the QR National Circuit there was less than 1 second seperating the Porsche team of Kempnich/Lagoo/Park from the VIP Pet Foods team also in a Porsche of Tony, Kent and Klark Quinn in 2nd and 3rd place, but it was the Howard Racing Team entry of Sherrin/Russell that took the race win in their Ford Falcon. View full Results from the Gold Coast Porsche Centre Q500 Club Team Enduro. (Above) Outright winners in the 2008 Q500 L-R Warren Davis, Grant Sherrin and David Russell with QR Manager Keith Lewis. (Below) Russell Kempnich and Tony Quinn finished under 1 sec apart after 161 laps. Pics Mark Walker
Time Attack Track Day at QR Ipswich 23/10/08. Pics Brad McCartney
Q500 Enduro Returns to QR Ipswich As those of you who are interested in Enduro racing know the Q500 has been delayed in the expectation that the race could be run at Lakeside. It is now obvious that this will not happen this year, despite our best efforts, so the event will need to be run at Ipswich. For those of you that do not understand what the Q500 is let me explain.....>>read more
Reserve a Team Space on the Grid
If you are interested in forming a team to participate, please let us know by free (no obligation) call to 1800 RACERS (1800 722377) or send an email ASAP to events@qldraceways.com.au....>>read more
7/11/08 QRDC Round 4 & Q500 Update
View the Event Schedule for next weekend's final round of the 2008 Qld Racing Drivers Championship featuring the Porsche Centre Gold Coast Q500 Team Enduro on Saturday. Current entry list for the Q500 available here.
3/10/08 MARSTA Launches New Website Gallery
MARSTA Photography, a regular contributor of motorsport pics from QR Ipswich and Lakeside has launched a new look image gallery. Photos are available from most sprint and race meets held at Qld Raceways. Visit marsta.com
1/10/08 Wednesday Arvo Sprints
QR Ipswich, Wednesday 1st October. Above pics by Bradford McCartney
25/9/08 The Racing Room - Track Day
QR Ipswich, Thursday 25th September. Above pics by Bradford McCartney
22/9/08 MX5 Club Challenge
Over forty drivers in their Mazda MX5s fought for round 3 honours in the 2008 MX5 Club Challenge on Monday at QR Ipswich. Above pics by Bradford McCartney
20/9/08 Sponsors & Officials Thank You Day Did you compete at Qld Raceways this year?
Put Sunday, November 30 in your memory banks now! From noon onwards the track will be available to you free - that is no charge.
Yes you can come to our annual "Sponsor & Official's Thank you Day" so you can take your sponsors and their friends or employees for a ride around the track for free! All you and your guests have to do is sign in! >>read more
16/9/08 QRDC Round 3 Results
Results for all categories in the Queensland Racing Drivers Championship Round 3 held at QR, Ipswich 13-14 September can be viewed here.
View Pics by MARSTA Photography
18/9/08 Full Field for Lakeside Sprint Championship
Entries for Round 3 of the 2008 Lakeside Sprint Championship are now closed with a full field of cars and drivers [view entry list] set to do battle at the challenging Lakeside Raceway north of Brisbane this Sunday. The meet is also open to spectators and tickets are just $10 at the gate. If you would like more information, contact the QR office on 1800 RACERS or send an email to events@qldraceways.com.au
15/9/08 Lakeside Sprint Championship
There are just two rounds left in the 2008 Lakeside Sprint Championship. Round 3 of the four round competition series will be held this Sunday and another capacity entry list is expected. Spectators are welcome too.. tickets cost just $10 at the gate.
For more information about competing or spectating, contact the QR office on 1800 RACERS or send an email to events@qldraceways.com.au
11/9/08 QRDC Continues This Weekend
Round 3 of the Qld Racing Drivers Championship will be held at QR this Saturday and Sunday. Gates open at 7am. Cars are on the track from 8.15am and events will be held on the national, sprint and clubman circuit configurations. View full event schedule and competitor entry list. Spectator tickets are $10 per day at the gate and includes entry to the competitors paddock area and parking inside the venue.
**Competitors click here for some last minute info
Record Entry at Powercruise Over 900 of the toughest cars in Australia went head to head at Powercruise 14 for one of the wildest weekends seen at Queensland Raceway. Visit powercruise.net for a full round-up of the weekend including results and pics.
8/9/08 Saturday Afternoon Sprint Series
View the latest point score table following Rd4 of the SAS series held at QR on the weekend.
25/8/08 Qld Raceway Motorcycle Road Race Series Champions Ride Days Qld Raceway Road Race Series held Sunday 24th August. Classes included Superbikes, Supersport, Superstock, Lites, Veterans, New Era, Forgotten Era, Nakedbikes, Juniors and Streetbike. View Results
16/8/08 TopGear Sprint Series Rd 4
View results and current points table following Saturday's sprints.
15/8/08 TopGear Action at QR Ipswich
A full weekend of TopGear Sprints and Races will be held at Queensland Raceway on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th August. The sprint series has attracted over 90 competitors to the first 3 rounds and a full field is expected for the second half of the six round series. The TopGear Sprints provide the perfect warm up to full race meet events being held on Sunday. View current points table
4/8/08 Lakeside Sprint Championship Sunday
Round 2 of the Lakeside Sprint Championships will be held this Sunday at the historic circuit north of Brisbane. Spectators can view the action for just $10 at the gate. Cars will be on track from 10.30am. There are still a few spots left for competitors too. Download an entry form or contact Bradford at the QR office on 1800 RACERS for details.
4/8/08 Driftstate Championship Rd 3 at QR Ipswich
Drifting returns to Queensland Raceway on Sunday 10th for round 3 of the Queensland Driftstate Championship. Practice starts at 10am, qualifying from 1-2.30 and competition from 2.45 until 5pm. Check out this YouTube footage of drifting at QR.
20/7/08 Winterbottom and Ford Win City of Ipswich 400 Mark Winterbottom dominated proceedings at Queensland Raceways Ipswich, giving Ford Performance Racing a comfortable lead in the V8 Supercar Championship Series.
The 27-year-old scored two wins, and his third round victory this year, with a power-house performance that started as the flag dropped for the day’s opening battle... read more on the official V8 Supercar website.
View Results from last weekend's City of Ipswich 400 - V8 Supercar Championship Series Rd 7.
13/7/08 Australian Superbike Championship Rd 4&5
View Results from the Qld Double Header rounds of the ASC and support classes. Round 4 | Round 5
QRDC Round 2 View results from the QRDC meeting held 5-6 July.
QR Hire Karts Gemini Challenge Review.
The Gemini Challenge put on a brilliant display of racing at QR last weekend....more
9/7/08 Superbike Championship This Weekend The Suzuki sponsored 4th & 5th rounds of the 2008 Australian Superbike Championship comes to Qld this weekend. Spectators get two full days of racing action, each day a stand alone point scoring round of the Championship for all classes. The Queensland Double header includes Junior racing for the first time. Admission
Saturday: Adult $20
Sunday: Adult $40
Children (age 6-15): $10 (valid 2 days)
Two-day ticket: Adult $50; Family $80 (2 adults, 5 children); Pensioner $20 Free parking around the circuit and free pit access.
3/7/08 QRDC Round 2 at QR this Weekend
The increasingly popular QRDC series continues at Qld Raceway this weekend. Categories include Group N, Sidecars, HQ, QR Hire Karts Gemini Challenge, Italian Challenge, Sports & Sedans and Regularity events. Spectators $10 at the gate includes parking and paddock access. View Event Schedule View Entry List
3/7/08 Gemini Challenge Gets Great Support
The second round of the QR Hire Karts "Gemini Challenge" has recieved a very strong boost, with a record 17 entries!
The round is being held at Queensland Raceway this weekend, on the 5/6 July. It is the second round of the four round series which see's a very exciting format being utilised to mix up the racing order.... read more
9/6/08 2008 Italian Challenge On the weekend of 5th and 6th July, 2008, AROCA Qld will host the 2008 Italian Challenge. Run as part of Queensland Racing Drivers Championship the 2008 Italian Challenge is open to all AROCA club members and an invitation is also issued to the Fiat, Ferrari and Lancia owners clubs...more
Lakeside Race 2
A variety of vehicles competed at the revived QR Lakeside last weekend including the van below negotiating Hungry during the Sprint event on Saturday. Check out the MARSTA Sports Photography photo gallery from Sunday race day. View results.
1/6/08
What happened to the Q500? Well, it’s a bit of a long story so please stick with me for a couple of minutes.
About a month ago during a conversation about Lakeside with an old mate, who should know, it came up that Lakeside has never had a real enduro event in its 47 year history. I’ve asked around some of the older competitors and the longest races everyone remembers are the 1 hour HQ/Gemini races. Nobody could think of a longer race... read more
Letter from QR CEO - John Tetley
Sunday 6th April 2008 was a pivotal day for motorsport in Queensland. Lakeside came out of its coma with a strong kick that showed its heart is beating again and a return to full health is a real possibility.
... read more
15/5/08 AMRC Update
Australian Motor Racing Championship classes race at Queensland Raceway this weekend. View Entry List, Event Shedule & Competitor Info
Gates open 7am - Cars on track at 9.00am.
Spectator admission on Saturday is Free, Sunday $10 including entry into the paddock area to view the cars and meet the drivers.
6/5/08
Mills/Knight Dominate 1Hr Prodsports Enduro
The Porsche Centre Gold Coast – Porsche Cup Car driven by Peter Mills and Terry Knight have convincingly won the 1Hr Production Sports Car Enduro run in conjunction with the Queensland Racing Drivers Championships Round 1 run over the weekend of 3-4 May 2008.
Peter Mills lead from the start handing over to Terry Knight who powered home to lap every other car in the field.
Second to cross the line was Brian Ferrabee in a Mazda MX5 and third Andrew MacPherson in a Lotus Excige S.
Rd 1 Review, QR Hire Karts "Gemini Challenge"
What a weekend! Is the best summary of what the racers and spectators felt after the first ever "Gemini Challenge" event held last weekend atQueensland Raceway! Read more..
29/4/08 QRDC Opener
Open Wheelers feature on the programme of the first of the QRDC 2-day car race meetings at QR this weekend. Races for Formula Vee, Formula Ford and Formula R have attracted over 40 entries alone. Add a 12 strong field of Sidecars and a record entry in the QR Hire Karts Gemini Challenge Series, a 1 Hour Enduro race for Production Sports Cars plus Saloon Cars and TopGear Sports and Sedan categories, the meeting promises plenty of close and varied racing. Gates open at 7am and admission is just $10 per day at the gate... view entry list and programme of events.
Qld Formula Ford 1600 Championship Formula Ford 1600 Racing is always close.
The Queensland Formula Ford 1600 Championship will continue to be a focal point of state level racing this weekend at Queensland Raceway, Amberley for what promises to be a spectator’s delight. The grid will be full of championship contenders and new faces looking to put forward a great promotion for the rapidly expanding class... read press release
QR Hire Karts Gemini Challenge Jake Brackenridge, Gemini (Pic: Mark Walker)
This weekend see's a revolution in the oldest one make controlled tin top category in Australia, the QLD Gemini Series.... read press release
Sidecars return to QR this weekend. (Pic: Mark Walker)
24/4/08 View V8 Race Car Full Screen Virtual Tours
The closest thing you can get to actually sitting in the cars. See what V8 Race Experience is all about, check out our Virtual Tours of the cars.
21/4/08 TopGear Rd 2 Sprints and Race Results View TopGear Sprint Series Rd 2 Results View TopGear Race Series Rd 2 Results
13/4/08 Fine Makes it Two from Two
After winning last month’s Toyo Tires Drift Australia Series season opener, South Australian Leighton Fine (pictured) has made it two wins from two starts in 2008, with victory at Queensland Raceway last weekend.. read more
14/4/08 TopGear Racing Series Rd 2 - This Sunday
TopGear racing returns to QR on Sunday for Round 2 of the increasingly popular recreational racing series. Drivers compete in 4 scratch races on 4 different track configurations and end the meet with a 7 lap handicap event on the National Circuit... all this in one action packed day. Groups racing include Sedans, Sports Cars, Superkarts, MX5s and Racing Cars. See more info here..
8/4/08 Toyo Tires Drift Australia Series this Weekend
A number of pre-season championship favourites will be looking to get their 2008 Toyo Tires Drift Australia Series campaigns back on track this weekend, 12-13 April, when the series heads to Queensland Raceway.
Robbie Bolger, Beau Yates and Fernando Wiehrl are eyeing big results at the Ipswich circuit, while current Australian Drift Championship leader Leighton Fine will be looking to pick up where he left off in last month’s season opener in Tasmania.
South Australian resident Fine (Commercial Truck Sales Nissan 180SX) beat former World BMX Champion Luke Fink (Holford Motors Nissan Silvia) to win round one and heads to Queensland intent on maintaining his points advantage. full story...
Performance Hire Karts at QR
The Performance Kart Centre is once again leading the way in innovation with the Australian first of DRIFT KARTS. Come down and have a go- do you have the style and the talent to match it with the best? more info..
24/3/08 Lakeside Introductory Race Meeting Racing returns to Lakeside on April 6th. More details..
22/3/08
Ipswich Classic Motorfest - Day 1 Peter McMurdy and his immaculately prepared 64 EH Holden Panel Van won the Shannons Choice Award at todays Shown n Shine event at the Ipswich Classic Motorfest.
Day one of the Ipswich Classic Motorfest featured a morning Show n Shine on the Queensland Raceway main straight followed by cruzing laps of the full Championship circuit in the afternoon. See more details and pictures from today.
17/2/08
TOP GEAR RACE MEETING – ROUND 1 The return of familiar faces from last year to Queensland Raceway for the first round of the Top Gear Series for 2008, combined with several new entrants to the meeting, has seen a promising start to the race series for the year.
There were 84 entries across five categories; which included Racing Cars, Sports Cars, MX5’s, two groups of Sedans and Superkarts.
Despite leading the Racing Cars category throughout the day in the National Surgical F301, Jon Mills finished third in the handicap race behind Terry Forsyth in the Radical and James Corbett in his Vectra MG96. Mills produced the fastest lap for the handicap race with an impressive 1:12:58 on the National circuit, and topped the category in points for the day, with Terry Forsyth and Jasen Hannagan rounding out the top three.
An outstanding drive from Wayne Hennig in the Sports Cars Handicap saw his Porsche GT2 finish 22 seconds clear of Lee Cooper and Terry Knight respectively. Terry Knight finished in the top place in points for the day, followed closely by Wayne Hennig and Steve Cooper.
Geoff Fane, Don Lake and Michael Hickman made up the top three respectively in a close handicap race for the MX5 category. Fane also finished on top in points for the day with a perfect score of 250. Hickman and Lake rounded out the top three. Bruce Le Garde and his Honda Civic finished on top in the handicap race for group one of the Sedans, ahead of Ken Percival in the Alfa Romeo GT and Richard Fehlberg in the Nissan Pulsar.
The handicap race for group two of Sedans was taken out by Jeff Jones in his Holden Commodore, with Bob Matsen and Angela Lechner finishing in second and third place respectively.
The overall top points scorer for Sedans on the day was Grant Wilson in the 1970 Camaro.
In the Superkarts handicap Steve Murray took out first place, followed by Matt Wright and Warwick Donsky. Murray was also top points scorer for the category, finishing ahead of Paul Chaffey and Matt Wright.
A new shipment of Dunlop's street legal race and high performance tyres has just arrived at QR including the latest medium and hard compound 18" x 285/30 and 295/30 DZ03G, perfect for the rear wheels on your Porsche. Also in the delivery is a range of 13" and 15" slicks. Join the Dunlop Dominates Club, contact Doug at the QR office on 1800 RACERS.
As those of you who are interested in Enduro racing know the Q500 has been delayed in the expectation that the race could be run at Lakeside. It is now obvious that this will not happen this year, despite our best efforts, so the event will need to be run at Ipswich. For those of you that do not understand what the Q500 is let me explain.....>>read more
Download a Competitor Information Pack & Team Entry Form
Over 900 of the toughest cars in Australia went head to head at Powercruise 14 for one of the wildest weekends seen at Queensland Raceway. Visit powercruise.net for a full round-up of the weekend including results and pics.
Champions Ride Days Qld Raceway Road Race Series held Sunday 24th August. Classes included Superbikes, Supersport, Superstock, Lites, Veterans, New Era, Forgotten Era, Nakedbikes, Juniors and Streetbike. View Results
Mark Winterbottom dominated proceedings at Queensland Raceways Ipswich, giving Ford Performance Racing a comfortable lead in the V8 Supercar Championship Series. 
The Suzuki sponsored 4th & 5th rounds of the 2008 Australian Superbike Championship comes to Qld this weekend. Spectators get two full days of racing action, each day a stand alone point scoring round of the Championship for all classes. The Queensland Double header includes Junior racing for the first time.
View Event Schedule
On the weekend of 5th and 6th July, 2008, AROCA Qld will host the 2008 Italian Challenge. Run as part of Queensland Racing Drivers Championship the 2008 Italian Challenge is open to all AROCA club members and an invitation is also issued to the Fiat, Ferrari and Lancia owners clubs...more
Well, it’s a bit of a long story so please stick with me for a couple of minutes.
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