Baskerville Raceway is a 2.01 km (1.26 mi) permanent motor and motorbike racing circuit. It is located at 473 Baskerville Rd, Old Beach- a northern suburb of
Hobart, TasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
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. The circuit was sited on a natural amphitheatre and opened in February 1958 by the Hobart Sporting Car Club. It has been operating continuously. Baskerville's official site suggested that it is the oldest continuously operating circuit in Australia, although Mount PanoramaMount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October...
is older.
Previously, Baskerville has hosted the Winfield 25's Touring car challenge, Australian Sports Car ChampionshipThe Australian Sports Car Championship was the CAMS sanctioned national title for Sports Car drivers in the years from 1969 to 1988. Each championship was contested over a series of races with the exception of the 1975 title, which was awarded on the results of a single race held at the Phillip...
, Australian Formula 2 Championship, Australian Road Racing Championship for Motorcycles and other races. Baskerville was the location for the 2009 Formula Vee Nationals won by Daniel Reynolds in a Sabre 01.
Future, scheduled, events to be held at Baskerville raceway include the Tasmanian Historic Motorcycle Championships held from the 25th of November 2011 through to the 27th.
Motorcycle Racing and track days
Motorcycle racing and public ride days are currently run by the Sports Riders club of Tasmania (SRCT), one of only two club run ride days in the country. More information on ride days and racing is available at the
SRCT website.
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